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Cristiano Ronaldo Gives Fans The Finger, Denies Giving Fans The Finger (Video)
The Real Madrid star at least was honest last week, when he expressed why he feels opposing fans heckle him, thus reinforcing those fans' notion of him as an arrogant prick. Here, he shows his appreciation for all the love, though he later was less than forthright by lamely trying to explain it aw...
Presenting Your Larry Merchant Photoshop Winner, Runner-Up And Honorable Mentions
Boxing stumblentator Larry Merchant took to the ring after Floyd Mayweather got headbutted, dropped the headbuttist with two quick blasts of questionable fury and broiled in the stew of booing judgement. There was no question that something magical was about to occur....
Not The Bees!
A college golf tournament hosted by UT-Arlington was canceled after 70,000 angry bees descended on the course. It was exactly like this....
Is The Justice Department Responsible For Online Poker's Ponzi Scheme?
The Justice Department dropped another bombshell in their assault on online poker, alleging that Full Tilt Poker ran a Ponzi Scheme that saw owners being paid nearly half a billion dollars, while player accounts were filled with "phantom money" to the tune of more than $300 million. The original Bla...
Carson Palmer Prefers Tailgating At USC Games To Losing More Games With The Bengals
As noted by Larry Brown Sports, it's tough to tell whether that's a can of Tecate or a Coke in Carson Palmer's right hand outside Saturday's Syracuse-USC game. Not that it matters. Palmer had warned the Bengals he'd retire if they refused his trade demand, and the Bengals chose to move on rather th...
Ah Yes, The Old "Off The Back Of The Defender's Skull" Own Goal
In keeping with our mission to bring you the latest in Midwestern religious college soccer, we happily present a moment from this weekend's Oklahoma Baptist-MidAmerica Nazarene showdown. The OBU Bison keeper will be seeing this one in his dreams for a while, but we're particularly taken with the c...
This Evening: LOLMets, Now With Rookies Dressed As Cheerleaders
Your p.m. roundup for Sept. 19, the day we learned sperm banks discriminated against redheads with impunity. Photo of Justin Turner via Busted Coverage. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Vince Young Says There's A Fake Vince Young In The D.C. Area (Updated)
"'I heard that he has been taking money, taking pictures with little kids at hospitals,' Young said on Monday. 'It's been real sick.'" Sounds a little like what Titans fans were saying once upon a time about the real Vince Young, doesn't it? [NBC Washington]...
The Referee Tries To Explain What Happened In Mayweather-Ortiz
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: Joe Cortez says that's why you keep your guard up, Victor....
Levante 1, Real Madrid 0: How Did The Team That's "Ugly, Poor, And Bad At Football" Beat La Liga's Rich Pretty Boy?
A year ago, Levante earned a draw against Real Madrid, the best, wealthiest, handomest team in all of La Liga. It was a big moment for the Levante Granotes (that means frogs): Striker Rafa Jordá likened the 0-0 decision to "chewing the face off your girlfriend." (We'll blame shaky translation for th...
A Handy Map Of Where To Burn Your Couches When WVU Beats/Loses To LSU
Before the season began, WVU and Morgantown officials decided to crack down on the Mountaineer tradition of burning couches after big wins (and big losses). They aren't kidding around, making the celebratory pyre a felony arson charge. The new rules face their greatest test Saturday night, as No. 2 ...
Rick Pitino Is Introspective About The Big East Exodus, Invokes "Good Old Abe Pagoda"
Because Pitino is the Louisville coach, he's concerned with what Syracuse and Pitt leaving the conference will mean for those left behind. Because Pitino is Italian, he doesn't know how to describe his feelings with anything but a Godfather reference. (Warning: crappy music plays automatically at Pi...
Rob Ryan's Play Chart Had A Photo Of A Woman In A Bikini On It (Updated)
It was just two weeks ago that Rob Ryan confirmed his "freaky" twin brother Rex's fetish for Rex's wife's feet. In doing so, Rob reminded us that "everybody has whatever screwed up thing going on." And yesterday, Rob gave us a bit of an indication of his own. It seems that as he considered which bl...
Cedric Benson's Ass Was Showing Yesterday
Your morning roundup for Sept. 19, the day we learned binge drinking can negatively affect your ability to dance. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
This Week In Unintentional Dong Submissions
This week is an example of quality over quantity in the realm of unintentional dong submissions. Many were submitted, few made it through quality control....
Joe Morgan Led The World's Largest Chicken Dance With Attractive Ladies In German Dresses Yesterday
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati got underway in Cincinnati yesterday. In addition to "music from Bavarian band Musikkapelle Hopfenblaesers" and "The World Bratwurst Eating Championship," there was revelry and there was dance....
Arkansas State's Football Coaches Have Uniquely Suggestive Play-Calling Signals
They may have lost 26-7 to Virginia Tech this weekend, but the coaching staff of the Arkansas State Red Wolves made quite an impression on tipster Doug W....
Poll: 54 Percent Of Washington D.C. Sports Fans Disapprove Of Daniel Snyder
"Twenty seasons after the Redskins won their last Super Bowl, just more than half of area sports fans say they view the team favorably. But more than a third have negative feelings about the hometown football team, according to a new Washington Post poll, and fans hold even stronger negative views ...
That Mayweather/Ortiz Fight Was Something, Wasn't It?
Your morning roundup for Sept. 18, the day we mourn the Marble Rye Lady. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Here's Ringside Video Of The Controversial Mayweather/Ortiz Fourth Round (UPDATE)
From NESW Sports, "This youtuber was sitting near the front row, and he caught an awesome vid of the end of this fight that will, at the very least, be talked about for some time. Mayweather wins by knockout. But how did we get there?"...