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What School Is The New Point Guard U?

Elite college basketball programs all have unique identities carved by their head coaches’ visions of what championship basketball leans upon. Defense wins championships, but offense has a more...

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The Top 10 College Basketball Freshman Flying Under The Radar This Year

Well guys its that time of year again, this time last year we brought you our first edition of our “Under-the-radar” list and we’re back at it again. Granted, this year doesn’t have a large load of...

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MLK biopic deep sixed because of all the whoring

Last week it was widely reported that Universal was dropping a planned Martin Luther King biopic (BYE-oh-pick) from Bourne director Paul Greengrass.  The official reason was “scheduling,” but as we all...

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The World’s Worst Clown Is Out Of Work For Calling A Woman’s Hair...

Via Fox Carolina The dunk tank is supposed to be one of the happiest games at a carnival or fair, as it allows random strangers the chance to drown someone because he yells stupid-but-playful insults...

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This Is What Happens When You Headbutt Someone Without A Helmet

There’s a bowl game in Miami this afternoon between Memphis and BYU. Let’s pause for a moment to let that sink. Let’s pause because someone that it was a good idea to play a bowl game in the middle of...

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Watch One Of The Nastiest Brawls In College Football History Break Out At The...

A huge, huge fight broke out at the end of this afternoon’s Miami Bowl between Memphis and BYU. Moments after Memphis sealed the victory in overtime, players exchanged wild haymakers in what has to be...

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WWE’s Already Advertising The Fast Lane Main Event And It’s A Stinker

WWE “Card subject to change” is the most beautiful phrase in the English language. The WWE February pay-per-view formerly known as Elimination Chamber is now ‘WWE Fast Lane,’ an event so skippable they...

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EAT THIS CITY: Chefs Michael Hudman and Andy Ticer Share Their ‘Can’t Miss’...

Welcome back to the fourth installment of EAT THIS CITY, in which premier chefs tell us where to eat when we’re in their town. On the plate this week: Memphis, Tennessee! Imagine your best friend from...

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Let’s Look Back On Daniel Bryan’s Humble And Hilarious Beginnings As American...

Via YouTube As we’re all sitting around being sad that the person who made us love pro wrestling by being the best goddamn thing in pro wrestling has had to step away from the thing he loves, we think...

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The Morning Read: When is a new M. Night Shyamalan film NOT the worst news of...

Satan Welcome to The Morning Read. For me personally, the biggest news I’ve seen out there this morning is the resignation by Erik Davis from Cinematical.  When I was at Sundance this year, there was...

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Will Paul Greengrass make ‘Travis McGee’ with Leo Di Caprio?

AP Photo/Joel Ryan Okay, now I’m conflicted. I’m sure I’ve mentioned it here a few times already, but I can always say it again:  I love Travis McGee.  I wish I was Travis McGee.  He is, hands down, my...

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Watch: Justin Timberlake sings for President Barack Obama

Is there anything Justin Timberlake can”t do? His album, “The 20/20 Experience,” tops the charts for the a third time this week, he”s on a stadium tour this summer with buddy Jay-Z, he generally seems...

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Watch Drake on his ‘Worst Behavior’ in new music video

AP Photo Perhaps it’s due to his time spent on “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” but Drake has a flair for dramatic music videos. The latest from the hip-hop star is “Worst Behavior,” a single off his...

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Jerry Lawler Weighed In On The Possibility Of Andy Kaufman In The WWE Hall Of...

YouTube There have been a lot of celebrities over the years who have gotten involved with professional wrestling, but arguably none of them understood or loved the art form more than comedian Andy...

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Jerry Lawler And Buff Bagwell Had A Grizzlies Game 6 Fight That Involved...

Twitter The Memphis Grizzlies love pro wrestling. Memphis, in case you hadn’t heard, is a wrestling town, and one of its favorite sons is, of course, Jerry “The King” Lawler. With the Grizzlies in the...

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In Defeat…

Words By David D. Unfortunate. No, I’m not some bitter college fan whose bracket was destroyed by the game. I’m just a guy who likes to stick it to America like any other respectable human being. And...

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March Madness update: Memphis, UConn cruise to Sweet 16

UConn's A.J. Price After struggling in their first-round game against Cal State-Northridge, Memphis finally played like a 2-seed should. As for 1-seed UConn, they never missed a beat from their...

