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Ball Brothers' Short, Bizarre Lithuanian Experiment Comes To Predictably Silly End
With BC Vytautas needing to win their last two games to avoid relegation from the Lithuanian first division, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are headed back to the United States, thus ending LaVar Ball’s misguided attempt to keep his family in the news. Ball told Donatas Urbonas, who first reported the new...
Old LeBron Is Young LeBron
By now the thought has surely ocurred to you. After watching enough replays of LeBron James’s stunning, game-winning shot to wrap up Game 5 of the Cavaliers’ series agains the Pacers, it’s impossible not to recall one of James’s earliest buzzer-beaters. ...
What's The Point Of Mock Drafts?
If it seems like every NFL reporter or analyst does a mock draft or four, that’s because just about NFL reporter or analyst does a mock draft or four. If you’re wondering why so much pre-draft coverage is saturated with glorified guesswork, consider this: People really, really want to read mock dra...
The Only Point Of Track’s Dumb New Testosterone Rules Is To Make It Illegal To Be Caster Semenya<em></em>
Track and field’s international governing body announced this morning that women who compete internationally in events from 400 meters to the mile will have to maintain natural testosterone levels below a certain limit in order to be eligible to compete. (Those with more testosterone will be require...
Russell Westbrook Brought The Thunder Back
The Thunder weren’t supposed to get this one. Down 3-1 in their first-round series against the Jazz, and down by as many as 25 points as late as the middle of the third quarter tonight, this elimination game felt pretty damn close to a foregone conclusion. Until it felt like something else—a ridicul...
Bruins Crush The Maple Leafs In Game 7 Once Again<em></em><em></em>
A whirlwind of a Game 7 between the Maple Leafs and the Bruins was slowly but surely taken over by the home team, as Boston reversed a two-game losing streak and erased multiple deficits to beat Toronto 7-4 and win their first-round series....
Once Again, Here Was LeBron
With a little more than seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter of tonight’s Game 5 between the Pacers and Cavaliers, Kyle Korver made a three. That was the last field goal that Cleveland would score until the buzzer sounded. ...
Relief Pitcher Matt Harvey Seems A Little Cranky
The story of Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is kind of a bummer, one of a former ace whose pile-up of injuries now have him barely hanging on to a major league roster. Despite his insistences that “I’m a starting pitcher,” Harvey has been demoted to the Mets’ bullpen, and he was angry (though entirely at ...
Leonys Martín Hits Dong, Then Hits Dong
Leonys Martín led off today’s Tigers-Pirates game with a big home run, but it came at a price. On the fourth pitch of the game, Martín ricocheted a pitch off the plate into his dick and balls. He rolled around for two minutes afterward and had a hard time standing back up....
LaMarcus Aldridge Enjoys Playoffs' Shortest Press Conference
The Spurs were quietly bounced from the playoffs last night, thus ending a strange season that was marred by rare internal drama. LaMarcus Aldridge was San Antonio’s lone postseason bright spot, as he averaged 23.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 60 percent shooting from three for the series. In last nigh...
The NRA Got Mad About Coolers And Now People Are Shooting Coolers<em></em>
If you’ve spent any time in an REI or around outdoor enthusiasts of a certain economic stratum in the past several years, you have almost certainly encountered a YETI Coolers product. Their coolers are blocky, unconscionably heavy boxes that prevent ice from coming anywhere near melting, and they co...
The Pelicans Actually Have A Chance To Give The Warriors Problems
Klay Thompson doesn’t have too many ugly nights these days. It’s easy enough to isolate the one so far this postseason: On Sunday, he shot 4-of-16 from the field and logged a -18 plus-minus in the Warriors’ sole loss to the Spurs. It was a reminder that the league’s best offense can still sputter ou...
NFL Owners Sure Came Off Like Dumbasses When They Met With Players About Protests
On Monday, The New York Times teased us with a maddeningly coy report about Eagles owner Jeff Lurie calling Donald Trump’s presidency “disastrous” during last October’s players-owners meeting about national anthem protests. The Times, which acquired an audio recording of the three-hour meeting, has ...
“Bullshit” Blown Call At The End Of Game 5 Has The Bucks Frustrated<em></em><em></em>
The Boston Celtics fended off a tough Bucks squad last night at home to take a commanding 3-2 lead, thanks to a big night from Al Horford, solid defense from their bench, and a critical missed call late in the fourth quarter. With 1:14 left, Al Horford hoisted a three-pointer that clearly left his h...
Padres Rookie Pitcher Can Only Gaze Admiringly At The Grand Slam He Just Gave Up
Every baseball rookie has his “Welcome to the bigs” moment. Padres pitcher Eric Lauer’s would be better characterized as a “You’re playing real baseball now, motherfucker” experience....
Baker Mayfield Won't Do An NFL Draft Live Shot And Is On ESPN's "Character Concerns" List<em></em>
The NFL draft will be taking place inside the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium this weekend, and ESPN’s broadcast team is currently holed up in a nearby hotel preparing for the big day. Based on images provided by a source, that preparation involves writing a lot of stuff on whiteboards. ...
Condoleezza Rice's Useless Commission On College Basketball Gives Useless Recommendations
Condoleezza Rice and her fellow members of the Commission on College Basketball stood on stage in Indianapolis Wednesday morning and announced to the world their plan to fix college basketball—aside from a few bright spots, it was a largely disappointing, half-hearted attempt at pushing back the ine...
Yoenis Céspedes Smacked This One To Mars
The Mets jumped out to a hot start to the year, but they didn’t have much help there from Yoenis Céspedes, who entered today hitting .195/.258/.354 after striking out in more than 40 percent of his plate appearances. But forget all that for now, and just enjoy this towering dinger that he delivered ...
Idiot On The Field In Yankee Stadium Gets Taken Out Near Second Base
An idiot on the field at Yankee Stadium got dropped by security like he was a running back in the Meadowlands during the seventh inning of tonight’s Twins-Yankees game. The broadcast cameras refused to show him (ugh), but two fan videos—and the brilliant photo seen above—captured most of the event....
Jason Kelce Says An Eagles Fan Poured Their Grandfather's Ashes Into A Teammate's Hands
Eagles center Jason Kelce had a wild and memorable time at the team’s Super Bowl parade in February, but it seems that one of the more outlandish things that happened to him escaped the view of the cameras....