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How To Deal With Crappy Refereeing: Quit The League
Mark Cuban take note: three teams in the Premier Basketball League have left the organization after some decidedly one-sided refereeing in the finals....

We're Not Sayin', We're Just Sayin'
The Mavericks are 2-16 in playoff games officiated by Danny Crawford. They are 48-41 in the same timeframe without Crawford on the court....

Here's Video Of The Nick Saban Statue Descending "From The Clouds Of Heaven"
Not one to be outdone by statue-unveiling Florida and/or statue-announcing Auburn, the Crimson Tide made a nine-foot statue of Nick Saban available for everyone in Tuscaloosa to see yesterday....

Your NHL Playoffs Open Thread
It's onto Game Threes. The Capitals try to go up 3-0 on the Rangers at 3 p.m. [Washington Post]. The Canucks will attempt to do same to the Blackhawks at 8 p.m. [Vancouver Sun]....

Colin Cowherd Will Have You Know His Script Can Get Worse By The Hour
Back in February, we brought you the Awful Pilot for Colin Cowherd's Awful TV Show. It was doubly awful. Read it here if you're so inclined....

Your NBA Playoffs Open Thread
Four more Game Ones today. At 1 p.m., it's Memphis at San Antonio [The Commercial Appeal] followed by New Orleans at the Lakers [The Times-Picayune]....

Your NHL Playoffs Open Thread
Buffalo will try to leave South Philly with a two-game lead on the Flyers; game starts at 5 p.m. Montreal will attempt the same, but in Boston, and starting at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, the San Jose Sharks try to hold onto their home-ice advantage against the L.A. Kings tonight....

Your NBA Playoffs Open Thread
The NBA Playoffs start with four games on today's schedule. Pacers vs. Bulls at 1 p.m. Sixers at Heat at 3:30 p.m. Hawks at the Magic at 7 p.m. Blazers at Mavs at 9:30 p.m. Throw all the octopi you want; it's fantastic. Except in Orlando, where they're already scared Dwight Howard might take his ta...

The Tax Man's Charges Against Lenny Dykstra Actually Involve A Kitchen Sink
Your morning roundup for April 16, the day Ralphie turns 40, making a whole lot of people question their very mortality, their confidence as fra-gee-lay as a leglamp....

LeBron James And Erik Spoelstra Enter Honeymoon Phase Just In Time For The Playoffs
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: LeBron James and Coach Spoelstra are totally crushing....

Does The NHL Have The Balls To Continue Their Head Shot Crackdown In The Playoffs?
The league's done a top-notch job of saying and doing the right things as their NFL counterparts get blasted on ignoring head trauma. New rules against cheap shots and hits on defenseless players are on the books, and have been clearly expressed to the players. Everyone knows what you can't do. Bu...

Oh Great, Somebody Sent A Link To Another Horrendously Infuriating Canucks "Parody" Video
Writes tipster Ian White, "Now, on the heels of the Rebecca Black Friday parody, this just continues to prove that Canucks fans are the most creative out there. The cup is ours this year. Go Canucks Go."...

A Quintessential Night In An American Hospital
Going to the hospital sucks. Aggressively. Hospitals know this, of course. But they have no interest in NOT sucking because if going to the hospital were pleasant and breezy, then everyone would go and the staff would be overloaded and have little or no time to fuck each other in the laundry room. E...

Dueling Mullets Welcome You To Day One Of The NHL Playoffs
Your morning roundup for April 13, the day Justin Bieber reminded us that the Middle East is still fucked up....

Washed-Up Larry Johnson Has Settled His 2008 Drink-Spitting Lawsuit For $100k
Larry Johnson, most recently of the Washington Redskins and this misspelled jersey, has seen his once blossoming NFL career disappear. Now, a lawsuit regarding an inflection point along Johnson's precipitous fall from grace has disappeared too. Perhaps Johnson wants to know if his career can come ba...

Stat and Swizz Team Up To Ruin "Go New York, Go New York, Go"
I mean, yeah, this is better than last year's uninspired Q-Tip offering, but is nothing sacred anymore?...

Mark Sanchez Talks About Getting Caught In An Elevator, 17-Year-Old Girl
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Mark Sanchez gets stuck in an elevator. And other stuff....

Former USD Assistant Basketball Coach And Players Charged In Game-Fixing-Marijuana-Bribery Mess
In San Diego today, federal prosecutors released the details of an indictment that named 10 people — three of whom formerly coached or played for the University of San Diego men's basketball program — with connection to a college basketball bribery ring. Thaddeus Brown, an assistant coach for the To...

NHL Playoff Blood Flows Red On The Regular-Season Rink
Thanks to tipster Noah D. for sending in this shot of Johan Franzen of the Detroit Red Wings after he'd been face-cut by Blackhawk Duncan Keith's stick in today's regular-season finale....

Cubs Fan* Who Slept On A Bar Floor Says She Likes Hot Guys Who Are Up For Anything
Sure, Opening Day is a distant memory, but "Henneman" of Chicago deserves mention. Not just because she slept under a table the night before to ensure access to good wings, beer deals, hats and "hot guys who are up for anything." But because she seems to think Alan Trammell, Ryne Sandberg and Harry...