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Wichita State's Mascot Has Been Creepy At Every Stage Of Its Evolution
Let's get this straight: Wichita State's mascot, WuShock, isn't anthropomorphic electricity or the lovechild of the Thing and a toilet brush. He's a shock of wheat. (Get it?) And he's remained unsettling since his creation, despite numerous updates....
San Diego State Fans' Profane Insults Are Very Dated
The two San Diego State fans in this video had moved to better seats for the Mountain West Conference tournament and were "out of control drunk for about ten minutes," according to our tipster. A New Mexico fan behind them called for security, and that's when one SDSU bro unleashed the biggest burn ...
Eyeblood Is The Call Of The Day
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Blake Griffin Gets Way Up There For A Huge Putback Dunk
Sure, it's fun to watch Blake Griffin destroy another human being with one of his signature moves, but I've always had a soft spot for the ones he throws down when nobody's in his way. ...
The One With The Beer Is Doing It Right
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Map: The United States Of America, By Meat
This is fun. L.V. Anderson and Jess Fink of Slate started with a simple observation—Americans consume more meat per person than any other nation on earth (except Luxembourg, those gluttons), yet most of our official state foods are not meat—and have created a map that assigns a unique meat or meat-...
With Celtics Losing Big, Fans Cheer For Tupac Lookalike In Stands
The Celtics were thoroughly drubbed by the Warriors tonight, but Boston fans found one thing to cheer for. During a break where the Celts were down by 30, the Jumbotron showed a man wearing his bandana like Tupac, and fans began to chant for him....
McQueary Gambling Allegations Put 19-Year-Old Game In New Light
In 1995, Mike McQueary threw a touchdown late in garbage time of a Penn State blowout over Rutgers. Then-Rutgers coach Doug Graber and Joe Paterno got into a shouting match after the game because Graber thought Paterno was running up the score. The touchdown put the 20-point-favorite Nittany Lions ...
Report: Penn State Whistleblower Mike McQueary Was Abused As A Boy
ESPN The Magazine has a big profile on Mike McQueary, the former Penn State assistant coach who testified to seeing Jerry Sandusky sexually assault a young boy in the shower in 2001. The biggest revelation to come out of the story is that McQueary himself was sexually assaulted as a child, and told ...
Prospect Who Left Combine Because Of God Spent Three Days In Airport
Good news: Ex-San Diego State running Adam Muema is alive and accounted for. No one had talked to him since he left the combine for God reasons, but he reportedly had spent three days in an airport in Fort Lauderdale before asking a friend to pick him up....
Court-Storming Leads To Fight In Aftermath Of UVU-NMSU Thriller
Utah Valley stayed atop the WAC with a 66-61 overtime win tonight against New Mexico State, but it's what happened after the game that's the real news as NMSU's K.C. Ross-Miller chucked the basketball at UVU's Holton Hunsaker amidst an attempted court-storming....
Marcus Paige Is College Basketball's Newest Little Badass
Despite all the good it offers, a college basketball season like the one we are currently enjoying—one that comes stocked with All-American talent and blue chip NBA prospects—can find itself lacking in the presence of a particular brand of collegiate star: the little guy who, despite his diminutive...
Coaches Unable To Contact NFL Prospect Who Left Combine Because Of God
Former San Diego State running back Adam Muema raised eyebrows when he divulged that God had told him to leave the NFL Combine without participating. Since then, he hasn't said anything further, and Muema's friends and coaches haven't been able to get in touch with him....
Kansas State Player High-Fives Invisible Teammates Between Free Throws
Kansas State's Wesley Iwundu took technical free throws against Texas Tech tonight, meaning that there were no teammates on the lines to high-five between shots. Iwundu still went through the motions, though....
Klay Thompson Dunk Sends Kyle Singler Stumbling Into Crowd
There are better dunks and worse posterizations than this Thompson-Singler affair, but Singler's exit makes this fantastic. Despite his efforts to remain upright, he stumbles back for what feels like forever, until he runs into the cameraman. It's at this point that he gives in to momentum and just ...
NFL Prospect Leaves Combine Because He Says God Told Him To
Some draft prospects don't take part in drills at the NFL Combine due to injuries, but Adam Muema was healthy. His reason for departing from Indianapolis early was unique....
Down With The NCAA's No-Agent Rule
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Jermaine O'Neal Makes Game-Saving Block, Is Very Pleased With Himself
You can give Steph Curry the credit for last night's Warriors' victory if you want to—he did tie the game with a preposterous layup at the end of regulation before scoring seven points in OT, after all—but I prefer to think that this game belonged to old-ass Jermaine O'Neal....
Report: The Phillies Ratted Out Two Draft Picks To The NCAA
Oregon State pitcher Ben Wetzler has been suspended since the start of college baseball season. The NCAA is investigating whether he retained the services of an agent to negotiate with the Phillies, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2013 but were unable to sign him. Now it seems the Phillies hav...
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....