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The real contenders step up, and LeBron can’t lose at home

UConn's Hasheem Thabeet Duke, Gonzaga and Purdue gave us the “Madness” part of March yesterday, but UConn, Memphis and Villanova made the biggest statements when it comes to what really matters:...

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March Madness Hit List/Sh*t List (Part 1)

Maryland's Greivis Vasquez The first weekend is in the books, the field of 65 is down to 16, and I seriously need a break from watching basketball. After the first two rounds of the Big Dance, here are...

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Best Cheerleaders of the Sweet 16

Thank God for the great Americans at COED Magazine. Someone had to put together photo galleries of the cheerleaders from every school in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, and they stepped up to the...

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NCAA Sweet Sixteen upsets, and Shaq doesn’t care about winning

Missouri's J.T. Tiller A couple of themes dominated last night’s NCAA tourney Sweet 16 games: Defense and Onions. First you had UConn defensive stalwart Hasheem Thabeet putting together his first...

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John Calipari Is The Next Coach K

Watch out now, but John Calipari is quickly trying to become the next Coach K. Sure the wins aren’t there yet, and neither are the titles, but in terms of helping former players/aspiring coaches get a...

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John Calipari is Making Kentucky an Instant National Championship Contender

Coach Cal got another one today. Over on the re-vamped HighSchoolHoop.com, we’ve been tracking today’s college announcement from Alabama’s Eric Bledsoe, arguably the best PG in the high school class...

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Memphis Could Land Two Top-Ranked Recruits

While everyone has declared John Calipari the next “King of College Basketball” after leaving Memphis for Kentucky, the Tigers have a great chance to make a late splash in the recruiting scene this...

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Breaking News: High School Star Spurns Memphis For China

Photo. Charles A. Smith Just when you thought Latavious Williams was going to be the first big-time recruit for Memphis’ new coach Josh Pastner, the 6-8 forward from Christian Life Center in Humble,...

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Top 50 Sneaker Stores: R.sole (#42)

Just like an art collector scouring the globe for a masterpiece, sole searching sneaker fiends will go to great lengths to find an exclusive pair of kicks. Back in Dime #25 (August 2006), we put...

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Meet The No. 1 Pick In The 2013 NBA Draft

Photo. Thad Allton / The Topeka Capital-Journal At one time in his life, LeBron James was just simply LeBron James. Back when he was growing up in Akron, Ohio playing basketball at the local community...

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Derrick Rose is the future (Dime #50)

Derrick Rose (photo. Chad Griffith) Earlier this summer, I went to Chicago for our Dime #50 cover shoot with Derrick Rose. Going in, we’d decided not to waste anyone’s time doing a generic studio shoot...

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Skewby –“No Handlebars”

With all the rap blogs I read everyday pretty much playing favorites, of course I’m going to discover an MC as talented as Skewby at a site I specifically keep an eye on for offbeat, non-rap picks....

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Kentucky’s John Calipari Can Pull Off Amazing Recruiting Hat Trick

It’s safe to say that in one year, John Calipari has turned Kentucky into NBA U. With five players slated to go in the first 20 picks of this year’s NBA Draft, and commitments last week from top-five...

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Who’s Better: Derrick Rose or Russell Westbrook?

Derrick Rose (photo. Chad Griffith) We argue. You decide. DERRICK ROSE (by Casey Mack) As expected, Team USA brought home a gold medal from the World Championship in Turkey. Even though the NBA...

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Will The GAP Provide Holiday Cheer?

If you’re like me, you love fashion. And of course by fashion I mean t-shirts with my dog’s face on them. Now imagine if you walked into a store this holiday season with the intention of buying one...

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Monday Madness: Michigan State still looking for its defining win

Michigan State's Kalin Lucas Five NCAA teams that got my attention this past weekend for various reasons: 1. Michigan State (7-3) Considering the Detroit Pistons’ fall from NBA grace and Michigan...

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Memphis And Pregnant: One School, 90 Girls Expecting

Action 5 Memphis: “As Memphis City Schools leaders discuss the best way to deal with the crisis at Frayser High School, one young student is dealing with parenthood. The Action News 5 Investigators...

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Legendary Memphis Wrestling Announcer Lance Russell Has Died

YouTube Sad news out of Memphis on Tuesday morning as absolutely legendary professional wrestling announcer Lance Russell has died at 91. Is it possible to think someone who’s 91 years old died too...

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