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Report: Eastern Michigan Football Player Victim Of Apparent Homicide
Demarius Reed, a junior wide receiver for the Eastern Michigan football team, was found dead this morning from what police are calling a homicide, according to a reporter on the scene....

Help The Aged. <em>Escape Plan</em>, Reviewed.
It's touching to watch Sylvester Stallone try to act. In his early days with Rocky, the guy had charm, an ability to reveal a light touch beneath his average-palooka demeanor. But in recent years, he's become as rigid as his face: a giant mass of muscles and mumbled words. His soft side all but abse...

Maryville Rape Case To Be Re-Opened
In response to mounting public pressure, county prosecutor Robert Rice has requested that a special prosecutor be appointed to re-open the rape case involving a high school football player and a 14-year-old girl that was dropped by Rice's office last year. ...

Moron: Adrian Peterson's Sex Life Is As Offensive As Redskins' Name
Hey look, it's the dumbest sports column you'll read all week....

Here's What All The NFL Logos Would Look Like If They Were Fat
The genius who brought you every NFL quarterback as his team's name and Peyton Manning's face in every NFL logo has struck again. This time, he's re-imagined the logo for each NFL team as a fatter version of itself. My favorite entry is the one for the Bears, obviously. Head over to Kissing Suzy Kol...

Jim Leyland Smokes Out A Winner
From those who consider "old-school" a derisive term, Jim Leyland tends to get a pass because he's just plain old. He's the guy who took advantage of the power outage in Game 3 to light up a Marlboro Red in the dugout. He's the guy who, after Detroit fell 1-0 to go down in the ALCS, laid down on his...

Former NFL WR Irving Fryar Indicted For Allegedly Stealing $700,000
A state grand jury in New Jersey today indicted former NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar and his mother for conspiring to steal nearly $700,000 in an alleged mortgage fraud scam....

Baseball Cards Made Into Stop Motion Animation Are The Coolest Thing
Here's your new favorite dumb baseball bookmark. It's a site called REPLAY that's taking a bunch of old baseball cards of players doing the same thing—swinging a bat, throwing a pitch, bunting—and turning them into one continuous motion. It's mesmerizing. ...

Supercut: Scott Van Pelt Making Tim Kurkjian Giggle Like A Little Girl
Maryland native Scott Van Pelt has a schtick every time he invites ESPN baseball analyst (and fellow Terrapin) Tim Kurkjian onto his radio show: he closes by saying something in Ballimerese and making Kurkjian burst out into furious, high-pitched laughter....

Do You Quit A Book You Don't Like Or Do You Keep Reading?
I’ve never had the desire to finish a book that I don’t enjoy. If a book doesn’t grab me in the first 20 or 30 pages, I’ll put it down. No guilt. But I’ve also put down books after a hundred pages, books I admire, simply because I’m distracted. It’s me, not the book....

Cal Ripken Jr.'s Mom Held Up At Gunpoint For Second Time In Two Years
Cal Ripken Jr.'s mom may want to think about moving to a new neighborhood. On Tuesday, for the second time in as many years, Vi Ripken had a gun shoved into her face....

Maxim Lapierre Hits Dan Boyle From Behind, Seriously Injuring Him
Dan Boyle of the San Jose Sharks was stretchered off of the ice after Maxim Lapierre savagely hit him from behind during tonight's Blues-Sharks game....

Les Miles Explains Columbus Day As Only Les Miles Can
Gather 'round, everyone. Yesterday was Columbus Day. Please enjoy this special holiday message from LSU football coach Les Miles....

Father Who Wanted To Keep Watching Football Shoots And Kills Son
David Carrender's 19-year-old son, Wyatt, was shot and killed in their Martinsville, Ind., home Sunday. Cops say David, 49, is the killer....

Sage Steele Will Be The Host Of <em>NBA Countdown</em> If She Wants The Job
NBA Countdown may have found its new host. We've learned that SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele has been offered the job, according to four sources familiar with the process. It is not clear if she'll accept....

Krazy Kat Turns 100
And Fantagraphics has a sale. Dun't zleep....

Jack Clark's Lawyer Responds To Albert Pujols's Lawsuit With Pizazz
Albert Pujols is suing former baseball player Jack Clark because Clark recently went on his now-cancelled radio show and told listeners that Pujols's trainer once told him that Pujols had been "juicing." Judging by a settlement offer that was sent from Clark's attorney to Pujols's attorney this morn...

Just Spend The Rest Of Your Life Watching This Bear Play Tetherball
I mean, come on. It's never going to get any better than this....
