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After Further Review, Referees Still Likely Blew A Pivotal Extra Point Call In The Syracuse/Toledo Game
Syracuse vs. Toledo. Late fourth quarter. Syracuse scores a touchdown and converts the extra point. Only, they didn't convert the extra point. But the refs said they did even after a review....
Notre Dame Really Wanted To Lose Today, But Pitt Wouldn't Let Them
Notre Dame appeared to be hellbent on working themselves to a 1-3 record today, but the Pitt Panthers would have none of that. The game looked to have all the makings of another terrible Notre Dame loss:...
They Cried Tears Of Joy And Praised The Heavens When The Brewers Clinched A Division Title
Your morning roundup for Sept. 24, a day you no longer have to worry about getting hit by a falling satellite unless you already got hit, in which case wouldn't be reading this because you're not alive to fret. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Deadspin's Guide To <em>Moneyball</em>
The much-delayed Moneyball film finally pops into your area cinemaplex today, marking one of nerds' few victories in a September filled with Red Sox defeats. We take particular interest in this film, and not just because we've long yearned to see someone portraying Chad Bradford dance across the scr...
The Chicago Baseball Experience: Come For The Losing, Stay For The Unsanitary Food
"Health inspectors who visited U.S. Cellular Field and Wrigley Field during the baseball season found dozens of violations at concessions, including food being kept at the wrong temperature and poor hygienic practices by some servers." [Chicago Tribune]...
Anyone Care What David Brooks Has To Say About Amateurism And The NCAA?
Other than the fact that Upmarket Jeff Foxworthy somehow believes there was once a time of chivalric amateurism, and other than the part where he relishes the supposed irony of lefties advocating capitalism-friendly reform (Saul Alinsky and Marvin Miller would like a word) and also the part where he...
Orlando "Zeus" Brown, Tackle Best Known For Suing The NFL After Taking A Penalty Flag In His Eye, Dead At 40
Brown, who spent most of his career with the Ravens, got hit with Jeff Triplette's flag while playing for the Browns in 1999. He missed nearly four seasons and received a $15-20 million settlement from the NFL....
Dan Shaughnessy Wants The Red Sox Barred From The Playoffs Even If They Qualify
Here's the CHB: "How about banishing the 2011 Red Sox from postseason play on the grounds of horsebleep play for the entire month of September?...
Ohio Bobcats Get Black Jerseys, Completely Lose Their Shit
Skip ahead to the 1:10 mark or so and watch as Ohio football players learn via video that they'll be wearing black jerseys this season. Much whooping ensues. One guy rolls around on the floor. Another raises his arms in supplication to the glory of Russell Athletic. This is the jock equivalent of ...
Let's Watch A Russian Oligarch Preemptively Attack A Fellow Tycoon On A Talk Show
Per The Telegraph, "billionaire Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev has physically attacked a fellow tycoon on national TV after the other man told him he would like to "punch someone's lights out."...
ESPN's Jenn Brown Doesn't Think Highly Of Bitch Butch Jones
The perils of live sideline reporting are such that even if you catch yourself calling a coach named Butch a bitch (as in, Jones of Cincinnati), a lot of people notice. And giggle. And take video of it and send it in to websites that may or may not post a six-second snippet of said slip....
Bryan Stow Speaks His First Words Since Dodger Stadium Beating
Great update via the website through which Bryan Stow's family keeps the world apprised of how his recovery from a brutal beating outside Dodger Stadium is going....
Presenting What Could Be The First Nasty Face-To-Boards Hit Of The NHL Preseason
Jody Shelley of the Philadelphia Flyers (for now) logged 6:27 of ice time in a preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs before he was asked to retire to the locker room for the evening....
Kobe Bryant Makes A Cameo In UC Irvine Athletics's Horrendous "Love Shack" Video
When Ray Lewis worried about the societal ramifications of an NFL lockout, he said evil would result. While he didn't say so, it's not much of a stretch to think it similarly applies to an NBA lockout....
If You're Comfortable Watching Girls Run Facefirst Into Soccer Goalposts, Watch This
This young girl goalkeeper was woefully out of position when an opposing forward took a quality shot. In attempting to stop said shot, the young girl goalkeeper's forehead met the goalpost with authority. And yes, classy dad who pipes up at the end, it appears she is "done already."...
Here's Chad McGhee With Your Weekly Knox City Greyhounds Update
When KFDX from Wichita Falls, Texas needed someone to shout-out the big Knox City/Newcastle game last weekend, they knew Chad McGhee was the man for them....
Fox NFL Sunday Analysts Are Really, Totally Not Transparently Excited About <em>The X Factor</em>
From today's Twitter postings:...
A Drunk's Guide To Watching Rugby
Chris Benz and Dave Shireley will be filing dispatches from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, in the odd moments that they are sober. For a rugby glossary and position guide, click here....
<i>ESPN The Magazine</i> Invites You To Read An Entire Issue About How Good Boston Sports Teams Are
This month, ESPN The Mag unveiled the most unnecessary public service announcement in the history of sports: Boston teams are good at sports! They win championships quite often! And Tom Brady is pretty! It doesn't matter if Captain Obvious already informed you of these things with a giant neon sign ...
When You Taunt A Lacrosse Hurling Opponent, You Might Get Kicked In The Balls
Accompanying the instant YouTube classic "Man getting kicked in the groin" is this description of the scene: "Man getting kicked in the balls after committing a foul and taunting other players." That pretty much sums everything up....