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Shawn Kemp Refuses Courtside Seats To Oklahoma City Game; Remains Seattle's Hero
Shawn Kemp has been retired from professional basketball for about eight years now, but after eight seasons with the SuperSonics, he still lives in the Seattle area and makes time for a weekly appearance on local sports radio with the "Ian Furness Show" on KJR. In yesterday's show, Kemp shared tha...
Everything You Wanted To Know About Porn, Weed, And Toilets In Afghanistan, Courtesy A Platoon Leader
That photo of an anonymous U.S. soldier standing in front of a whole shitload of weed was taken by a platoon leader in Afghanistan with the Gawker handle Lono. He emailed me recently to clarify a number of things about fighting overseas, namely the quality of local porn, the abundance of local weed,...
Bulls Fan Learns The Shame Of The Giant Foam Hat
The giant foam hat is all fun and games until it is shown on the Jumbo Tron which is then shown on national television which is then uploaded to YouTube with ridiculing commentary and which then makes it to here, where we will shame your giant foam hat shame. What a world....
It Was Wrestling Mask Night In Anaheim
Your morning roundup for May 11, the day the pre-prom body cavity searches were called off....
Big Baby Enters The Mirror Stage
Glen Davis had the opportunity this season — after the Celtics traded away Kendrick Perkins and while Shaq enjoys a paycheck and a warm seat as he eases into retirement — to earn real minutes and to anchor the second unit. He tried. He averaged about thirty minutes per game during the regular season...
Watch The "JetMan" Fly Across The Grand Canyon
Yves "JetMan" Rossy, a Swiss "pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast," has a custom-made human jet suit, and today he flew 200 feet over the Hualapai Reservation on the Grand Canyon. How's your Tuesday going?...
The Thunder And The Grizzlies Gave Us A Special Kind Of "Classic" Last Night
The Memphis Grizzlies have been typecast, ever since we decided they were relevant enough to be typecast at all, as the unlikely success story with an unlikely GM and an advertised bad streak. They have "blue collar players" for a "blue collar town." The Oklahoma City Thunder, meanwhile, have slid...
Landon Donovan Is "A (Genitalia)head," And Other Things Of Note
Your morning roundup for May 10, the day the gays were good enough for the Navy but not good enough for Uptown Sports Athlete Representation....
Turkish Soccer Fans Injure 25 Police Officers Rather Than Let Visiting Fans Into Their Stadium
No, this is not footage of a coup d'état in Turkey, this is footage of the violence that broke out between soccer fans before the Bursaspor-Beşiktaş game this past Saturday. The Turkish Football Federation had to cancel the game after angry fans rioted, injuring 25 policemen....
When One Door Closes For Phil Jackson, Another One Opens To An Alternative, Cosmic Universe
Rick Carlisle joked to the media that Phil Jackson would get a little bored sitting around Montana "smoking peyote"all day but Jackson said that statement was completely false. The part about being bored, that is. Ride the snake, Phil. [Via FoxDFW]...
Is This The Ultimate Insult To A Rival Team?
Your hated geographic rivals are suffering one of the worst humiliations in their 130-year history. What's a devoted fan who takes pleasure from the misery of others to do? Fly a goddamn airplane banner over their stadium....
The Lakers Had A Group Meltdown In Honor Of Phil Jackson's Final Game
Let's avoid speculating about why the Lakers are avoiding Kobe Bryant on the court, and why Pau Gasol broke it off with his girlfriend, and how those two things may or may not be related and may or may not have lead to this 4-0 sweep, and just point out that Los Angeles played like a team — despit...
Your NHL Playoffs Open Thread
Detroit returns to San Jose fighting to keep its season alive. They're down 3-1. It doesn't look too good. Yet, there's still a gimmicky fan video about how they're going to "win the Stanley Cup" and "party" so they "can show everybody all around the world." You can watch it here, but truth be told...
Your NBA Playoffs Open Thread
A season, sense of entitlement and era could come to an ignominious end when the Los Angeles Lakers tip-off against the Dallas Mavericks sometime after 3:30 p.m....
The <em>New York Times</em> Pushes Up Its Glasses, Issues Nerdiest Correction Ever
I'll just let the Times explain:...
The Pacquiao/Mosley Fight Ended Up Being NASCAR's Undercard Last Night
Your morning roundup for May 8, the day we watched the world's terroristic boogeyman watching himself and channel surfing like an Ritalin-addled preteen whose parents won't spring for a DVR....
Your NHL Playoffs Open Thread
The Vancouver Canucks will entertain the Nashville Predators this evening. With a 3-1 series lead, a victory will send the Canucks to the NHL's Final/Frozen/Whatever Four. The Bruins and Lightning already know they're playing one another in the Eastern Conference Finals. Vancouver would be the firs...
Your NBA Playoffs Open Thread
At 5 p.m., the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Memphis Grizzlies with their series tied-and-bound at one game a piece. Three hours later, the Boston Celtics try to keep from ceding a 3-0 series lead when they host the Miami Heat. Everybody dance, now....
By The Looks Of Things, The Texas Rangers Mascot Is Hung Like The Palomino Horse It Purports To Be
Your morning roundup for May 7, the first Saturday after the gays seized control of Atlantic City....
Ron Artest Presents The Art Of Dodging A Question
Ron Artest is suspended for Game 3 following his spontaneous clothesline job on J.J. Barea on Wednesday. After the Lakers' practice today, reporters begged him to take responsibility for leaving his team without their defensive specialist and trailing two games to zero as they head to Dallas tonig...