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NBC Only Aired 60% Of The Winter Games Closing Ceremony Last Night, So Here's The 40% You Missed
As usual, NBC’s tape-delayed Olympic closing ceremony broadcast left much of the festivities on the editing room floor. More than 51 minutes, to be exact, or 40% of the overall show. Here’s some of what the Peacock Network decided was beneath you; a sped-up version of everything you missed is in the...

How NBC Flubbed Its Coverage, Reported The Wrong Gold Medalist, Then Botched The Correction Of One Of The Most Stunning Upsets In Olympic History
When Ester Ledecká crossed the finish line of this morning’s run of the women’s Super-G a hundredth of a second ahead of reigning gold medalist Anna Veith, the Czech couldn’t believe she’d beaten the Austrian champ. Ledecká, after all, is best known for her achievements in a completely different eve...

Report: Ballboy Did Not Hear Ryan Harrison Make Racist Remarks To Donald Young In Tennis Match
Two American tennis players with a history of conflict had a lengthy argument during their New York Open match on Friday, which they followed with another exchange of words during the post-match handshake. That much we know for sure. Everything that came after has been disputed by both parties. ...

Donald Young Accuses Ryan Harrison Of Racist Remarks During Tennis Match
Ryan Harrison defeated fellow American tennis player Donald Young 6-3, 7-6(4) yesterday at the New York Open. During a changeover in the first set, the two players had a dispute that got heated enough for the umpire to descend from his perch and defuse the situation. Unfortunately the broadcast bare...

AAU Removes Volleyball Coach Rick Butler Following Years-Long Sex Abuse Investigation
The AAU has banned the legendary youth volleyball coach Rick Butler after a multi-year investigation into sexual abuse allegations. The removal was announced Friday. In an emailed statement, the AAU, which had remained silent for months about the allegations, said:...

NBC's Opening Ceremony Broadcast Edited Out 23 Minutes Of The Event, So Here's What You Missed
NBC’s tape-delayed Olympic opening ceremony broadcast, as usual, didn’t manage to air the entire event. While the Peacock Network continues to improve upon previous years’ heavy hand in editing, they still sliced off 23 minutes in the 14 hours that passed before it finally hit NBC’s airwaves. Here’s...


Titus Young Writes About Hearing Voices, Living With Bipolar Disorder In Prison Diary
Former NFL and Boise State wide receiver Titus Young, a second-round pick who had his career cut short by clashes with coaches and teammates, is currently serving a sentence of four years in a Los Angeles prison for an assault on his neighbor. That assault is the culmination of a series of legal and...

Trae Young Threw A Change-Up And Took Down Kansas
In an overtime battle against Oklahoma State last Saturday afternoon, Trae Young put up one of the wildest statlines imaginable. The Oklahoma freshman used 51 percent of his team’s possessions, scored 48 points, and took 39 total shots. (He was 6-of-19 from two, 8-of-20 from three, and perfect on 12...

Miami Hurricanes Corner Malek Young Suffers Career-Ending Neck Injury
The Miami Hurricanes announced this afternoon that an injury suffered during the Orange Bowl will end the playing career of standout sophomore cornerback Malek Young, according to a Sun-Sentinel report:...

Let Me Show You My Pogs: The League Before Time
I grew up a collector. Maybe it’s genetic. Maybe I was brainwashed, growing up in the era of Saturday morning cartoon shows, video games and pizza bribes for school work. But I liked to collect things: Baseball cards, action figures, video games, whatever....

Trae Young Is Out Of Control And It's Wonderful
At halftime of a tricky road battle against Kansas State, freshman phenom Trae Young is shooting 3-of-10 with eight turnovers....

Trae Young Buried TCU Under A Barrage Of Insane Three-Pointers
Trae Young rules. He leads all of NCAA Division 1 basketball in both scoring and assists, and his 9th-ranked Sooners lead the nation in points per game. Back in mid-December, Young, a freshman playing in his 10th official college game, tied an all-time record when he dished 22 assists in 29 minutes,...
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Hawaiians Watching Morning Sports Treated To Terrifying "THIS IS NOT A DRILL" Missile Threat Alert [UPDATES]
A false alarm missile threat emergency message went across the Hawaiian islands today, blowing up phones and triggering the Emergency Alert System, something most of us have only ever experienced in our lives as “this is only a test.” Hawaiians who got up early to watch soccer or basketball instead ...

Order The Veggie Burger With Bacon
More often than is smart, I find myself at a bar and desperately in need of sustenance with dwindling options. Maybe you’re an idiot like me, or maybe you work nights at a bar or restaurant and need to eat something satisfying that won’t knock you on your ass mid-shift. And when you ask a server if ...

Don't Be Like Me, The Passport Idiot
On Christmas night I went to the airport with my wife. We were set to fly to Amsterdam, and would be spending the next eight days enjoying a festive vacation in various cities in Holland and Belgium. Too bad they didn’t let my dumb ass on the plane!...

There Are No Remaining Undefeateds In Men's College Basketball
Villanova, Arizona State, and TCU entered their Saturday games as the sole undefeated teams in men’s college basketball, and one after another, they all lost that honor. Tenth-ranked TCU went down in a 90-89 thriller against Trae Young and Oklahoma, the number-one ’Nova Wildcats got beat up in India...

An Introduction To Trae Young, Who's More Than Just "Steph Curry 2.0"
Not even a dozen games into his NCAA career, Oklahoma’s Trae Young is already more valuable to his team than any other player in college basketball. The freshman point guard, born and raised in Norman, entered a program coming off an 11-20 season, and without any other can’t-miss one-and-done incomi...

Here’s The Bullet Club Leading The Crowd At The ECW Arena In A Backstreet Boys Singalong
Ring of Honor held its annual Final Battle event on Friday night, and it caused a bit of internet drama. ...
