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After All That, The University Of North Dakota Chose A Boring New Nickname
The University of North Dakota has been engaged in a search for a new nickname for the past year, after they decided to end a decade-long battle with the NCAA and at least one Native American tribe and give up their Fighting Sioux nickname. They solicited suggestions online and received thousands, m...
This Dion Waiters Attempted Layup Is The Saddest Thing I've Ever Seen
Dion Waiters has been better this season, I swear. He’s shooting an astronomical 48% from three on 2.5 attempts per game, and his rebounding is up too. But he’s still Dion Waiters, and so we’re still treated to moments like this:...
DeMar DeRozan Ends Rudy Gobert's Life With Ferocious Dunk
Man, this is disappointing. I really like Rudy Gobert, and was looking forward to watching him this year. Instead, just nine games into his season, Raptors wing DeMar DeRozan ended his career and life with this dunk. How rude. ...
Nobody Makes Dirk Nowitzki Bleed His Own Blood
Kelly Olynyk was frequently compared to Dirk Nowitzki coming out of college. Mostly because they’re both tall gangly white guys, but also because of some similarities in their games, especially the post moves that they employ....
Report: Ole Miss Linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche Has Been In The ICU Since Monday
Senior Ole Miss linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche was admitted to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Monday after being “found” and was still there as of Wednesday night, according to RebelGrove.com. The site reports that Nkemdiche is currently conscious in the ICU, but that it is unknown why he ...
Evan Fournier Game-Winning Three Sinks Timberwolves
Neither the Timberwolves nor the Magic have been any good in the last few years, and while they aren’t quite there yet, both are candidates to nab a low playoff seed this season. That meant what would normally have been a dreary November match-up had a little bit of spark to it. And with the game kn...
The Same Scout Once Drafted Both Of Today's Cy Young Winners
Major League Baseball announced the 2015 Cy Young winners tonight. Chicago’s Jake Arrieta topped the L.A. Dodgers duo of Zach Greinke and Clayton Kershaw in the NL, while Houston’s Dallas Keuchel handily beat out Toronto’s David Price in the AL. In an interesting little bit of trivia, the same scout...
<i>AP Stylebook</i> Declares Which College Teams Get To Go By Their Initials
I said this the last time I blogged about the Associated Press sports styles, and I’ll say it again: I find this stuff fascinating, and it’s my blog, so if you don’t like it you can just go right back to the toilet you came from....
"Golf Tee In Butt" Stunt Lawsuit Settled
Liz Dickson, a model who helped host a Playboy golf event in 2012, has settled her lawsuit against the company after a “golf tee in butt” stunt went awry....
Why Did Turkish Soccer Fans Boo During A Moment Of Silence For The Paris Attacks?
As with many of yesterday’s international soccer matches, Turkey-Greece began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week. Things quickly went off the rails, when the home Turkish fans interrupted the silence with boos and chants. But it might n...
14 Vodkas, Ranked
Americans drink more vodka than any other spirit, although whiskey has been gaining ground in recent years. Despite—eh, who are we kidding, because of—its mass appeal, vodka is disdained by most cocktail snobs, which is reason enough to celebrate its continued prominence. But vodka has uses far beyo...
College Football Is My Terrible Boyfriend
Excerpted from Diane Roberts’s new book, Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America, now on sale....
New York Belongs To King Kristaps
Okay, yes, a 7-foot-3 rookie averaging 12 points and eight rebounds through the first 12 games of his career isn’t the wildest thing to ever happen. And, yes, Knicks fans should probably know better than to give their hearts to a guy on an unexpected and brief run of brilliance. But say hello to the...
Report: The Houston Rockets Have Fired Head Coach Kevin McHale
Here’s something, from Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnaraowski, that nobody can say they saw coming:...
Oh God, Alex Poythress Caught His Teeth In The Net
Late in Kentucky’s dominant-looking 74-63 win over Duke, Jamal Murray went behind the back and found Alex Poythress for a nice-alley oop:...
Evgeni Malkin's Beautiful Dangle Was Exactly What The Penguins Needed
Heading into last night, the Penguins were a respectable 10-7-0, but they weren’t scoring. Marc-Andre Fleury has been amazing, but the offense—headed by two of the best players in the world in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, and bolstered by the offseason addition of Phil Kessel—had been bloodless....
Kevin Bieksa's Tooth Knocked Out In Hockey Fight
Hockey men Kevin Bieksa and Mike Fisher got into a fight Tuesday night, which isn’t particularly newsworthy except for the fact that Fisher landed a solid left jab that knocked Bieksa’s tooth the fuck out. Loogit that fang just flopping around!...
Report: Los Angeles Kings Prospect Charged With Attempted Strangulation Of His Girlfriend
Manchester Monarchs goalie Patrik Bartosak—who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round of the 2013 draft—was charged Tuesday with 12 different domestic violence-related charges, according to the Union Leader....
Reports: Aldon Smith Suspended For One Year
Raiders defensive end Aldon Smith will be suspended by the NFL for one calendar year, according to numerous reports. The suspension stems from Smith’s Aug. 6 arrest for DUI (his third DUI arrest and fifth overall), hit and run, and vandalism. That arrest was the straw that broke the camel’s back and...
Zlatan Kills Denmark On The Field, Then Torches Them With Sick Burn
This version of Zlatan Ibrahimović is older and worse than the one we loved and feared. Not that a little thing like age could keep him from stomping out Denmark on his way to qualifying for Euro 2016, and dancing over the body in an interview after....