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Grierson & Leitch's 2014 In Review: The Year's Worst Films
Yes, most people have already written their Top 10 movie lists for 2014. We're saving ours for the last week of the year, but while we wait for this full, rich, and weird movie year to end, we're going to start looking back at certain highlights. Today, it's a look at the worst movies of 20...

West Brom And Manchester City Played In A Real-Life Snow Globe Today
It might've been a day too late for West Bromwich citizens dreaming of a white Christmas, but at least the they got to enjoy an unending stream of flakes during today's Boxing Day match against Manchester City....

7-Year-Old Wes Welker Once Whaled On A Dog
ESPN's Kevin Van Valkenburg has a new feature out about Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker. I'm sure it's good, but I really can't say for sure right now because I have spent the last 30 minutes or so thinking about this particular passage:...

Jack Nicholson, Existentialist Cowboy: Revisiting His Weird Early Years
As quoted in Peter Biskind's 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, the mighty Bruce Dern recalled the ascent of a fellow biker-movie alum thusly: "Jack Nicholson? I gotta pay attention to Jack fuckin' Nicholson, he's gonna be a movie star? Sure enough, six months later, he was."...

Russell Westbrook's Dunk Makes The Pistons' Bench Sit Up Straight
Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook waited a half-second before accelerating and throwing down a strong dunk, but watch Detroit's bench as he throws it down. The Pistons' bench reacts like they just saw something gruesome. Because they did....

Giannis Antetokounmpo Can Cover A Lot Of Ground With Just Two Steps
Last night Giannis Antetokounmpo pulled off the move that is quickly becoming his signature, gathering his dribble behind the three-point line, taking two steps, and laying the ball in. That is at least 22 feet covered in just two steps, with Antetokounmpo using his incredibly long limbs to make p...

WKU Ends Marshall's Undefeated Season With Overtime 2-Point Conversion
Florida State stands alone as FBS's sole undefeated team after Marshall collapsed at home today in overtime to Western Kentucky, 67-66, thanks to a brilliant Hilltoppers touchdown pass and subsequent two-point conversion....

Russell Westbrook Is Back
Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook broke his hand on October 30th, and the recovery was expected to take 4-6 weeks. Well, 29 days later, and Westbrook is back in the lineup, per Royce Young:...

Let's Laugh At The Sixers Playing Completely Hapless Defense
I've been watching this on loop for a good 10 minutes, and I just now noticed that while Damian Lillard is just hanging out, probably trying to figure out if he's somehow gained the ability to freeze time, Wes Matthews is also wide fucking open in the corner. Lillard could have said, "No, this w...

Russell Westbrook And Kevin Durant Are Coming To Save The Day
Russell Westbrook could return to the Thunder lineup as soon as Friday, with Kevin Durant rejoining the team not long after that, and it's none too soon for 3-12 OKC....

Northwestern Players Were Goddamned Psyched About Getting Chick-fil-A
Upset Notre Dame in overtime, on the road? Whatever. Get Chick-fil-A for a postgame spread? "This is the best day ever!" It's good to be a champion. ...

This Truly Is The Face Of College Football
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Northwestern Reaches New Low, Falls Down On Last Play, Loses
We told you earlier that Northwestern and Michigan were playing a hilariously bad contest today. Even with some points, the second half topped the atrocious first. More poor special teams, muffed punts and interceptions weaved throughout the half. Northwestern started one drive off an interception a...

Crotch-Grabbin' Holgo Is The Best Holgo
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Northwestern And Michigan Are Playing One Of The Worst Games Ever
Last year, Northwestern, donned in jerseys that looked like tattered flags, and Michigan battled to a 9-9 tie through four quarters. They've played only two so far today, but the game has managed to be much worse than last year's snore-fest....

West Ham Players Get Naked To Remind You To Feel On Your Balls
Not, like, in a sexual way—though that's good, too. It's part of The Sun's November "Feel 'em Friday" campaign to encourage men to rub around down there for evidence of testicular cancer. We're awaiting next week's step-by-step diagrams where Kevin Nolan demonstrates proper technique....

Wes Welker's Back Got Mushed By Devin McCourty
Wes Welker took a nasty hit to his back from Patriots safety Devin McCourty, and the Broncos receiver stayed down on the field for a bit. (Meanwhile, Brandon Browner intercepted the tipped pass.) Welker got up on his own, and his return is probable, somehow. ...

Russell Westbrook Out Four Weeks With Broken Hand
There goes the Thunder's plan for keeping the ship afloat while waiting out Kevin Durant's injury, as they will now be without Russell Westbrook for at least a month. Westbrook broke a bone in his right hand in the team's second game of the season against Thursday, and had surgery Saturday to repair...

"Trevone Enjoys Boykin Dudes": Your <em>College GameDay</em> Sign Roundup
Here's the "best" of what West Virginia had to offer on ESPN's College GameDay this morning....