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Grandstanding Houston PD Chief Calls Michael Bennett "Morally Corrupt" In Bizarre Press Conference
Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo held a weird press conference this afternoon to address Michael Bennett’s indictment on felony assault charges and explain the case against him. Acevedo called Bennett “morally corrupt,” “morally bankrupt,” and said, “I think it’s pretty pathetic that you’...
Michael Bennett Indicted On Felony Charge After Allegedly Pushing Past Stadium Worker At Super Bowl LI
As announced by the Harris County (Texas) District Attorney’s office, Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett was indicted by a grand jury today on the felony charge of injury of the elderly. The incident in question took place on Feb. 5, 2017, at Super Bowl 51 in Houston....
The Cruel Bill Allowing MLB To Keep Screwing Over Minor-Leaguers Is Now Law
President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill into law today, just hours after he threatened to veto it. That avoids a government shutdown and does a whole lot of other things, too, but the portion most directly relevant to professional sports is the Save America’s Pastime Ac...
Tom Hallion Puts On A Ridiculous Spring Ump Show With Five Silly Ejections
Spring training is long. By this point, just about everyone is tired of it. Umpire Tom Hallion was apparently especially tired of it Thursday. Hallion ejected five guys—in three separate incidents, none of them particularly meaningful—in yesterday’s Tigers-Phillies game....
Sorry Coach K, But You <i>Are</i> The NCAA
Are you ready for some more Sweet 16 action? Well, too bad—it’s time to talk some good, ol’ fashioned amateurism....
The Sixers Are Going To Be Red-Hot Heading Into The Playoffs
The Philadelphia 76ers won their fifth straight game Thursday night, a 118-98 laugher over the Orlando Magic. It could’ve been much worse, as the Sixers rested their starters late in the third quarter. They’d done the same the night before in a 119-105 rout of the the Grizzlies. Joel Embiid played ...
Kansas State Uses Late Heroics From Barry Brown To Knock Off Kentucky, Move On To Elite Eight
Kansas State needed a late layup from Barry Brown to hang on, but the Wildcats did just that to knock off Kentucky and secure their spot in the Elite Eight. ...
It Sure Sounds Like Isaac Haas Is Done At Purdue—No, For Real This Time
Last weekend, it was reported that Purdue center Isaac Haas had a broken elbow and would miss the remainder of the tournament. Then, just two days later, reports started trickling out that Haas was trying to play. Then, video appeared of Haas clearly in pain as he failed to lift the ball above his h...
Report: Zay Jones Will Not Be Charged For Vandalism Following Naked, Bloody Video
According to the Associated Press, Los Angeles county prosecutors have declined to bring charges against Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah “Zay” Jones, citing “insufficient evidence” following his arrest on suspicion of felony vandalism Monday night. According to police, Jones “was said to be break...
Tennis Toilet Beef Leads To One Player Telling Another To "Shut Your Fuck Up"<em></em>
Daniil Medvedev, best known for melting down and tossing money at an umpire at Wimbledon last year, got into a tense battle of toilet breaks and unwritten rules today as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Miami Open....
Report: Kawhi Leonard's Teammates Are Fed Up With Him, But He Still Doesn't Want To Come Back
Kawhi Leonard’s mysterious quad injury has kept him out of all but nine games this year. Spurs doctors cleared him to come back over a month ago, and the fact that he’s only sort of part of the team right now as they’re in the thick of a nasty playoff race is creating some legitimate friction within...
Congress Is Likely Getting Ready To Legalize The Underpayment Of Minor League Baseball Players
The national spending bill that’s expected to pass later Congress this week includes a provision exempting minor-league baseball players from labor standards—meaning that paying players paltry wages would go from being an incredibly stupid tradition to being codified in federal law. ...
Nobody Knows If Kawhi Leonard Will Play This Season, But Manu Ginobili Isn't Optimistic
After a real rough stretch, the San Antonio Spurs have stabilized and look to be safely headed towards the playoffs after four straight wins, three of which came against fellow Western Conference contenders. That’s reassuring, although the team as presently constituted doesn’t seem like much of a th...
<i>Sports Illustrated</i> Is For Sale
Meredith Corp. is indeed exploring a sale of Sports Illustrated, Time, Fortune, and Money magazines, according to what staffers were told in a conference call with CEO Tom Harty this afternoon....
Sean Miller Says He's Not Yet Desperate Enough To Go To Pitt
March has not been kind to Sean Miller. The Arizona men’s college basketball coach—who may or may not have been caught on an FBI wiretap arranging to pay DeAndre Ayton $100K—has no recruits coming to Tucson next year, and his squad vacated their bowels against 13-seed Buffalo in the first round of t...
Can These Two Guys Get Their Hands On “Big Dick Nick”?
As Nick Foles delivered the performance of his life in the most important game he’d ever played, Austin Meeks and John Robinson had an idea....
Report: Cops Arrested Bloody, Naked Buffalo Bills Receiver Zay Jones For Vandalism
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah “Zay” Jones has been arrested on a charge of felony vandalism after breaking glass doors and windows at an apartment building in Los Angeles, according to police. It appears to get a lot weirder from there....
Chilean Soccer Player Wins Penalty With Staggeringly Awful Dive
Meet Jean Meneses, a midfielder for Chilean first division team, Universidad de Concepción. I’m sure he’s scored some great goals and hit some beautiful passes during his career, but it will be hard to top this truly exceptional dive of his from this weekend’s match against Colo-Colo as his career-d...