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Jabari Parker Is Turning Into A Nice Sidekick For Giannis Antetokounmpo
If not for the fact that he shares the floor with a lovable 6-foot-11 point squid, Jabari Parker would get a lot more of our affection. Last night he feasted on the Pistons for 31 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists:...
Dillon Brooks Nails Second Coolest Three-Pointer Of His Career
Through 14 games, Oregon forward Dillon Brooks has taken a step to the side or backwards in nearly all major offensive categories—his long ball is hitting just 30 percent of the time. Still, as he has throughout his career, the third-year player from Ontario has focused on basketball’s fundamental t...
Carmelo Anthony Got Ejected For Whacking Thabo Sefolosha
The Knicks fell to Atlanta in overtime last night, 102-98, and they did most of it without Carmelo Anthony. Anthony was ejected in the second quarter for a forearm to the face of Thabo Sefolosha while the two were tangled up under the basket....
The Rockets And Mavericks Really Dislike Each Other
Beef! We’ve got beef! Fire up the grill and lay out your finest red checkered tablecloth, because the Rockets and the Mavericks engaged in some tender, juicy, USDA prime, high-marbled beef....
Some Things We Noticed About Phil Jackson's Engagement-Ending Tweet
Knicks president Phil Jackson and Lakers president Jeanie Buss, together since 1999 and engaged since 2012, are no longer together. Jackson announced the split in a tweet earlier tonight. This is undoubtably a difficult time in both their lives. But we’ve got some observations and, frankly, some inf...
The Raiders' Super Bowl Hopes Probably Broke With Derek Carr
The biggest story in the NFL this holiday weekend was Derek Carr’s broken leg. The best Raiders team in more than a decade lost its MVP-caliber QB (“MVP-caliber” being code for “we want to acknowledge how excellent he’s been, but c’mon, Brady’s the MVP and you have to work really hard to come up wit...
Jerry Jones Wants Tony Romo Kept Under Glass
The Dallas Cowboys’ enviable quarterback question, which rookie Dak Prescott effectively answered with his play, has been flipped on its head: Why not use backup Tony Romo as you would, you know, the backup, and protect Prescott for the games that really matter?...
Arizona Beats Seattle After Steven Hauschka Misses Extra Point<em></em>
Seattle lost an important game for their playoff seeding after Steven Hauschka missed the would-be go-ahead extra point and Arizona drove the field to kick a game-winning field goal on the final play of the game....
Tyler Lockett Holds Onto Catch Despite Suffering Horrific Leg Injury
Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett held onto a Russell Wilson pass despite having his leg mangled and exploded into two pieces as he rolled into the end zone. Warning! This video is gruesome....
Melo Starts 'Em Young
You’ll have to wait a decade to complain about his ball-stopping tendencies, but you know Phil will still be around to do it. ...
The NFL Season Is Just A Bunch Of Fashion Fines With Occasional Football Games
Sometimes it really does feel like the NFL is a company dedicated to punishment, with the occasional football game. Skins receiver DeSean Jackson revealed through Instagram Wednesday that he was fined for wearing customized cleats. Jackson argued that the shoes displayed his team colors, although th...
Duke Suspends Grayson Allen Indefinitely
Duke beat Elon, but who cares. We’re all here for Grayson Allen getting T’d up for tripping an opponent (his third such tripping incident in the calendar year), having a mini-meltdown about it, the ensuing pile-on of Coach K, and everyone waking up this morning to the news that Duke has indefinitely...
Matt Light Says He Tricked Brandon Meriweather Into Asking Bill Belichick To Pick Up His Bar Tab<em></em>
Former Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light showed up on radio show Toucher and Rich this morning after his old teammate Brandon Meriweather called in, and told a wonderful story about the time he set up a painfully awkward conversation between the safety and head coach Bill Belichick at the 2011 P...
Michael Bennett Turned His Penalized Sack Dance Into A Christmas Sweater
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has been known to unleash an homage to Ravishing Rick Rude after recording a sack, and he hit the Rams with a particularly saucy one after sacking Jared Goff last Thursday. Bennett was penalized for the dance, but that didn’t stop him from commemorating it with...
Iowa Refuses To Shake Hands After North Dakota, Down By 11, Tries Buzzer-Beater
With the Hawkeyes up by 11 with three seconds to play, there was no question about who was going to win tonight’s game between Iowa and North Dakota. But North Dakota’s Corey Baldwin stole the ball and Drick Bernstine tried to beat the buzzer with a little jumper anyway*, and Iowa coach Fran McCaffe...
Malcolm Brogdon Is Feeling Himself And Dunking On Everyone
Malcolm Brogdon may be a rookie, but that’s not stopping him from showing off against the Cavaliers tonight. He warmed up with a nifty little dunk over Kyrie Irving:...
Richard Sherman To Seattle Radio Host: "I'll Ruin Your Career"
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman was caught on tape Tuesday telling a local reporter that he would ruin his career....
Jalen Ramsey Is Going To Be A Beast
This season has been completely useless for the Jacksonville Jaguars. After blowing a two-touchdown lead to the Texans on Sunday for their ninth straight loss of the season, the Jags fired Gus Bradley, a bad coach everyone knew was bad a long time ago. Blake Bortles has rapidly regressed back to the...
Two Random Dudes Started A Twitter Rumor About The Vikings Sheltering The Homeless And A Lot Of People Bit
For a few hours yesterday, word raced around Twitter—and, ever-so-briefly, onto the blogs—that the Vikings would be opening up their stadium as a homeless shelter on a night of subzero temperatures in the Twin Cities. It wasn’t true, but everyone really, really wanted it to be. And in the end, isn’t...
Texans Owner Praises "Gutsy Call" To Bench Brock Osweiler
The Houston Texans are 8-6, but trust me—it has been a slog. By far the most exciting moment of the season came yesterday afternoon, when head coach Bill O’Brien yanked QB Brock Osweiler from the game after his second pick, and the crowd roared its approval. ...