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Are Knicks Tickets The Biggest Ripoff In The NBA?
Going to an NBA game can be damn expensive, or it can be incredibly cheap, depending on which city you're in and where you want to sit. But which cities and teams will let you see a game from a decent seat for less than your car payment?...
Darren Rovell's Proposed NFL Is A Hellscape Of In-Game Shilling
The future of football is a hash of overheard corporate gibberish, and of course it's Darren Rovell who conceived it for us....
Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti Glimpsed The Edge Of Existence
While this photo was snapped during Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Osasuna to reach the Copa del Rey quarters, the stare of head coach Carlo Ancelotti is that of a man who is elsewhere, possibly someplace Kubrickianly dark and distant. ...
All Javaris Crittenton News Continues To Be Bad News
One-time Washington Wizards lockerroom gun-brandisher Javaris Crittenton, who hasn't played in the NBA since his 2010 arrest on murder charges, was arraigned Wednesday in Atlanta on drug charges....
Bull Taming Is A Thing, And Yes, It Gets People Hurt
While the world may have different views on bulls — whether to name 'em, maim 'em or flambe 'em — we've universally adopted a view that they are, in some sense, our competition. The Spanish race against them each year, or at the very least watch tourists get their innards re-arranged at hornpoint. C...
This Looks Like Jack Nicholson Telling Mike Brown To Get Out Of His Way
Jack gets the best seats in the house, but those seats aren't very good if you've got a big Mike Brown standing between you and the court. ...
Little League Coach Sues Own Player For Dumb, Dumb Reason
Alan Beck, a chiropractor/little league coach in Lakeside, Calif., is suing a 14-year-old player for tossing his helmet in celebration after scoring a game-winning run. That helmet struck Beck and tore his Achilles tendon. ...
Clayton Kershaw Just Got All The Money
ESPN Los Angeles' Ramona Shelburne reports that the Dodgers and ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw have agreed to a seven-year, $215 million contract. That's the biggest contract ever for a pitcher, surpassing Justin Verlander's seven-year, $180 million deal with the Tigers. ...
Which NBA Teams Are The Best And Worst Road Draws?
Want to know when to score the cheapest resale tickets for your home team? Chances are, it's when the Bobcats, Magic, or Suns are in town. An analysis of ticket prices (as of Dec. 16) on Vivid Seats reveals that Charlotte is the worst road draw in the NBA—on average, a visit from the Bobcats results...
Kyle Lowry Gave Some New Shoes To That Fan Who Got His Ganked
You might remember the time the most cold-blooded and badass Bulls fan in history mercilessly snatched away two of Kyle Lowry's shoes from an eager Raptors fan named Alan Vale. Now you don't have to feel a tinge of guilt while laughing at that GIF, because Lowry and the Raptors tracked Vale down and...
Your Grierson & Leitch Oscar Nomination Predictions
Thursday morning, the Oscar nominations come out. To mentally prepare you, here are our predictions for the eight major categories....
Fat A-Rod? Fat A-Rod
This picture comes to us from Twitter user @GTMags. Look at big fat A-Rod! ...
Matt Bonner With The Spot-On Andy Kaufman Impersonation
Matt Bonner recently did a little performance at the San Antonio Spurs' annual charity auction. A younger, less cultured player may have used such an opportunity to do the Gangnam Style dance or lip-sync that dumb "What Does the Fox Say?" song, but not Matt Bonner. Matt Bonner has deep cuts, son....
Australia Needs To Work On Their Outfield Fence Construction Skills
Two different outfielders ran through the fence on back-to-back nights during a series between the Melbourne Aces and the Adelaide Bite this past weekend....
Indiana's Yogi Ferrell Can Levitate
[Indiana point guard Yogi Ferrell floats for a layup against #3 Wisconsin. The Hoosiers gave the Badgers their first loss, 75-72. Scott May, get the champagne ready. One down, three to go. Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty]...