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Jason Babin Rips Out A Handful Of Andre Ellington's Dreads
Are those extensions? Why does Andre Ellington not look like he's in immense pain after Jason Babin walks away with some of Ellington's hair in his hand? Hair is allowed to be yanked for a tackle in the NFL, and Babin took advantage of that. Ow....

Kansas Snaps Big 12 Losing Streak; Fans Toss Goalpost Into Lake
The Kansas Jayhawks had lost 27 straight conference games before beating West Virginia 31-19 yesterday. After the win, fans took down a goalpost and chucked it into a lake. The video's best part is the guy proudly holding the small piece of goalpost. So content with himself....
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Cliff Alexander Fakes Out Illinois, Commits To Kansas Instead [Updates]
Cliff Alexander, a 6'8" forward from Chicago, gave Illinois fans one last hilarious kick in the balls as he faked pulling on an Illini cap before switching to his actual selection, Kansas....


Duke Freshman Crushes Monster Alley-Oop During Practice
OK, what the hell is happening to Duke? Are they becoming, dare I say, likable?...

The Historic Suck Of The Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars suck this year, everyone knows that. But what if we peel back that superficial layer of suck, and delve deeper into the fetid onion that is the 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars? It's actually astonishing how terrible this team is....

Chart: A "Family Tree" Of American Whiskeys and Bourbons
You're probably aware that most popular beers come from just a few massive parent companies, but do you know who's making that delicious bourbon you're into? The chart above—an excerpt from Colin Spoelman and David Haskell's new book The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining that they p...

The Albert And Albert Blues
Albert Brooks tells the jokes. Albert King plays the licks. ...

Officials Correctly Wave Off Melo's Game-Tying Three; Knicks Lose
Carmelo Anthony's potential game-winning four-point play at the end of tonight's Rockets-Knicks game was waved off after official Scott Foster ruled that James Harden had committed the foul before Anthony shot....

J.R. Smith And Brandon Jennings Are In A Twitter Fight
The fact that J.R. Smith's little brother occupies a spot on the Knicks' roster is and always will be a sad joke. This truth is not lost on Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings, who last night sent a since-deleted tweet expressing incredulity at the existence of Chris Smith's NBA career....

Andrea Bargnani: Still Really Bad At Defense
OK, so this doesn't feature the total loss of body control that our last addition to the Andrea Bargnani lowlight reel did, but J.R. Smith's exasperated reaction more than makes up for that fact. ...

Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks: <em>Jessie</em>
A look at the awful children’s programming you’re forced to endure before you can finally kick the kids out of the TV room to watch sports for eight hours. Image by Jim Cooke....


Why Did Derek Sheely Die?
The Washington Times dives deep into the story of Derek Sheely, a fullback for D3 Frostburg State who died after collapsing during preseason drills two years ago. It's a situation where just about every authority failed this kid, and neither the school nor the NCAA seem particularly keen on getting ...

Andrew Wiggins And Jabari Parker Have Arrived. Get Excited.
Last night, we finally got to see superstar freshmen Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker in a prime-time game against top-flight opponents. If you weren't planning on paying much attention to college basketball this year, it's time to amend those plans. These guys are going to make this season a whole ...

Kansas Wigginses Defeat Duke Jabaris
The Jabari Parker/Andrew Wiggins match we eagerly wanted hit a snag, because eight other players just had to also play on the court. Wiggins and Parker each had their moments in the Jayhawks' 94-83 over the Blue Devils....

The Two Rogers
Here is a memoir story I wrote last year for SB Nation. It is about my father and also about Roger Angell and Roger Kahn:...

The Knicks, In One Paragraph
Woj has a column up that's ostensibly about the Knicks' latest insane notion—that they can sign Kevin Love in 2015—but which actually serves as a fine excuse to catalog New York's pervasive, perpetual state of rot. It captures basically every ill of the franchise in one tidy paragraph:...

J.J. Hickson Submits An Early Candidate For Dunk Of The Year
No one will blame you for not watching last night's Nuggets-Jazz game, as neither team has done much more than depress the hell out of their respective fan bases this year. But you are not allowed to go through life being unaware of this J.J. Hickson dunk, which turned poor Marvin Williams into a c...
