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The Grizzlies Are Lance Stephenson's Right Now, And That's Entertaining As Hell
You know how Marc Gasol broke his foot, Mario Chalmers tore his Achilles, Zach Randolph’s knee ain’t happy, Brandan Wright has a messed up MCL, and all the Grizzlies had was Mike Conley and some randos? Well:...
Welcome To The Lance Stephenson Experience
The trade-deadline acquisition of Lance Stephenson represented a wager by the Grizzlies that he was misused and underused, that they would be the ones to figure out how best to deploy him effectively, something no one’s been able to figure out since the Pacers. ...
Three Flames Players Benched For—Let's Be Honest—Being Hung Over, Probably
Flames leading scorers Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, along with forward Lance Bouma, were not in the lineup for Calgary’s last night’s 4-3 win over the Leafs. There was a whole thing at practice the day before, with people showing up late, and maybe being under the weather, and the benchings wer...
Lance Stephenson Dunks On Lakers, Destroys Their Souls
Holy crap. Did anyone know Lance Stephenson could do this? He just chokeslammed the Lakers back to whatever slop bucket they were dredged up from. Once again, the Lakers have proven themselves a valuable source for highlight reel raw materials....
Lance Berkman Is Sick Of All This Goddamn Tolerance
Lance Berkman, a bigoted Mr. Potato Head who learned how to play baseball, recently cut a political ad against an anti-discrimination ordinance that was up for a vote in Houston, Tex. Berkman was against the ordinance because it would allow “troubled men who claim to be women” to enter women’s bathr...
Lance Berkman Cites Random Men In Women's Bathrooms As Reason To Keep Discriminating
On Nov. 3, the city of Houston will vote on Proposition 1, an ordinance which would protect Houston residents from discrimination in work, public spaces, or housing. Retired MLBer Lance Berkman is against it because he doesn’t want men in women’s bathrooms. That’s not a joke. Watch the ad, paid for ...
Lance Lynn Sucks, Is Unreasonably Angry About It
Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn lasted 3.1 innings in today’s start against the Cubs, giving up four hits, six walks, and three earned runs before being replaced by Tyler Lyons. Lynn threw 46 strikes in 83 pitches, and decided home plate umpire Dan Bellino shared part of the blame for his poor outing....
Clippers Acquire Lance Stephenson For Matt Barnes And Spencer Hawes
As reported by everybody and confirmed by the Clippers, along with the Hornets they completed the rarest of things tonight: a consequential trade during the NBA Finals. Charlotte will send Lance Stephenson to Los Angeles, and will receive Spencer Hawes and Matt Barnes in return. This is interesting ...
Astros Pitcher Is Wearing Batman Cleats For His MLB Debut
Lance McCullers is on the mound making his major league debut tonight for the Astros, and he’s doing it in an especially odd choice of footwear: Batman cleats. We’re not sure if this will incur a fine from MLB, but we hope the 2012 first-rounder kept some of his $2.5m signing bonus just to be sure....
Oblivious Fan Gets Walloped In The Face By The Basketball
It is not baseball where a foul-tipped fastball can smoke you in the face and do serious damage, but you've still got to pay attention when you're sitting in the first couple of rows at a basketball game, especially when Lance Stephenson is on the court. That's the lesson this woman learned when she...
Four-Star Recruit Decommits From Oklahoma Because Of Racist Frat Video
Offensive line prospect Jean Delance committed to Oklahoma back in November, and was still all about the Sooners when he visited campus on Saturday—the day before the release of a video showing members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity taking part in a racist chant. Delance pulled out of his com...
How To Quit Your Job To Be A Better Feminist (And Parent)
Four years ago, I quit my high-profile, lucrative law job. ...
Cops: Lance Armstrong Hit Two Parked Cars, Girlfriend Took Blame
According to Colorado police, Lance Armstrong literally hit two parked cars with his car in Aspen, and figuratively threw his girlfriend under the bus....
Lance Stephenson's Unimpressed With His Bobblehead
The Hornets made a bobblehead for Lance Stephenson, but Stephenson wasn't wowed by the result. If you're not convinced by the real Stephenson's face, his Instagram caption makes it clear: "This bubblehead do not look like me." He's right....
Hornets Head Coach On Lance Stephenson: "He's Not A Star"
Lance Stephenson can be one of the most exciting players in the NBA when he's on, and even when he's not playing well, he's still pretty fun to watch. He joined a Hornets team that appeared on the rise in the offseason, and it looked to be a perfect situation for both parties. ...
Lance Armstrong Dropped Out Of A Beer Mile
With the Beer Mile World Championships rapidly approaching on December 3, interest in the event is peaking. Lance Armstrong, who probably doesn't have a lot to do these days, decided to give it a try. Surprisingly, one of the world's greatest athletes can't drink and run for shit....
Lance Stephenson Takes Flopping To New Level, Slaps Self In Face
You can't even be mad with Lance Stephenson for this. It's pretty genius, really....
Justin Gatlin's Glory Lap Turning Contentious And Weird
Justin Gatlin, track and field's most controversial athlete of 2014, has had a doozy of a last few weeks. And he's not even running currently....
Player Brutally Punched Out Of Rugby Grand Final Surprisingly OK With It
St. Helens halfback Lance Hohaia, forced to leave Saturday's Super League Grand Final after being concussed by a pair of obscene punches from Wigan's Ben Flower just two minutes into the match, was pretty mellow about the whole event afterward and dismissed it as the sort of thing that happens som...