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Colorado QB, Walking On Broken Foot, Breaks Other Foot
Nick Hirschman, now a third-year sophomore quarterback for Colorado, broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in practice last August. After surgery, he saw action in five games, mostly toward the end of blowout losses as Colorado finished 3-10. Hirschman had more surgery on the foot in the ...
Rick Ross Has Discovered A Strain Of Marijuana Named For Jeremy Lin
That's Linsanity OG, at what looks like a legal dispensary in Los Angeles. Which must be where you go when you like your weed a little stronger....
J.R. Smith Tweeted A Photo Of "The Girl With The Biggest Ass Ever" Wearing A Thong In His Hotel Room Bed
The Knicks are on the road, with a game tonight in Milwaukee, but it's pretty safe to say J.R. Smith is not a lonesome traveler. Last night, in the midst of tweeting and re-tweeting praise for his younger brother, Chris, a senior guard at Louisville, which defeated Marquette in the Big East quarterf...
What If Dirk Nowitzki Was Missing A Chromosome And Lived In Phoenix?
Then he'd be like a lot of people living in Phoenix. (h/t Tom)...
Slam Cover Goes Retro, With Rubio and Love As Marbury And Garnett
Slam's Farmer Jones has a lovely story on what it took for Kevin Love to earn this honor—a year-old promise that if he could average 20 and 15, the cover was his. Love somehow did it, but these days you can't do a T-Wolf without including Ricky Rubio. So the two recreated a famous 1997 cover, featur...
The Guy From The Dropkick Murphys Would Like You To Know He Didn't Really Say Jonathan Papelbon Couldn't Use His Entrance Music
Yesterday, ESPN Music(?!) reported that Ken Casey, vocalist for the Dropkick Murphys, did not want Jonathan Papelbon using his old entrance song. That song, "I'm Shipping Up To Boston," is reserved for the Red Sox closer, Casey supposedly said, and now that Papelbon is in Philadelphia, he's no longe...
Sean Payton And Mickey Loomis Apologize To Saints Owner, No One Else
Here's the official statement, hot off the presses:...
The Dropkick Murphys Won't Let Jonathan Papelbon Use His Old Entrance Music (Update)
For the longest time (or at least since The Departed made it famous), Jonathan Papelbon has been entering to the bagpipes-and-guitars opening riff of the Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up To Boston." It made sense. The song is instantly recognizable, catchy, and it's about Boston....
World's Biggest Cricket Benefactor Found Guilty Of $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme
Allen Stanford, the Texas "financier" who once lavished millions of dollars on cricketers around the world, was convicted today of allegedly swindling investors out of more than $7 billion:...
Bristolmetrics: Apocalypse Comes To Daytona Beach, And A Female Athlete Is Mentioned 16 Times On <em>SportsCenter</em>
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke....
Nick Mangold's 5-8, 374-Pound Sister Makes US Olympic Weightlifting Team
Perpetual Pro Bowl Jets center Nick Mangold weighs 307 pounds. He has to block the Vince Wilforks and Haloti Ngatas of the world. But he's probably not as strong as his younger sister, Holley, who qualified for the 2012 Olympics last night....
Oh No, Ryan Fitzpatrick, What Did You Do To Your Hair?
Ryan, Ryan, Ryan. I thought you went to a fancy school where they taught you not to do things like this? Apparently the occasion is Stevie Johnson's contract extension, which keeps the Bills' big target around for a while. Hooray?...
Baron Davis Finally Discusses Being Taunted By Donald Sterling: "I Didn't Even Look Forward To Coming To The Games"
When the news broke more than a year ago that Clippers owner Donald Sterling used to heckle Baron Davis from his courtside seat when Davis was still playing for him, Davis declined to comment. Reports at the time said Sterling's barbs included questioning Davis's shot selection and telling Davis he ...
NBA Open Thread
Jeremy Lin and the Knicks take on the Celtics at 1:00 p.m. followed by the peerless Kobe Bryant taking on LeBron and the Miami Heat. Chat it up....
Trick Shot Enthusiasts Cut Down Tree To Use As A Slingshot, Make The Lorax Cry
I'm not really sure how you verify such a thing, but the dudes from Dude Perfect are claiming this is the world's largest slingshot. Once constructed, they successfully made a basket. After launching a few other items, a panda plants what appears to be a branch to replace the tree they cut down. I...
Your College Basketball Open Thread
There are something like four billion games on today, give or take. Use this space to talk about all of them. Should I dedicate an entire open thread to Duke-UNC later tonight? You tell me. For now, here's a rundown of some of the games you'll be able to see....
The Eagles And Colts Were The Opening Act For Wilt Chamberlain's 100-Point Game
Today is the 50th anniversary of the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pa. Gary Pomerantz's 2006 book, Wilt, 1962: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era, remains the most authoritative account of w...
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So It's Come To This: Erotic Jeremy Lin Fan Art [So, So NSFW]
Well, shit. You win, Internet....
If You Foul Jeremy Lin, Does He Not Bleed?
Your morning roundup for March 1. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Mike Milbury And Jeremy Roenick Nearly Came To Blows On NBC Sports Tonight
A discussion of rough play in the NHL appeared to approach violence itself as hockey dad Mike Milbury and analyst Jeremy Roenick engaged in a heated argument live on NBC Sports Network. ...