JZSports is Now JockStrap Journal

This is not a goodbye, just a heads up. JZSports will no longer feature content, on JZSports. From now on, the minds that brought you JZSports will bring you JockStrapJournal.com. Literally the same thing, except a better name, a bigger team, and more content. Just take one last fond look at JZSports, and get over to the Strap now. The journey awaits...

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LeBron James' Triple Double Quiets Heat Critics, Forces Game 7

Despite trailing for most of the game and with 1 minute left in the fourth quarter, LeBron and his star-studded teammates rallied to beat the Spurs in the most thrilling game of the series thus far. Now, only one game remains... It was all Spurs for most of the contest, until the Heat rallied in the third quarter and turned the game into something...

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Vikings Rookie Jeff Locke is NFL's Most Versatile Placeholder...

Rookie punter Jeff Locke continues to have quite the productive offseason, showing off his versatility to videographer-kicker Blair Wash. The UCLA product was bred to grip the pigskin, if nothing else. His form is undeniable, his focus sharp.....

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Padres Center Fielder Will Venable's Must See Catch of the Night!

The Padres taught us one truth last night. You don't need a closer when you've got a Will Venable. With his game-saving catch in the bottom of the 12th inning to save the game for the Padres, Venable permanently carved his name in the dustry archives of SportsCenter submissions. With a baserunner on second, San Francisco's Juan Perez hit a rock off...

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Russell Westbrook Injury Update...

In an attempt to revolutionize the way we receive sports updates, Russell Westbrook nearly shattered his previously torn right knee live from vine (it's Saturday night?). Oh dear... Props to @frank_locascio for the historic find... (Top image via sports-kings.com)...

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Patriots' Robert Kraft Says Vladimir Putin Stole His Super Bowl Ring

One of the world's most powerful friendships now appears to be on the rocks as Vladimir Putin has been accused of stealing Robert Kraft's Superbowl ring. "I took out the ring and showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, 'I can kill someone with this ring,'" Kraft said at an event this week, via the New York Post. "I put my hand out and...

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Shawn Stefani Hits Ace at US Open Ace, First Ever at Merion

Shawn Stefani's ace on 17 brought us two things. One, the 43rd hole-in-one in U.S. Open history. Two, the most inspiring celebration we've seen on a golf course since Happy Gilmore. (image via ksla.com) The reaction once again... via Shane B...

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Bruins Tie Series With Blackhawks in Another Overtime Thriller

In an encore of Game 1, the second bout of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals featured another nail-biting overtime finish. After a slow start, the Bruins flipped the script and controlled the majority of the game’s final 40 minutes. Daniel Paille’s overtime wrister cemented a 2-1 victory and evened the series at one game apiece, leaving us stuck on the...

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb Struck in Head, Taken Off Field on Stretcher...

Today's game against the Royals was no routine outing for Rays pitcher Alex Cobb, who was drilled in the noggin by a powerful line drive off the bat of young slugger Eric Hosmer (remember the third pick of the '08 Draft). While he did leave on a stretcher after being hit in the ear, reports say Cobb thankfully remained conscious the whole time. Our...

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Tony Parker's Hamstring Clinging to Life for Game 5 of NBA Finals

Tony Parker just came out and said that his hamstring "could tear at any minute." My question is WHY? All he's saying is "Please Mister LeBron James, please don't hard foul me on my precious hamstring which could snap at any minute, pwetty please." Has bountygate taught professional athletes nothing? Parker should have said, "My hamstring is made...

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Fangraphs Shows Us Why Chicago Cubs' 2013 Record 2013 is Deceiving...

Just don't blame Steve Bartman... (image via msnbcmedia.msn.c...

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Enjoy This Heartwarming Video of JaVale McGee Giving a Homeless Man $100

Our new hero.....

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Even During NBA Games Tony Romo Turns the Ball Over...

Following their 18-turnover nightmare last night, even the Spurs could smile thanks to Fox's beligerently well-timed twitter burn. The moment speaks for itself... ...

