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Jalen Rose Actually Got Gregg Popovich To Smile
Gregg Popovich doesn't usually have time for this shit, but last night ESPN threw a bit of a curveball at Pop by having Jalen Rose interview him between quarters. Rose discovered the key to Pop's heart: talking shit about Avery Johnson....
About 40 Fed-Up Knicks Fans Showed Up For Tonight's Protest
Angry Knicks fans held a protest outside Madison Square Garden before tonight's game against the Pacers. The crowd was small, but furious....
This Is The <em>Wheel Of Fortune</em> Equivalent Of A Hail Mary Touchdown
Emil had little help in the Bonus Puzzle of tonight's episode of Wheel of Fortune, with none of his guessed letters showing up. Only two of the provided letters popped up, too. But somehow, Emil still solved it on his first guess, winning $45,000 and stunning host Pat Sajak....
Former Marquette Basketball Player Now Has A Balloon Gift Box Business
Dominic James had a nice four-year career for Marquette's men's basketball team from 2005-2009, playing overseas for a bit after graduating. But these days, he's running a balloon business with his wife. It's quite the career change....
Jamaican Newspaper Has Some Sick Burns For Lorde
Lorde really stepped in it this time, you guys. This is a picture of a brief item that ran in the Jamaica Star last month, after Lorde publicly stated her hatred for reggae music. As you can see, her thoughts on the genre were not irie with the Jamaica Star....
James Dolan Tried To Woo Free Agents With His Shitty Music
OK, yes, I realize we've been writing about the Knicks a lot lately, but this anecdote from the beginning of Adrian Wojnarowski's latest thrashing of James Dolan deserves to be called to everyone's attention....
Will We Ever See Another Two-Sport Athlete?
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson was a college infielder, and was drafted by the Rockies in 2010. After being acquired in the Rule 5 draft by Texas, he showed up at Rangers spring training to take some drills, and said, "I've always had the dream of playing two sports." Well, the quintessential two-sport...
The Knicks' Manly Seduction Of Phil Jackson
The New York Times has the official, Dolan-approved version of how the Knicks finally got their man in Phil Jackson, and it included a men-only party, following the Eagles on tour, and ATVing in the Coachella Valley. All in all, it was a very dudely courtship....
Watch James Dolan Being Incredibly Open About Fucking Up The Knicks
"I am by no means an expert in basketball," said Knicks owner James Dolan. ...
The Knicks Are Shameless
Phil Jackson's introductory press conference is just underway at MSG, and the Knicks are already pushing Jackson shirseys in the team store. Who wouldn't want to wear Jackson's iconic No. 18? The man averaged 6.8 points and 17.7 minutes per game during his Knicks career. He's a New York legend! ...
Report: FIFA VP Paid Millions By Qatari Firm After World Cup Vote
It's a good sign a sport's governance is seriously screwed up when a report emerges that a FIFA executive received millions of dollars from a Qatari soccer official after Qatar was awarded the World Cup, and everyone's first reaction isn't anger, but more along the lines of "no shit."...
Mankind's 10 Stages Of Drunkenness, According To Our Best Sportswriter
In honor of his new book (and in grudging acknowledgment of Frat Boy Thanksgiving), we give you Dan Jenkins's famous list, from Baja Oklahoma:...
Fan Tries To Take Selfie In Front Of Jaromir Jagr, Gets Jagrbombed
Just great work by everyone involved here. That's perfect framing by the selfie taker to get himself, Jagr, and bewildered Devils lady Cory Schneider in the picture, and Jagr has just the right mix of mischievousness and nonchalance that's needed to pull off a good photobomb. ...
The Old School Charm Of Harold Conrad
Last weekend over at the Stacks' Daily Beast home, I reprinted one of my favorite stories. Mark Jacobson's beautiful profile of Harold Conrad. Don't sleep:...
"I GAVE YOU A THUMB'S UP!" Providence Live TV Report Goes Poorly
Here you have WJAR sports guy Frank Carpano trying to deliver a live report on the Big East championship game for Providence's NBC affiliate. Yeah, there are some technical difficulties, but it's Frank's enraged thumb's up that we're laughing hardest about....
Omaha Cable System Cuts Away From Creighton Game To Show Pac-12 Action
Creighton and Xavier are locked up in a Big East semifinal thriller. Bluejays fans back home in Omaha can't watch, though, because we're told Cox Cable switched Fox Sports 1 feeds to the Pac-12 Stanford-UCLA game, which is what follows the one from Madison Square Garden. Fox Sports 1 tweeted quickly...
It's Official: Phil Jackson Will Try To Save The Knicks
After days of speculation and unconfirmed reports, we finally know for sure that Phil Jackson is being brought in to head up the New York Knicks' front office. Both The New York Times and USA Today are reporting that Jackson's hire as the Knicks' new president will be officially announced on Tuesday...
Doug McDermott's Record-Setting First Half Against DePaul, In One GIF
Doug McDermott's debut in the Big East tournament was a big one. With 27 first half points against DePaul, the Creighton sharpshooter set a conference tournament record and helped lead the Bluejays to an easy win at Madison Square Garden....
Creighton's Devin Brooks Gets The Assist Of The Year
Creighton crushed DePaul in its opening round game of the Big East tournament. Doug McDermott slapped 35 points on the board, but the highlight of the game was definitely this horrible-pass-turned-serendipitous-assist from Devin Brooks....