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You're Not As Cool During A Hookup As You Think You Are
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Here's Video Of Bill Belichick Cursing At Derrick Mason Before Shouting, "Can You Look At The Scoreboard?"
I've already recommended that you check out A Football Life, the NFL Films documentary that followed Coach Hoodie during the 2009 season. Of the many revelations into Belichick's persona, this clip of him cursing at then-Ravens receiver Derrick Mason received the most attention as soon as the piece ...
College Football In Mississippi Has Gone To The Dogs
Your morning roundup for Sept. 16, the day we found out soda fountains could be deadly. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Josh Hamilton Cost An Insurance Company $500K Last Night
If you tried to check out CC Carpet Flooring and Design Center's offerings online today, you would have read this message: "Our website is currently overloaded due to GRAND SLAM activity! We apologize for the inconvenience, please try again later."...
You Can Now Buy The Amarillo Sox Mascot That Had A Huge Erection
The Amarillo Sox Sock had one priapic night in the spotlight, before being consigned to the bottom of the hamper of history. Now the independent league Sox are auctioning off the outfit, presumably for use in sex pervert games, with all proceeds going to charity. [eBay]...
Rick Reilly Ate Gross Stuff Off Of A Carpet In The Name Of Journalistic Integrity
In August, ESPN's Rick Reilly promised to "come to your house and eat things that are stuck in your carpet" if Peyton Manning didn't start in Week 1. He didn't, and so Reilly ate popcorn off of the floor at Sun Life Stadium earlier in the week....
A Seemingly Naked Australian Rules Football Player Got Arrested For Roughing Up A Thai Cop
"Star Gold Coast Suns AFL player Campbell Brown and young teammate Maverick Weller were detained by police in Thailand yesterday. They had allegedly been involved in a fight with a local policeman. ... Pictures obtained from a witness show Brown and Weller handcuffed and seemingly in distress. The ...
Several Broncos Fans Plan To Spend Their Super Bowl Savings On "Start Tebow" Billboards
Some people might wait until Week Two to write off their professional football team's chances of a successful season. Jesse Oaks and his seven friends are not those people....
Why Yes, Jaguars Fans Tailgated With A Skeleton In A Bloody And Torn Steve McNair Jersey
"The picture, which arrives via email from a reputable source, included these details: "A very close friend who lives in Jacksonville that is a big Jaguars fan took the photo Sunday before the game. He asked me who [No. 9] belonged to. When I replied he apologized for the classless Jag fans.'" Then...
Alexandre Pato And Leo Messi Create Some Great Goals As AC Milan And Barcelona Kick Off The Champions League Season
Cracker of a match yesterday between AC Milan and Barcelona. Alexandre Pato turned on some otherworldly speed to score for MIlan just 24 seconds after kickoff (above). Then it was Leo Messi's turn (below, with other highlights). How Messi gets in that centering pass to Pedro for the Barcelona equa...
SprtsCntr: Milestones For The Boston, New York, And Philly Teams You Never, Ever Hear About
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Sparks Really Did Fly When Alex Avila Took A Foul Ball Off His Facemask Last Night (Video)
Your morning roundup for Sept. 14, the day we learned how to grow, um, tomatoes—yeah, tomatoes!—indoors. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Arizona State's QB Has Most Arizona State Bicep Tattoo Ever: "Live Life To It's Fullest"
This is Brock Osweiler, the 6-foot-8 starting quarterback for Arizona State. He led the Sun Devils to a 37-30 win over Missouri last Friday night, and he played a great game: He completed 24 of 32 passes for 354 yards and three TDs. When it was all over, he raised his arms to the adoring public and ...
We've Distilled The Most Thrilling Moments From NFL Films' Bill Belichick Documentary For You
The NFL Network will premiere A Football Life this Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. We know you've all been waiting for this ever since 2009, when Belichick became the first person ever wired for an entire season, and so we've gone ahead and put together some of the highlights for you....
Millionaire Or Pauper: What Are College Athletes Worth?
There's a report out today that says college athletes are underpaid, and you should probably ignore it. Reading a study from the National College Players Association saying that college athletes should get more money is like reading a study from the NCAA saying student-athletes should never be paid ...
Fat Curt Schilling Air-Mails A Ceremonial First Pitch
Here he is on Saturday night, throwing out the first pitch alongside former teammate and eternal beanpole Randy Johnson at Chase Field. How the mighty fall....
Celebrating Serena Williams, Tennis Traditionalist
Serena Williams revived an old tradition in tennis in Flushing last night. She said some petty things to the chair umpire because she was angry and because she wanted to win—and because when you are not winning in a sport as lonely as tennis, there is only one person you can blame that is not yourse...
If There Is One Man Who Can Pull Off Socks, Sandals, And A Blazer, It's Probably Michael Vick
From yesterday's postgame press conference, via Eagles Blogger Room....
Charles P. Pierce Takes His Red-Hot Career To Grantland
Remember this (to which Bill Simmons responded thusly)? "In addition to leading Esquire's politics blog, Mr. Pierce will write a regular column for Grantland and contribute occasionally to The Triangle blog." Honestly, this is wonderful news. [Observer]...
Clydesdales Genuflecting Toward Lower Manhattan, And Other 9/11 Inanities
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....