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Jazz Trade Deron Williams: What The Hell Is Going On In Utah?
Al Iannazzone of the Bergen Record reports that the Utah Jazz have agreed to send two-time All-Star point guard Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors and two first-round draft picks. Wow....
Vanderbilt Mascot Punches Vanderbilt Fan, Bloodying His Nose
Vandy's mascot "Mr. C" went after one of his own fans before yesterday's loss to Tennessee. Local news tried to make the excuse that he was overzealous, or perhaps couldn't see out of the oversized foam head, but our tipster relays that the bloody student had grabbed Mr. C's junk during a crowd su...
Here's A Carolina Buzzer-Beater That Has Nothing To Do With Tobacco Road
Coastal Carolina offers up a case study in where not to throw the ball on a full-court in-bounds pass with seconds remaining in a tie game: a rainbow into the middle of the court is never really a safe bet. UNC-Asheville, in its second appearance on this site in two weeks, defeated Coastal Carolin...
Caltech Basketball Win Raises Record To 1-310 In Last 311 Conference Games
Your morning roundup for Feb. 23, the day Rahm Emanuel starts cursing at the phrase "staggering unfunded pension liabilities."...
You Could Feed 1.13 Sharks With The Money Spent On Gilbert Arenas's Game Shoes This Season
Much seemed to be made about Gilbert Arenas spending $5,000 a month per pet shark he kept. They're gone now, so he has money to spend/have spent on him for game footwear....
Foolish New York Assemblyman Makes MMA In New York More Dangerous
Way back when (circa 2000), MMA was banned in many states. In the places where it was legal, the bloodsport was regulated with varying degrees of competency. Today, the MMA map looks quite different as sanctioning and better rules have spread across the land. With one notable holdout....
NFL Prospects Work On Their "Run From A Gorilla" Times
Tom Shaw runs a training program for NFL hopefuls at the Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando. That happens to be adjacent to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Shaw did not let the proximity go to waste....
Oh Look, Victor Conte's Handing Out Supplements Again
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Marlon Byrd will take anything Conte gives him....
Ronaldo Wore Diapers? Sure, Why Not.
The recently-retired legend wasn't always Fat Ronaldo. Way back in 1999, he was simply struggling-with-his-weight Ronaldo, allegedly taking diet pills that forced him to wear adult diapers during games....
Blake Griffin Interrupted The Crenshaw Choir To Jump Over A Kia
Your morning roundup for Feb. 20, the day autistic children surpass problem gamblers once and for all....
Zamboni Fumes Sicken 28 College Hockey Players
On Thursday night, Curry College faced off against Johnson & Wales University at the Rhode Island Sports Center. When the victorious Curry Colonels got back to campus after the game, some players didn't feel all that well. Turns out 28 of them needed hospital treatment for toxic nitrous-dioxide exp...
Horny Aussie-Football Agent Revives The St Kilda Schoolgirl Scandal
The St. Kilda Schoolgirl Affair is back in the news! You catch up on the extensive back-story here....
Justin Bieber Is More Valuable Than Scottie Pippen On The Basketball Court, Too
Your morning roundup for Feb. 19, the day Wisconsin edges closer to Cairo of the Heartland....
Someone Does A Handball, And Everyone Goes Mental
The Spoiler hasn't felt this sorry for a linesperson since Sian Massey's career was stalled thanks to a couple of old sexists and those well-meaning tabloids with their lovely headlines and ability to get pictures off Facebook....
Reggie Miller Shows What's Wrong With The Basketball Hall Of Fame
In his first year of eligibility, Reggie Miller didn't even qualify as a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. There's obviously a problem here, and it doesn't lie with Miller....
Adventures In Pant Stuffing!
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase five heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Got one of your own? Share it with me. Off we go....
Even Sixers Broadcaster Eric Snow Can't Stay Awake For An Entire Sixers Game
Eric Snow, Comcast SportsNet's color analyst for the Sixers, seemed to drift off in the middle of the Philadelphia-Houston game last night. 7th & Pattison recorded the moment for our scrutiny: with just a few minutes remaining in the second quarter, Snow seems to bail on his play-by-play man, Marc...
Goalkeeper Gets Sent Off After 10 Seconds Of Terrible Soccer
Ebbsfleet goalkeeper Preston Edwards was sent-off, but the true villain of the piece is the left-back. No.3 — damn right you should hold your head in your hands....
Now, Blake Griffin Is Posterizing Backboards With His Head
Your morning roundup for Feb. 17, the day local politics in at least one American city gets real (entertaining)....
Ignorance Is Apparently No Excuse To Yell During The Final Point Of A Tennis Match
Milos Raonic became the first Canadian to win an ATP Tour title since 1995. He did so by defeating Fernando Verdasco at the SAP Open in San Jose on Sunday....