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Kellen Winslow Jr. Picks Pats-Broncos For The AFC Title Game
Which is not a bad pick! Until you remember that Winslow plays for the Jets, and that the Jets are still mathematically in contention for a playoff spot. This is what's known as picking with your head and talking out of your ass, which makes it a very Kellen Winslow Jr. thing to say....

Senators Goalie Disgusts Woman With His Gatorade Drinking
From Reddit comes this moment from last night's Senators-Panthers game, in which we see Craig Anderson spitting Gatorade all over the place and grossing the hell out of this poor woman in the front row. Nice going, Craig....

My Kid's Insane Christmas Wish List, Annotated
When I was a kid, I would dream up completely insane presents to put on my Christmas wish list—shit that no parent could ever possibly afford and no child could ever possibly deserve. And every year, my parents would tell me before Christmas that I would NOT be getting the little race car I saw on ...

No Team Can Mount A Comeback Quite Like The Warriors Can
The Golden State Warriors found themselves down 27 points to the Toronto Raptors with 9:20 left in the third quarter last night. They ended up winning the game by nine points, because when the Warriors decide to go nuclear, there is no stopping them....

The Redskins Get Jokes, You Guys
Just when you thought Dan Snyder couldn't get any more Dan Snyder. As reported by the Post, the Redskins threatened legal action against a Washington radio station over a series of parodies, until—and this is incredible—the station explained to the team that they were just jokes....

Nets Give Lawrence Frank Four Years Of Detention
Jason Kidd and the Nets have "reassigned" head assistant Lawrence Frank, and following the change, Frank will no longer be on the bench during games or at practice. If that sounds like being fired, it is, except for the part where Frank owes Kidd a book report every day....

Why The Yankees Rebuild From Without
Jacoby Ellsbury is a very good outfielder, signed at market rate, who projects to age well but in five or six years will nevertheless be one of the more overpaid players in the game. But that's a problem for another day, and despite dropping $238 million on Ellsbury and Brian McCann, the Yankees sti...

Angry, Dumb Red Sox Fans Call Jacoby Ellsbury A "Trader"
Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has agreed to a deal with the Yankees. He used to play for the Red Sox. In case you are an alien or a baby born today who just learned how to use a computer, the Red Sox and Yankees are big rivals. Anyway, Boston fans are mad about Ellsbury being a traitor for ...

Yankees Sign Jacoby Ellsbury To Seven-Year Deal, Because They Can
The New York Yankees have reportedly signed Jacoby Ellsbury, because eat it. They don't care. The Yankees get who they want. (Unless it's Cliff Lee.)...

Prosecutors: Aaron Hernandez's Fianceé Lied To Grand Jury 29 Times
Shayanna Jenkins was indicted for perjury in relation to the Aaron Hernandez murder case back in September. Prosecutors have since accused her of destroying evidence. And now, in court documents, the Bristol County (Mass.) prosecutor provided even more specific details, alleging that Jenkins lied to...

"Real America," Minus The Condescension: <em>Out Of The Furnace</em>, Reviewed.
When Barack Obama made his comment during the 2008 presidential campaign about some Americans clinging to "guns and religion" during hard times, he might have been referring to the characters in Out of the Furnace, the new drama from Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper. A subdued portrait of a blue-co...

NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 14 (Early Edition)
Here is your early betting info for Week 14 NFL; we'll update on Thursday with money lines and spread movements for these these games, and add info for Browns-Patriots, Falcons-Packers, Seahawks-49ers, and Cowboys-Bears, whose lines are yet to open at several books....

Lowsman Trophy Watch: Ohio State's O-Line Clears A Path
Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....

This GIF Of Pete Carroll As A Wealthy Robber Baron Will Make You Smile
Admit it: Whenever you watch Pete Carroll do his cocksure sideline strut routine, you can't help but picture him wearing a monocle and a top hat while swinging a cane at poor people. The original is from last year, but the photoshopped gif you see above has been making the rounds for a while. Larry ...

Two Houston Security Guards Fired For Taking Photos With Tom Brady
Dude on the right, you could at least smile for the picture that cost you your job....

Joyce Carol Oates Reviews Mike Tyson's Book
From the New York Review of Books:...

Knicks Trade Pitch: Our Players Only Suck Because Of Our Coach
Only at MSG. Here's this, from an ESPN column about the Knicks ongoing adventures in trading Iman Shumpert: ...

Charts: Just How Wimpy Are NFL Coaches On Fourth Down Calls?
Over at The New York Times, Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats and Kevin Quealy of NYT Graphics have joined forces to create the excellent NYT 4th Down Bot. ...

Smash
The big question for those of us jaded with the modern game of ping-pong—the oof-plock, oof-plock of devious sponge, no rally lasting longer than the cramped spin serve, the dabbed return, and the silent kill—was whether the great Marty Reisman, just one grey hair short of 70 but still refusing the ...