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Kevin Garnett Calls Joe Johnson "Joe Jesus"; The Reason Why Is Hilarious
Kevin Garnett may not be the impact player he once was, but he still brings plenty of value when it comes to bestowing nicknames on his teammates....
Does Your Personal Trainer Suck?
Do you pay someone money to help you with "fitness" in some way? Let me ask you a personal question: Does he or she suck? Oh it is quite likely, yes. ...
Greg Maddux Will Not Be A Unanimous Hall Of Famer
Because one jackass just announced his ballot, and Maddux isn't on it....
The Paranoid And Obsessive Life Of A Mid-Level Bookie
Check out Doug Brown's fine profile for Cleveland Scene:...
Corso, Saban, Red Lightning All Cameo In Title Game's Turning Point
For most of the first half last night, Auburn looked unbeatable while Florida State looked like a team that spent its season beating up on nobodies. Just before halftime, that changed. A masterful Jameis Winston scramble on third down sparked FSU's first touchdown, one that cut the Tigers' lead to ...
Dennis Rodman's North Korea Trip May Be Falling Apart
Dennis Rodman has been gung-ho about his latest trip to North Korea, a matchup between former NBA players and DPRK all-stars as a "birthday present" for Kim Jong-un. He might be the only one. The Associated Press reports that a number of the players on the trip are expressing second thoughts about g...
Heart of Darkness
The fear came for Willie Walker that November. He was not expecting it. Evening had dropped early and hard, as it does in Western Pennsylvania in the fall, but these were streets he had known forever. Hours had passed since the 2004 regional championship game had ended down in Pittsburgh; the adrena...
Hockey Player Goes For Cheap Shot, Ends Up With A Face Full Of Boards
Well, buddy, I don't think that really went how you planned it. Don't worry about it, though, I don't think anybody really noticed....
Auburn Came <em>This Close</em> To Springing The Final Play For A Winning TD
On the final play of last night's BCS Championship game, Auburn needed to travel 83 yards. That's an almost impossible challenge, but Auburn was the team of miracles during this past regular season—so you might have given them decent odds to pull it off. And they almost did....
Now <em>That</em> Was A Damn Football Game
We didn't know if Jameis Winston and Florida State could do it. That's not an impugnment of their talent, only a fact: These Seminoles, dominant on both sides of the ball, hadn't trailed in a game since September. But that's what practice is for, and every week, FSU runs a drill. The first-team offe...
Lindsey Vonn Will Not Compete In The Winter Olympics
U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn announced this morning that she will not be competing in the upcoming Winter Olympics because of a sprained MCL in her right knee. Vonn hurt her knee while skiing off course at a World Cup event in December. In November, Vonn partially tore her surgically repaired ACL...
Cavs Trade Andrew Bynum To Bulls For Luol Deng
The Cavs have traded Andrew Bynum, three future draft picks and the right to swap picks in 2015 (1-14 protected) to Chicago for Luol Deng. The Bulls are expected to waive Bynum before his $12 million contract becomes guaranteed on Tuesday. Deng will be an unrestricted free agent following this seaso...
Tim Tebow Predicted Florida State To Win 35-31
Just before kickoff, when tasked by Rece Davis to predict a final score in tonight's BCS Championship game, ESPN's Tim Tebow predicted the Seminoles would win 35-31. He was only off by one point....
A.J. McCarron's Mom On Jameis Winston: "Am I Listening To English?"
The 'Bama quarterback's mom tweeted this out while Jameis Winston was being interviewed after winning the BCS championship. She obviously deleted it quickly, but not quickly enough. Not a good look, Dee Dee. Not a good look at all....
Florida State Wins A Positively Bonkers BCS Championship Game
Florida State looked to be shit out of luck tonight thanks to a taunting penalty after a scoring drive. The Noles quickly bounced back and returned a kickoff to go ahead of Auburn 27-24. The final minutes were an insane back-and-forth, but Florida State hung on to beat Auburn 34-31....
Red Lightning Is Not Happy With Florida State Right Now
In December, we told you about Red Lightning, Florida State's intense ball boy, Frankie. He's on the sideline next to Jimbo Fisher tonight and he is not enjoying himself. ...
Florida State Had A Horrible First Half
Florida State is having a hard time dealing with Auburn—whose running game ESPN earlier likened to an un-winnable game of three-card monte—because the Tigers have all of a sudden taken to the air. Nick Marshall is 7-13 for 113 yards and two touchdowns, one a 50-yard hookup with Melvin Ray....