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Disgusting Rich Person Jeffrey Loria Sold A Painting For $32.6 Million
When Jeffrey Loria isn't busy running the Marlins into the ground, he's wheeling and dealing in the art world. On Monday, he sold a (lovely!) portrait by Alberto Giacometti for $32.6 million at a New York art auction. That puts the painting's value just $7 million shy of the current payroll of the M...
NCAA To Oregon Basketball Players: Leave The Money-Making To Us
Yesterday, on the day its basketball team flew to South Korea for Friday's season opener against Georgetown, the University of Oregon announced that two of its players did not make the trip. Point guard Dominic Artis and forward Ben Carter, both sophomores, have been suspended indefinitely. Their of...
Peter Gammons: Still Really Bad At Twitter
Either Gammons was trying to send these as direct messages, or his butt has gotten really good at typing....
Richie Incognito Once Called Warren Sapp A "Nigger" During A Game
During today's Dan Patrick Show, Warren Sapp recalled the time Richie Incognito called him a nigger during a game. In this short clip, Sapp evokes much of the complexity that surrounds the Incognito controversy and the use of the n-word in general....
Anna Benson Gets 15 Years' Probation For Storming Kris's Home With Gun
OK, so this time the Kris and Anna Benson saga at last appears to have reached its sad conclusion....
So You Got A Deadly Infection From Playing In The NFL? Prove It.
Of all the storylines you expected to be a part of the first half of the NFL season, a workman's comp issue involving a toenail probably wasn't one of them. But it is, and it's actually intriguing in a number of ways, large and small....
D-II Football Scandal Was Evil And Brilliant
The NCAA just dropped the hammer on Division II Chadron (Neb.) State, invoking the dreaded "institutional control" clause and handing down major penalties. See? The NCAA's enforcers have done more this year than just screw up the Miami investigation....
This Is One Of The Worst Blown Calls You'll Ever See In A Football Game
Here's a clip from last night's Ohio-Buffalo game, in which one of the referees completely craps the bed on an intentional grounding call....
The Old Man And The River
Here's a favorite: Pete Dexter's 1981 Esquire story on Norman Maclean:...
ESPN: WSOP Champion Wins While Wearing "Charles" Johnson Lions Jersey
Good job, ESPN. Now you've made everyone in Detroit think about Charles Rogers again. ...
Which NFL Pundit Has Made The Worst Picks Through Nine Weeks?
Originally published on PunditTracker....
Nick Saban's Agent Sure Seems To Be Shopping Him To Texas
When the AP first reported news of a January phone call between Texas administrators and Nick Saban's agent Jimmy Sexton, Saban said he didn't know anything about it, and that he's too old to start somewhere else. New documents indicate the call took place, and not only did Sexton tell UT officials ...
Report: Coaches Told Richie Incognito To "Toughen Up" Jonathan Martin
The coaching staff's awareness in the case of Richie Incognito harassing Jonathan Martin hasn't been pinned down. But according to a new report, the coaches may have been the ones to suggest the idea to "toughen up" Martin to Incognito after the then-rookie Martin missed voluntary workouts. Incogni...
Bears Fan Tasers Packers-Fan Wife After <em>Monday Night Football</em> Bet
John Grant is a Bears fan. His wife is a Packers fan. The two made a friendly bet before last night's game. Whoever's team won, they would get to use a stun gun on the other. It's a very NFC North love story....
This Eagles Fan Is One Giant <em>Rocky</em> Tattoo
Nothing says "Yo, I'm from Philly" quite like an Apollo Creed tramp stamp. So, who wants to tell dude he forgot about Paulie?...
I Can't Believe Chicharito Just Missed This Open Goal
C'mon, son....
Buffalonian Does Civic Duty, Votes Kiko Alonso For Every Single Office
It's Election Day in America, that rare and hallowed opportunity for constituents to turn the wheels of democracy, make the country a better place, and for at least one concerned citizen, impress the #BillsMafia by throwing away his vote....
Why Is Making The NBA For Rich Kids? Ask Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Here
It's far easier to make it to the NBA if you're born in a richer part of the country, and to a more stable family. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, whose article in the New York Times was based on data from the US Census data and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be here to chat about it...
Can You Ride A Bike In The City Without Being An Asshole? (No.)
Maybe I'm in the wrong but I get annoyed whenever I'm walking in the park and I hear, at my back, a bicycle bell. The call of "On your left!" also gets on my nerves. My fight instinct kicks in, and I have to force myself not to punch the bicyclist soon to go by. A single jab would do it....