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That Terrible Football Game Was Really Fun
I’ve long had this theory that the best NFL games, or at least the most entertaining ones, take place between two bad teams. Mistakes are good for unpredictability, and poor decision-making provides the opportunity for hilarity. It’s part of the reason why college games have such wild finishes. The ...
Former Laker Darius Morris Slams Byron Scott On Twitter, Says Account Was Hacked
Before Monday night’s loss against the Raptors, Lakers coach Byron Scott decided to bring prized youngsters Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell off the bench, giving this nonsensical explanation for the move (via ESPN):...
Referee Screams Profanity At James Neal After Whistling Him For Embellishment
Nashville Predators forward James Neal appeared to go down from little to no contact in the second period against the Bruins tonight, causing a referee to whistle for embellishment and then scream at him. “Fuck you, you’re getting a fucking embellishment” is what it sounds like on this end. To compl...
Mirza Teletovic Hits Absurd Game-Winner While Falling Away From The Basket
Mirza Teletovic helped the Suns top the Bulls 103-101 with this quite unlikely game-winner with just 0.3 seconds left. Check out the angle of Teletovic’s body right before he takes the shot: it’s not ideal form but it worked....
Kevin Garnett Dunked The Hell Over Blake Griffin
Holy shit! KG just stole Blake Griffin’s soul! LET’S SEE THAT AGAIN:...
Half The Boston College Basketball Team Sick After Eating Chipotle, Possibly E. Coli
At least half of the Boston College men’s basketball team and several other Boston College students are suffering from gastrointestinal problems after eating at a nearby Chipotle, according to multiple reports. The college gave this statement about the matter to the Boston Herald: ...
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Rogério Ceni, The Goalkeeper Who Thought He Was A Striker, Retires
In his over two decade career, Rogério Ceni scored 131 goals in 1,256 matches for club and country. A goal once every 10 games or so would be a piss-poor return if Ceni was a striker, but he wasn’t. He was a goalkeeper....
76ers Hire Jerry Colangelo; What's It Mean For The Process?
Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris dropped a bit of a bombshell at a surprise press conference this afternoon, announcing that the Sixers have hired Hall of Famer and basketball sage Jerry Colangelo as the team’s new chairman of basketball operations. This sure seems like bad news for current GM S...
Striker Trolls The Shit Out Of Opponent By Scoring In Coldest Way Possible
Oof. We normally like a well-timed taunt, or an effective showing-up of an opponent, but this, by Concarneau’s Herman Koré, is so raw, so blatantly disrespectful that ... well, we love it. The other team wasn’t so good-humored, as you can see in the full video:...
TV Reporter Gets Crushed, Saves Camera, Still Gets The Shot
Here’s some phenomenal work by reporter Kate Lee from WVEC (Hampton Roads, Va.) who proved the hero during this weekend’s Virginia state playoff game between Oscar Smith and Thomas Dale. She not only held onto the camera, but she got the shot and—as you can see with our side-by-side video from WAVY ...
We're All Just Mike Francesa And This Caller Torturing Each Other
We take some pride in keeping you, our readers, abreast of Mike Francesa’s shenanigans. So we deeply regret not bringing you this clip when it originally aired back in April. Please accept our sincerest apologies, and please laugh a lot at this video, if you haven’t seen it already....
Player Forced To Officiate Girls' Soccer Match After Sexist Comments To Female Ref
Kerem Demirbay of German second division club Fortuna Düsseldorf was having a good game a couple weeks ago, notching two goals before accumulating his second yellow card. Upset about the card, he told female ref Bibi Steinhau that women had no place in soccer before leaving the field. For this, his ...
Danny Jacobs Wins The Middleweight Championship Of Brooklyn
There’s the hometown guy. And then there’s the hometown guy....
Steve Sarkisian Files Lawsuit Against USC
Former USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who was fired by USC after his continued struggles with alcoholism led him to be placed on leave, is now suing the university for at least $12.6 million in damages....
Teddy Bears Everywhere
The WHL’s Calgary Hitmen might have the most impressive teddy bear tosses, and this year is no different. When Jordy Stallard scored the team’s first goal of the game Sunday, fans chucked their bears onto the ice. Look at all that plush....
Vince Carter Celebrates Buzzer-Beater By Slapping The Hell Out Of Courtney Lee
You probably missed the Suns-Grizzlies game while watching football yesterday, and that’s totally fine, but you should check out the buzzer-beating alley-oop that won the game for the Grizzlies. It was a crazy play. It was so crazy, in fact, that it inspired Vince Carter to do some slappin’....
Even NFL Trash Talking Has Its Limits
Just before halftime of the Jets’ 23-20 OT win over the Giants, WR Brandon Marshall got into it with DT Cullen Jenkins. Marshall addressed the scuffle after the game, revealing a little bit about the fascinating code of shit-talking: at least to Marshall, talking about a man’s wife is beyond the pal...