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Hilarious Video Reminds Us There's Still Plenty Of Racism In Sports
This, a fake commercial for something called the No Foul Coalition, is an inspired bit of parody and a reminder that even without Donald Sterling, the sports world is still full of racist shit....
Scenes From Three Game 7's In One Night
[Goalie Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche looks on as the Minnesota Wild celebrate a goal by Nino Niederreiter of the Minnesota Wild to tie the score 3-3 in the third period at Pepsi Center on April 30, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Niederreiter went on to score the game winning goal as the Wild...
London Fletcher Says He Started Feeling "Uneasy" About Redskins Name
Former Washington linebacker London Fletcher was recently a guest on NBC's SportsDash, and he was asked about how he felt about playing for a team that has a racial slur as a name. His response, flagged by DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg, was surprisingly honest....
Atlanta Hawks Unveil Redesigned Pac-Man Logo
Did you know that the Atlanta Hawks used to have a secondary logo that was Pac-Man themed? Well, they did! And now they've reprised the logo and given it a fancy new design....
Kyle Lowry Abuses Deron Williams, Gets His Signature Highlight
You wouldn't be blamed for not knowing a whole lot about Kyle Lowry before this year. He's a 28-year-old point guard who's averaged 11 points and five assists per game throughout his career, and who has toiled away in relative obscurity in Memphis, Houston, and now Toronto. This year, he became the ...
The Irrepressible Wild Take An All-Time Great Game 7
The Minnesota Wild's frenetic overtime victory was, in some ways, the antithesis of what's supposed to make a Game 7 so remarkable. You think of a Game 7 and you think of the tension. The buttclenching fear that one turnover, one save, one play is going to decide the series. And that suffocating pr...
Frank Martin Is A Beautiful Flower
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Nino Niederreiter Is The Hero In A Game 7 Overtime Win For The Wild
Every time the Colorado Avalanche took a lead in this Game 7, the Wild were right there to tie. And in overtime—the most important time—Minnesota finally jumped in front when Nino Niederreiter scored for a 5-4 victory to advance the Wild....
Gronk Tailgates K-State Spring Game, Is Amused By Beer Bong In Pants
Hops-fueled lummox and part-time NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski went to Kansas State for last Saturday's spring football game. (His younger brother Glenn is a fullback for the Wildcats.) He had some fun at the tailgate....
Donte Whitner No Longer Changing His Name To One That's Nearly "Hitler"
The Browns' newest safety has decided against legally changing his name to Donte Hitner, and not for the obvious reason that you totally read it as something else upon first glance....
Floyd Mayweather's Jail Diet Included Lots Of Chili Cheese Fritos
In 2012, Floyd Mayweather Jr. served 60 days in the Clark County (Nev.) Detention Center after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. Today at Sports on Earth, Geoffrey Gray has obtained documents, letters, and records that shed light on Mayweather's jail stint. The takeaway? Floyd eats like ...
This Is How You Play A Ball Off The Wall
In the grand scheme of things, this behind-the-back, no-look corral by the Nats' Kevin Frandsen—a utility infielder by trade who was starting in Houston, which has the least intuitive outfield in the majors—did not ultimately affect the game. Both runners scored on the next play. But come on, how fu...
Joyce Carol Oates Rages Against Death Of The First Amendment
Most people think that the case of Donald Sterling poses no free speech or First Amendment issues. Their argument is that Sterling has every right to order his mistresses not to be seen with black people and to privately talk about Los Angeles Clippers players as if they were livestock, and that the...
The Top 10 Items Worth Stealing From Publix
When news broke this morning that Heisman winner Jameis Winston may have been busted for lifting some crab legs from a Tallahassee-area Publix supermarket, we felt a bit sad. There are way better things to shoplift from the store Where Shopping Is A Pleasure™, after all. Here are ten of those things...
Feel Old With Our "How Many Pro Athletes Are Younger Than You?" Tool
An important milestone on your inexorable march toward bleak death is the sudden realization that most professional athletes are younger than you are. To help this along, the tool below calculates the percentage of players in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB who are already younger than you are at this ve...
FSU Athlete Explains Why Jameis Winston Allegedly Stole Food
Here's Florida State basketball player Marquez White reacting to reports that Jameis Winston was cited for allegedly stealing crab legs from a Publix. ...
Rio Olympics Shaping Up To Be Complete Crap
In a Guardian story on Tuesday, International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates called Rio de Janeiro's prep for the 2016 Olympics "the worst" he's ever seen, and no, there is no Plan B....
Report: Jameis Winston Cited For Allegedly Stealing Crab Legs
According to Tomahawk Nation, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was recently cited for attempting to steal crab legs from a Publix grocery store. ...
The Rangers' Slow-Motion Collapse Is Becoming An Annual Event
The standing ovation the Flyers received at the end of last night's first period was not entirely deserved. Through 20 minutes they'd been pretty well pushed around, getting outpossessed at even strength to the tune of 18 shot attempts to just 11 (37.9 percent). That, in hockey, doesn't sound like m...
Arnold Hano Talks
Sorry I'm late in sharing this story about Arnold Hano....