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Enjoy Watching This Andre Drummond Dunk End Singer Chris Brown's Life...

Still not on board with 19-year-old Piston man-child Andre Drummond? It's about time you hopped on the bandwagon. One special thank you goes to Chris Brown for taking the abuse...for once (too soon?). Image via themajors.net, video via Kiley McDermott's magical "vin...

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Watch This Chinese Highlight Reel Make Tracy McGrady’s 'Uneventful' Finals Appearance 'Eventful'

Once a legend, now a bench warmer, Tracy McGrady signed with the Spurs just before the playoffs after playing the regular season in China, where he averaged 25 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 5.1 assists for a last-place team and evidently stole the hearts of countless Chinese fans around the world. McGrady has since played in six of the Spurs’ playoff...

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Triple-Overtime Classic in Stanley Cup Finals Opener is Exactly What NHL Fans Needed!

Wow. In case you missed it, Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup was one helluva ride. What began like any other soon-to-be thriller...the puck was dropped on a sheet of ice. This routine drop paved the way for undisturbed triple-overtime madness. Or, for record-book loyalists out there, the fifth longest game in Stanley Cup history (five minutes away from the longest)....

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Must See MLB Catch of the Night!

Just like he did one year ago – also in June...also in the first inning – Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy hit a drive deep to center field on Tuesday night. And just like one year ago, Hardy (who recently took the top spot in the All-Star voting) was spectacularly robbed. (Image via halosheaven.com) Your browser does not support iframes. Rewind one...

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Recapping Game 3 of the NBA Finals With 2 Magnificent GIFs

Unless you're a bandwagon Heat fan like Justin Bieber, these photographical masterpieces are sure to brighten your day. (courtesy of SBNation.com) ...

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Last Night's Lame Dodgers-Diamondbacks Brawl Proof That the NHL is Truly Magnificent

Late last night, when most of you were dreaming about sheep and bunny rabbits (right?), a massively anticlimactic brawl between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers went down (although we did get this photographic gem of '80s-'90s stars Kirk Gibson, Don Mattingly, Matt Williams, and Mark McGwire doing the tango, via businessinsider.com). Like a scene from...

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Link: Greatest Yearbook Photo Ever?

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Zebras and Hippos Cannot Be Trusted...

After being ditched by his striped posse during an unexpected crocodile attack, one helpless zebra is saved by an unlikely hero. Considering we've never seen this fearless hippo and Batman in the same room together, we were ready to assume he is in fact the superhero your town needs...until the hippo stole the zebra for itself...without hesitation.....

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After Further Review... Bunnies Can In Fact Dunk

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Proof That Golf is a Sport?

And the award for strangest commercial goes to.....

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Watch This Fan Dive Headfirst Over a Railing and Into a Bush for a Jayson Heyward Home Run

Jason Heyward's balls are clearly golden...homerun balls that is. After slapping a solo shot in the top of the 8th inning against the San Diego Padres last night, Heyward watched right-field diehards flock like a pack of wild piranhas also chasing a homerun ball. Let this be a cautionary tale... Your browser does not support iframes. And in case...

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Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Pranks the Public!

 A clownish break from the hectic world of sports, courtesy of Vitaly Zdorovetskiy......

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New England Patriots Sign Tim Tebow in Massive Troll Attempt

We all know that there has never been any love lost between the New England Patriots and New York Jets - these organizations like each other about as much as Jonathan Vilma likes Roger Goodell. The never-ending feud took a new twist this week, when the Patriots announced one of the strangest and most obviously belligerent offseason moves in recent memory - the signing of New York Jets castoff Tim Tebow. Could Bill Belichick be trolling the Jets any harder? Signing Jake Ballard off waivers after the Giants beat him in the Super Bowl was one thing...

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Miguel Cabrera Commits On-Field Assault... Almost

In the fifth inning of his major league debut against the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, Detroit Tigers pitcher Jose Alvarez lost his nail-biting no-hit bid on a towering shot from former Tiger Ryan Raburn. Known jokester Miguel Cabrera wasn't pleased... Your browser does not support ifram...

