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CBS Masters Coverage Suffers 20-Min Outage in NYC

CBS Masters Coverage Suffers 20-Min Outage in NYC

Viewers in New York City could not see the Masters on CBS for about twenty minutes on Saturday during the third round.  According to the New York Post, “the outage began around 3:40 p.m. with the leaders on the front nine

Johnny Genius: Manziel Tops on Wonderlic Among Combine QBs

Johnny Genius: Manziel Tops on Wonderlic Among Combine QBs

Sports scribes have called him a “moron.” Kirk Herbstreit wondered if he was “the dumbest player ever to play.” It turns out Johnny Football is pretty smart. Johnny Manziel scored better on the Wonderlic than any other quarterback at the

Masters Ratings Plummet Nearly 40% Without Tiger

Masters Ratings Plummet Nearly 40% Without Tiger

ESPN’s first-round coverage of the Masters on Thursday plummeted by nearly 40% from last year’s coverage of the event. The main difference? This is the first time since 1994 that Tiger Woods has not been in the Masters, as he

Masters Patron Calls In Two-Shot Penalty on Luke Donald

Masters Patron Calls In Two-Shot Penalty on Luke Donald

Luke Donald’s poor start at the Masters on Thursday got worse after the round when he was told a patron at Augusta national called in a two-stroke penalty on the ninth hole, which he double bogeyed. That turned into a

Kaepernick: Reports of Sexual Assault Investigation 'Completely Wrong'

Kaepernick: Reports of Sexual Assault Investigation 'Completely Wrong'

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick asserted that reports that he was being investigated for a possible sexual assault “are completely wrong.” “They make things up about me that never happened,” he said on Twitter on Friday.  (1/3) The charges

0.0: The Astros Fail to Register in Houston Nielsen Ratings

0.0: The Astros Fail to Register in Houston Nielsen Ratings

The Houston Astros have recently made a habit of last place in the standings. On Monday, they recorded a last place Nielsen rating–a 0.0. In other words, not one of the 579 television sets tracked by Nielsen in the Houston

Bill Haas Leads Masters After Firing Brother as Caddie

Bill Haas Leads Masters After Firing Brother as Caddie

Bill Haas, the son of golfer Jay Haas, holds the lead at the Masters after the first round with a four-under 68 in the second tournament he has played after firing his brother as his caddie.  Adam Scott, the Aussie

Big Papi Sets Record for Slowest Home Run Trot

Big Papi Sets Record for Slowest Home Run Trot

In Sports Center America, it’s all about the home run. At Tator Trot Track, it’s all about the slow gallop around the bases. Yes, stats-obsessed baseball nerds created a site aimed at tracking the pace of home-run hitters as they

Larry Elder to Hank Aaron: 'Name Names' of Bigots

Larry Elder to Hank Aaron: 'Name Names' of Bigots

Conservative talk radio show host Larry Elder challenged Hank Aaron to name names after he accused Republicans who opposed President Barack Obama of being the equivalent of the racists who sent him death threats while he was chasing Babe Ruth’s

And the Rockets' Red Glare: Atlanta Braves Set American Flag on Fire

And the Rockets' Red Glare: Atlanta Braves Set American Flag on Fire

Georgia state law prohibits “mutilating, defacing, burning, or trampling” the American flag. Someone forgot to inform the pyrotechnics guy for the Atlanta Braves. The Atlanta Braves treated their fans to the wrong kind of fireworks display before their home opener

Augusta National's Drive, Chip, and Putt Scores a Hole in One

Augusta National's Drive, Chip, and Putt Scores a Hole in One

Innovation and tradition make strange bedfellows. But Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National, managed to combine the two in the children’s “Drive, Chip, and Putt” competition that took place this weekend. You can’t have tradition if you refuse to pass

John Calipari Denies, Rex Chapman Doubles Down on, Lakers Rumors

John Calipari Denies, Rex Chapman Doubles Down on, Lakers Rumors

LA is a long way from Lexington. But that’s the direction University of Kentucky coach John Calipari heads, at least according to Rex Chapman. Chapman’s tweet heard round the basketball-shaped basketball world called Calipari’s hiring as the next Los Angeles

Unity! George W. Bush Watches NCAA Title Game with Bill Clinton

Unity! George W. Bush Watches NCAA Title Game with Bill Clinton

Those in elite mainstream press and the bipartisan permanent political class are consumed with a potential Hillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush presidential contest in 2016.  Neither Hillary nor Jeb has declared their candidacy, but Bill Clinton and George W. Bush,

Richard Sherman Writing 'Sorry Crabtree' Under Autograph

Richard Sherman Writing 'Sorry Crabtree' Under Autograph

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman continues to mock “mediocre” San Francisco wide receiver Michael Crabtree by writing “sorry Crabtree” under his autograph for a prominent sports memorabilia company. Steiner Sports tweeted out a photo on Monday of one of the cards Sherman

Shabazz Napier on NCAA Unionization: Money Is Needed

Shabazz Napier on NCAA Unionization: Money Is Needed

Shabazz Napier got a free ride to UConn. He thinks UConn got the free ride.  He told reporters in the lead up to tonight’s national championship game that unionizing players might be one way to prevent players from going to

Dodgers Beat Giants on Night of Breitbart California Launch

Dodgers Beat Giants on Night of Breitbart California Launch

On the day that Breitbart California launched, Andrew Breitbart’s beloved Los Angeles Dodgers beat the hated San Francisco Giants 6-2 to prevent getting swept after losing the first two games of the home stand. “In our hearts we’re Angelinos and

No More Selfies at White House?

No More Selfies at White House?

White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said President Barack Obama may no longer participate in selfies at the White House after David Ortiz’s sponsored stunt last week. “Well, he obviously didn’t know anything about Samsung’s connection to this,” Pfeiffer said

Duck Commander 500 Delayed

Duck Commander 500 Delayed

Ducks love the rain. The Duck Commander 500? Not so much. The inaugural Duck Commander 500, scheduled for an afternoon start at the Texas Motor Speedway, faces a delayed start today. The forecast calls for a high chance of rain

LPGA Commissioner Rips Golf Digest for Paulina Gretzky Cover

LPGA Commissioner Rips Golf Digest for Paulina Gretzky Cover

LPGA commissioner Michael Whan said he was frustrated and disappointed that Paulina Gretzky was splashed across the cover of this month’s Golf Digest and in their featured spreads in the magazine. “Obviously we’re disappointed and frustrated by the editorial direction