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Poor Dan Ellis Got Freight-Trained, Then Scored Upon
It's not supposed to work this way. Carolina goalie Dan Ellis was just minding his net and his own business, trying to wrest playing time from young Justin Peters in the wake of Cam Ward's MCL sprain. When—bam!—he gets bowled over by Ryan Callahan. Before he can collect himself, or scramble to his s...
Atlanta Cheerleader Carted Off Court After Bizarre Injury
Between the third and fourth quarters of tonight's Hawks-Mavericks game in Atlanta, a Hawks cheerleader slipped and appeared to hit her head on the court....
Suburban Mayor Willing To Give The Chicago Cubs 25 Acres Of Land To Build A New Stadium
Brad Stephens is the mayor of Rosemont, a village less than 20 miles outside Chicago, and he's making a run at the Cubs. While the Cubs continue to fight with the city of Chicago over various restrictions in place, preventing the team from optimizing its cashflow, Mayor Stephens has said the Rickets...
Vince Carter Gets His Ankles Destroyed By Kevin Durant
Hey Vince Carter, you are old! Your ankles would really appreciate it if you would stay away from 6-foot-10 mutants like Kevin Durant from now on. ...
Judge Delivers Guilty Verdict In Steubenville Rape Trial
Following more than two hours of testimony on Saturday from the 16-year-old Jane Doe victim—during which time it was revealed that one of the defendants identified, via text message, his own sperm on the victim in one of the circulated pictures—Judge Thomas Lipps found Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond...
Dolphins Lineman Richie Incognito Is Big-Time Man-Crushing On Jake Long To Woo Him Back To Miami
Jake Long, the No. 1 overall pick by Miami in 2008, is presently an ex-Dolphin, via free agency. This does not sit well with Richie Incognito, the fellow Dolphins o-lineman (above, right). Long (above, left) may have been banged up with sundry injuries the past couple of years, but if he would come ...
Taste Test: Will Dorito-Sheathed Tacos Be The End Of Us All?
You saunter up to the counter at your local Taco Bell, you order your Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco (taking care not to actually say all of that, for fear of creating the accurate impression that you have paid rapt attention to the television advertisements and planned this trip in advance; instead ...
Lacrosse GM Acquires Self In Trade
Yesterday, the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League made a noteworthy deal, just in time for the trade deadline. They acquired former Toronto Rock goaltender Steve Dietrich in exchange for a sixth-round pick. What's so special about that? Dietrich is Buffalo's general manager, and has bee...
The National Sport Of Afghanistan Is Called Bukkake, According To Clueless Pittsburgh Sports-Talk Hosts
Ron Cook and Vinnie Richichi hold down the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. slot on Pittsburgh's 93.7 The Fan. Four hours can be a lot of time to fill for five days a week, even in a town with a hockey team on a winning streak, an NCAA-bound college basketball team, the Steelers just being the Steelers, and someth...
"She Was Like A Dead Body": Text Messages Read Aloud During Day 2 Of Steubenville Rape Trial
In Day 2 of the Steubenville rape trial, the prosecution revealed hundreds of text messages sent between the defendants and various witnesses in the hours and days following the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl. The messages, which were read aloud in the courtroom yesterday, are predictably stomac...
Louisville Beats Villanova, Hangs With Bill Clinton
Fourth-ranked Louisville rolled over Villanova, a 74-55 trouncing that was both expected and cursory. It sets up a final four showdown with Notre Dame tonight, while Syracuse and Georgetown face off again in the other semifinal. While the Big East tournament isn't dead, it will be different. The cur...
"You Always Think You're Gonna Win A Game": An Interview With The Coach Of The Worst Team In College Basketball History
It's official: With last night's 59-51 loss to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, Grambling basketball finished the season a perfectly imperfect 0-28. It was the closest game the Tigers played all year; all of their other losses were by at least 10, and their final average marg...
This Atlantic 10 Tournament Game Had One Of The Craziest Endings You'll Ever See
Shit got weird at the end of the Charlotte-Richmond game today. With five seconds remaining in the game, Richmond was up by three as Charlotte's Pierria Henry, who had just been intentionally fouled in order to prevent a made three-pointer, stepped to the line for a one-and-one. Henry sank the first...
New York Attorney General Reminds Roger Goodell That NFL GMs Can't Ask Players If They "Like Girls"
During this year's combine, NFL GMs wanted to know if Manti Te'o was gay, some teams reportedly asked Colorado tight end Nick Kasa if he "likes girls," and Michigan's Denard Robinson and Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell were both asked about their sexuality....
Awful Photo Of Steubenville Accuser Wasn't <em>That</em> Bad, Defense Argues On Day 1 Of Rape Trial
The Steubenville rape trial got underway on Wednesday, and the defense immediately found itself in the unenviable position of arguing against the internet iconography of the case. Remember the infamous photo—the one in which two boys hold the accuser, seemingly incapacitated, by her wrists and ankle...
Senegalese Defender Scores Game-Winner From His Own Half With Two Minutes Left In Match
This incredible 70-yard goal comes from the South Africa Premier League....
"He's Playing A Different Game Than Most Other Humans": Ricky Rubio Goes Behind-The-Back Twice For A Layup
This goes down as just two points, Ricky Rubio cutting to the basket and metaphorically pantsing Patty Mills and Aron Baynes in quick succession. But it's a pretty good microcosm of what he's capable of on his best nights: "making art," as the announcer says. Hang this opus in the MIA, because last ...
Spring Breakers Arrested On Camera For Being Spring Breakers: "Roll Tide!"
This just might might be the most unintentionally hilarious important newscast of the year. It was the top story this morning on WJHG, the NBC affiliate in Panama City, Fla., and it's easy to see why: The arrest of "dozens" of people for the dastardly crimes of being young underage drinking and havi...