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Today In Unfortunate Ad Placement
We know Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are getting up there in years, but the inadvertent layout of today's print edition of the New York Daily News is being less than subtle about it....
The World Needs This Picture Of Yao Ming Standing Next To Muggsy Bogues
We've long gotten a kick out of looking at pictures of Yao Ming standing next to people and things that are much shorter than him, but this is the picture we've been waiting for. It's just Yao and the shortest player in NBA history chilling on a Shanghai balcony, looking like two principal cast memb...
Greg Oden Has "Slight Setback," Misses Practice With Knee Swelling
Welp. That didn't take long. Greg Oden only took part in his first five-on-five drill with the Heat on Monday, but he had to be held out of practice today because of swelling in his left knee. ESPN's Brian Windhorst calls it a "slight setback," but it still can't be good news for a guy whose knee tr...
Browns Sign Player With Torn ACL, Because They Are The Browns
Last week, the Cleveland Browns found themselves with a roster spot to fill after quarterback Brian Hoyer was placed on injured reserve. So like any savvy franchise, they went looking for talent on other teams' practice squads. They found rookie wide receiver Charles Johnson and signed him away from...
A Cleveland Browns Tailgate Featured A Beer-Drinkin' Toddler
We've said it before: Giving babies beer to drink is not necessarily the "responsible" thing to do. And the same goes for toddlers. But there was no stopping this kid. He came to party....
What happens when Metta World Peace gets on a tour bus with a bunch of children? Hijinks obviously ensued. "At one point, a fifth grader notices a billboard for Larry Flynt's Hustler Club. It's not subtle. The boy, being around 12, tells the whole bus about it. Soon, everyone is screaming." [Time]...
Sage Steele Will Be The Host Of <em>NBA Countdown</em> If She Wants The Job
NBA Countdown may have found its new host. We've learned that SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele has been offered the job, according to four sources familiar with the process. It is not clear if she'll accept....
Chris Duhon Injured In Hit-And-Run
Chris Duhon, last seen with the Lakers and currently a free agent, was injured after being intentionally hit by a car on Saturday night in downtown Orlando....
Manu Ginobili's Contract Got Lost In A Bird Attack
The New York Times has a story about the San Antonio Spurs' legacy of fostering foreign talent, and it contains a wonderful anecdote about an offseason mishap in Argentina involving Manu Ginobili's contract, a frightened intern, and an angry bird....
Nick Young Takes Video Selfie While Crashing His Toboggan
The Los Angeles Lakers' Chinese tobogganing trip is the gift that keeps on giving. First, it allowed us to laugh at Chris Kaman's account of the very real dangers that come with tobogganing down the Great Wall of China, and now it's given us an even greater gift: Nick Young filming himself as he los...
Michael Beasley Punched Himself So Hard He Needed Medical Treatment
Total bargain you got yourselves there, Miami. Absolutely sane and won't make headlines for anything but his basketball skills....
The Los Angeles Dodgers Are Just A Group Of Hard-Nosed Overachievers
Without characters and storylines, baseball is just a bunch of idiots running around wielding sticks, so of course baseball writers were going to contrive a narrative for a seven-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals that doesn’t really feature a natural one. You co...
Korean Baseball Player Wastes Yet Another Awesome Bat Flip On Foul Ball
We've seen Choi Jeon-suk do this before, and now we're starting to wonder if this is just his thing. Maybe he just believes that a crushed baseball, no matter how far foul it flies, is worthy of an amazing bat flip. If that's the case, more power to him....
Rodney Stuckey Out Indefinitely After Breaking Thumb In Car Door
Rodney Stuckey is out for an undetermined amount of time after breaking his right thumb in a car door....
Sources: Magic Johnson Left ESPN Because Of Bill Simmons
So, why did Magic make his sudden announcement that he's leaving ESPN, less than three weeks before the NBA season begins? An announcement so sudden that the newest addition to NBA Countdown, Doris Burke, appears to have had no idea it was going down?...
Chicago Bulls Player Intros: One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others
Just wait for it......