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Facebook has officially begun its battle against fake news
Mark Zuckerberg and others at Facebook have expressed that the social media site is going to take a hard stand against fake news. → Read More
MMA fighter chokes out referee after being knocked out
Joseph Nehm was scheduled to fight Ryse Brink on Saturday. However, after Brink won in quick fashion, Nehm quickly switched his anger to the referee. → Read More
Protesters wave confederate flag outside of NCAA basketball games
South Carolina is finally hosting some NCAA tournament games. And during those games, protesters drove trucks waving big confederate flags around the arena. → Read More
Jim Boeheim gets contract extension after coach-in-waiting leaves for Washingotn
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim was set to step down from his position following next season but is staying following Mike Hopkins' move to Washington. → Read More
Someone accidentally donated 60 ounces of marijuana to Goodwill
Someone donated a cooler full of 60 ounces of marijuana to a Goodwill store in Washington state, which probably wasn't a good idea. → Read More
Bill Murray gave us some great moments during Xavier-Maryland
Bill Murray showed up to cheer on his son Luke (an assistant coach with Xavier) again this year, and gave us some great moments in the process. → Read More
Here's a trailer for the Bill Belichick-narrated World War II documentary
Here's the trailer for Bill Belichick's World War II documentary, set to air on PBS later this spring. He does have a good voice for it. → Read More
Dana White actually sounded pretty sure a Mayweather-McGregor fight will happen
Dana White hasn't always sounded optimistic about a potential Mayweather-McGregor superfight, but he sounded much different last night on Conan. → Read More
United States drills late homers to come from behind at World Baseball Classic
The United States came from behind to win a key World Baseball Classic game over Venezuela. Home runs from Adam Jones and Eric Hosmer were the difference. → Read More
Adele uses a secret Twitter account to unleash drunk tweets
If there are three things we know about Adele, it’s that she can belt it out better than just about anyone, has the mouth of a sailor, and enjoys her cocktails. Because of two of these habits, the pop star isn’t allowed to tweet from her professional account (which has nearly 28 million followers). This Read more... → Read More
Carmelo Anthony wore this crazy fur outfit, and Twitter certainly took notice
While there were serious Twitter conversations going on Tuesday about Donald Trump’s tax returns, some on Twitter were having a lot of fun. Following the New York Knicks’ win against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, Carmelo Anthony sported a fur outfit for the ages. This ensemble featured a heavy fur coat jacket and ridiculous fur Read more... → Read More
Allen Iverson thinks John Thompson III is still the right guy for Georgetown
Allen Iverson weighed in on John Thompson III's future as the Georgetown head coach. He thinks he deserves to stay. AI did not weigh in on practice. → Read More
Charl Schwartzel drilled in wrist by amateur golfer's tree ricochet
The old golf saying is trees are 90% air. On Wednesday at the Valspar an amateur hit that remaining 10%, and the ball drilled Charl Schwartzel in the wrist. → Read More
A Florida lawyer's pants literally caught fire in court (while he tried an arson case!)
This lawyer may have been gearing up for a big closing argument complete with special effects. Unfortunately, his pants caught on fire instead. → Read More
Markieff Morris went full Draymond, ejected for kicking Mason Plumlee in the groin
Markieff Morris was ejected after a groin kick to Mason Plumlee. It was hilariously and obviously intentional, yet Morris tried to play it as an accident. → Read More
Ben & Jerry's is getting into the cereal game with ice cream
Ben & Jerry’s is a progressive company in so many ways. This was proven true again recently with its announcement of some new breakfast-themed ice cream flavors. In an attempt to get the people that want breakfast-flavored items all the time (what a bunch of weirdos), the company has launched three new flavors that contain Read more... → Read More
Goalie makes 86 saves, team still manages to lose in quadruple overtime
Here’s how I imagine how most conversations went for Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley goalie Cole McLaren went on Monday: “Hey, Cole. How was the game?” “It was rough. But I made 86 saves.” “Wow, man. That’s amazing! But why was it rough?” “Well you see, despite my awesome play, my team managed to screw up and lose in Read more... → Read More
Bruce Chen's WBC shoes are probably not the next Jordans
We have already seen some ridiculousness in the World Baseball Classic with Israel pulling off a colossal upset of South Korea, and an absolutely hilarious play thanks to a Chinese Taipei error on a bunt. And on Tuesday, former major league pitcher Bruce Chen provided more ridiculousness with his shoe game. Chen was the starting pitcher Read more... → Read More
Gary Bettman puts the pressure on the Coyotes to get out of Glendale
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman appears to be serious about getting the Arizona Coyotes out of Glendale. Despite the Coyotes’ home being just 13 years old, plans have been considered to get Arizona’s NHL team to a different location in Arizona. Right now, this location appears to be Phoenix. And with a plan in the Arizona Read more... → Read More
Alexander Ovechkin delivered pizza to some unsuspecting D.C. residents
Some Washington D.C. residents got a fun surprise when their Papa John's pizza showed up: Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin. → Read More