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The Warriors Might Actually Play Some Offense This Year. Thank God.
You'd think the mere presence of a shooter and playmaker like Steph Curry would guarantee you a top 10 offense. Last year, you would've thought wrong. Despite surrounding Curry with Klay Thompson, Swiss Army Knife Andre Iguodala, and a couple of skilled big men in David Lee and Andrew Bogut, Mark Ja...
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
If you don't know from Billy Lee Brammer and his brilliant novel about Dallas politics, The Gay Place, welp, here's your chance. Dig in to these two Texas Monthly features:...
The 76ers Do Not Even Care Who Is On Their Team Anymore
The Philadelphia 76ers currently sport a roster that appears to be made up of guys who were spat into the world by NBA 2K15's player creator. According to the team's official site, the Sixers got a little more unreal today, as the team apparently signed 43-year-old power forward Bo Outlaw, who retir...
Video Emerges Of Diego Maradona Hitting His Former Fiancée
According to Spanish paper El Mundo, the above video depicts Diego Maradona hitting his ex-girlfriend, the 24-year-old Rocío Oliva. Here’s one Argentine TV station’s translation of the argument as it unfolds in the video:...
Don't Freak Out About This Cryptic Kevin Durant Tweet, Thunder Fans
This morning, ESPN reporter Britt McHenry sent a tweet that seemed to contain her thoughts about the possibility of Kevin Durant eventually returning to his hometown and playing for the Washington Wizards:...
Darren Rovell Is Bad At Beer, Too
ESPN business reporter, kale enthusiast (see above), and staff snitch Darren Rovell likes to tweet about beer sometimes. I don't know if he gets paid for these tweets (I bet he gets paid for these tweets), but regardless, he recently declared Cigar City of Tampa, Fla., to be America's finest brewe...
Manager "Knocked Out" By Snowball To Head, Rival Fans Call Bullshit
Of all the things soccer fans have been known to chuck at opposing players—coins, batteries, bags of urine, flares—snowballs are probably the tamest. So we're not too pleased to hear CSKA Sofia manager claim he was knocked unconscious when a Levski Sofia fan pelted him in the back of the head with...
Legalize Josh Gordon
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Family Searching For Man Who Disappeared At Broncos Game (UPDATE)
A group of Broncos fans are searching for a family member who they say disappeared while attending Thursday night's Broncos game in Denver. Paul Kitterman, a 53-year-old man from Kremmling, Col., went to the game with his son and two friends, but disappeared after leaving his seat at halftime....
A Total Eclipse of the Sonny: The Night 'The Greatest' Was Born
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle. A lot has been written about that fight. Movies have been made about it. People have wept and torn their hair and rolled in the grass, beating their heels against the ground, because of that fight. It was a mighty fight. A remarkabl...
Dominican League Players React With Shock, Tribute To Oscar Taveras
Here is video of the moments after players from Dominican League teams Tigres del Licey and Águilas Cibaeñas learned of the death tonight of Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras. It's heartbreaking....
St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Oscar Taveras Killed In Car Crash
St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Oscar Taveras was reportedly killed in a car crash while driving to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. His girlfriend Edilia Arvelo, in the car with him, was also killed. Taveras's agent, Brian Mejia, confirmed the 22-year-old's death....
Robert Kraft Loves His Players A Little Too Much
Here's a tender moment between Patriots owner Bob Kraft and Vince Wilfork. It's sweet, and totally common for owners to share intimacy with their employees....
Marcus Vick Has Some First-Half Analysis Of His Brother
Marcus Vick was critical after the QB replaced Geno Smith in the first half, but he's still optimistic....
Jets Employ Man Whose Job Is To Open Percy Harvin's Gatorade Bottle?
(We seriously have no idea why this man came over and opened Percy Harvin's Gatorade bottle.)...
Geno Smith's First Quarter Performance, In One Vine
Jets quarterback Geno Smith got yanked after a first quarter performance for the ages. If you missed his spectacular display of passing, we made a Vine for you:...
Your NFL Week 8 Viewing Maps
Morning football feels weird, and I don't understand how you West Coasters have adapted to this....
Lou Holtz Sneezes On Air; Rece Davis Doesn't Miss A Beat
Lou Holtz couldn't suppress his sneeze during a halftime report yesterday, and we were all fortunate enough to hear the adorable, party-favor sound he made. Rece Davis moved on gracefully, while Holtz laughed it off and said ... something....
Minor League Hockey Player Suffers Gruesome Cut From Skate
Saturday night's game between the Peoria Rivermen and the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League had to be suspended after a player suffered a horrific injury....
Michigan Gets Asses Kicked After Defacing Spartan Stadium With Spike
Can we talk about how weird and stupid this is? This is the Michigan Wolverines football team—awful in every way, from the tactical to the executive to the medical—shoving a spike into the Spartan Stadium turf and celebrating like a bunch of morons just prior to getting their shit kicked in by Michi...