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ShortCenter: Bobby Valentine Brings Accountability, Fake Mustache To The Red Sox
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....

The Greatest Frisbee Catch In The History Of Frisbee Catches
Your morning roundup for Nov. 30, the day we learned assault has no age minimum. Video via The PostGame. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

This Portrait Of Atlanta Falcon Ray Edwards And LaStarya Thompson Better Be Called "Handful Of Ass"
Tipster Mike S. was kind enough to ferret out this glorious piece of artwork on artist Gabe Richesson's website. In proper form, the Edwards/LaStarya study is five-feet wide and four-feet tall. In proper form, it owns the room, as if a vice squeezing your attention tight and showing it who's boss....

Bobby Valentine Is The New Manager Of The Boston Red Sox
Logically, as one man accused of presiding over a boozy clubhouse leaves town, one accused of presiding over a gang of loafing potheads enters....

Penn State's Student Newspaper Has Put Its Sex Column On Hold
Called "Mounting Nittany," it typically ran with headlines like "Let's talk sex, hugs, and handjobs." The column last ran on Nov. 3, two days before Jerry Sandusky turned himself in. Its author decided it would "not be 'respectful to those who have been affected by sexual assault' to write the colu...

Fielder and Pujols Could Be Cubs, Jonathan Broxton Makes The Decision, And Other Hot Stove Developments
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...

Adam Morrison Is Coming Home From Serbia, Where He Was Playing Basketball, Apparently
For today's edition of Former College Hoops Sweathearts: Where Are They Now?, we're checking in with former Gonzaga star and former No. 3 overall pick Adam Morrison. Again....

If You Want To Throw Up, Here's Kirk Herbstreit And Chris Spielman Gushing Over Urban Meyer
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Spoiler alert, they love him and he'll lead Ohio State to six consecutive national titles....

Big Baby Davis Got Arts-And-Crafty During The Lockout
In this video produced by Glen Davis's marketing company (and via TBJ) we get a look at how Big Baby spent his time off. Knitting, popsicle stick construction, model kits and the like. It's clever, but we're more taken with the rubber-faced Davis's reaction shots. He has a future in silent movies....

Diddy's Son Commits To UCLA The Day After Its Coach Gets Canned
Justin Combs, son of the artist formerly known as a lot of different names and now known as Diddy, announced today that he will play football at UCLA next year....

When Something Falls On The Ground In New Orleans, Don't Put It In Your Mouth
Reader Craig sends in this video of Justin Tuck dropping his mouthguard during last night's game, then popping it right back in his mouth. Tuck is clearly unfamiliar with the bylaw to the Five-Second Rule that states that if the item in question is moist or sticky, let it go man, because it's gone...

Reggie Bush Wishes Steve Gleason, Who Has An Incurable And Degenerative Disease, A "Speedy Recovery"
Steve Gleason, the former Saints safety who was diagnosed with ALS earlier this year, was in New Orleans this weekend for his Gleason Gras fundraiser. He was also honored during last night's game, in an emotional moment for his fans, friends, and teammates. It was a great opportunity to raise money ...

One Jet Thinks Stevie Johnson's "Airplane" TD Celebration Was A 9/11 Reference
You thought Bob Costas was stupid? You clearly didn't know how stupid human beings could get when discussing end zone celebrations. That apotheosis belongs to Jets tackle Sione Pouha, who's convinced that Stevie Johnson was out to mock the death of thousands....

C.J. Wilson In Miami, An Accused Rapist In Tampa Bay, And Other Hot Fucking Stove Developments
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...

Jerry Sandusky Has Hired A Private Investigator So He Can Get To The Bottom Of These Claims
Sarah Ganim of the Patriot-News reports that alleged child rapist Jerry Sandusky has hired his own private investigator to look into claims of child sex abuse against him. If you're keeping track, there are now something like five investigations underway: Penn State's internal investigation, the NCA...

Urban Meyer's OSU Contract Includes Country Club Membership, Bonuses For Graduation Rates
Urban Meyer (who posed for photos this morning with Archie Griffin and Luke Fickell, who will stay on staff) is now officially head coach of The Ohio State University. The deal has been signed (and can be found below), and includes all kinds of fun clauses....

Urban Meyer's Press Conference Was Interrupted By A Fainting Camerawoman, Possibly ESPN's
Admit it: when you hear them calling for EMS at new Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer's press conference, your first thought is that it's for Meyer himself (who reportedly suffered a 2009 heart condition). But given what happens to the camera on ESPN's feed of the conference (and reports ...

Bob Costas Gasbags About Showboating
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....

The Four Types Of Lies In Pro Football
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....

We're Still Recovering From The Raiders' Kicking Orgy
Do you like kicking? Do you really, really, really like kicking? Then hot damn, was yesterday's shitty Raiders game the game for you!...