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You Know Spring Is Here When Steve Spurrier Takes Off His Shirt
Steve Spurrier takes his shirt off; it's just what he does. Spring has come to Columbia. [WOLO-TV]...
The Southern Miss Band Chanted "Where's Your Green Card?" At Kansas State's Angel Rodriguez
Kansas State guard Angel Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico, but don't tell the Southern Miss band that. (Maybe they don't know Puerto Rico is in the United States either, anyway.) Here's what it sounded like on the court late in the first half of their matchup today in Pittsburgh. [TruTV]...
Go Away Now, Pat Knight, You Loser, Bully, And Pathetic Rage-Case
Who are you going to yell at today, Pat Knight? Who is going to get humiliated in public now that your Lamar basketball team got destroyed in the NCAA play-in game last night?...
Jawanza Poland's Play-In Game Tip Slam Was Final Four Quality
Jawanza Poland's USF team is making as much a case to warrant their inclusion in the NCAA tournament as they are for the committee being completely out of their minds when offering a bid to Cal. It's been a thorough thrashing all game, and there's no better example of USF's dominance than Poland'...
Florida State, Vanderbilt, And Michigan State Are Going Dancing, But They Would Have Been Anyway
This brings to a close our series highlighting teams celebrating their conference championships, and like most televised entertainment, it comes to a somewhat anticlimactic end. Sure, FSU won the ACC for the first time ever, and Vanderbilt won the SEC tournament for the first time since 1951 (thou...
Mississippi Valley State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, who in beating Texas Southern 71-69 won the SWAC tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPNU]...
Lamar Is Going Dancing, Despite Having "Awful Seniors"
Congratulations to the Lamar Cardinals, who in beating McNeese State 70-49 won the Southland Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance....
Here's An All-Time Great Hockey Coach Freakout
The gentleman in the suit throwing equipment on the ice is Marlin Murray, coach of the Dauphin Kings. Sort of a contradictory city/team name combination, but that doesn't change the fact that the Manitoba Junior Hockey League is serious business. Perhaps upset with the fact that his opponents rece...
Pitcher/Author Dirk Hayhurst Is In The Comments Right Now. Ask Him Stuff.
Dirk Hayhurst is a journeyman pitcher and the author of Out of My League, about the year he broke into the majors with the Padres. It is also partly about porn, trannies, and failure, so in a way it's a story about all of us. Dirk is taking your questions down below. Be nice, read up on the dude if...
Join Us For A Live Chat Today At 2 p.m. With Pitcher/Author/Porn Economist Dirk Hayhurst
The former journeyman pitcher is also the author of Out of My League, a book about his first year in the big leagues, which we excerpted the other day here. He'll be hanging out in the comments today at 2 p.m. (EST) to take your questions....
Giants Eject Angels Scout From The Ballpark, And Now Everybody's Angry
You might not realize it, but the most interesting place in the baseball universe is Scottsdale, Arizona. Last week saw a mass bee attack hold up a Giants game, and yesterday brought us our first feud of the 2012 season as Giants manager Bruce Bochy kicked out an Angels scout....
South Dakota State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, who in beating Western Illinois 52-50 in overtime won the Summit League tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Davidson Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Davidson Wildcats, who in beating Western Carolina 93-91 in double overtime won the Southern Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Here's How Oakland Squandered A Late 11-Point Lead And Was Upset By Southern Utah
"The Badlands Conference" is my favorite nickname for the Summit League, and it's an apt name given the conference tournament takes place in South Dakota, home to Badlands National Park. Last night's Summit quarterfinal between sixth-seed Southern Utah and third-seeded Oakland left the Golden Gri...
Wladimir Klitschko Defended His World Heavyweight Title With A Brutal Beatdown Of Jean Marc Mormeck
Four-belt heavyweight title-holder Wladimir Klitchko demolished Jean Marc Mormeck at tonight's bout in Düsseldorf, putting the Frenchman out of his misery with a fourth-round knockout....
UNC-Asheville Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs, who in beating VMI 80-64 won the Big South tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...
Anthony "Showtime" Pettis Knocked Out Joe Lauzon With A Kick To The Skull
UFC 144's opening event of the Pay-Per-View didn't last long, as Anthony Pettis knocked out Joe Lauzon in the first round of their lightweight bout in Tokyo....
We Have Our First NASCAR Wreck Of The Season
We have David Ragan to thank for opening the NASCAR season properly, with his push of Paul Menard leading to a multi-car wreck on the ninth lap of tonight's Budweiser Shootout....
The Baltimore Orioles Have Pissed Off Korea
This fresh-faced young man is Kim Seong-Min, who as recently as last month was a regular high school student in South Korea. But he's a lefty pitcher, which automatically makes him one of the most desirable people on Earth, and the Orioles swooped in to cause an international incident and get their ...
Only A Fool Would Want His Kid To Play Football
I had to go get my watch fixed the other day, and the watch fixing place that I go to is one of those old school clockmaker shops that looks like it's run by a serial killer. There are old clocks all over the place and random magazine clippings tacked to the wall, with all kinds of strange tools sca...