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J.R. Smith Says He'll Give The Pipe To Whomever He Chooses
J.R. Smith dropped a public service announcement to his followers tonight: He won't put up with dudes who are angry because their girls follow him on Twitter. Stop blowing up his spot....
Ohio State AD Gets $18,000 Because A Wrestler Won A Title
OSU athletic director Gene Smith will receive a bonus of one week's salary—more than $18,000—because Buckeye wrestler Logan Steiber won his weight class at this weekend's NCAA championships. ...
Josh Smith Gets Mozgov'd By Mozgov, Wants To Quit Life
For once, Timofey Mozgov was the one throwing a forearm into some poor schmuck's face before cramming one on his head, and it was good. As for Josh Smith, well, that's the unmistakable reaction of a man who is on a 25-win team and has just about had it with this bullshit....
Little Girl Deals With Loss Of Steve Smith Better Than Crying Brother
The dad taping his son's reaction to the Panthers cutting Steve Smith is certainly rubbing it in a bit—"they fired him,"—and sad sports kids aren't as cute as they used to be, but the real star of the video is the pragmatic sister....
Free Throw Attempt Features Flopping, Flagrant Foul
It's rare that a free throw attempt is delayed for five minutes, but it happened tonight in El Paso as the Conference USA semifinal between Southern Mississippi and Louisiana Tech forced officials to review footage of what was, essentially, a prank....
Steve Smith Is <em>Pissed</em>
Steve Smith is not the most measured man even in the happiest of times. So after being cut by Carolina after 13 years, it's no surprise that he's out for revenge. On WFNZ in Charlotte this morning, Smith had a promise for his new team—and a threat for his old one....
There Is A Sad Little "Save Steve Smith" Rally Going On In Charlotte
As expected, the Panthers announced the release of veteran wide receiver Steve Smith this afternoon. (Presumably they told an intern to break the news to the temperamental Smith, then quickly left the building.)...
Aerris Smith's Postgame Interview Belongs In An Inspiring Sports Movie
On Monday, the Wofford Terriers knocked off the Western Carolina Catamounts to capture the Southern Conference championship and book a trip to the NCAA tournament. After the game, Wofford senior Aerris Smith sat down for a postgame radio interview, and it will make you feel very sad-happy....
Knicks Eagerly Await Return Of Phil Jackson
As for all that Phil speculation: it sounds like a done deal. It's just a matter of money and titles before Phil Jackson becomes the latest transaction ownership executes to make you forget that what this team really needs is new ownership. ...
Yasmani Grandal: Top-Notch Video Bomber
Everything about this video bomb is perfect—the framing, Grandal's complete lack of hesitation, the timing, Seth Smith's obliviousness, the interviewer's ability to keep asking questions with a straight face—it's all so good. ...
J.R. Smith Pulls Down Vince Carter's Headband
J.R. Smith is back to his fucking-with-people's-accessories ways. Here we see J.R. pulling down Vince Carter's headband, likely trying to get it around his eyes so he can't see. Fortunately for Vince, he was the Greg Monroe of J.R.'s headband game, not Shawn Marion....
College Basketball Game Ends In A Tie
Winston-Salem State and Johnson C. Smith blew college basketball's world with a tie game. OK, it was called due to a broken light, but it's still incredibly rare....
Paper Tiger
Dig this excerpt from Stanley Woodward's classic memoir, "Paper Tiger." It concerns Red Smith and the great horse racing columnist, Joe Palmer:...
No, Pete Carroll Doesn't Have A "9/11" Tattoo On His Wrist
One photo taken immediately after Super Bowl XLVIII shows an unidentified Seattle Seahawk—with a "9/11" tattoo on his wrist—holding the Lombardi Trophy. One tipster asked if the ink belonged to head coach Pete Carroll, which would be interesting, considering his thoughts on the September 11th attack...
9/11 Truther Sneaked Into Super Bowl By Telling Security He Was Late
The most memorable quote from the Super Bowl was, unexpectedly, "Investigate 9/11. 9/11 was perpetrated by people within our own government." But how in the hell did that guy make it past so many levels of security to interrupt Malcolm Smith's press conference in the first place? Pretty easily, it t...
How The Seahawks Defense Made The MVP Award Pointless
Here is the single most amazing and telling stat of the Super Bowl, via Pro Football Focus: The Seahawks blitzed on just six of Peyton Manning's 51 dropbacks. ...
9/11 Truther Invades Malcolm Smith's Super Bowl Postgame Conference
Malcolm Smith's postgame Super Bowl conference was briefly interrupted by a random 9/11 truther, who grabbed the microphone and told everyone to investigate the attacks on September 11th, saying they were "perpetrated by people within our own government." The guy was quickly shoved out of the room, ...
J.R. Smith Torches Anthony Bennett For Nasty Dunk
Here we have J.R. Smith turning Cavs rookie Anthony Bennett from player to spectator. First, he blows by Bennett with a pretty gnarly crossover and then continues on to the rim where he finishes it off with a windmill dunk. Clean, quick and decisive. All in all, it's a pretty nifty little bit of hu...