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Central Figure In Selena Roberts's Nothingburger Auburn Story Pleads Guilty

Mike McNeil, the central figure in Selena Roberts's much-bruited story about the University of Auburn football program, has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery. He will serve at least three years in prison, nothing like the 21-years-to-life sentence he'd faced on the original charges. That brings...

"Now I see why Mike Lupica was pissed about his seat earlier."...

Bob Knight Won't Speak About Mike Rice, And ESPN Says No Problem

This has been a terrific week for ESPN. Outside The Lines's bombshell on Mike Rice on Tuesday still has legs two days later. ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta delivered even more goods today, detailing inconsistencies in Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti's statements to the press and the fact that Ri...

Something Very Weird Happened At The End Of Tonight's Ohio Lottery Numbers Announcement [UPDATE]

We're legitimately concerned about the health of Ohio Lottery host Karen Kawolics tonight, as she appeared to have significant issues getting through the nightly announcement of the state's lotto numbers....

Columnist: If Kevin Ware's Teammates Were Women, They Would Have Rushed To His Side

When Kevin Ware was grotesquely injured on Sunday—when his snapped tibia thrust through his shin—this was how his Louisville teammates reacted:...

Here's Rick Reilly On CNN Tonight Saying "Pimps Up, Hoes Down, Ass Up, Nose Down"

Rick Reilly dropped by CNN tonight to talk about who-gives-a-shit, and for some reason elected to give a performance of vile human being/alleged musician Chris Brown's music. It went as well as you think it would!...

This Is What It Sounds Like When A Minor League Hockey Announcer Loses His Mind

Turn down your speakers before you start the video. I'm not joking....

Rachel Nichols Approves Of Victor Oladipo's Ass

Doug Gottlieb Says He's On CBS's Pregame Show To Bring The "White Man's Perspective" [UPDATE: Gottlieb Apologizes]

Wow. That sure was awkward....

Jason Whitlock Went On The Radio Today To Talk About Strippers

Do you trust Jason Whitlock's opinions on LeBron James's place in history after the Chicago Bulls snapped the Heat's streak last night? Probably not. But do you trust his opinions on strip clubs in Las Vegas? Of course you do....

How Marshall Henderson Gets Away With Being Marshall Henderson

On Sunday night, we said goodbye to Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson, college basketball's most exciting troll, a sort of human "u mad bro?" who did everything to antagonize his opponents short of popping motorcycle wheelies at halfcourt with their girlfriends riding pillion. He and the 12th-seeded...

Paterno Apologist Reveals Identity Of One Of Jerry Sandusky's Victims, Says He Was Hacked [UPDATED]

We told you yesterday about filmmaker John Ziegler's lunatic shouting tour to promote his jailhouse interview with Jerry Sandusky. Ziegler had hoped to use that interview to help rescue Joe Paterno and other Penn State officials from allegations that they covered up Jerry Sandusky's sex crimes again...

Who Is This Paterno Apologist Who Keeps Making An Ass Of Himself On TV?

If the name John Ziegler doesn't register with you, enlighten yourself by reading the late David Foster Wallace's lengthy 2005 profile of him in The Atlantic. Ziegler, a former talk-radio host who's now a documentary filmmaker, has been making the media rounds the last couple of days because he rece...

Which College Basketball Analyst Has The Least Terrible Bracket So Far?

Republished with permission from PunditTracker.com...

Steve Nash "Knows How To Rub Off A Man"

Not with speed, necessarily, but with—actually, just forget it. If you need me, I'll be in the corner giggling with my 13-year-old-sense-of-humored peers. ...

Overpaid Sportswriter Salutes Underpaid Football Player

Below are two recent news items. The first is from Sports Illustrated's Peter King; the second is about Sports Illustrated's Peter King. ...

Please Keep Craig Sager Away From Heavy Machinery

A <em>New York Times</em> Story About Georgetown-FGCU Required Some Great Corrections

Is there anything better than an assiduous Times correction notice? Everyone is writing quickly during the tournament, but this one could have used another pass, if only to catch the Eddie Murphy thing. After all... ...

A New Mexico Beat Writer Actually Quit His Job Because Of The Harvard Loss

Dennis Latta is the editor of Loboland.com, a site in the Rivals.com network that is dedicated to covering University of New Mexico athletics. He has been covering the men's basketball team for 33 years. Somehow, during all that time, he never learned how to handle his favorite team losing like a gr...

Dude likes his popcorn....