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Confusing Ad Deemed Too Sexy For Colts Fans
To protect Indianapolis's youngest football fans from being forcibly shoved through puberty by deodorant marketing, the city has rejected an ad that would have gone up in Lucas Oil Stadium....
Nerds, Catholics And State Schools Vie For Meaningless Honorific
Here's a pretty fascinating look at which programs can lay claim to being the "winningest" of all time. Rich Rodriguez has a good shot at literally ruining UM's legacy. [Detroit Free Press]...
Leaving Las Vegas: Does Boxing Need Sin City?
Bob Arum had some harsh words for the casinos' handling of Manny Pacquiao's fight. Is it a lover's quarrel, or could Vegas be on the outs as the fight capital of the world?...
Pacquiao V. Mayweather: "The Greatest Fight Never Fought"
GQ has a wonderful story about Manny Pacquiao written by Andrew Corsello in April’s issue. Here’s the sidebar, written by Daniel Riley, they gave us permission to republish, which is not online yet....
Texas Rangers: Reminding Them Of Steak
Will Leitch will be previewing/musing on every baseball team each weekday until the start of the season. You can pre-order his book and follow him on Twitter. Today: Texas Rangers....
Dispatch: "I Jacked It On Camera For Money"
Two days ago, Drew Magary wondered out loud if any of our readers would really do porn if offered. Well, one anonymous reader has. Here is his story....
Boston Fans To Pay For Right To Buy Drinks
Ah, the good old days when the creeping menace of seat licenses were only confined to actual sporting events. Not anymore, thanks to Jerry Remy's new sports bar, and its $500 season passes....
You, Dim PR Person, Are Dumb And Should Be Fired From Your Job, Part III
PR people are stupid. Not all of them, just some of them. Like this person, who sent this pitch about "Oral Sex and Oral Cancer Linked" to a popular sports radio show's producer. Because they are dumb....
In Case You Wanted Updates On Howard Stern's Tiger Woods Beauty Pageant...
And...good morning!: 8:49 AM (2 hours ago) From Nick Denton to tips: jopiazza (@jopiazza) 3/10/10 8:31 Tigers mistress Jamie Jungers says she and Tiger had rough sex and...he is quite well endowed...oh and no condom! Sent with Tweetie...
Peter King Leads The League In Obliviousness, Strange Notions Of Justice (UPDATE)
Whenever a football story drifts beyond football and contracts and whatever Brett Favre just text-messaged from his ride mower, we can always count on Peter King to give voice to the most oblivious and casually insensitive thought in his head....
Big Ben Photographer Speaks; GCSU Says No Comment
On Thursday, Justin, a senior at GCSU, snapped a photo of Ben Roethlisberger with a young woman. As with a lot of things that night, that photo's now the subject of innuendo and insinuation, some of it, Justin says, misguided....
Last Night's Winner: The Boston Yankees
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like ad sales software that scored another big success for targeted online marketing campaigns. Because who needs Yankee tickets more than the people of Boston?...
Quarterbacks No Longer Welcome In Ladies' Room At "Millyvegas" Bar
According to a tipster, this sign now hangs on the door of the women's restroom at The Brick, one of the Milledgeville, Ga., bars visited by Ben Roethlisberger on Thursday night. I think it pretty much speaks for itself....
Big Ben's Night Out In "Millyvegas": What The Bartenders Saw
Questions swirl around the night that led to sexual assault charges against Ben Roethlisberger. Fellow bargoers and bartenders offer accounts of binge drinking in a sexually charged atmosphere, and their takes on what really went down....
Tomorrow's Fight About More Than W-L To One Boxer
Of 30 kids in a boxing program in St. Louis's inner city, 9 are dead, 9 are in prison, and many of the rest joined gangs. Then there's Devon Alexander, world champion. [Sports Illustrated]...
Ben Roethlisberger Reportedly Accused Of Second Sexual Assault
TMZ reports that police in Milledgeville, Georgia, have interviewed Roethlisberger about sexual assault claims made against him early this morning. The incident allegedly took place at Capital City Pizza, "known for their crazy college dancing atmosphere then anything they serve."...
And With That, Olympic Hockey Is Officially A Memory
Via "Wyshmaster" Wyshynski, excellent video of Sean Avery doing what Sean Avery does. Goading Max Talbot into a fight, then taunting him for his limp-wristed girly man slaps....
Tyson's Comeback Can't Ruin These Great Times For Boxing
People are going to point to the rumored Mike Tyson comeback, and laugh at the farce that boxing has become. Don't listen to them....
Great Caption Fail, Or Greatest Caption Fail?
The Times again shows their conservative bias by mislabeling a photo that's definitely not Hillary Clinton. And probably not Michelle Bachelet, either....
Football Team Doesn't Like The News, So They Steal The Newspaper
Bad: Texas A&M-Commerce players busted with drugs. Worse: players take every copy on campus of the school newspaper running the story. Worserer: coach is proud of their "team-building exercise."...