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Someone Keeps Hacking Donte Whitner's Twitter Account

On Tuesday, Nnamdi Asomugha agreed to a contract with the San Francisco 49ers. On Wednesday, Niners safety Donte Whitner tweeted out "Fuck nnamdi." A few minutes later, he deleted the tweet and said "somebody hacked me again." He later mentioned NFL security was looking into the matter. ...

Bob Knight Won't Speak About Mike Rice, And ESPN Says No Problem

This has been a terrific week for ESPN. Outside The Lines's bombshell on Mike Rice on Tuesday still has legs two days later. ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta delivered even more goods today, detailing inconsistencies in Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti's statements to the press and the fact that Ri...

Hockey Player Loses Game, Fires Stick At Referee

Lithuania lost to Great Britain, 3-2, during pool play of the U-18 world championships yesterday in Estonia. The Brits won on a short-handed goal with 32 seconds to play. Lithuania's Danielius Nomanovas did not take it well....

What The Hell Is Going On In Selena Roberts's Auburn Story?

Welp. In the wake of the big, ugly story that Selena Roberts dropped on the Auburn football program yesterday, several of the players quoted in the report are now rowing furiously backward and claiming they were misquoted. ...

Jrue Holiday Made Two Shots Last Night. Here's A Video Of The Other 22 He Missed.

The 76ers went into last night's game at the Bobcats with a three-game winning streak. Mathematically, Philly is still in contention for a play—hahahaha, let's cut the crap. The Sixers lost, and Jrue Holiday might still be missing shots somewhere, even now....

Roger Ebert Is Dead

Legendary movie critic Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70. He had been battling cancer for the past decade. If you have time today, do go read Will Leitch on his correspondence with Ebert from a couple years back (a sampling: "I would love to say that I enjoyed fornicating on the Daily Ill...

The Fish Stink From The Head: Is Jeffrey Loria the Worst Owner in Sports?

Now that the 2013 baseball season is under way, let’s take a moment to commemorate the first anniversary of one of the biggest shakedowns in the history of the game—and the con artist who pulled it off: Jeffrey Loria....

Louisville Claims It Didn't Profit From Sale Of Kevin Ware Tribute Shirt, Shirt Disappears From Team Store [UPDATE]

Yesterday, we told you about the Kevin Ware-inspired Adidas shirts that were for sale in the Louisville athletics team store, and we told you why you shouldn't buy one. The idea of Louisville and Adidas profiting from Kevin Ware's injury caused a bit of a stir on the internet, prompting the universi...

Here's Manny Ramirez's First Taiwanese Home Run, With An Amazing Announcer's Call

Drink it in. This is history....

Chris Bosh's House Got Robbed While He Was Out Celebrating His Birthday

NBC 6 in South Florida is reporting that Miami Heat star Chris Bosh's house was burglarized, and that the thieves made off with $340,000 worth of jewelry, watches, and handbags. Bosh and his wife noticed that their closet had been ransacked upon returning from a celebration in honor of Bosh's birthd...

This Wonderful Graphic Proves That In The NHL, Puck Possession Is All

The hockey internet is fawning over this graphic from Chris Boyle at Canadiens blog Eyes on the Prize, and it's easy to see why. The chart takes a second to understand, but when you do, it's hard to come away thinking there's any stat more telling than Fenwick....

Roy Halladay Had A Historically Weird Night

Last night, Roy Halladay left his start against the Atlanta Braves with a mind-boggling stat line. He exited with one out in the fourth inning after surrendering five earned runs, three walks, two home runs, and striking out nine. Nine! According to Baseball Reference, no pitcher has ever struck out...

Brandon Knight Air Balls A Layup, Just Can't Catch A Goddamn Break

Poor Brandon Knight. First he gets his ankles mercilessly broken by Kyrie Irving, then he gets murdered live on television by DeAndre Jordan, and now this. It may be time to fake an injury and just sit the rest of the season out. ...

The Rays Killed Steve Irwin, And The American League Is Next [UPDATES]

Oh, Raymond, no....

Dwight Howard has missed more free throws this season than Steve Nash has in his 17-year career. [USA Today]...

The Nuggets Celebrate A Danilo Gallinari Three, Italian Style

Molto bene!...

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So, How Did The World's Best Soccer Team Manage Without The World's Best Player?

Barcelona traveled to Paris yesterday to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of what might be the most intriguing matchup of the Champions League quarterfinals round. PSG, bought by a group of Qatari investors last year, has quickly become one of the richest clubs in the world. This season,...

Former Auburn Football Players Accuse Program Of Racism, Bribery, And Numerous Other Violations

Two years ago, four Auburn University football players—Antonio Goodwin, Shaun Kitchens, Mike McNeil and Dakota Mosley—were arrested and charged with armed robbery. Almost immediately, all four players were dismissed from the team by then-coach Gene Chizik, and everyone got on with their lives. Now, ...

For The Next Remake, Just Add More Blood: <i>Evil Dead</i>, Reviewed.

1. A good rule of thumb: If you are holding a book in your hands and you notice that someone has gone to the trouble of shutting that book with barbed wire, do not attempt to open this book. If you do open this book, then do not read from it–particularly when previous patrons of the Satan Public Lib...