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Hilarious Video Reminds Us There's Still Plenty Of Racism In Sports
This, a fake commercial for something called the No Foul Coalition, is an inspired bit of parody and a reminder that even without Donald Sterling, the sports world is still full of racist shit....

London Fletcher Says He Started Feeling "Uneasy" About Redskins Name
Former Washington linebacker London Fletcher was recently a guest on NBC's SportsDash, and he was asked about how he felt about playing for a team that has a racial slur as a name. His response, flagged by DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg, was surprisingly honest....

Gronk Tailgates K-State Spring Game, Is Amused By Beer Bong In Pants
Hops-fueled lummox and part-time NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski went to Kansas State for last Saturday's spring football game. (His younger brother Glenn is a fullback for the Wildcats.) He had some fun at the tailgate....

Sprinkler-Turned-Geyser Delays Minor League Baseball Game
This is one of those things that I feel like only ever happens at minor league baseball games. During today's game between the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Great Lakes Loons, TinCaps first baseman Fernando Perez kicked a sprinkler head while pursuing a foul ball down the right-field line. Chao...

Donte Whitner No Longer Changing His Name To One That's Nearly "Hitler"
The Browns' newest safety has decided against legally changing his name to Donte Hitner, and not for the obvious reason that you totally read it as something else upon first glance....

Jose Fernandez's Fake-Out Play Was Ballsy And Awesome
One of the coolest things about Jose Fernandez is that even though he is one of the most dominant young pitchers in the league, his two most impressive highlights have nothing to do with pitching....

We Want To Hear Your Fan Fight Stories
In light of yesterday's brawl between Rangers and Flyers fans, and Tim Marchman nearly coming to blows with a meth head at last night's White Sox game, we want to hear from you. Below, tell us about the time you threw down—or witnessed people throwing down—in the stands. ...

The Top 10 Items Worth Stealing From Publix
When news broke this morning that Heisman winner Jameis Winston may have been busted for lifting some crab legs from a Tallahassee-area Publix supermarket, we felt a bit sad. There are way better things to shoplift from the store Where Shopping Is A Pleasure™, after all. Here are ten of those things...

Bob Hoskins Is Dead At 71
Sad news about a wonderful actor....

Bernard Pollard Promises The Titans Will Suck Less Butt This Season
Athletes tend to fall back on weasel words to avoid saying their team isn't very good. "We didn't gel as a unit." "The breaks didn't go our way." "We weren't able to sustain momentum." Titans safety Bernard Pollard prefers to cut to the chase....

Report: Jameis Winston Cited For Allegedly Stealing Crab Legs
According to Tomahawk Nation, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was recently cited for attempting to steal crab legs from a Publix grocery store. ...

The Warriors Had A Striking Boycott Planned For Last Night's Game
The Golden State Warriors claim they had plans in place for a memorable boycott of last night's game in Los Angeles, and would have walked off the court upon tip-off had Adam Silver not banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life....

Fans Brawl In The Stands During Tonight's Rangers-Flyers Game
Rangers fans and Flyers fans duked it out in the stands during Game 6 tonight at Wells Fargo Center. According to our tipsters, it was started by a couple of Rangers fans' taunts which got out of control, despite the ushers' attempts to quell things....

Bob Costas Abandons Broadcast Booth Mid-Inning To Pee
Bob Costas handed over play-by-play to MLB Network commentator John Smoltz in the bottom of the seventh inning tonight at Yankee Stadium, escaping the booth to hit the little boys' room....

That "Secret" NBA Constitution Is Now Online
One of the biggest surprises of the Donald Sterling mess was the the NBA's own constitution and bylaws were confidential, leaving observers to speculate on the league's mechanism for punishing the Clippers owner. Well, soon after dropping the hammer on Sterling, the NBA finally made the constitution...

Cristiano Ronaldo Goal Celebration Most Ronaldo Thing Ever
So Real Madrid is embarrassing Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena, and that was before... whatever this is....

18 Things <em>Rolling Stone</em> Couldn't Fit Into Its Bill Simmons Profile
I went to a Clippers game with Bill Simmons, heard him explain why other players don't like Blake Griffin, and joined him in making fun of a pre-shitstorm Donald Sterling, who sat, inert, across the court from us. ("Maybe it's like a Weekend at Bernie's kind of thing.") I ate sushi with Bill in L.A....

Report: Former Warriors Assistant Was Taping Conversations
In the Pacific division, you should probably just assume everything you say is being recorded....

Angry Pacers Heckler Just Says What We're All Thinking
The Pacers, they suck. They suck so bad that they are now one loss away from being bounced out of the first round by the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks. They suck so bad that during last night's loss in Indiana, they drove one Pacers fan to his breaking point....