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Chart: The Best NBA Players Left Off The "Rivals 150" Prospect Ranking
Tomorrow is a big day for basketball recruiting, as four of the top five high school prospects—per the Rivals ranking, at least—will announce where they'll be going to college. 125 of the 150 players on the Rivals list, representing the best American high school players graduating next spring, have ...

The NCAA Was Shamed Into Overturning Another Dumb Eligibility Ruling
After tons of public pressure and negative media attention, the NCAA has reversed its stance and will allow BYU runner Jared Ward to compete for his senior season. Good job, everyone!...

New Yorkers! Come listen to two great writers talk college football tonight. This month's Varsity Letters reading, presented by Gelf Magazine, will feature New York Times columnist Sam Freedman and author Jim Lefebvre. Freedman will read from his book about the breaking down of civil rights barriers...

The Misery Of Anthony Bennett's Rookie Season, Captured In One Play
So, how is Anthony Bennett's rookie year in Cleveland going so far? Not so fucking great, buddy....

The Buckeyes Are Out For Blood: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....

"Make Way For Brother Mike!": When Tyson Left Prison The First Time
Excerpted from A Savage Business. Republished by permission of the author; his postscript follows....

J.R. Smith And Brandon Jennings Are In A Twitter Fight
The fact that J.R. Smith's little brother occupies a spot on the Knicks' roster is and always will be a sad joke. This truth is not lost on Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings, who last night sent a since-deleted tweet expressing incredulity at the existence of Chris Smith's NBA career....

Argonauts Not Happy Rob Ford Talked About Eating Pussy In Their Jersey
When the Toronto Argonauts' social media manager woke up this morning, I doubt he or she thought that they were going to have to tweet out an official statement regarding Rob Ford and all the pussy he may or may not be eating. But Ford decided to wear his customized "MAYOR FORD" Argos jersey while c...

Here's How Cobb County Will Pay For The Braves' Ballpark
Cobb County has released more details on proposed financing for a new stadium to host the Braves, after the team announced it will leave Atlanta after the 2016 season. It's a 30-year deal that will have Cobb County paying around 45 percent of construction costs, or $300 million....

Pot Isn't Life And Death, And Tyrann Mathieu Isn't A Redemption Story
Tyrann Mathieu smoked some weed in college. If we're going to play this brain-dead association game, let's start by being clear about what he actually did. He smoked some weed, somehow got vilified for it, was thrown off his football team, went to rehab for weed, and now plays for the Arizona Cardin...

Jon Stewart Rips Chicago Pizza A New Saucehole
On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart tackled the council decision that named One World Trade Center America's tallest building, surpassing the Willis (née Sears) Tower. But while toasting to intracity harmony, a pair of commentators had the gall to trumpet Chicago-style deep-dish pizza as one thi...

Andrea Bargnani: Still Really Bad At Defense
OK, so this doesn't feature the total loss of body control that our last addition to the Andrea Bargnani lowlight reel did, but J.R. Smith's exasperated reaction more than makes up for that fact. ...

Rob Ford Denies "Eating Pussy" During Live, Televised Press Conference
It seems amazing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford could continue to shock Canadian journos given that he was caught smoking crack on camera, but he did it again this morning as the red-faced and rotund city chief denied "eating her pussy" in regard to a former staffer....

Jose Fernandez's Surprise Reunion With His Grandmother Is Heartwarming
At the risk of sounding like a sentimental sap, this is definitely the coolest thing you will see today. Marlins superstar pitcher Jose Fernandez hasn't seen his grandmother since he defected from Cuba at the age of 15. So the Marlins decided to sit him down for an interview, ask him to talk about h...

The Clippers Will Fight You, And Beat You
Another big test, and another big win for the Pacific-leading Clippers, a sometimes-sloppy, occasionally chippy, high-energy 111-103 slugfest over the Thunder that saw a near-fight between Blake Griffin and Serge Ibaka, with a furious Matt Barnes as the third man in....

Dolphins Fans Get Jeff Ireland's Phone Number, Spam His Voicemail
Somehow an autographed Jeff Ireland business card found its way online yesterday and it had all the Miami GM's contact information on it. Miami fans don't really have much to be happy about with the inner workings of the organization recently so, with this newound access, they contacted Ireland with...

Brook Lopez Spam Account Has More Followers Than Actual Brook Lopez
Honestly, there's a lot of strange information on this little bit of Trivia from the Nets-Kings broadcast on YES....

Pens Fans Don't Seem To Grasp The Significance Of Head Injuries
For me, the exclamation point really seals this. But "concussion" is too specific for hockey injuries. A more accurate sign would probably be something like "I want my sex to give you a lower body injury." Something like that....
