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Satan Scourges Us With It: A Brief History Of Carpeted Mormon Basketball
American Mormons have a longstanding and well-documented relationship with basketball. Aside from a few outliers like Steve Young and Bryce Harper, our most famous athletes are all basketball players—Jabari Parker, Jimmer Fredette, Shawn Bradley, Danny Ainge, and those two missionaries who went vira...
Christian Pulisic's Swag Is Crazy High Right Now And It's Beautiful To See
Highly coveted wonderteen and future Ballon d’Or winner Christian Pulisic scored the first goal in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 win over Lotte in the German Cup yesterday. The goal itself was fine, the product of Pulisic’s smart movement but mostly Ousmane Dembélé’s unreal skills. But check out Pulisic’s...
The Quarter Of Death Is Shaping Up At Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Juan Martin del Potro is a teddy bear with a heavy brow and a shotgun forehand, and when he gets mad in public, apparently, he hugs whoever happens to be around. Because he is a professional tennis player that person is usually a line judge. That’s what he did in a fit of rage t...
The Insanity Of The Steve Bannon Origin Myth
Steve Bannon: millionaire banker, right-wing media executive, white nationalist, warmonger, Trump strategist. How did he become the man he is? The leading theory makes very little sense....
New Orleans Player Chokes Teammate, Gets Benched
UNO lost by one (which I swear is not intended as a pun) in their NCAA Tournament play-in matchup against Mount St. Mary’s, and there were precisely two highlights, both involving New Orleans’s junior forward Travin Thibodeaux....
Indiana's Season Ends Quietly After Dumb NIT Stadium Controversy
The Indiana Hoosiers began the year ranked No. 11 in the country, and at one point, got as high as third. They beat both Kansas and UNC in the first month of the season, two huge signature wins for when the Hoosiers inevitably submitted their resume to the NCAA Tournament. All was well in Bloomingto...
John Tavares Celebrates OT Winner By Punching Teammate In The Face
The New York Islanders’ John Tavares scored in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night to give the Islanders the 3-2 win, and it was a beauty:...
The Lakers' Blatant Tanking Is A Marvel To Behold
About one quarter of the way through this NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers shockingly appeared to be a somewhat competent basketball team. They began the season by winning 10 of their first 20 games, beating the Rockets and blowing the doors off of the Golden State Warriors in the process. D’Angel...
Nick Kyrgios Is Hitting Tweeners And Talking Shit, As Usual
Nick Kyrgios was up 5-3 in the first set against Alexander Zverev, fellow member of men’s tennis’s new guard, when the sport’s favorite hothead hit an unusual, in-character approach shot....
Where's A Bad Place To Walk Your Dog?
Right in the middle of a dang bike race!...
Dodgers Interpreter Fires Up The Team With A Deadlift
Will Ireton, interpreter for the Dodgers and pitcher Kenta Maeda, donned a singlet, slapped the team logo on his torso, and did a trap bar deadlift in front of his coworkers. Anything to keep the clubhouse loose and relaxed....
The First Openly Trans Professional Hockey Player Is Retiring
Harrison Browne came out publicly as transgender in an ESPN interview just before the second season of the NWHL opened in October. Born Hailey Browne, the 23-year-old had been out to his friends, family, and college coaches since sophomore year at the University of Maine, but the interview made him ...
Size Isn't Everything As Long As You've Got A Reliable Backhand
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.— The little guy had a problem, and knew it, running a hand through his sweat-damp sienna hair. All of 21 years old Yoshihito Nishioka is listed at 5-foot-7 and 141 pounds, straining credibility on both counts, and on Monday a heavy bandage swaddled something hurt under his right...
Oh Yeah, This Is The Good Stuff
You want some fuckin class war? This is the shit, right here. ...
What's Left Of Eddie Lacy To Join The Seahawks
No position in the NFL has been devalued in recent years more than running back. The latest indication: Former Packers running back Eddie Lacy, who agreed to terms with the Seahawks. Adam Schefter’s got the initial contract skinny:...
Kirk Cousins, Who Sure Seems To Have Asked For A Trade, Says He Never Asked For A Trade
Last week, amid the Skins’ latest attempt to prove that they are the most grotesque and embarrassing franchise in sports, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that quarterback Kirk Cousins had asked team owner Dan Snyder to trade him. Cousins then went on Adam Schefter’s podcast to set the record straigh...
Should The Warriors And Cavs Be Getting Worried?
Here is a fun stat, courtesy of ESPN’s Marc Stein: In March the Warriors are 28th in the NBA offensive efficiency, and the Cavaliers are 29th in defensive efficiency....
Ratfuck Scores Hat Trick
Brad Marchand, Bruins forward and the definition of the word “pest,” is now tied with Sidney Crosby for second in the NHL in points (74) and first in goals (35). ...
Football Prospect Announces College Decision With Glorious, Special Effects-Heavy Video
Tahj Rice, a four-star defensive lineman prospect from Kentucky, has refused the traditional hat-donning ceremony when announcing which college he’ll be taking his talents in the fall, and instead has made his decision known in much more imaginative fashion. ...