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Greg Maddux Is On Twitter, Maybe, And He's Wonderful
No official word yet on whether this Twitter account really belongs to Greg Maddux, top-10 greatest pitcher ever and lovely-Christmas-sweater-haver. We hope very much that it is real....
"I LOVE THE WAY YOU BALL": This N.C. State Recruiting Letter Is Insane (UPDATE: It's A Form Letter)
This photo of a batshit insane recruiting letter comes to us from the Instagram account Dexter Wright, a high school football player who has struck the fancy of N.C. State's director of player personnel, Drew Hughes....
While The Jets Try To Trade Him, Darrelle Revis Is Embracing His Inner Hipster In Paris
Darrelle Revis wants a lot of money from the Jets to extend his contract, which expires at the end of 2013. If the Jets opt not to give him that money, and to trade him, he wants the money from whichever team acquires him from the Jets. And if the Jets don't give him that money, and let him play out...
The End Of The Tuck Rule? And The Five Other Rule Changes NFL Owners Will Vote On
The NFL's competition committee announced its recommended changes for next year's rulebook, and among the obvious proposals—no one will get Jim Schwartzed next year; instead, coaches will lose a timeout or 15 yards if they have no timeout—there's one that has seemed obvious for eons, with no action ...
ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons From Twitter After <em>First Take</em> Criticism
Apparently Bill Simmons is not beyond reproach....
"You Always Think You're Gonna Win A Game": An Interview With The Coach Of The Worst Team In College Basketball History
It's official: With last night's 59-51 loss to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, Grambling basketball finished the season a perfectly imperfect 0-28. It was the closest game the Tigers played all year; all of their other losses were by at least 10, and their final average marg...
This Atlantic 10 Tournament Game Had One Of The Craziest Endings You'll Ever See
Shit got weird at the end of the Charlotte-Richmond game today. With five seconds remaining in the game, Richmond was up by three as Charlotte's Pierria Henry, who had just been intentionally fouled in order to prevent a made three-pointer, stepped to the line for a one-and-one. Henry sank the first...
"A Women Kissing A Nerd," "Beyonce Girating Her Vagina," And Other Angry Complaints To The FCC About The Super Bowl
Beyoncé is a "slut." She "gyrated her pelvis," "humping the air for 13 minutes." She "dressed like a stripper" dancing in "erotica fashion." Her "breasts protruded out, her butt almost completely showed." She "showed her vaginal area to all the world." Some people had very different reactions to the...
Gus Johnsons's First Gusgasm Of March, Courtesy Of An Illinois Buzzer-Beater
Here's Brandon Paul dispatching Minnesota from a first-round Big Ten tournament game with a gorgeous buzzer-beater, and giving Gus Johnson an excuse to lose his shit. ...
New York Attorney General Reminds Roger Goodell That NFL GMs Can't Ask Players If They "Like Girls"
During this year's combine, NFL GMs wanted to know if Manti Te'o was gay, some teams reportedly asked Colorado tight end Nick Kasa if he "likes girls," and Michigan's Denard Robinson and Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell were both asked about their sexuality....
Future Olympic Rowing Lagoon Is Chock Full Of Dead Fish
One fish, two fish, SO MANY THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH....
RGIII Photobombing Ken Starr Is A Delight
Yes, it's that Ken Starr....
Here's A Weird Picture Of Kobe Bryant's Swollen Ankle
This comes to us courtesy of Vanessa Bryant's Instagram account. It's rather artistic, isn't it? Perhaps she was inspired by the sad movie marathon that Kobe embarked on after last night's game....
Awful Photo Of Steubenville Accuser Wasn't <em>That</em> Bad, Defense Argues On Day 1 Of Rape Trial
The Steubenville rape trial got underway on Wednesday, and the defense immediately found itself in the unenviable position of arguing against the internet iconography of the case. Remember the infamous photo—the one in which two boys hold the accuser, seemingly incapacitated, by her wrists and ankle...
A Bizarre Sexting Scandal Has Cost An ESPN Partner His Job
The executive who oversees Hearst's ESPN interest (Hearst is the publishing company that owns—the often forgotten!—20 percent of the network) has quit his job amid an odd horndoggery scandal....
The "Icing The Kicker" Menace Has Spread To MLS
On Sunday, the Red Bulls found a new way to lose a game. (I don't know if MLS keeps that record, but New York surely owns it.) In the 90th minute of a 1-1 match at San Jose, Red Bulls defender Roy Miller was whistled for a handball, and 2012 leading scorer Chris Wondolowski lined up for a penalty ki...
Josh Cribbs Bid Browns Fans A Heartwarming Goodbye On Instagram
Put this on in the background; it's time to get emotional....
Italy's WBC Run Ends In Tears And Errors
Italy's unlikely run at the World Baseball Classic is over. As against the Dominican Republic, Italy jumped out to an early lead on the Puerto Rico. And, as against the Dominican Republic, they gave it all back late. And though baseball is a team game, it's hard not to pin the blame on two shortstop...
