The Idiot Behind "Kirby's Law" Is Giving Us The Latest Stupid Bill Out Of Georgia

It took me just one semester of college covering the Florida legislature as a student to realize how little state lawmakers give a shit about public universities as institutions of higher learning. Sure, they give out money, but it’s largely in the extension of their own interests. In Florida, the Gators lobbied for…

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Kotaku Overwatch’s New Hero Is Orisa | io9 A Brief History of Filmmakers Explaining Why Video Game M

Kotaku Overwatch’s New Hero Is Orisa | io9 A Brief History of Filmmakers Explaining Why Video Game Movies Suck | Jalopnik Here’s Why Engines Are Making Planes Slower Now Than 50 Years Ago | Lifehacker This Map Shows the Most Likely Areas to Be Affected by Earthquakes in 2017 |

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Fernando Torres's Severe Head Injury Sends Fellow Players Into A Panic

Late on in today’s Atlético Madrid-Deportivo match, Fernando Torres clashed with a Deportivo player while going up for a header, and fell face first onto the ground, apparently unconscious. The way Torres fell itself is nasty, but it’s the distraught reaction of the players who saw the injury up close that makes the…

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Art Briles Writes Letter Explaining How He's A Great Guy Who Didn't Do Anything Wrong

Former Baylor head football coach Art Briles, who presided over a football program that remains mired in one of the biggest sexual-assault scandals in sports history, is still very upset that people want to place any blame on him for the fact that his players allegedly committed 52 rapes over the course of four years.…

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Antoine Griezmann Follows Up Teammate's Near-Miss Wondergoal With Wondergoal Of His Own

Just when it looked like Atlético Madrid would come away empty handed after a deep blast from full back Filipe Luís came crashing off the woodwork, Antoine Griezmann responded almost immediately with an even more audacious hit of his own that sailed over the keeper’s head and into the back of the net.

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Cincinnati Coach Mick Cronin: NCAA Tournament Seeding Is All About Selling Tickets

While other coaches are quick to entertain questions regarding potential seeding and region placements in the weeks leading up to the NCAA tournament, Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin made clear on Wednesday that he’s not buying the NCAA’s athletes-first schtick.

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Awful Neighbors Demand Man's Antique Fire Trucks Be Removed From Driveway

Oh, these stories. They’re all the same. There are neighborhoods all across the country that have one amazing person in them, with one amazing thing—a fantastic garage, an airplane, whatever—and there’s always neighbors who want to see the One Interesting Thing gone. Here the story is again, this time with vintage…

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