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| Monday, June 26th, 2017 | |
| 8:45 pm | Ahman Green Arrested On Child Abuse Charges  Former Packers running back Ahman Green was arrested yesterday in Ledgeview, Wisc., on one count of physical abuse of a child and one count of disorderly conduct. |
| 8:31 pm | Every College Basketball Coach In The Midwest Is Trading Jobs  In news that hits hard in the Michigan basketball world but barely registers as a blip anywhere else, Wolverines assistant coach Billy Donlon (not Billy Donovan) has taken his talents to Northwestern, taking over a similar position with a longtime friend, head coach Chris Collins. Donlons departure is a blow to a& |
| 7:04 pm | The "Progressive Liberal" Is Maybe The Perfect Wrestling Heel  Kentucky-based Appalachian Mountain Wrestling has graced the world with the presence of Progressive Liberal Dan Richards. He definitely isnt a face. |
| 7:16 pm | Police: Mizzou Employee Causes $100,000 In Damages While Joyriding Through Basketball Arena  A 23-year-old (presumably former) University of Missouri employee drove his Volkswagen Passat through a gate outside Mizzou Arena early Sunday morning. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the driver then somehow managed to steer said car onto the basketball court inside the arena, causing roughly $100,000 in& |
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| 7:34 pm | The Inaugural Big 3 Event Featured A Few Old Guys Getting Hurt  Tonight, FS1 will broadcast all the hot 3-on-3 action that took place at the Nets arena in Brooklyn yesterday. The conceit of the Big 3 was pretty simple: Ice Cube rounded up a bunch of old NBA stars and had them play 3-on-3 hoops. The fact that they were all old really affected the quality of play. |
| 3:17 pm | If You Need New Tires, Discount Tire Direct's Fourth of July Sale Is a Great Chance to Buy Them  If your tires are about due for a replacement, Discount Tire Direct is offering up to $100 in Visa gift card rebates (in addition to any manufacturer rebates) when you order four new tires, plus an additional $100 if you order wheels as well, plus an extra $60 on each if you use a Discount Tire credit card. Just enter& |
| 8:09 pm | 10 Years After The Chris Benoit Killings, Pro Wrestling Still Can't Fix Itself  When I take my mind back 10 years to the days and weeks right before and right after Chris Benoit murdered his wife and son, one thing in particular always jumps to the forefront of my thoughts. |
| 6:39 pm | Report: The Giants Miss Hating Angel Pagan  Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal published a report today about team chemistry issues that the San Francisco Giants are suffering through this season. The conclusion of the piece is that the Giants clubhouse culture is in rough shape because Mark Melancon annoys the rest of the bullpen and everyone else on the team is quiet& |
| 4:03 pm | Nintendo Announces SNES Classic, Which Comes With 21 Stellar Games [UPDATE]  Forget the NES Classicthis is the vintage system weve been waiting for. Nintendo today announced the Super Nintendo Classic, which will be out on September 29 for $80 and come with 21 games including the previously unreleased Star Fox 2. |
| 5:16 pm | The Complete Guide To Understanding Rugby  Rugby union is the closest sporting equivalent to a demolition derby. Why are they lifting each other up in the air? Why was that not a penalty for straight-up killing someone? Why am I hurting just watching it on TV? |
| 5:36 pm | Everyone Is Hopping Mad After Early Stoppage In UFC Main Event  Sundays UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City was a suitably silly affair, with Justine Kish getting decisioned after a rear naked choke plus an ensuing emergency defecation, hall-of-famer B.J. Penn getting embarrassed by an elderly German, and Johny Hendricks, the man who once stood toe-to-toe with Georges St-Pierre& |
| 4:12 pm | It's Back! Get 100 Velcro Cable Ties For $6 With Prime Shipping  Velcro cable ties can transform the rat king of cables behind your desk or home theater into something more manageable, and you can get 100 of them today on Amazon for just $6. Now, Amazon frequently lists these at $5, but as add-on items that only ship as part of a $25 order. Today, youll pay $1 more, but you can& |
| 4:23 pm | No, Peter King Is Not A Socialist  Yesterday, on Twitter, Peter King of Sports Illustrated indicated his agreement with the idea that health care should be guaranteed for everyone in the United States. |
| 3:28 pm | Could The Roman Empire Have Survived?  No empire, from Sargons Akkadian Empire to the Soviet Union, lasts forever. Theres always an expiration date. |
| 3:42 pm | NFL's Novelty Skins License Plate Has One Very Big Problem  The Washington Posts Dan Steinberg draws our attention to a section of the NFLs official online store, in which fans can buy novelty license plates in order to express pride in their home state and their team. The Skins version of the plate is above, and as you can see, thats, uh, Washington state. The Skins play& |
| 2:04 pm | Today's Best Deals: Amazon Echo, Multi-Room Speaker, Minions Sale, and More  An under-desk elliptical, $50 off the Amazon Echo, and every Minions accessory you could ever want lead off Mondays best deals. |
| 3:13 pm | Pilot Asks Passengers To Pray After Plane Starts Shaking Violently  An AirAsia X flight from Perth, Australia, to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, encountered some sort of technical problem yesterday, which made the plane start to wobble and vibrate for over an hour. Faced with such a dilemma, the pilot, normally a calm, collected voice over a loudspeaker, asked everyone to pray instead. Twice. |
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| 4:06 pm | Rockies Reliever Adam Ottavino Really Crapped It Up Yesterday  Rockies relief pitcher Adam Ottavino entered the seventh inning of Sundays game with two outs, two men on, and a two-run lead. He walked Dodgers second baseman Austin Barnes, and then everything fell apart. |