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San Diego's Month-Old Radio Station Was Already Forced To Redo Its Whole Lineup

Farewell, 97.3 The Machine. We never knew ye....

This San Diego Radio Station Has Existed For A Month And Is Already A Disaster

At the beginning of March, Entercom announced the launch of 97.3 The Machine, a new San Diego-based station with talk shows and sports programming. It’s not even the end of the month, and The Machine has already been involved in a feud and a fuckup that might jeopardize its relationship with the Pad...

Leonard Hamilton Treats Dana Jacobson Like Shit For Asking Totally Legitimate Question [UPDATE]

Florida State allowed Michigan to walk away with tonight’s win, choosing not to foul despite being down only four points and multiple teams this month winning while facing similar game scenarios. CBS’s Dana Jacobson asked Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton after the game to explain his decision, ...

Report: Kawhi Leonard's Teammates Are Fed Up With Him, But He Still Doesn't Want To Come Back

Kawhi Leonard’s mysterious quad injury has kept him out of all but nine games this year. Spurs doctors cleared him to come back over a month ago, and the fact that he’s only sort of part of the team right now as they’re in the thick of a nasty playoff race is creating some legitimate friction within...

Nobody Knows If Kawhi Leonard Will Play This Season, But Manu Ginobili Isn't Optimistic

After a real rough stretch, the San Antonio Spurs have stabilized and look to be safely headed towards the playoffs after four straight wins, three of which came against fellow Western Conference contenders. That’s reassuring, although the team as presently constituted doesn’t seem like much of a th...

Shaq: Put Cops Around And Inside Everything<em></em>

Someone asked Shaq, an occasional cop, what to do about school shootings. His take? Just build the school out of cops. Sure! ...

Requiem For A Forgotten Globetrotter 

Originally published in the November, 1977 issue of Sport, and featured in the Library of America’s new basketball anthology, Basketball: Great Writing About America’s Game. It is reprinted here with permission....

Shaq's Son Shareef O'Neal Withdraws Commitment To Arizona In Wake Of Wiretap Revelation

Dominoes are falling at Arizona as a result of the FBI investigation into recruiting violations at NCAA schools: Sean Miller might be out at Arizona—he is for sure not coaching the team tonight against Oregon—and now star recruit Shareef O’Neal is apparently withdrawing his commitment to the school:...

Report: Beef Simmering <em></em>Between The Spurs And Kawhi Leonard

We know now, thanks to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, that Spurs doctors have medically cleared Kawhi Leonard to return from the quad injury that has kept him out all but nine games this season. So the decision to return is all Leonard’s, but head coach Gregg Popovich said yesterday the Spurs don’t expe...

Gregg Popovich On Kawhi Leonard: "I'll Be Surprised If He Returns This Season" [Update]

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said today that he’ll be “surprised” to see Kawhi Leonard, who’s recovering from an injured quad muscle, play again this season. Woof....

Before He Surrendered, Roberto Duran Was Looking To Harm

Originally published in Inside Sports (June, 1980), this story appears here with permission....

Galen Rupp And Evan Jager Couldn't Take Down Lenny Korir 

American track and road superstars Evan Jager and Galen Rupp decided to run the U.S. cross country championships this afternoon in Tallahassee for the first time ever, for reasons that are not entirely clear. Rupp had only run once cross country race (in 2011) since winning an NCAA title in 2008, wh...

Leonard Fournette Leaves Jaguars-Steelers Game With Ankle Injury [UPDATE: He's Back]

Leonard Fournette left today’s AFC Divisional playoff with an apparent ankle injury in the second quarter, with Jacksonville leading Pittsburgh, 21-7. He limped off the field and made his way to the locker room shortly thereafter:...

Kawhi Leonard's Gonna Miss Some More Games

The injury that kept Kawhi Leonard out of last night’s Spurs-Blazers game is a “partial tear” in his left shoulder, according to coach Gregg Popovich....

Please Enjoy "The Joy Of Christmas," The Greatest, Goofiest Christmas Album Ever Made

Tastefulness. It has no place when celebrating the holiday season, but some people just can’t fucking help themselves. Look at this Spotify playlist:...

Jalen Brunson Broke Temple, Again

PHILADELPHIA — Temple was on a run, and the Liacouras Center was rocking. It was a big game. Villanova came into North Philly last night as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Wildcats had won 21 consecutive Big 5 games—an unprecedented streak in Philly hoops history....

Leonard Fournette And Jaguars Celebrate Touchdown With Free Throw

Here’s this week’s NFL celebration that makes little sense: After Leonard Fournette’s five-yard touchdown run today, some of the Jacksonville Jaguars lined up for a free throw....

Leonard Fournette Out Today Due To "Infraction Of A Team Rule" [Update]

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone announced this morning that rookie running back Leonard Fournette will not play in the team’s game today against Cincinnati, because he violated an undisclosed team rule....

Steaming Pile Of Shit

Leonard Fournette Wasn't Afraid Of The Steelers

Jags rookie running back Leonard Fournette finished yesterday’s win against the Steelers with 181 rushing yards on 28 carries. Those look like stats belonging to a running back who dominated the whole game, but that’s not quite what happened. Instead, Fournette gave the Steelers three quarters of ho...