The Friday afternoon news dump strikes again. 

SLAM: Fellating NBA players since 1992.

I read the link on the Mays reference. But how is Hank Aaron implicated in using improper substances?

Call me crazy, but if he has a fractured bone in his back, I hope he’s out a lot more than two weeks. Or two months. I hope he’s out of football forever but he can literally walk away from the game and into long-term health.

The ESPN story appears to be based on a list, but it’s absurdly short on details. “Most” were less than two minutes? How many were longer? How about some names of the establishments? Inquiring minds want to know.

Yet another reason he’ll be gone by mid-November. Won’t play well with the base.

Red State values live on.

I’m not entirely sure on that. Here’s Liberty University’s non-discrimination statement: “Liberty University does not engage in unlawful discrimination or harassment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability or military veteran status in its educational…

Would love to know if there’s any way — basketball-reference.com or other — to figure out how often only one player on an NBA team attempted free throws in a game.

Where’s your research, coach? Anything beyond anecdotal info gleaned from the hotel lobby at the WBCA convention every April?

Pope Simplicius I. Isn’t he our president these days?

Strike that previous question. Stupid question. I didn’t read carefully enough.

So Syracuse is the one to announce this? Not Washington?

Fox locals are now as stupid as the national brand.

I blame the War on Christians.

And on the 203rd day, He rose again and ascended into the head coaching job at the University of Houston, desperate to retain relevance and impress the Big 12.

Aside from the actual competition part of things, they fit well in the SEC

I swear when I saw the name Lovvron in the story, I originally read “Lovetron,” the planet from which Darryl Dawkins said his dunking powers originated, in my head.

1) Best Second Chance Story That Really Was a Third- or Fourth-Chance Story

This is the cardinal sin of journalism. Plagiarism is indefensible no matter the medium.