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Bas Rutten Teaches Us How to win a Bar Fight

Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten is a former Dutch mixed martial artist, Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and kickboxer who was a UFC Heavyweight Champion and three-time King of Pancrase world champion. He even completed his bloody career on a 22-fight unbeaten streak. Since retirement, "El Guapo" has embraced a new love for documentaries. And not just dull, sepia-soaked films called "When Sloths Attack," but instead uplifting performances combining fight with plight. Let's take a look.....

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Watch 7 Amazing Reactions of NBA Players Reading Mean Tweets About Themselves

And you thought hardwood folk couldn't be funny.....

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Tiago Splitter Stuffed by LeBron James, Life Ceases to Exist...

June 9th, 2013. Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Tiago Splitter pick-and-rolling to the hoop.  Buried within another Heat-Spurs nail-biter was perhaps the most ferocious defense we've seen from already-ferocious fence LeBron James. As Splitter shifted toward the net with mack-truck force, James decided to cut in...and end this man's whole career. We felt the following clip offered a fitting finish.....

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Robert DeNiro Can't Believe Nuggets Fired George Karl

Rather than a long-term contract, the Nuggets congratulated George Karl on winning coach of the year by giving him freedom. Karl's already a hot commodity elsewhere. This DeNiro compilation sums it up from a Denver point of view....

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The Trop is Not as Bad as Advertised

If you've never been to Florida, but have watched the Tampa Bay Rays play on television, you've probably heard an announcer or two talk about Tropicana Field like it's the old Boston Garden. You've likely hear the ballpark take a lot of the blame for the Ray's perceived low attendance. But the truth is both have been exaggerated. First, if there is a problem with Tropicana Field, it is its location more than anything. Located in St. Petersburg, the ballpark is on the other side of Tampa Bay from the rest of Florida, which means unless you live...

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The Strangest Batting Stance You’ll Ever See

As degenerate, peanut-and-crackerjack baseball fans, we thought we'd seen every stance in the book since Mel Ott and Mickey Tettleton graced the diamond... Former Red Sock-current Yankee Kevin Youkilis and his finger-tip grip... (Image via online.wsj.com) Longtime Brewer Craig Counsell and his unnecessary stretch... (brewers.mlblogs.com) Heck,...

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Tom Brady Getting Weird With Some Former Teammates

Even during the slowest football time of the year, current and former New England Patriots find a way to make us raise our eyebrows.  It's one of those situations where it just gets progressively weirder - first the screaming Tom Brady. Then Tedi Bruschi gets denied a lip lock. When Wes Welker comes in over the top, it gets dangerously close to NSFW territory before the footage mercifully ends.  Ostensibly, this is just bros being bros - but considering the participants, we feel obliged to ridicule the...

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Bears Playing Ice Hockey

Yes, you read that title correctly. GRIZZLY BEARS PLAYING ICE HOCKEY! We don't know how the Russians (Chinese?) trained those bears to play, but wow. Just wow. Our only real question is, what do you have to pay a referee to officiate grizzlies on skates...

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Georges St. Pierre Discusses Major Overhauls to the UFC – and Aliens

Guest post by Simon. Recently, Georges St. Pierre appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and in a heartfelt interview with comedian and main UFC commentator, Joe Rogan. The two household names discussed a number of possible changes to the UFC that might bring back some of the best elements of the “old school” days. They also discussed aliens. 1. GSP on the UFC Round Time “We want to see who is the best man, you know? Let them fight.” St. Pierre makes it very clear that he does not like the length of the rounds in the UFC. He would actually...

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In Case You Didn't Already Hate Ryan Lochte Enough...

Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte may be somewhat of a polarizing figure - his inability to deliver a coherent interview is the stuff of legends - but now he has taken his powers of absurdity to new heights. His patented "Jeah" has just managed to ruin one of the more popular songs of the early 2000's. Take a look.  ...

