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This Time, Tim Tebow Worked His Magic In The First Five Minutes
Fans accustomed to Tim Tebow working his magic as the game winds down were treated to a surprise as the Denver quarterback found the end zone early in the Broncos' matchup against New England. ...
St. Louis Lineman Called For Holding Yells, "That's Not Fucking Holding!" Into Ref's Open Mic, And Then It Gets Weird
Rams guard Harvey Dahl disagreed with the holding penalty called against him late in the St. Louis-Cincinnati matchup, and told the referee as much in a colorful manner—while the ref's mic was still open and broadcasting to the Edward Jones Dome. That earned him another penalty and sent CBS announ...
Even In The NFL, Cam Newton Can Get Away With Trickery
Carolina took a 21-0 first half lead on the Houston Texans thanks to this bizarre play, one earning "Fumblerooski" references. That specific play was banned by the NFL decades ago, but...pshh.. rules. [FOX]...
Here's The Brutal Back Injury That Led To Bears WR Johnny Knox Being Carted Off The Field
There's at least one gruesome injury a week in the NFL, but they're usually of the ankle, knee, or elbow variety. This one's a bit different, and really pretty horrible to watch. ...
Butler Does It Again
The Butler Bulldogs—a program that against all odds stormed past major-conference teams on its way to making two consecutive NCAA tournament finals—struck down another BCS conference team today, overcoming a late 11-point deficit to beat Purdue on this near-buzzer-beater reminiscent of the one Mat...
Wyoming Goes For Rube Goldberg Extra Point Award
Wyoming may be getting smacked around in the New Mexico Bowl by Temple, but they can always look back fondly on this miracle XP. Double goalpost all the way: what does it mean? [ESPN]...
South Carolina Forward Malik Cooke's Eye Injury Was Grotesque, So Here's Multiple Angles Of Him Suffering It
In a game that's already seen the departure of Ohio State star Jared Sullinger (off to the hospital for testing) the South Carolina Gamecocks haven't avoided the injury bug either, as Malik Cooke suffered a nasty-looking cut above his left eye (courtesy a Buckeye elbow) that required locker room s...
Sam Houston State Held On To Beat Montana, But Not Without Taking Some Licks
Congratulations to Sam Houston State, who again proved worthy of their #1 ranking last night in beating Montana 31-28—earning the Bearkats a trip to the Division I national championship—but it was this play in which the Griz' senior defensive back Houston Roots blew up Bearkats WR Brandon Closner ...
ESPN Personalities Shill For Penny-Auction Site, Despite The Worldwide Leader's "Endorsement Guidelines" [UPDATE]
I don't know if penny-auction site SkoreIt.com is a scam, but googling "skoreit scam" returns about 21,000 results, most of them from sites like RipoffReport, ComplaintsBoard, ScamBook, and FindTheScam....
ShortCenter: ESPN Covers The Penn State Scandal, Goes All Court TV On Us
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Somebody Doesn't Like Rich Eisen
Rich Eisen is a consumate professional (if occasionally flirty on the email) so we can't fathom why somebody would chuck garbage at him while doing a live shot before halftime of the miserable Thursday Night Football game in Atlanta. Kudos to Rich for keeping a straight face through it all. [NFL N...
Sergio Garcia Didn't Need That Club Anyway
Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia responded to a lousy start at the Thailand Golf Championship today by chucking his 4-iron into a pond near the par 3 eighth hole during the tournament's opening round....
Gifts For Gamers
Shopping for video game aficionados should be easy. There's seemingly an endless supply of games, systems, and gadgets to suit their every need. The thing is, though, gamers have are used to checking out the reviews for every perspective purchase on the market. They know the field so well that they'...
Revelations From Tim Tebow's Mic'd Up Sunday
If it's true that nobody actually KNOWS Tim Tebow, it's also true that we see in him whatever we want to see. That holds for his public appearances, his interviews, and his play from a bird's eye television angle. But thanks to NFL Films's Sound FX, we can get a little closer to Tim Tebow, actual ...
Here's The Bizarre Kristi Malzahn Interview Somebody's Trying To Sweep Off The Internet
We became aware of this a while ago, but seeing as how all public copies seem to have been swept off the web here's the wife of new Arkansas State head football coach Gus Malzahn acting very strangely at a church in Springdale, Ark. It is, alas, an edited version (sports agent John Phillips is tak...
Barcelona Striker David Villa Snaps Tibia In FIFA Club World Cup Match
Spain's all-time record scorer David Villa will be off the pitch for months after suffering this nasty broken leg during Barcelona's FIFA Club World Cup match against Qatari side Al-Sadd....
Jerry Sandusky Has The Mental And Emotional Maturity Of A Teenager, According To Sandusky's New Lawyer
You've heard (an awful, awful lot) from Joe Amendola, the lead attorney for Jerry Sandusky's defense. Now you will hear from his co-counsel, Karl Rominger, who appeared on CNN to explain away Sandusky's disturbing Bob Costas interview last month with the following description of his client:...
Please Kaner, Don't Hurt 'Em
When we received a reminder from the NHL about last night's NHL 36, a docu-reality show featuring Patrick Kane, the nice PR person predicted that we would make fun of him. (I can't imagine why!) Before we had a chance, Kane scored a shootout clincher that makes us want to take back every joke we'v...
ShortCenter: An Unhinged Stephen A. Smith Breaks Down The CP3 Trade
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Ndamukong Suh Decides Image Isn't Tarnished Enough, Walks Out On Weekly Radio Interview
Ndamukong Suh is returning from the suspension he earned with a Thanksgiving Day stomp, but he wasn't willing to talk about the aftermath (or his car accident) to Mike Valenti and Terry Foster during his weekly interview on 97.1 The Ticket, the Lions' flagship station in Detroit....