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Which Was Longer: James Harden's Staredown Or Tom Brady's Kiss With His Son?
Everyone had a hearty chuckle (or gasped in horror) as James Harden extracted Wesley Johnson’s soul with a crossover last night, but The Outline’s Jeremy Gordon had an offhand joke that made us think. He said Harden’s staredown of Johnson was longer than Tom Brady’s definitely normal lips-on-lips ki...
Report: Sixers Co-Owner Did Some Shady Business With Jared Kushner
Senior White House adviser and shitty businessman Jared Kushner is the subject of a New York Times report that suggests he is exactly the kind of person you’d assume him to be: a witless and corrupt cretin desperately trying to use his elevated position in the White House to keep his failing real es...
James Harden On Why He Stared At The Lifeless Pile Of Flesh That Used To Be Wesley Johnson: "I Was Trying To Figure Out What He Was Doing"
James Harden did one of the meanest things you’ll ever see in a basketball game last night, when he crossed Wesley Johnson into the floor and then just stood there, for what felt like an eternity, and stared at Johnson before eventually splashing a three. Harden was asked about the long stare after ...
James Harden Breaks Wesley Johnson's Ankles, Soul, Spirit
Wesley Johnson’s poor ankles went the way of all flesh tonight, sadly before their time. James Harden—who provided half of the Rockets’ scoring in a 34-point first quarter—was responsible:...
Will Japan’s Olympic Mascot Be A Soohorang Or An Izzy?
The 2018 Winter Olympics are over, and there was one clear winner: Soohorang, mascot of the Pyeongchang games....
The Boban Show Is Captivating, Even If The Episodes Are Short
Late in the third quarter, with all their wings whirring and Nikola Jokic calmly calling the shots from the center, the Nuggets stretched their lead over the Clippers to 19. Tuesday’s game took on the shape of a blowout. If you want to radically alter the shape of a basketball game, add 7-foot-3 Bo...
LeBron James Doesn't Think The NCAA's Flaws Can Be Fixed
LeBron James, the greatest basketball player ever not to play college hoops, spoke up about the very stupid FBI investigation that has currently engulfed the sport. While James didn’t play college ball, he dipped his toe in the recruiting process and has firsthand experience with its shady side. His...
Don't Try To Use Jalen Ramsey As Marketing Material
Since college football coaches can’t offer recruits the opportunity to earn real money, they often have to resort to wooing them with the promise of future earnings, which of course will only become available after submitting themselves to a few years of getting yelled at by sunburned men in polos. ...
Lauri Markkanen Gets His Soul Snatched On Jarrett Allen's Dunk, Admirably Tries To Get Revenge<em></em>
The Brooklyn Nets had a real, honest highlight in the third quarter of Monday’s 104-87 win over the Bulls. Nineteen-year-old Jarrett Allen rolled and found himself in the perfect position to throw down a dunk; Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen found himself in the worst spot to receive it....
Blake Bortles Gets One More Year To Prove He Doesn't Totally Suck<em></em>
Why on earth would the Jaguars sign the quarterback who has spent much of his four-year career doing shit like this—...
Did Phil Jackson Leave This Flirty Note In A Cabin?
A reader who recently stayed at a rental cabin high in California’s Sierra Nevada discovered a note during his stay, lodged in a book called Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere. The message appears to be former Lakers head coach Phil Jackson suggesting, in his own way, that some u...
This Is A Truly Dreadful Curling Shot
It does not take a curling genius (or, barring that, just a regular old Canadian citizen) to figure out that Japanese skip Yusuke Morozumi really boinked this one against Denmark....
Bill Polian Thinks Tall Person Lamar Jackson Is Too Short To Play Quarterback
Former NFL GM and current ESPN insider Bill Polian has added to his portfolio of sports takes, which already includes “Randy Moss and Terrell Owens aren’t Hall-of-Fame players,” “I’m the only one who knew Tom Brady was good,” and “Tyrann Mathieu is the devil.” Yesterday, he cooked up this spicy one:...
Bob Huggins, On Hilariously Lopsided Free Throw Disparity Against Kansas: "You Have No Chance To Win"
West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins was ejected from Saturday’s 77-69 loss at 13th-ranked Kansas, for arguing with officials over foul calls. Huggins felt like the refs were giving his 20th-ranked team a raw deal. He might’ve had a point!...
James Wisniewski Thinks Team USA Has NHL-Caliber Talent
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea—Without any NHL players participating in the Olympics this year for the first time since 1994, the level of play in Pyeongchang is simply not what it’s been at previous Winter Games. Obviously, no team is as handicapped by this decision as the U.S. The roster that includes j...
"Shut Up And Dribble."
Laura Ingraham says basketballers should stick to their sport and keep their opinions to themselves. Here, then, are some examples of her employer believing otherwise:...
Jamie Foxx Is Not Here To Answer Your Questions
“Did we lose him?”...
The Father Of Artistic Figure Skating Is A New Yorker Who Lived During The 19th Century
Skating on ice dates all the way back to 3,000 BC. Or, anyway, the oldest pair of skates date back that far. The blades on these early skates are made of animal bones with holes bored through them; leather straps attached the skate to the foot....
West Brom Players Apologize For Hijacking Taxi For A Munchie Run To McDonald's
West Brom players Gareth Barry, Jonny Evans, Jake Livermore, and Boaz Myhill were detained by local police in Barcelona yesterday after allegedly commandeering a taxi that had taken them from their hotel to a nearby McDonald’s drive-thru, driving the cab back to their hotel, and ditching the vehicle...