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Nick Kyrgios Likes To Look Cool As He Makes His Opponents Look Silly<em></em>

Nick Kyrgios is the bold bad boy in a sport where it’s frowned upon for fans to make noises during play. Tremble as you realize that this youngster, well ... he truly might not give a damn....

Under Cross Examination, <em></em>Derrick Rose's Accuser Explains How Consensual Sex Works

Jane Doe is the woman who filed a civil suit in August 2015 saying that Derrick Rose and two friends of his came over to her apartment and gang-raped her while she was too drunk, and possibly drugged, to consent. She eventually went to the Los Angeles police, who say they are investigating but have ...

It's Almost Colin Kaepernick Time

The San Francisco 49ers are bad, and their starting quarterback, Blaine Gabbert, is also bad. Gabbert was terrible against the Cardinals last night, throwing for just 162 yards while getting picked off twice, and he’s now got six picks and five TDs to go along with a completion percentage of 58. Th...

Indians Slap Three Dongs In Nine Pitches

The Cleveland Indians were down a run to the Boston Red Sox in the third inning of this evening’s game. Within a nine-pitch span, they went from trailing 2-1 to leading 4-2 after Roberto Pérez, Jason Kipnis, and Francisco Lindor all slapped solo dongs to right field....

It’s time for our Tecmo Super Bowl simulation of tonight’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Cardinals and the 49ers, LIVE:...

Jane Doe Testifies About The Night She Says Derrick Rose Raped Her [Updated]

Jane Doe, the woman who alleges that New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose and two friends raped her in 2013 and is suing them in civil court in Los Angeles, testified today that she doesn’t remember much about that night. She does remember having a lot to drink during the night, several shots of vodka...

They Let Phil Kessel Visit The White House

The Pittsburgh Penguins brought the Stanley Cup to the White House today, and Phil Kessel took time out of his empty schedule to stop by. He’s had a nice, relaxing offseason....

Blake Griffin Picked Up A Cool New Skill In The Offseason (Throwing Shoes At People)

They say the summer is a time to refine your game, learn new skills, and hone your craft. Blake Griffin took that to heart, apparently, and his new skill is cool as hell. It’s throwing shoes at opponents. Cory Joseph probably thought he was not going to catch Jamal Crawford’s size 17 to the mouth to...

The Derrick Rose Trial Is Already Getting Intense

After a day and a half of jury selection, the Derrick Rose civil trial finally made its way today to opening statements. According to reports from the courthouse, things got intense almost immediately. Jane Doe’s lawyer Waukeen McCoy gave a very graphic description of the alleged gang rape, the New ...

Many People Are Saying That Donald Trump Is Mad About Mike Pence’s Good Reviews<em></em><em></em>

After Donald Trump’s disaster of a debate performance last week, you’d think he’d be happy to get any sort of positive press at all. But according to multiple people citing sources close to the campaign—Donald Trump is furious at being outperformed by Mike Pence....

Liveblogging The Vice-Presidential Debate Between Mike And Uh … Steve?

Tonight at 9 p.m., two men who are probably never going to be president will spend 90 minutes speaking to each other in firm yet respectful tones. I haven’t been able to sleep in weeks. ...

Why Does Anyone Care What Athletes Have To Say About Politics?

So LeBron James has offered his “endorsement”—since the traditional newspaper endorsement has lost whatever influence it ever had, it doesn’t seem too ridiculous to use the word to describe political support given by a guy who throws leather balls against the ground for a living—of Hillary Clinton f...

Local ESPN Radio Station To Drop ECU Game After Band Protest [Update]

Members of the East Carolina marching band took a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to Saturday’s game between the Pirates and visiting Central Florida. In addition to being booed and heckled throughout the game, the band and football team are being boycotted by a local ESPN radi...

Dane Cook’s MLB Postseason Campaign Tortures My Memory Like An Unconfessed Murder<em></em>

With the MLB postseason comes high stakes, a tense and entertaining atmosphere, and some of the best talent in professional sports. And yet as I prepare for the best part of the baseball season, one slogan writhes around in my brain like a maggot and refuses to leave: There’s only one October....

How Long Until The NFL's Hard-On For Personal Fouls Ruins A Game?

Even if you believe that Odell Beckham Jr.’s tendency toward emotional outbursts has rightfully earned him extra scrutiny from NFL referees, the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty he was hit with last night was pretty confounding:...

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Penn State Kicker Opens Up About Eating Disorder

Having laid out both Kent State’s Kavious Price and Michigan’s Jourdan Lewis, Penn State kicker Joey Julius has commanded his fair share of attention this season. Monday, the kicker used his new heightened public profile talk about how an undiagnosed eating disorder recently affected him, encouragin...

Stan Wawrinka Says He Had An Anxiety Attack Before The U.S. Open Final

To watch Stan Wawrinka dispatch Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final last month was to see the physical toll the sport can take. Both men looked dazed and drenched in the heat of late-summer New York City, and Djokovic cramped severely and took an injury timeout for a blistered, bloodied toe. But t...

Kanye West Ends Concert Mid-Song, Cites "Family Emergency" [Updates: CNN Says Kim Kardashian Was Robbed]

Kanye West’s appearance tonight at the Mets’ stadium in New York came to an abrupt halt when, in the middle of his performance of “Heartless,” he suddenly stopped and told the crowd, “I’m sorry... family emergency, I have to stop the show.” Video follows:...

LeBron James Endorses Hillary Clinton In Op-Ed

LeBron James is endorsing Hillary Clinton in an op-ed published today at Business Insider and appearing tomorrow in the Akron Beacon-Journal, saying that the Democratic candidate “will build on the legacy of my good friend, President Barack Obama.”...