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Larry Bird: The Man, the Legend

God damn this man is sexy ...

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Brook and Robin Lopez Not as Tough Away from the Court?

What happens when you put a pair of 7-foot centers on a roller coaster? They scream like petulant children. (Image via sportzbroz.c...

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All Natural, Amazingly Strong Herbal City Products

Guest post by Hannah R Finding legal and safe mood enhancing products can be difficult. There are thousands of products on the market that claim to produce amazing results. Whether they are relaxants or stimulants, there are some amazing, natural and legal products available for anyone to purchase. The top Internet retailer for these types of mood enhancing products is Herbal City LLC. From the makers of the real and original Herbal Potpourri, Herbal City has many different brand name smoking products, mood enhancers and Party Powders...

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New York Jets Abandon Revis Island - and John Idzik is a Genius

Though the J in JZSports is an unabashed raging Giants fan, Zack is simply too overcome with joy to even type, so here we are. Despite my allegiance and persistent stream of abuse towards them, I am a New Yorker and have nothing against the Jets. I happen to like them. Some of you Jets fans out there are probably tearing your hair out over the loss...

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Best MJ Dunk You've Never Seen Before!

This has been called a hardwood thunder clap by experts....

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The Art of Becoming a Website Expert

Carved from the depths of a once-frustrated Knickerbocker fanbase, we at JZ Sports needed more than just several timely articles scrutinizing Jamarcus Russell's NFL career to get noticed. We needed search engine optimization, quality visuals, and quirky content worthy of a share. Any energetically misguided blogger can relate. However, the difficulties in expanding a website pale in comparison to the challenge of even getting noticed as a small service business website. Here's where SEO Samba has made their mark... Continuously introducing unique...

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Jamarcus "Fat" Russell's Comeback?

Our least-favorite purple-drankin' draft bust of all time has reared his overstuffed head once again. With a poorly-hyped comeback in the making, we can check in on this writhing, sweating mass of illiteracy and broken promises hard at work. Remember, this is the same guy who not too long ago was mired in legal trouble and doing things like this. The...

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Watch the Worst Third-Strike Call in MLB History

Umping has hit rock bottom. Your browser does not support ifram...

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SEO Consulting Becomes the Key to Web Presence

The average fan might assume that JZSports pulls in a vast audience with our bevy of belligerent content and quirky grammar skills, but they would naturally be wrong. SEO consulting services helped take the fledgling J and Z from an amateur-hour blog, to a shining beacon of dynamic sports content and clever SEO. Yes, our roommate might be a lanky degenerate who likes to style himself as an SEO Expert, but after discovering the SEO consulting services of Danny DeMichele's SEOConsultant.net, we know the road to success is paved by professionals...

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Watch the Worst NHL Power Play of All Time

Never has a shot been this frustrating.....

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This Photo is the Houston Astros in a Nutshell

Perfect. ...

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Enjoy this Photo of John Wall

Just sit back and enjoy this arbitrary photo of John Wall and his dogs on this sunny Saturday afternoon. We just wish he had Hot Cheetos and Takis in his shooting hand instead. ...

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Dwight Howard just tied Steve Nash's Career mark for free-throw misses...in One Season

It's no secret that Dwight Howard shoots free throws less effectively than a bag of vegetable soup with a torn rotator cuff. This season, however, the faltering super-man is 314-for-646 from the line (49%), missing 332 free throws…as many as teammate Steve Nash has missed during his entire 17-year career. Allow that to sink in.Here'se Woodson staring...

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Brandon Knight Can't Catch a Break (or the rim)

Poor Brandon Knight. At some point, we gotta stop feeling scorn and instead just feel bad for the poor guy. How does a former No. 5 overall pick manage to bomb a fast break layup this badly? Isn't that the kind of thing they bench you for in high school? Maybe even at basketball camp? Regardless of just how much he sucks, we can't abuse Brandon Knight too badly, he's still not fully recovered from the resurrection after his untimely death at the hands of Deandre Jordan....

