God, I hope this is not an omen. I’m literally on my knees right now praying like I’m Rick Perry that this Mortal Kombat melee is not a portent of things to come. Washington and China going at it? If that happens off court, if it spreads into the stands like Ron-Ron, then it is seriously the end of the damn world. Forget terrorists and their dirty bombs. Forget glacial sweat swallowing up Nantucket. If we get in a brawl with big red--especially a no holds barred, backhand, chair wielding, slugfest like this one--just excuse me while I snap my own neck because there is no hope. I mean, maybe I’m reading the tea leaves a little too pessimistically, but by my eye this fight has the cultural significance of Lake Placid’s U.S v. U.S.S.R. Do I believe in miracles? No, I do not. But I do believe in the Mayans and they think 2012 is humanities comeuppance. China v. Georgetown...this may be the...
The recently “resigned” Dave Wannstedt proved during his 6 seasons at Pitt that he isn’t much of a football coach. But the other day he put on a clinic on how to...
Earlier today, we wrote about Karen Sypher's rough week in court. Sypher, who tried to extort millions from Louisville basektball coach Rick Pitino, was convicted on all counts of extortion...
Karen Sypher on Thursday was convicted on all counts of attempting to extort money from Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino. Sypher, who tried to extort millions from Pitino while...
The vaunted and much hyped Big East Conference sent 11 teams to the NCAA tournament this year. After the first weekend, only two [UConn and Marquette] remained and the country's...
HEAVEN—As early losses by high-seeded teams such as Louisville, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Purdue and Notre Dame have sent most people’s tournament brackets in to complete disarray,...
Basketball referees have been under attack lately. Between them blowing the St. John’s/Rutgers game in the Big East tournament and NBA official Bill Spooner suing a writer for...
DENVER—After 4th seeded Louisville was shocked by 13th seeded Morehead State in the first round yesterday afternoon, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino was forced to awkwardly...
In honor of the beginning of the NCAA tournament, we present Tauntr's proudest basketball moment: Our classic compilation of trick shots that proves that Dude Perfect, the group of so-...
Have you seen the Creepy Cricket Guy? He’s the latest Internet meme who sucks any sort of jubilation from sporting events into his vast vortex of awkwardness, and this past weekend,...
Robert Burton is a fairly rich man who gave some of his riches to the University of Connecticut football program—7 million of his riches to be precise. But because UConn Athletic...
