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Dennis Smith Jr. Is An Athletic Marvel
You’d be foolish to take away too much from how a rookie plays in NBA Summer League. Sometimes future stars like Damian Lillard can announce themselves with huge Summer League performances, but for every Lillard there are a dozen Donte Greenes who show out on the small stage then quickly fade away o...
Stephen A. Smith Responds To Lamar Odom Lawyer's Complaint: "He Was Not The Target Of My Ire"
ESPN human ringtone Stephen A. Smith is responding tonight to a letter from Lamar Odom’s lawyer, tweeted Friday by Odom with the hashtag “#slander,” saying that his comments were meant solely to attack Phil Jackson and not the former NBA star’s struggles with drug addiction....
Stephen A. Smith Is Losing His Damn Mind Over Phil Jackson
Something about Phil Jackson’s slipshod management of the Knicks has allowed Stephen A. Smith to enter his zone. There’s genuine emotion behind these Knicks takes....
If You've Ever Wanted To Hear Stephen A. Smith Talk About Fucking, Here You Go
The Big Lead’s Stephen Douglas has done the world a service today by discovering some old clips of Stephen A. Smith talking about sex, relationships, and what an accomplished sex-doer he is....
It Takes A Village To Beat The Warriors
After charring the bones of the Cavaliers during the first three games of the NBA Finals and every other playoff opponent before them, the Golden State Warriors finally lost. The dream of 4-4-4-4 is dead and the Warriors now hold the most dangerous lead in sports. ...
Coworker, Athletes Give Jason Whitlock Shit For Criticizing LeBron On Racism<em></em>
Jason Whitlock, a Fox Sports 1 employee whose purpose is to make Colin Cowherd look somehow pleasant by comparison, had quite an angle on police reports that a racist slur was spray-painted on LeBron James’s Los Angeles home. The All Takes Matter host called it a “disrespectful inconvenience” for Ja...
J.R. Smith Finishes Off Cavs' Historic <em></em>First-Half Blowout With Incredible Buzzer-Beater
Isaiah Thomas insisted yesterday that the Cavs are “not the Monstars.” A 72-31 first half decapitation sure would seem to disagree with his assessment. LeBron James was transparently fucking around, playing center for long stretches and ripping through the Celtics like cheap toilet paper for 22 poin...
Fox News Pays Tribute To Roger Ailes By Putting The Worst Possible Shit On TV Today
The Fox News Specialists, the new Fox program that gave the world Joe Namath yakking about Syria with Karl Rove, has blessed us again. Yapping cheshire cat and First Take host Stephen A. Smith linked up with apartheid apologist Ted Nugent on another edition of the show this afternoon, and the two sp...
How Better To Celebrate A Game 7 Than By Slapping Stephen A. Smith On The Ass?
The Washington Wizards forced a Game 7 against the Boston Celtics last night with a dazzling, heart-stopping three-pointer by John Wall. The Celtics, dressed for a funeral, were sent away mourning on their own. How best to celebrate? Giving a nice hearty ass-slap to Stephen A. Smith!...
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Tennessee Receiver Josh Smith Arrested For Domestic Assault of Male Roommate [Updated]
Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith was arrested last night for domestic assault of his roommate....
The NFLPA Finally Seems Ready To Tackle Its Aversion To Medical Marijuana
With Roger Goodell in full-on Reefer Madness mode, the NFLPA is working on a way to get the NFL to do something about its marijuana prohibition without making a major concession at the bargaining table. ...
Parade Of Errors Helps Orioles Score On Little League Inside-The-Park Home Run
Kevin Kiermaier is one of the best defensive center fielders in the game, but tonight, he helped give the Orioles a pair of undeserved runs. Kiermaier’s error was the least decisive of the series of fuck-ups that gifted Seth Smith a little league inside-the-park home run, he just started what became...
Stephen A. Smith: "This Damn Phil Jackson Is Still In New York City!"
For anyone masochistic enough to still care about the Knicks, this weekend felt a lot like rock bottom. President Phil Jackson spent Friday afternoon publicly alienating his star player Carmelo Anthony. He also stated that no Knicks player—including Kristaps Porzingis—was off the bargaining table, q...
Jaguars' Telvin Smith On NFL Players Who Charge Fees To Children Attending Their Youth Camps: "Y'all Suckers"
Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith does not charge any fees for kids looking to attend his youth football camp. But other players do, and Smith’s not having it. ...
Who Is To Blame For The Latest Exodus At Memphis?
In 2014, the Memphis men’s basketball program was a force. Then-head coach Josh Pastner was wrapping up his fifth season at the helm, having taken the reins from John Calipari in 2009, and had the Tigers in the Round of 32 for the second year in a row, their fourth consecutive tournament appearance....
LaVar Ball Vs. Stephen A. Smith Made For Some Profoundly Dumb TV
I suppose the logical apotheosis of the media tour that LaVar Ball, patron saint of loud sports dads, has embarked upon over the past month is an appearance on ESPN’s preeminent shouting match, First Take. This morning, Ball joined the program to discuss his series of outlandish public proclamations...
The American Cup Was A Competition In Search Of A Story
Back in 2013, the American Cup marked the senior debut of Simone Biles. Though she didn’t win the meet—the title went to Katelyn Ohashi, who had been a junior superstar—it was evident that Biles was about to become a force in U.S. women’s gymnastics. Even if no one watching could’ve predicted just h...
J.R. Smith Escorted Off Court By Security At End Of Cavaliers' Loss To Heat
J.R. Smith has been sidelined with a thumb injury since December, but he’s apparently very ready right now to jump into things. Case in point: last night, when he got heated at the end of the Cavaliers-Heat game after watching Rodney McGruder dunk on Channing Frye toward the end of Miami’s blowout w...