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Broncos Sign Wes Welker
It's being reported by just about everybody on Twitter that Wes Welker, after six seasons in New England, has signed a two-year deal to join the Broncos. He'll join a receiving corps that includes Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas, which, jesus....
ESPN Is Canceling Two Best-Trick Competitions At The X Games; Does That Have Anything To Do With An Upcoming <em>Real Sports</em> Segment?
ESPN announced last night that it will no longer host a pair of best-trick competitions at the X Games: the Moto X best trick and the snowmobile best trick. ESPN is citing safety reasons and insists that it doesn't have anything to do with Caleb Moore, the snowmobiler who died a week after his cras...
Bill Belichick Answered Fan Questions On His Girlfriend's Twitter Account
So this was kind of weird. Last night, Linda Holliday, host of Styleboston and girlfriend of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, sent out this cryptic tweet:...
A Little League Raffles Off An Assault Rifle To Raise Money
The Atwood-Hammond Little League in east-central Illinois needs money to replace its crappy old equipment. In past years, the league has tried traditional fundraisers like auctioning off donated gift cards. But those efforts weren't always successful: Last year's hog roast, according to league commi...
Dwight Howard Responds To Heckler With A Lame "Yo Mama" Joke
Dwight Howard did more than blow kisses at Magic fans last night. Late in the third quarter, Howard found himself being heckled by a fan seated near the basket, and he responded with a comeback from the always reliable "Oh yeah, well I fucked your mom!" catalog....
ESPN Hires Ray Lewis
We knew this back in January, and now it's official: Ray Lewis is heading to ESPN. He'll join Trent Dilfer, Steve Young, and Stuart Scott for Monday night pre-game and post-game analysis. It's a big hire for ESPN, which will soon have enough ex-NFLers to fill out an alumni-game two-deep. ...
One Of The Best Goals You'll Ever See Came Tonight In The CONCACAF Champions League
Djimi Traore performs amazing things for Seattle Sounders in tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match against Tigres....
Corey Perry Can Expect A Shanaban After This Attack On Jason Zucker's Brain
Wild winger Jason Zucker spent several minutes down on the ice tonight after suffering a hit to the head from Corey Perry midway through the Ducks-Wild game in Minnesota tonight....
NFL Network's Warren Sapp Doesn't Know His Mic Is On, Complains About "The Fucking Bill Belichick Fucking Angle"
Former Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli was featured on the NFL Network's NFL Total Access a short time ago, but his appearance was overshadowed by Warren Sapp, who could be heard off-camera mumbling something into a hot mic about "the same fucking speech that we had Mike Lombardi give, the fucking...
Know Your (Non-Major) Conference Champions
As you know, the first two rounds of March Madness—well, the first two real rounds—together constitute the best sports event of the year. In 48 games, teams you've maybe only vaguely heard of get their chance to knock off the teams you've heard too much of, and every year you're rewarded with at lea...
Why Is Everyone Eulogizing The Big East Tournament? It's Not Going Anywhere.
Here we go again. This week's Big East tournament, we're being told, will be the last of its kind. The league is being torn asunder in this new, mutable world of college athletics in which money, suddenly, is a priority. It's a shame and a sin, the eulogies say, with the wistful, shattered air of a ...
Jordany Valdespin Taking A Fastball Right To The Dick: A Photo Essay
Yesterday we brought you the breaking news that Mets utility player Jordany Valdespin got a 94-mph fastball right to the junk. Today, after the smoke has cleared, the swelling has subsided, and manager Terry Collins has publicly chided him for not wearing a cup, we have photos....
This Is Why Giving Gatorade Baths Indoors Is A Bad Idea
Not only did the Lady Knights fail to properly douse their coach in Gatorade after winning an NJCA district qualifying game, they placed him squarely atop a liquid death trap. At least they had enough sense to retreat from the puddle, unlike the would-be hero who comes dashing down from the bleache...
D-Backs Reliever Attempts To Buy Baseball Card, Gets In Testy Spat With Seller
You probably remember Brad Ziegler as the submarine-style reliever who pitched 39 consecutive scoreless innings to begin his rookie season with the Oakland A's. But what you probably don't know about Ziegler, who pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks now, is that he is an avid baseball card collector...
Golfer Falls Down 18-Foot Sinkhole On Fairway
When one of Mark Mihal's playing partners called the clubhouse at a course in Waterloo, Ill., on Friday, he had to give an assurance that he was not making a prank call. But, uh, out on the 14th fairway, he wanted the clubhouse to know, they were going to need a ladder and a rope. Oh, and call an am...
Russell Westbrook Throws Up A Half-Court Shot That Is Total Nonsense
He was clearly trying to draw a foul here, and although he may have actually succeeded—Gary Neal's hands were right on Westbrook's chest when the shot went up—this shot was ill-advised. You can't really expect the referee to be ready to call a foul on a half-court shot with 18 seconds left on the s...