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Now Kerry Rhodes Is Out Of The NFL Because He Wanted Too Much Money
Or is it because he's not really that good and doesn't actually "like" football, whatever the fuck that means? These are the latest reasons for explaining the increasingly inexplicable lack of interest in Kerry Rhodes this season. ...
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OK State Registrar: <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Still Hasn't Called Us [Update]
Over the last day, one of Sports Illustrated's main sources for the second part of its five-part investigation into Oklahoma State has been under attack. Fath' Carter claimed that he graduated from the university with a degree in education, and, more significantly, that he and former Cowboys runni...


How To Pitch A Perfect Ninth In A One-Run Game And Not Get A Save
In the same game that brought you this bibelot, Mariano Rivera entered the ninth inning with the Yankees up one run. He retired the Orioles 1-2-3. He did not get the save—but he did get a win. Huh?...

Behold, A Life-Sized Jell-O Mold Of Nick Saban's Face
Spilly, SBNations's food humorist—and a Pitt fan, of all things—unveiled his latest creation today, along with a breakdown of how it was done. It would not be an understatement to describe this as a Spilly masterpiece. Also not an understatement: This is the closest Nick Saban has ever come to resem...

This Skip Bayless Profile May Make You Feel Sorry For Skip Bayless
A couple of paragraphs from Rick Maese's story in today's Washington Post:...

Every FCC Complaint About Miley Cyrus's VMA Twerking
At least some Americans will manage to be offended by just about anything. But Miley Cyrus's trainwreck performance at last month's Video Music Awards was something special, and garnered one of the largest numbers of viewer complaints in recent history....

Your Best Rocket Frog Photoshop Contest Submissions
The Rocket Frog Photoshop contest went about as well as we could have hoped. You all did right by Rocket Frog, the 21st century's most important icon. Here are the best of your submissions, as well as your winner....


The Veeck Family Business: Make 'Em Laugh
Last month, Michael MacCambridge was good enough to include Tom Boswell's 1981 Inside Sports profile of Bill Veeck to Grantland's stellar "Director's Cut" series....

Reports: Atlanta Is Up Next For An MLS Team
Local and national reports say MLS is relatively close to an agreement with Falcons owner Arthur Blank to bring an MLS expansion team to Atlanta, one of the five new franchises coming in the next seven years. The two would share the billion-dollar retractable domed stadium—aka, "The Sphincter"—that'...

Alex Rodriguez Is The Hero The Yankees Need But Don't Deserve
Hey, remember Alex Rodriguez? The most evilest, steroid-guzzling clown fraud who just a month ago was at the center of the biggest shit storm of the MLB season? The aged, disgraced slugger that everyone wished would just disappear? Well, his old, flawed team is thisclose to making the playoffs, and ...

Gunnin' For That #1 Spot
You know, I wish that there was some way that I could be outside playin' basketball in the rain and not get wet. Now wouldn't that be great, hmm?...

Pirates Fan Trucks Kid To Get Baseball
After Darnell McDonald's ground-rule double, one of the Cubs' WGN announcers noticed the commotion in the stands out near PNC Park's North Side Notch. He initially thought someone had slipped on the wet steps. Then he saw the replay: Nope, just some jagoff who tried to leap for the ball and demolish...

Chris Stewart Struck Out On A 1-1 Pitch
Yankees catcher Chris Stewart is...not a good hitter. He might be better if he didn't give up after two strikes....

The Patriots Win Ugly As Tom Brady Looks Ready To Murder His Receivers
Last night's 13 New England win over the Jets was a godsend for fans of frustrated and furious Tom Brady reaction images. Fans of football? Not so much. ...

NFL Network Announcer With Hot Mic Has To Go To "Little Boys' Room"
Right before the beginning of Patriots-Jets, a hot mic caught an NFL Network announcer asking if he'd have enough time to go to the "little boys' room." Sometimes, a bladder just can't stop for football....

Sarcastic Oregon Player On SEC: "They're Super Big And Scary"
Does this count as bulletin board material?...

Ron Morris Again Allowed To Cover Steve Spurrier And South Carolina
A day after Jim Romenesko reported that Steve Spurrier had bullied The State into banning Ron Morris, a columnist often critical of Spurrier and the Gamecocks program, from writing about South Carolina football, the newspaper has backed off its stance....

Giants Player Accused Of Faking Injury Placed On Season-Ending IR
The Giants are really taking this ruse to slow down the Cowboys offense seriously....