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Skylar Diggins Signs With Jay-Z's Sports Agency
Roc Nation Sports, Jay-Z's because-why-not sports agency, announced today that it has signed its third client: Skylar Diggins, the former Notre Dame guard and third-overall WNBA draft pick (she'll play for the Tulsa Shock). Now Diggins and Kobe just have to figure out that Nike contract....

Infographic: Where Do NFL Draft Picks Come From?
Tonight, we get to watch the first round of one of the saddest NFL drafts in recent memory, with teams tripping over each other trying to trade down in a weak year. Even in the good years, success in the college game doesn't always translate to the pros, but some regions and conferences have a reput...

This Tweet About Patrick Kane Could Not Be More Inaccurate
Nice to see Kaner up to his old tricks. In Edmonton!...

When Minor League Hockey Promotions Go Wrong
On Sunday, an Arizona minor league hockey team's owner, GM, captain, and marketing director perched themselves atop a scissor lift. They would not come down, they declared, until the team sold 300 season tickets. It has been 94 hours. The team has not sold 300 season tickets. They are still up there...

Prankster Gets NFL Draft Attendees To Lie About Liking Fake Players
Jimmy Kimmel set the standard for shaming clueless liars when he sent a reporter to Coachella to ask people to talk about completely made-up bands, but this sports-themed version of the same prank comes mighty close to matching its ingenuity. ...

Marlins Tickets Are Basically Free, And Still No One's Going
You've got a second-year stadium and the worst attendance in the league. You've got the worst team in baseball. If you're the Marlins, how do you possibly make money? The answer, it seems, is to give away free tickets and hope people buy lots of beers....


The Brilliant, Crazy Sorority Girl Emailer Has Left Delta Gamma
You will recall the heady days of a week ago, when we first published an email from a Delta Gamma at the University of Maryland. "I don't give a fuck if you SOR me, I WILL FUCKING ASSAULT YOU"? Ring a bell?...

More Than Somewhat
Damon Runyon was a big shot sports writer in the 1920s and he became an even bigger deal as a chronicler of life on Broadway. Here is a good introduction to his work, including the short story, "Romance in the Roaring Forties." ...


J.R. Smith's High School Yearbook Quote Was "Get Chicks Or Die Trying"
He's come so far since then....

Cop Posing As Hooker Tells Browns LB Anal Sex Would Be An Extra $20
Journeyman linebacker Quentin Groves only signed with the Browns—his fourth team in six NFL seasons—last month. Welcome to Cleveland!...

Scottish Soccer Player Admits To Booze-And-Hooker-Fueled Bender
It was about a month ago when Paul Slane, once a rising star in the Scottish Premier League and a member of Celtic, tweeted out some salacious photos of himself getting, uh, "friendly" with two women (NSFW picture after the jump). This came shortly after Slane suffered a series of debilitating injur...

Luis Suárez Given Ten Match Ban In Order To Chew Over What He's Done
Liverpool striker Luis Suárez earned a ten-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanović during Sunday's match at Anfield....

The Knicks Smother The Celtics Into A Historically Bad Second Half
This one looked like the last one. The Celtics came out strong in Game 2, as they did in Game 1. Then, at halftime something happened. Maybe New York mixed up its defensive looks, or maybe Boston felt the effects of its thin roster, or maybe they just forgot how to shoot. But the Celtics once again ...

What Still Matters In The Premier League
Yesterday, Manchester United beat Aston Villa at Old Trafford, 3-0, to officially clinch the Premier League title. In truth, it had been theirs for months. As anticlimactic as their victory was, the Premier League focus now shifts to two vital races: the fight for Champions League qualification thro...

True Hero Holds Up "Massive Dumps" Sign At Orioles Game
It doesn't make any sense, but it's wonderful....

<em>Game Of Thrones</em> Author Is So Mad That The Jets Traded Darrelle Revis
George R.R. Martin, author of the popular fantasy series-turned-HBO-boob-and-dragon-extravaganza Game of Thrones, is a big fan of the New York Jets. Like many Jets fans, he is not happy that his team just traded all-pro cornerback Darrelle Revis to the Buccaneers, and so he took to his blog to vent....

LeBron James Makes His Teammates Do Pushups
Perhaps Mario Chalmers and Ray Allen thought LeBron was joking when he told them they would be doing pushups if they lost a shooting competition to him. He was not joking. LeBron's drill-sergeant cadence could use a little work, though. There's not nearly enough spittle flying here. ...
