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Kevin Hart Was Scammed, Not Pranked
So, there's an update on the Kevin Hart story, and it turns out that the whole thing was more "con" than "prank."...
Giants Fans Celebrate Tiki As Well
Reader Matthew Ott headed down to the Giants' Super Bowl ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan yesterday and found a guy after our own heart. The "uncensored" photo after the jump. Lots of work went into that sign, clearly....
Don Mattingly Doesn't Look So Hot Himself Anymore Either
By now, you've probably seen it, but we'd be remiss if we didn't point it out anyway: Here's Don Mattingly's wife who was causing all the trouble over the weekend....
It's Election Day, And We Will Make No Giants Analogies
Because we are Americans, and this is what we like to call a "democracy," you all should get out and vote today. We have some friends who, if they live in states that have closed primaries, don't vote because they "don't like to be labeled." Hey, who likes to be labeled? We want to vote....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to come up with its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Kevin Hart Might Not Have Been Recruited At All
The young man in this photo is Kevin Hart. He's a two-star offensive lineman prospect out of Nevada, and he has been trying to decide which college to attend. After talking to their coach repeatedly, he finally settled on California. He called a big press conference to announce his decision: He's go...
Missing The Terrible (And Amazing) Authoritarianism Of Bob Knight
When we first began studying to be a journalist at the University of Illinois — as much as one ever "studies" to be a journalist — one of our professors told us that you're not really a journalist until you've done the worst, but necessary, job in the journ world: You've called up the family of some...
Let Us Rid Ourselves Of The Cockfighting PED Menace
We don't ask much of our cockfighting, but we do ask that it be pure. We expect the two valiant competitors to give it their absolutely best, at the highest level, on an even playing field. We have to be able to trust our sacred sport of cockfighting; there is, after all, history and tradition to wo...
All Hail Tiki Barber, Maker Of Omelets
At this point, it's pretty much clear: The New England Patriots might have lost, but the person who comes across the worst in the wake of the upset is clearly Tiki Barber. Pity....
Mock Japanese People Falling From the Comfort Of Your Own Couch
By the way, he's doing the obstacle course all wrong. If you go through it standing upright, it's a lot easier....
Another Piece Of the Eli Manning Childhood Puzzle Falls Into Place
The front-and-center photo of the Manning family in 1996 is worth the price of admission. The fact that this particular story is about how a young Eli Manning learned from his mom only sweetens the pot. But that's not all. Heavens, far from it....
Tell Mike To Dip My TV Listings In Water
It's college basketball and college basketball alone day on TV. So if you can't stand hoops without an intricate bracket in hand, your required retro video game playing for the day is NES's StarTropics. It's not quite Legend of Zelda, but ... well, it's not quite Legend of Zelda....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Kentucky Fans Are Having Anger Displacement Issues
In the "holy cow, fans can be scary" file, the frustrated fans at Kentucky, suffering through a 9-9 season, have taken a lot of their ire out on recent transfer (to Illinois! Woo!) Alex Legion. (He of the soothsaying mother.)...
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
He's Totally Rich Because Her Dad Invented Toaster Streudels
It's probably best, at this point, to think of Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte as characters from "Mean Girls."...