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Toronto Fan Hurls Full Can Of Beer At Nate McLouth, Nearly Hits Him

In what was a good night for bad fans, a spectacular play by Nate McLouth resulted in retribution from a Blue Jays fan who chucked what appears to be a full can of beer from the Rogers Centre upper deck at the Orioles outfielder....

ESPN Guy Praises Johnny Manziel's "V-I-P-ness" (Say It Out Loud)

College Football Live's Joe Tessitore aroused attention today by stroking Johnny Manziel's total package....

Jalen Rose Says Tony Allen's Flop Was Worthy Of A Pulitzer Prize

When Manu Ginobili hit Tony Allen with a flagrant foul late in last night's Grizzlies-Spurs game, Allen engaged in a truly fantastic bit of theater by pretending that Ginobili's foul had caused him to slam his head against the floor. It was a flop for the ages (which doesn't change the fact that th...

Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Tornado Survivor, "Do You Thank The Lord?"

We Had A Seventh-Grade English Teacher Grade Rick Reilly's Poem

Remember last week, when Rick Reilly tried to pass off this stupid poem as a sports column? Since he's an adult who gets paid an exorbitant amount of money to write about sports, Reilly was rightly lambasted by most everyone who saw his poem. But we wanted to give Reilly's poetic skills a chance to ...

Sources: ESPN Laying Off Hundreds [UPDATE]

ESPN is laying off a portion of its staff today, a network spokesman confirms to us. How many? ESPN won't say. A tipster told us earlier today that it would be more than 400 staffers. A source at ESPN said that number is a little high, but it appears to be in the hundreds. ...

Ole Miss Football Coach Engages In Some Revisionist History

The picture you see above was sent from Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze's Twitter account today, along with the inspiring hashtags #HottyToddy, #DoSomethingSpecial, and #WinTheDay. What a great way to recall the storied legacy of the Ole Miss football program! Except, of course, for the fact that ev...

ESPN's Darren Rovell And The Fitness Model: A Brief History [Update]

May 11, 2009: Darren Rovell writes about Nora Tobin, a model he's never heard of whom he saw in an advertisement on his CNBC blog:...

Roy Hibbert's Block On Carmelo Anthony Last Night Was A Work Of Art

While the narrative from last night's series-seizing win for the Pacers over the Knicks has mostly been Lance Stephenson's inexplicable 25-point, 10-rebound performance, the highlight of the evening was unquestionably Roy Hibbert's manhandling of a Carmelo Anthony attempt at the rim....

Singer Of National Anthem Forgets Words, Powers Ahead Anyhow

Listening to this instantly immortal rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner," I'm reminded of Kevin Kline's character in "A Fish Called Wanda," who after receiving any sort of instruction always had to ask, "What was the part in the middle?"...

Tennis Player Has Cameraman Help With Epic Tirade Against Chair Umpire

This video of Viktor Troicki's meltdown at the Italian Open goes on for four minutes, but be sure to watch it from beginning to end. It just keeps getting better and better....

Which NFL Draft Expert Had The Dumbest Mock Draft?

Republished with permission from Pundit Tracker....

How North Dakota Lost Its Mind Over A "Choke Job"

On Feb. 16, the Northern Arizona basketball team rallied to beat North Dakota in overtime, 74-72. In a postgame interview with North Dakota head coach Brian Jones, the team's radio guy, Paul Ralston, a university employee, called the loss a "choke job." What ensued was the most pitiful college sport...

Here's Jarron Collins Wearing An "I'm The Straight One" T-Shirt

Reddit user shreaderman posted this photo of Jarron Collins, brother of Jason Collins, who came out last month. Being identical twins, he now gets mistaken for his more famous brother, which can be a hassle when trying to get through airport security, or when he just wants to go out without getting ...

George Maloof Chased Into A Closet

A person in charge of a professional sports franchise worth hundreds of millions of dollars ran away from reporters and tried to hide in a closet. That is the story you are currently reading. ...

The Times profiles Dave Meltzer, the O.G. of pro wrestling reporters. [NYT]...

Terrible Basketball Column Sends Us Through The Looking Glass

Writing parodies of a terrible sports columns is a thing that all the cool kids on the internet like to do these days. On Sunday, our friend @FanSince09 wrote one such column at Zoo With Roy about the Philadelphia 76ers' decision to hire the analytics-driven Sam Hinkie as their general manager. It w...

The Meaning Of Convicted Rapist Mike Tyson's New Cartoon

Twenty years ago The Ring magazine asked the question, after Mike Tyson's rape conviction, "What If Mike Tyson Had Never Gone To Jail?" The cover story posed a counterfactual in which Tyson did not receive a guilty verdict on his 1991 indictment for rape, confinement and criminal deviant conduct....

Kobe Bryant Suggests His Mom Stole Memorabilia From His House

Last week, we told you about Kobe Bryant's legal battle with his mother, who he claims illegally sold a bunch of Bryant's memorabilia from his high school playing days to an auction house for $450,000. We suggested that Bryant was being kind of a dick for preventing his mom from selling stuff that w...

Roundup: Your Best Bird-Flipping Miami Fan Photoshop Contest Entries

Yesterday's Photoshop contest yielded a treasure trove of hilarity. Here is a selection of our favorite entries, including your winner....