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Is the NCAA More Corrupt Than The Miami Hurricanes?
Originally published in Bloomberg View....
"He's A Greedy Fucking Pig": Listen To Eric Murdock Rant On Mike Rice
On June 29, 2012, his next-to-last day at Rutgers, Scarlet Knights assistant Eric Murdock stormed into the athletic department and unleashed a profane, frustrated, 11-minute rant against head coach Mike Rice. Rice remained in his office with the door shut....
Somebody Broke Off A Huge Piece Of Clemson's Special Rock
According to various reports, another one of college football's sacred totems has been vandalized beyond repair. Police say that somebody recently broke into the Clemson University football stadium and broke a huge chunk off Howard's Rock. The stone sits on a pedestal at the top of the hill that the...
Please Let Custom Facemasks Become A Thing
You're looking at a custom prototype facemask whipped up for Arizona by Bad-Ass Masks, apparently the Pimp My Ride of helmets. ...
Sometimes, Victory Can Be Agony Too
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Florida State WR Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Friend
Greg Dent, a rising senior receiver for Florida State, was arrested and charged with felony sexual assault last night after he allegedly tried to force himself upon a woman with whom he's been friends for years....
You Can't Go Home Again
John Ed Bradley's memoir of playing football at LSU, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium, is one of the finest sports books ever written. If you've never read it, do yourself a favor a pick up a copy. It's a beautiful book. ...
Bruins' Gregory Campbell Breaks Leg, Finishes Shift
In the words of Doc Emrick, Gregory Campbell was "shaken up" after he lay down to block Evgeni Malkin's slap shot during a Penguins power play in last night's second period. Hobbling and barely able to move, Campbell played on for another minute or so, at one point nearly stealing the puck on a lazy...
Judge Dismisses Governor's Penn State Suit Against The NCAA
A federal judge has tossed the lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania's governor over the NCAA's sanctions against Penn State, calling the suit "a Hail Mary pass" that "failed to advance the ball" as an anti-trust case....
Top Recruit Says Coach Promised Him A Meeting With Michael Jackson
Da'Shawn Hand is the No. 1 ranked high school football player in the country, and he recently sat down with CBS Sports' Bruce Feldman to talk about what life as the prize of the Division I recruiting circuit has been like. It sounds like he's been meeting some pretty dumb people....
Indiana Is Going To Wear This Helmet Because Fuck You That's Why
Yeah, that's a chrome facemask....
Navy Is Investigating A Rape Allegation Against Three Football Players
No charges have been filed, but according to The New York Times, the Naval Academy has confirmed the existence of an ongoing inquiry into allegations that three football players raped a female midshipman at an April 2012 off-campus party. One of the three players has had his graduation and commissio...
College Baseball Player Takes A Slider Right To The Dick
Cal State Fullerton's Austin Kingsolver only got two plate appearances in yesterday's game against Arizona State, and he probably wishes that he could have skipped the first one. In the top of the seventh inning, Arizona State pitcher Josh McAlister let a 3-2 slider get away from him and sent the p...
The Independent Review Into PAC-12 Referee-Bribing Allegations Is In
And it makes no sense. The PAC-12 "engaged" the oddly-named firm Ice Miller, LLP to conduct an independent review into allegations that former head of officiating Ed Rush bribed game officials into T'ing up Sean Miller for disputing a call at the end of Arizona's semifinal loss to UCLA in this year'...
Husky Invades NCAA Tournament Game, Is Cutest Idiot On The Field Ever
Cal State-Fullerton's NCAA tournament game against Arizona State featured an on-field delay of the cutest sort, when a rogue husky rushed the diamond at Goodwin Field....
Here's The Walk-Off Home Run That Lifted The Hoosiers Over Valparaiso
In the first round of the NCAA Regional last night, first-seeded Indiana took on fourth-seeded Valparaiso. Following an error in the top of the 9th inning by Indiana's sophomore second baseman, Chad Clark, Valpo scored two runs. The Hoosiers were up to bat in the bottom of the 9th, down 4-1....
Minnesota Baseball Players Videobomb Coach During In-Game Interview
College baseball is quickly becoming a hotbed of goofy videobombs. Taking a page out of Cincinnati's book, two University of Minneosta players decided to treat one of their teammates to a nice shave while their coach tried to give an in-game interview just a few feet away. ...
Here Is The Paterno Family's Lawsuit Against The NCAA
Though delayed by overtime hockey, Costas Tonight eventually devoted a whole hour last night to a re-examination of the Freeh report. Bob Costas said at the outset—and at the end of the program—that he had invited Louis Freeh and NCAA president Mark Emmert to participate in the discussion. They decl...