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Watch Bob Costas Do A Ludacris Rap On Air

Bob Costas has never been more iconic...

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The $1,000,000 DFBC Starts Today!

Did you ever think you could win $200,000 playing fantasy baseball? We sure didn't, but that's exactly what you can do by playing in FanDuel.com'sC! 45 skilled qualifiers will win seats to the biggest and best fantasy baseball tournament of all time. Where do these seats take you? To none other than Las Vegas, where you will enjoy an all-expenses...

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Bryce Harper Hits 2 Homers in MLB Opener, Obviously

20-year-old bro-turned-phenom Bryce Harper clown-questioned the entire Major Leagues today, with one of the studliest swings we've seen since the Griffey days of 864 BC. Here is the future of baseball... Your browser does not support iframes. And a second shot... Your browser does not support iframes. (Image via washingtonpost.co...

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Kevin Ware's Gruesome Leg Injury

Yesterday was a bittersweet victory for the University of Louisville as they defeated Duke to advance tot the Final Four, thanks to a calamitous and horrifying leg injury to Kevin Ware, making Joe Theismann's injury look like a walk in the park. Ware went up to block a 3 point shot by Duke near the end of the first half, landing brutally on his...

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Watch Donovan McNabb React to Tony Romo's New Zillion -Dollar Contract

Statistically one of the greatest athletes in Philadelphia history, former Chunky Soup salesman Donovan McNabb will forever be bashed for his inability to win the big game. However, it seems Mc-Flab and the City of Brotherly Love can FINALLY agree on something...Tony Romo's contract. Thanks to Jerry Jones' viciously misguided approach to running...

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How the Lapsed Fan Reacts to the 2013 NY Knicks

Though the Knicks (and us) may be enjoying a league-high six game winning streak, their ancient and storied roster can still provide endless amusement, if you have the right conversation. I decided to talk some Knicks basketball with my cousin recently, despite knowing full well that he hasn't followed the NBA since the early 2000's. The ensuing...

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The Hard Knock Life of a Mets Fan

With news of former ace Johan Santana re-tearing the anterior capsule in his left shoulder flooding paper stands around the salty Metropolitan streets, Mets fans/brass/teammates are once again crying for answers. WHY US!? Amazin' captain David Wright called it "shocking and disheartening;" The cashier at the corner deli called "Ay, Jesus Christos!"...

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Watch Doug Gottlieb Shock Co-Hosts with Awkward Diversity Joke

CBS Sports' Doug Gottlieb had the Twitter world erupting like Mount Vesuvius back in A.D. 79, only several hours ago. 140-character blankets of ash continues to settle since the dorky analyst made things slightly awkward, providing his "white-man's perspective." But then came Big Mound Barkley to the rescue.....

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Watch Sergio Garcia Climb a Tree and Hit a 1-Handed Shot Today

In the final round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Sergio Garcia hits his second shot from a tree near the fairway on the par-4 10th hole...with one hand and backwards. He nails it...

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Lifelong Colorado State Fan Dressed Like a Ram, It was Fantastic

It took 15 years, but 16-year-old Justin Stank is officially the most adored Colorado State fan in Colorado State history. First he was seen struggling to stay awake during Colorado State's convincing victory over Missouri... (Oh I'm sorry, are we keeping you up?) He was spotted remaking the YMCA... And showing his true colors while his...

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Robert Griffin III: NOT the Original RG3

While Washington Redskins fans marinate in their adoration of the impeccable Robert Griffin the Third, they have actually overlooked the fact that their beloved RG3 is nothing but RG3 II. Rex Grossman, the much maligned former starter turned backup turned starter turned bench warmer, actually is legally named Rex Grossman III. As a former starter...

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Is Chris Copeland Britney Griner?

We don't know....you tell us. Does this 6'8'' Knicks forward shave his beard in the morning and dominate for Baylor, before going to marinate on the Knicks bench by night? Perhaps the other way around? Astounding physical similarities. Apparently though, on-court dominance doesn't seem to translate.  ...

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