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Bulls’ Marco Belinelli Fined $15K for “Big Cojones” Gesture During Game 7 vs Nets (GIF)
It appears as though Marco Belinelli‘s big cojones have earned him a rather big fine, as the Bulls’ guard will be forced to fork over $15,000 to the league for his obscene gesture during Game 7 of his team’s first round series against the Brooklyn Nets. With just under five minutes remaining in that game, [...]
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CBC Camera Catches a Leafs Fan Smoking a Joint (Video)
According to a survey conducted by UNICEF on child well-being in rich countries, “Canada’s young people have the highest rate of cannabis use” among “developed countries,” at 28%. And falling within that 28% of young Canadian pot smokers is this Toronto Maple Leafs fan, who was caught by CBC’s camera taking a puff from a [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 7th) — Denver Nuggets
It was on this day in 1994 that the No. 8 seeded Denver Nuggets upset the top ranked Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It was the first time that a No. 1 seed fell to a No. 8 seed since the first round of the NBA playoffs went to a [...]
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Female Spurs Fan Has Busy Hands (Video)
With just four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, it appeared as though the Golden State Warriors were in complete control of Game One of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs. They were leading by a score of 104-88 at the time, and Stephen Curry was on fire. But the Spurs [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/6/2013 — Andrelton Simmons
The Atlanta Braves have plenty of big names and big bats in their line-up, but on Monday night in Cincinnati, it was one of their lesser known players that was carrying the offense. Batting in the eighth spot of the Braves’ line-up, shortstop Andrelton Simmons stepped up to the plate four times, and two of [...]
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9 Famous Cases of MLB Pitchers Who Were Caught Cheating
The Red Sox currently have the best record in Major League Baseball. The biggest reason for this is the resurgence of their once great starting rotation, led by Clay Bucholz and his 1.01 ERA and 6-0 record through his first six starts. However, it seems not everybody is willing to believe that Bucholz could be [...]
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Dangerous Winds Cause Soccer Net To Steamroll a Fan in Norway (Video)
When I was a kid playing soccer, the most exciting thing about playing in championship games was getting goals with nets on them. We never had that luxury during league games because, yes, it was a pretty pitiful league. But for interleague championship games they pulled out all the stops, and we felt like pros. [...]
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Sens Rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau Lost a Tooth While Scoring His First Career Playoff Goal (Video)
During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, success comes at a steep price. A team doesn’t succeed without a 100% buy-in from each of its players, and an individual doesn’t succeed without a willingness to get gritty and take a few lumps. And nobody complains. That’s just how it is, and it’s all worth it if you [...]
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Son of Horse Trainer Doug O’Neill Was a Total Gangsta at the 2013 Kentucky Derby (GIF)
Last year, the horse trained by Doug O’Neill won the Kentucky Derby. That horse, of course, was I’ll Have Another, and he then went on to win the Preakness before pulling out of the Belmont at the last minute. Unfortunately, his success didn’t turn O’Neill into a rock star in the world of horse racing. [...]
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There Was a Kayak Selling Hot Dogs in McCovey Cove During the Giants-Dodgers Game Last Night (Video)
The San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park is famous for a number of reasons. Its picturesque setting and rabid fan base make it one of the best ballparks to take in a game. It’s the place where Barry Bonds made his historic steroid-fueled assault on baseball’s home run record. It’s the place where fans chiseled a [...]
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Roberto Guerrero’s Dad Says Floyd Mayweather Jr. “Ran Like a Chicken” (Video)
I don’t know about you, but when Ruben Guerrero, father of boxer Roberto Guerrero, called Floyd Mayweather a “woman beater” last week at a press conference, I didn’t really have a problem with it. I mean, Mayweather is a woman beater. He’s been arrested three times for domestic battery and, if he were not one [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 6th) — Hartford Whalers
It was on this day in 1997 that Hartford Whalers owner Peter Karmanos officially announced that the team would be relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina, and be known as the Carolina Hurricanes. Karmanos was frustrated with the team’s poor attendance figures as well as a lack of corporate support, which prompted the move to North [...]
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Canadiens and Senators Engage in Epic Playoff Line Brawl (Videos)
You generally don’t see as many hockey fights during the playoffs as you do in the regular season. The reason is that, during the playoffs, every single minute is crucial, and every single player is needed. If a guy isn’t deemed absolutely crucial to his team, then he isn’t in the lineup. So teams just [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/5/2013 — Jean-Gabriel Pageau
While most of us will probably remember Game 3 of the first round playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens for the ridiculous number of penalties that were handed out in the third period, Jean-Gabriel Pageau will always remember it as the game when he scored his first career NHL playoff goal and recorded [...]
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15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Kentucky Derby
This Saturday is the first Saturday in May, so you know what that means: it’s time for the 139th running of the one and only Kentucky Derby. The most famous horse race in America has long been billed as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” and whether or not that is actually true, there [...]
