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Florida State Erased A Nine-Point Deficit In 70 Seconds To Beat Virginia Tech
Michael Snaer proved the hero again for Florida State tonight, hitting a three-pointer in the final seconds to help the Seminoles beat Virginia Tech 48-47....

George Mason Won On A Buzzer-Beating Three-Pointer, Too
George Mason downed rival (and reigning Final Four participant) VCU with a Sherrod Wright 30-footer as time expired in a matchup between rivals in what's quietly become one of the NCAA's best college basketball conferences....

Jeremy Lin Hits Game-Winning Three-Pointer With 0.5 Seconds Left
Linsanity lives, as Jeremy Lin (after tying the game with a hoop-and-the-harm three point play) won it for the Knicks with this three, giving him 12 points in the fourth quarter (27 for the game) and the Knicks their sixth straight win. [TSN]...

We Are All Witnesses To A Magisterial Slap-To-The-Head Flop
This is from London. There, it seems, suited security guards have more leeway to engage in full-on Rick James-esque slaps to others's earholes. Said guard immediately seems to have a tinge of regret to his actions, though....

This Weekend In Naked Barely-Legal Cowgirl Driving News
"Meet Taylor Burnham. When Corpus Christi cops responded to a suspicious person call early Sunday, they spotted Burnham, 18, standing in an alleyway next to a Jeep Wrangler. The teenager was naked, except for a pair of cowboy boots. After spotting cops, Burnham hopped in the Jeep and took off at ar...

Handjobs, Butt-To-Butt Action, And Other Sex Secrets Of The Champion Show Dog
For his new book, Show Dog: the Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred, Josh Dean spent more than a year following a champion show dog named Jack, a young Australian Shepherd. In the following excerpt, Jack—who is owned by a single mother from Pennsylvania named Kimberly Smith—trie...

Caddy Loses Green Card, Hotel Carpets Are Dirty, Car Bomb Ruins Tee Times: John Daly Reports From The East
John Daly is in New Delhi for the Avantha Masters that will take place later this week. Over the weekend, he played at the Omega Dubai Classic, where he placed 37th. According to his Twitter timeline, the trip's been quite the adventure. Here's a sampling:...

Kentucky-Vanderbilt Featured Your Standard Kid Flipping The Bird Next To A Guy In A Fuzzy Winter Hat With A Trench Coat Shirt And Mirrored Glasses
Your morning roundup for Feb. 12, the day we occupied Palin. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...

Here's Whitney Houston Singing The Super Bowl XXV National Anthem
With word tonight of Whitney Houston's death, we'll take this opportunity to highlight one of the best renditions of The Star-Spangled Banner—Houston's National Anthem performance in Tampa before Super Bowl XXV....

Digger Phelps Is Tired Of Kentucky Fans' Bullshit; Kentucky Fans Tell Him To Go To Hell
Kentucky basketball fans have invaded Nashville in an attempt to overwhelm Vanderbilt fans ahead of today's matchup between the Wildcats and Commodores, one which ESPN chose as its College GameDay site of the week. (They're not-so-cleverly calling it "Occupy Memorial.")...

Él Es Fiesta: Sterling Moore Went To IHOP Just Two Days After Losing The Super Bowl
This soon after a heartbreaking loss, It is an insult to every long-suffering fan for a player to go to a reasonably priced national chain. Perhaps Moore should be spending a little more time thinking about what more he could have done to help his team on Super Bowl Sunday, and a little less time ea...

Boston Glee Party: Brandon Spikes Is Joking Around With Fans Just Five Days After Losing The Super Bowl
Just another example of professional athletes not knowing the proper way to act after a loss, as established by Rodney Harrison. Perhaps Spikes should be spending a little more time thinking about what more he could have done to help his team on Super Bowl Sunday, and a little less time "grinch smil...

Sunshine Patriot: Chad Ochocinco Sure Looks Happy Just Five Days After Losing The Super Bowl
The fun police have been alerted, and Rodney Harrison is en route. Perhaps Ochocinco should be spending a little more time thinking about what more he could have done to help his team on Super Bowl Sunday, and a little less time smiling. [Twitter]...

Angelina From <em>Jersey Shore</em> Says Ahmad Bradshaw "Is A Hot Black"
It's that time of the week when Super Bowl analysis starts to devolve into silliness, isn't it? Thank the stars TMZ is there to counterbalance things with some serious, well-sourced reporting:...

Vince Wilfork Straight Up Told The Refs They Blew A Call In New England's Favor
It goes without saying (and yet bears repeating) that NFL Films does an incredible job. Their weekly Sound FX packages, where selected players are mic'ed up for the game (like Tebow!), are slick and entertaining, but above all insightful....

The Stupidest Tweets Of The Super Bowl
There are people who watch the Super Bowl despite not knowing shit about football. This much is obvious. If these people are smart (which they are, inevitably, not, else they'd know something about football) they keep their mouths shut....

Toilet Use In NYC Jumped 13 Percent In The Immediate Aftermath Of The Super Bowl
It wasn't enough to overwhelm the sewage system, but according to the city's Department of Environmental Protection, the surge caused the water level at a nearby reservoir to drop by two inches. Which means a lot of fans were holding much more than just their breath....

Rodney Harrison Is An Idiot. Let Rob Gronkowski Dance!
You may have seen this video of Pats tight end Rob Gronkowski and tackle Matt Light, fresh off of losing the Super Bowl, doing what I would be probably be doing if I just lost the biggest game of my life: getting shitfaced, dancing shirtless, and trying to get laid. But of course, Rodney Harrison do...

Those Super Bowl Sniper Photos Are Real
Yesterday we posted photos of what appeared to be a sniper's nest in Lucas Oil Field, home of the Super Bowl, but were at a loss for the pictures' provenance. They're real, and they're basically an ad for the tripod....

Win A Championship, Lose A Knee
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....