So, the problematic word is "raised" here right? Because he could have hit .297 and still started the year over .300 in his career.

Hunter Thompson said something to the effect that when he was a "suspected addict" he was shunned by polite society. It was only when he become a registered, admitted addict that people treated him like all was ok. "As long as they knew that I knew I wasn't in denial, I was safe."

Cubs fan: I'm Chicago Tough!

First off, excellent piece.

I'm fairly sure of three things:

"A source said Gore also indicated to a friend he was concerned with what he heard about Kelly's overbearing approach in Philly"

The organization sat back quietly let Rose set his own timetable last time and Rose simply abused that trust. There was no reason for him not to play last year other than his own risk aversion. He has a history of comments and behavior that don't suggest he's terribly concerned about winning now, even though this team…

It was probably the Baylor Athletic Dept that informed him. NCAA compliance is such a web of red tape and ever-changing bullshit that most athletic departments have at least one person whose sole job it is to ensure compliance. So yeah, the NCAA can say "hey we didn't declare him ineligible, just someone reading a…

As long as the game looks as good as it appears in the preview, and as long as Rocksteady doesn't flake out and give us a half-baked storyline that takes two days to complete (Arkham Origins, I'm looking in your direction) than I don't care as much about the perceived strength of Scarecrow. I'll give you that I don't…

A 23 beating an in-conference 8 at home in February doesn't strike me as "storm the court" worthy. It's not a rivalry game, it's not a massive upset. It's a nice signature win for the resume achieved with a tad bit of luck. File out and be happy WVU fans.

I get that you want it to be a travel, but it's not a travel.

No, you're right, it's not your fault. We really can't lay anything at your feet but a string of boring, unfunny comments. You are a conversational busboy, always taking away from the table, never bringing anything to it. Got anything on those bozos in Congress? I want to put my date to sleep before desert tonight.

A Chicago corruption joke. Came up with that yourself, did ya? On behalf of a world class city, write down all this cutting edge material, wrap it around a little league bat and jam it up your unoriginal ass.

actually misread it. my bad.

Dude was a first round draft pick of the Warriors and came into his own during his time in Chicago. Way to shoehorn that narrative in there though. Who cares about facts.

They won't make the conference finals. Heard it hear first. Interesting team on a hell of a streak that won't transfer to 7-game series basketball.

I'm just thankful that Cliff Paul remains respectful of women in the workplace

When it comes to recruiting, this type of shit happens ALL the time. More common is the kid gets recruited with a hard promise that he'll play his preferred position and then gets told on the first day of practice that they lied to him. Petrino is a piece of shit, no doubt. But he's a product of an immoral pro-sports…

As Bears fans we call this the "Rogers Effect"

Other than channeling his inner-Cutler on that first pick last night, Brady was masterful and by far the best player on the field. Before last night I wouldn't have had him in my top 3 of all time, this morning I probably would.