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Peter King Retweets Fake Ian Rapoport Account Announcing Revis Deal
Peter, you big galoot! That's not the real Ian Rapoport. (Darrelle Revis remains unsigned.)...
Local News Segment On Sledding Leads To Multiple Crashes
Today's edition of "People from the South Learning About the Cold" takes us to Greenville, S.C., where WYFF news sent a reporter into the field to do some sledding. Unfortunately, she failed to adhere to the first rule of sledding, which is to never sled face-first into a dirty-ass block of frozen s...
Madonna Crashes And Burns At BRIT Awards Ceremony
Tonight in London, Madonna put her love to the test at the BRIT Awards. Her love failed, or at least her legs did. Call it a wardrobe failure if you must, but this is Madonna eating it in the least graceful of ways....
Syracuse Botches Roosevelt Bouie's Name In Jersey Retirement
The Syracuse athletic department retired the jerseys of former college basketball stars Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr—known in their heyday as the "Louie and Bouie Show"—at halftime of Saturday's game. Apparently, no one spell-checked the names on the jerseys, because Bouie's wasn't right....
Your Computer Is Filthy. Why Won't You Clean It?
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Check the Squalor Archive for assistance. Are you still dirty? Email her....
John Brown Throws Down One Of The Biggest Dunks Of The Season
Unless you've been watching a lot of Big South basketball this season, you might have missed High Point's John Brown. Let us introduce you to him with this alley-oop featuring great elevation thrown down tonight against Coastal Carolina....
How To Not Get Shot To Death By A Police Officer
If you're reading this, congrats! You're definitely alive, and you're probably not being stopped or shot to death by a police officer at this very moment. This is half the battle. Now the hard part: If you're alive, there's a chance you'll get stopped by a police officer before you die, and if you...
People On Twitter Think Colts DB Darius Butler Is Pats DB Malcolm Butler
Darius Butler is a defensive back for the Colts, but he played for the Patriots in 2009 and 2010. He has no relation to Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler, whose interception sealed a Super Bowl win for New England. A few excited fans on Twitter mixed up the two players after the game, and Dariu...
Arizona Man Loses Super Bowl Gig After Posting Credential On Facebook
Former DJ Russ Knight was picked to work Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix as an assistant frequency coordinator. He was so excited that he Facebooked a photo of himself pointing at the credential around his neck. That picture cost Knight his job before he could even start it....
How To Bake Bay Scallops, And Prove That Size Isn't Everything
Seems like bay scallops get kind of a raw deal, doesn't it? At my local purveyor of seafoods, the big honkin' fist-sized sea scallops get a place of honor in the glass display case, while the bay scallops are stuck over in the freezer across the way, packed by the dozens into grim plastic bags, f...
That's A Bad Tweet, Timberwolves
A few players from the Minnesota Timberwolves hung out with sick children at the Mall of America today, and the team's PR account documented the event. The 140-character limit can cause users to compress their thoughts, sometimes poorly. That's how you get this:...
Which Porn Video Was This ESPN Recruiting Analyst Just Watching?
This here is a screenshot of a hastily deleted tweet that was sent out by ESPN college football recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton. As you can see, Hamilton forgot to double-check exactly what link he pasted into his tweet before hitting send....
UFC Fighter Tased By Cops; Wife Records The Whole Thing
The video above was shot by Madeleine Herman, wife of UFC fighter Dave Herman, and it shows the fighter getting tased by cops at a gas station after exiting his car during a traffic stop....
FCC Fines ESPN $280,000 For <i>Olympus Has Fallen</i> Spot
Olympus Has Fallen—the 2013 movie about a White House attack that wasn't White House Down—got some TV networks into trouble with its advertising. The FCC dished out hefty fines for one spot's use of the Emergency Alert System sound. You can hear it at the beginning, right before the "THIS IS NOT A...
Fowler Falls For Fake Website, Makes Crazy Claims About Tennis Star
Tonight's Australian Open coverage on ESPN2 featured announcer Chris Fowler explaining to the audience that Japanese pro Kei Nishikori is, among other things, the highest-paid tennis player in the world and the owner of a restaurant chain, a soccer team, and clothing and perfume lines. None of tho...
NBA Fines P.J. Hairston $5,000 For Terrible Flop
That didn't take long....
Sheriff's Office Puts "In Dog We Trust" On Rugs, Becomes Cool
The Pinellas County sheriff's office briefly enjoyed a run as the chillest sheriff's office in the country after purchasing some emblazoned rugs that came with a delightful typo....
P.J. Hairston Flies And Flops Into Coach Pop
This might be the least believable flop I've ever seen in the NBA....
Hockey Player Attempts Dramatic Exit, Nearly Decapitates Himself
Mitchell Skiba is a defenseman for the Alpena Flyers of the Midwest Junior Hockey League. He was recently ejected from a game for spearing an opponent, and he decided to mix a little attitude into his exit from the ice. It did not go well for him....