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USC Finally Shows Some Fight
Tonight’s big Cotton Bowl matchup proved to be a snoozer, as Ohio State dominated USC and Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold pooped all over the field in what can only be seen as a desperate attempt to avoid being drafted by the Browns. USC finally woke up with two minutes left, showing a bit of grit a...
Fans Rush Field After New Mexico State Wins First Bowl Game In 57 Years
New Mexico State, freshly kicked out of the Sun Belt conference, beat Utah State 26-20 in an overtime walkoff to keep the Aggies undefeated in bowl games in the school’s history—though tonight’s Arizona Bowl was NMSU’s first bowl appearance in 57 years. ...
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What's Wrong With Gus Johnson?
If you know anything about announcers, you know that Gus Johnson gets excited a lot. His Gusgasms at the slightest hint of any action in the games he calls has delighted and aggravated fans for years in equal measure....
NBA Admits Kevin Durant Fouled LeBron James Three Times In Final Two Minutes
The NBA has acknowledged that the referees screwed up on the string of no-foul calls in the final minutes of yesterday’s Warriors victory over the Cavaliers. The Last Two Minute report from the game identifies three Kevin Durant fouls that were not called, as well as one by LeBron James. ...
Warriors Beat Cavs After Repeated No-Calls On Fouls Against LeBron James
A 31-point, 18-rebound game from Kevin Love went to waste as the Warriors beat Cleveland 99-92 thanks in part to officials refusing to call a foul on Kevin Durant as the Golden State star manhandled LeBron James in the final minute of the game....
Florida State Will Play Bowl Game Even After Reddit Sleuths Discover They Shouldn't Be Eligible<em></em>
Florida State went 6-6 this season, a true stinker of a campaign that all went to shit the moment Deondre Francois went down clutching his knee. At least FSU’s measly six wins afforded them the consolation prize of a bowl appearance against Southern Mississippi....
Police Documents Detail Another Time Michigan State Failed To Stop Larry Nassar
More than two years before the serial sexual abuse of athletes by USA Gymnastic and Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar became widely known and discovered, the university failed to protect the women in his care. Police reports, originally obtained by the Lansing State Journal, show that Michigan Stat...
Ohio State Forced To Stop Recruiting Top Recruit After Obscure Kirk Herbstreit Photo Violation
Micah Parsons is considered one of the best high school football players in the country. The defensive end is ranked as the seventh-best overall prospect by ESPN and fourth overall by 24/7, and before today, he was considering joining Ohio State. However, Ohio State has agreed to stop recruiting Par...
Larry Nance Jr. Obliterates Kevin Durant With A Huge Dunk
Larry Nance Jr., you’re a hero for this one....
Both Of Herm Edwards's Coordinators Have Left After It Was Announced They'd Stay<em></em>
When Arizona State hired Herm Edwards to coach their football team earlier this month, they planned to retain both offensive coordinator Billy Napier and defensive coordinator Phil Bennett from the previous staff. It was an unusual move, since most coaching changes involve entire staffs turning over...
Michigan State Can't Bury Its Role In The Largest Sex Abuse Scandal In Sports History<em></em>
This past March, Michigan State University trustee Joel Ferguson told Michigan’s WXYZ-TV that “MSU is going to look great” after an internal investigation into how the school handled sexual assault allegations against Larry Nassar. For all that we still do not know about Nassar’s crimes or the insti...
Washington State Dismisses Tavares Martin Jr. For "Violation Of Team Rules"
Ahead of their upcoming Holiday Bowl appearance against Michigan State, 9-3 Washington State has dismissed leading wide receiver Tavares Martin Jr. for an unspecified “violation of team rules.” Martin, a junior, had 831 yards receiving on the year....
Savor The Mental Image Of Kevin Durant Hiding From An Enraged Boogie
Warriors director of team operations Eric Housen has a big job, behind the scenes, keeping Golden State’s basketball operation running smoothly. Lots of good stuff about Housen’s role in this New York Times story, read it for yourself, yes, yes, BRING ME THE STORY OF KEVIN DURANT FLEEING DEMARCUS CO...
Nick Young Finds The Outer Limit Of The Pump Fake
Nick Young’s shooting form is just a bit outside the realm of what most would dub conventional, to say nothing of the times and places that he chooses to take his shots. He has a high release point, though he attains that altitude by jerking his body over to the left and casting the ball out relativ...
McKayla Maroney Wants Larry Nassar To Spend The Rest Of His Life In Prison
Tomorrow, former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State physician Larry Nassar will be sentenced in federal court in Grand Rapids, Mich. pursuant to his guilty plea on child pornography charges. And 2012 Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney will be in the courtroom, watching as her former team doctor, ...
Herm Edwards Flabbergasted By Small Football Jersey
Herm Edwards hasn’t been a professional football coach since 2008, and he hasn’t worked for a college team since the 1980s. Fashions and customs have certainly changed since then, apparently to Edwards’s surprise....
Ball State Hits Game-Winning Three To Upset Notre Dame
Ball State’s Taylor Persons nailed a spectacular three with 1.7 seconds remaining in a tie game to upset number-nine ranked Notre Dame in South Bend tonight, giving his Cardinals their first-ever win in 10 tries against the Fighting Irish. The final score was 80-77, in a game Notre Dame was favored ...
Florida State Hires Oregon's Willie Taggart To Replace Jimbo Fisher
It only took Florida State a few days to find a replacement head coach after Jimbo Fisher took a king’s ransom to move to Texas A&M. The Seminoles, who became bowl eligible with a win in a rescheduled game against Louisiana-Monroe this past weekend, announced today that they’ve hired Willie Taggart,...