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That Rondo-To-Dallas Trade Is Going Down
What's half a season of (and exclusive negotiating rights to) Rajon Rondo worth? The Celtics and Mavericks appear to be in the final stages of figuring that out. Marc Stein has the purported haul:...
Which Fantasy Football Sites Have The Best Projections?
This post was originally published on Datascope. Republished here with permission....
7-Year-Old Wes Welker Once Whaled On A Dog
ESPN's Kevin Van Valkenburg has a new feature out about Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker. I'm sure it's good, but I really can't say for sure right now because I have spent the last 30 minutes or so thinking about this particular passage:...
NBA Shit List: The Philadelphia 76ers, Who Are Capitalism's Diarrhea
Something confounding is happening in Philadelphia. The meanest, vilest, prosthetic-leg-stealingest fanbase in American sports has gone soft for its garbage basketball team, apparently because management promised them a present if they'll all just behave and eat their garbage basketball each nig...
Media Falls In Love With Jay Cutler All Over Again
Despite having his quarterback gig snatched by Jimmy Clausen, Jay Cutler still had a presser today, and he handled it like a normal human being. Everyone would love to let you know how mature and nice he was after losing his job. He's smiling! He's joking!...
Drugs, Chess, Books, Or Gambling: How To Fight Boredom In Prison
Leisure time, unstructured and purposeless, generally makes up most of an American prison inmate's day. Most convicts are just sent to the yard, where they socialize, exercise, play games and sports, and make their deals. Entire lives are spent in the incarcerated world, typified by the sexual com...
This Has Been The Worst Season In NFL History
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Behold Drunkspin's 2014 Bastard Of The Year
As we wind down the most successful year in Drunkspin's long and storied history of being your no. 1 source for under-informed beer reviews and gratuitous Yuengling hatred, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and, at the same time, apologize for violating your trust....
Here's Your Holiday Party Pre-Cleanup Checklist
'Tis the season to throw house parties, to jingle your balls, to get all festive-like. Which is fun! (Especially the ball-jingling part.) (Not that I would really know.) But those parties don't throw themselves: There's all that setup to be done, inevitable crises that arise during the festivities,...
Report: Some Bears "Confused And Uncomfortable" Over Cutler Benching
Perhaps the saddest part of the imminent end of the NFL regular season is that we have but 10 more days to watch the Bears melt down, before their coach, quarterback, or both, are sent packing to more functional climes. Savor this while it lasts. ...
Sony Totally Caved On <i>The Interview</i>, And Now We're All Screwed
Monday night, Seth Rogen was a guest during the final week of The Colbert Report. Ordinarily, he isn't much of a "get," in talk-show parlance—he's funny, sure, but he always makes the rounds when he has a new movie, no big deal. But this was the first (and probably only) time that his appearance h...
Deals on Gear to Improve Your Cooking and Maybe Save Your Life
The #1 best-selling Lifehacker recommended American Red Cross Emergency Radio with smartphone charger is down to just $33 today only, its lowest price ever. [Emergency Radio, $33]...
Report: Matt Kemp Trade Held Up Because He Has Old-Lady Hips
The Padres were all set to add two big new pieces to their outfield with Wil Myers and Matt Kemp both coming in via semi-blockbuster trades, but the Kemp deal has hit a last-minute snag, thanks to the 30-year-old's arthritic hips....
Drake Mixes Up Adam Silver And Donald Sterling During Drake Night
So I guess Drake Night is going to be a yearly tradition for the Toronto Raptors, which is fine by us because Drake + basketball always equals a good time. Last night proved to be no different, when Drake confused NBA commissioner Adam Silver with racist shitbag Donald Sterling....
Lots Of Things Happened In Soccer In 2014 And Here Are Many Of Them
From the good folks at Project Babb, here's your soccer year in review, in easy-to-digest, self-aware musical parody form....
"That Joke Has Everything": David Letterman, Before <i>Late Night</i>
In December 1981, a month before Late Night With David Letterman debuted on NBC, Peter W. Kaplan profiled the young comedian, and heir-apparent to Johnny Carson, for Esquire. The story is reprinted here with permission....
Nebraska Takes One Last Shot At Bo Pelini After Profane Audio Leak
Recently fired Nebraska coach Bo Pelini held one final meeting with his players, and tore into the school and AD Shawn Eichorst, who he called a "total cunt" and a "total pussy" with "no integrity." The audio came out yesterday, and it's a lot of fun. Nebraska could have taken the high road! It did ...