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ESPN Writer Has <em>The Protocols Of Zion</em> On His Bookshelf
Late last week, ESPN's MMA writer Franklin McNeil appeared on an ESPN.com video previewing the big UFC pay-per-view fight between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. In the video, McNeil talked about the bout while sitting in front of his bookshelf at his home. Clever D.I.Y. stagecraft! (Just a few weeks ag...
More Interesting Than Watching A Royals Game From Behind Home Plate: Books
Here's an esteemed gent in the high-price seats of Kauffman Stadium using a leisurely weeknight at the ballpark to catch up on some reading. Several of you wrote in to make fun of this guy, but I'm a bit reluctant to really go after him; it's the ninth inning of a Royals game (which they were, as u...
Here's Deion Sanders's Estranged Wife's Mug Shot
Authorities in the Dallas suburb of Collin County have charged Pilar Sanders with assault-family violence—a Class C misdemeanor—for allegedly trying to "jump" Deion in front of two of his kids last night. [Collin County, via PFT]...
Janoris Jenkins: "Where In The Book Does It Say You Can't Have Kids?"
Janoris Jenkins is this year's "guy who's really good, but had some trouble so he'll scare off some prude GMs and likely be a big bargain for whoever takes him." He's been tased, he's been in a couple fights, he's got a couple busts for weed, and all of these things are potentially problematic—thing...
Tonight's Weather Forecast Will Not Be Seen Because Our Set Has Been Invaded By Bears
Havoc reigned in Scranton tonight when WNEP-TV's 11 p.m. newscast was interrupted by bears. Black bears, specifically, at least four of which decided to invade the outdoor set from which meteorologist Kurt Aaron was preparing to deliver his weather report. Aaron was, understandably, concerned for ...
Andruw Jones Used A Rangers Fan As His Outfield Toss Warmup Partner Tonight
Yankees outfielder (and former Ranger) Andruw Jones had some fun with a Texas fan tonight before the bottom of the ninth inning of New York's 7-4 win. We don't know if Jones angered or somehow otherwise lost his normal warmup partner or if he took a fan at his word to throw the ball back, but we ...
Deion Sanders Called The Cops On His Ex-Wife, Who Tried To "Jump" Him, And He Live-Tweeted The Whole Thing
Deion Sanders has been having a rough go of things with the ex-Mrs. Deion lately. She's suing him for a bunch of money. But Deion, it appears, has the law on his side. He tweets:...
Nobody Wants To Do <i>Hard Knocks</i> Except The Jaguars, And <i>Hard Knocks</i> Doesn't Want Them
ESPN says that the Falcons thought about it really hard, but decided they'll pass on being profiled on Hard Knocks this season. They say they'd like to focus on football and football only, which makes us wonder if Rex Ryan wasn't the worst thing that ever happened to this show....
Child At Royals Game Is Handed A Foul Ball, Promptly Throws It Back
Two explanations for this, which happened during yesterday's Blue Jays-Royals game in Kansas City: The little guy either didn't know any better, or else he just realized he's been sentenced to a life of cheering for the Royals....
Saints GM Mickey Loomis Accused Of Eavesdropping On Visiting Coaches
And here we go....
Gus Malzahn: "I Run The Exact Same Offense I Ran In High School"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The A-State coach thinks UA's problems could be a recruiting opportunity....
Bristolmetrics: The NHL Received Twice As Much Airtime As The NFL
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke....
Fox Sports Detroit Reporter Videobombed By Tongue-Wagging Texas Rangers Fan
The Tigers had just taken the lead thanks to Brennan Boesch's home run, and when the Fox Sports Detroit broadcast returned for the start of the seventh inning, it went straight to reporter Shannon Hogan out there in the stands. Hogan was there to instruct viewers on how to send along their "specia...
This Drunk Lady Keeled Over In The Aisle During A Mavs Game
Friday night. Dallas. Spotlights beam down on a meaningless game, the playoff-bound (but underwhelming) Mavs against the tanking Golden State Warriors. The game is a spectacle. A party, really. For this lady. Reader and amateur videographer Baron tells us that the lass dances ("inappropriately str...
Panthers Somehow Blame Devils Fans For Ruining Rat-Throwing Tradition
Before their 1995 home opener, a rat entered the Panthers locker room—and was promptly killed with a slapshot by Scott Mellanby. The legend took hold, and as Florida made a finals run, the "rat trick" was born. After Panthers goals and wins, fans would throw hundreds of rubber rats onto the ice....
Reggie Evans Was Not Elbowed By Metta World Peace, But He Flopped Like He Was
The Hornets' Greivis Vasquez was initially whistled for a Flagrant Foul 2 for what he did here to Reggie Evans after Evans set a hard screen on him at midcourt. But the call was changed to a plain old personal foul against Vasquez after a video review proved Evans was more James Franco than James...
Italian Soccer Match Delayed When Fans Demand Players Hand Over Their Jerseys
Today's Serie A match between Genoa and Siena was delayed for 30 minutes when Genoa supporters, angered by the team being down 4-0, took matters into their own hands. As reported at Goal.com:...
Today In Jose Canseco Tweets As Motivational Posters: Hunger
I'm going to be wrapping up Josayings because I've had the feeling like he's been in on the joke recently and there has been a lot of poking around and maybe he actually is in on it. Either way, it's better to burn out than fade away so I'll be dropping a few more this weekend that I never got arou...
Penn State Offered To Rename Beaver Stadium After Joe Paterno So His Family Would Not Sue The School
Penn State and the Paterno family have quickly morphed from college football royalty to a sad episode of The Bickersons in a matter of months. After unceremoniously firing Paterno in the wake of his laissez-faire handling of the Jerry Sandusky allegations, the school offered certain concessions to ...