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"All I Talk Is Money" Fred Davis Raps In New, Terrible Music Video
It's a long offseason for football players who don't make the playoffs, so maybe it's not a total surprise to see the Redskins' Fred Davis popping up on Youtube with a new music video. What's also not a surprise? It sucks....
How Bad Did The NCAA Committee Mess Up This Year's Seeding, Exactly?
Journalists, Vegas oddsmakers, and that one college friend who you only hear from this time of year all agree: The NCAA tournament selection committee did a god-awful job of seeding the tournament teams this year. But, did it really?...
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How Long Does The Final Minute Of An NCAA Tournament Game Take? [UPDATE]
The college basketball endgame can be a painful experience for viewers. With repeated fouling, free throws, and referees' video replay reviews, the final 60 seconds of this year's NCAA tournament games have drawn criticism from mavens and columnists both large and small. ...
Which Sweet Sixteen Team Is Your State The Most "Excited" About?
Similar to what they did for the Super Bowl, Facebook's data team has put together a map showing which states have been "buzzing" the most (based on Facebook chatter) about which Sweet Sixteen teams. ...
This UNC Athlete's Paper Is A Joke. Who's To Blame?
On Tuesday, Outside the Lines broadcast a piece on the academic scandal unfolding at North Carolina, which according to a whistleblower funneled athletes into sham classes with minimal standards and workloads. The internet's big takeaway was this screengrab of one athlete's final paper, which report...
Spurs Coyote Has Eyes Mangled, Knocked Off
In the most horrifying injury of the NBA season, the Spurs' mascot took a charge from Denver's Aaron Brooks, and came up looking like a flatfish before his eyes fell off altogether....
Mercer's Seniors Beat Duke, But Does Experience Matter In March Madness?
Last Friday, No. 14 seed Mercer shocked No. 3 seed Duke, 78-71, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Mercer started five seniors, while Duke started freshman and presumed-lottery-pick Jabari Parker alongside three sophomores and a lone senior. Quickly a narrative emerged: Mercer won because ...
OHL Goalie Takes His Stick To The Back Of His Opponent's Head
London Knights goalie Anthony Stolarz seemed to be fed up with pokes and prods after the whistle, because when the Windsor Spitfires' Josh Ho-Sang hit him with his stick on a dead puck, Stolarz reacted poorly....
Here Is A Really Great Photo Of Tommy Lasorda And Some Spaghetti
There are many things about this picture that are unsettling, but I cannot stop giggling at it....
How Roberto Luongo Saved Vancouver
In time, any serious hockey market will destroy its $64 million goaltender....
Northwestern Players Win First Step Toward Union Recognition
The director of the National Labor Relations Board's Chicago district ruled today that Northwestern football players do qualify as employees, and as such are entitled to form a union. This is as big as it sounds, but there is a ways to go before amateurism as we know it is ended....
We're Down To The Mean 16: Round 3 Of The Bitchy Bracket
So you, the public, have pared down the Bitchy Bracket to a lean and mean 16. And like real NCAA brackets, this is where the big boys start clobbering at each with giant-sized Hulk fists....
Researcher Uncovers Rare Film Of The First Game Of Lou Gehrig's Streak
Film of Babe Ruth facing Walter Johnson is enough to get any self-respecting baseball nerd drooling. But this restored 1925 newsreel features something that pushes it into the realm of history: footage of Lou Gehrig during the very first game of his consecutive-games streak....
How An Arena Hype Video Is Made: Behind The Scenes Of Dayton's Promo
Ever wonder what goes into those quick in arena hype videos? Dayton-based creative studio Real Art just posted the above behind-the-scenes from a promo shoot for the hometown Flyers. It details a month-long design and fabrication process where a giant 'FlyRig' is made from scratch. ...
FSU-Florida Fight Generates More Jameis Winston Rumors Than Punches
Earlier tonight, a fight broke out between the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles in the eighth inning of their baseball game in Jacksonville. Not long after, sports blogs posted articles alleging that Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston had either punched a Florida player or had been the v...
Spurs Players Hear Spooky Noises During Stay In Allegedly Haunted Hotel
(Turn the lights off before reading for maximum effect.) ...
Here's Everton's Ross Barkley Dribbling 75 Yards And Scoring A Goal
So, Everton are playing Newcastle today, and midway through the first half, the Magpies took a corner kick that was cleared to Everton's young midfielder Ross Barkley. Then Barkley dribbled all the way down the right by himself, cut left inside the box through Newcastle defenders, and roofed a shot ...
Which Pundit Had The Worst Opening-Weekend Bracket Of March Madness?
Let's see how the pundits are faring with their brackets so far. We are scoring 28 experts from ESPN, Yahoo, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports this year, throwing in President Obama for good fun....
Nancy Grace Derails Oscar Pistorius Analysis With Porn Obsession
An otherwise serious discussion of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial on Good Morning America today barely managed to finish without Nancy Grace hijacking it to talk about the amputee sprinter's porn habits....
This Is The Strangest Hockey Puck Ever Made
If you're of the mind that the most exciting moments in football are when that capricious prolate spheroid starts bouncing around, then do we ever have the hockey puck for you. Meet the Aalto Puck. It can be yours for free....