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ShortCenter: An Unhinged Stephen A. Smith Breaks Down The CP3 Trade
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
James Harrison: The Villain The NFL Wants
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
This Young Penguins Fan Is Devastated By His Parents' Unabashed Support Of The Red Wings
Your morning roundup for Dec. 15, the day we learned the hypocrisy of Internet piracy. Video from 96.1 Kiss FM, via Puck Daddy. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
One Of Jerry Sandusky's Lawyers Says He Was Only Trying To Teach Troubled Youth How To Shower Properly
A new attorney, Karl Rominger, recently joined up with Jerry Sandusky's defense team, and he's starting to make Lawyerin' Joe Amendola, Sandusky's blundering counsel, look like Larry Tribe....
John Clayton Does Not Have A Ponytail, But He Does Have A Mullet
The I-Team investigated this some time ago, only to be told by ESPN that NFL analyst John Clayton did not have a ponytail but only a "mess of hair in back." Clayton hasn't been seen much in Bristol since then, limiting his exposure to face-frontal shots via satellite, but tonight he made a rare stu...
Chris Paul Headed To The Clippers, For Real This Time
Marc Stein is first to the post with news that the Clippers caved and will include Eric Gordon in a deal for Chris Paul, as long as Neil Olshey says "no takesies backsies" before David Stern can veto. The haul is pretty good for New Orleans: Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Minnesota's firs...
Ndamukong Suh Decides Image Isn't Tarnished Enough, Walks Out On Weekly Radio Interview
Ndamukong Suh is returning from the suspension he earned with a Thanksgiving Day stomp, but he wasn't willing to talk about the aftermath (or his car accident) to Mike Valenti and Terry Foster during his weekly interview on 97.1 The Ticket, the Lions' flagship station in Detroit....
Charlie Weis Will Give Kansas Five Years, Then He's Gone
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 new Jayhawks coach isn't in this for the long haul....
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The NFL Is Happy To Sell You This Photograph Of A Concussed Colt McCoy [UPDATE]
While the NFL in 2010 banned the sale of photos depicting plays that resulted in discipline, that same restriction doesn't apply to the aftermath of said plays, as this image is available for purchase from the NFL in a variety of sizes and framing options....
Scottie Pippen Is Suing Every Blog But This One
Scottie Pippen is outraged that so many websites would report that he's bankrupt and needs money. To prove it's not true, he's suing for millions of dollars....
Dolphins Fan Gets Brutally Knocked Out In The Sun Life Stadium Parking Lot (Video) (Updated)
The sucker punch that dropped a Dolphins fan in the parking lot after Sunday's game vs. the Eagles is so brutal that the meathead who threw it should do some time. The sound of head hitting parking lot is chilling. The louder sound of the initial contact may be worse. Hearkens back to the near-dea...
Kelly Shoppach Returns, Casey McGehee Departs, And Nickelback Wins Again
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall.) This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!...
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Dan Shaughnessy's Son Arrested For Assaulting Cops, Being Breathtakingly Drunk At Noon On A Friday [UPDATE]
Sam Shaughnessy, who as a star outfielder in high school was the subject of father Dan's book Senior Year, then played a year of college ball at BC, was arrested last Friday in Brookline, Mass. The charges: disorderly conduct, assault and battery on a police officer, and resisting arrest....
Kendrick Perkins Lost A Bunch Of Weight During The Lockout
So what if Perk was miserable about getting traded to OKC? So what if his team got bounced from the playoffs while he played a minor role? So what if he got arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct in August?...
Jerry Sandusky Apparently Still Coached At A Small College Last Year Even Though He Failed The Background Check
We've already told you about Jerry Sandusky's attempt last year to become a volunteer assistant coach at D-III Juniata College in central Pennsylvania. His effort was thwarted when a background check revealed the inconvenient detail that he was under investigation for something. And even though the...
On A Frosty Pennsylvania Morning, Jerry Sandusky Is Punxsutawney Phil
BELLEFONTE, Pa.—Jack-all of substance happened in the Centre County courthouse today, as you already know. Jerry Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing. No witnesses testified; no new information came out....
The Sandusky Hearing That Wasn't: A Gallery
Most of the media were at the Centre County Courthouse before 7 a.m. for an 8:30 hearing. The expectation was that many of the victims would testify in graphic detail. Instead, it was over in a second. Sandusky chose to waive the proceeding altogether and hold all the charges over for trial. Immedi...
Mike Leach's Business Partner Is A Prominent Publisher Of Guides To Houston-Area Strip Clubs
Deposed Texas Tech boss Mike Leach just took over at Wazzu, and the local press is already hounding our favorite offensive innovator/pirate....
Women's Professional Soccer Escapes Extinction
For the past few months, we've been following the sad saga of one of the most destructive owners in professional sports, Dan Borislow, and his ongoing legal (and email) fight against one of the most beleaguered professional sports organizations in the world, Women's Professional Soccer....
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Sandusky's Lawyer: If You Believe Witness, "I Suggest You Dial 1-800-REALITY." That's A Gay Phone Sex Line. [UPDATE]
Joe Amendola, the attorney for Jerry Sandusky who thus far has been lawyerin' like a man who got his J.D. from the bottom of a cereal box, did some more lawyerin' in front of the cameras this morning. The choicest moment: At one point, Amendola discussed the possibility that Mike McQueary witnessed ...