Margin Of Error More Electable Than Craig James

Did Craig James actually only murder plus or minus 4.5 hookers while at SMU? Either way, you could say the former broadcaster and ongoing liar's U.S. Senate campaign is about to be locked in an electrical closet and set to receive the death penalty.

via @RapSheet, ht Will Brinson

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by Jason Kirk • May 29, 2012 10:27 AM EDT

College Football Sure Hunting A Lot Of Bears Lately

Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg went ahead and followed Washington State coach Mike Leach's bear-hunting lead, but topped the skipper by taking down a bear via a mere bow and arrow:

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by Jason Kirk • May 29, 2012 9:26 AM EDT

FedEx Refuses To Deliver To Conference USA

Memphis head coach Justin Fuente has spent less time with the Tigers program than outgoing quarterback Taylor Reed has, yet Fuente still gets to bar Reed from transferring to a specific list of schools. That's par for the course, though. The real cause for tsk-tsking: the list includes schools Memphis won't even play by the time Reed's eligible to suit up again, as it is leaving Conference USA for the Big East next year.

Scott Reed, Taylor's father and the former head coach at Bartlett High, said the release prevents Taylor from transferring to a program in Conference USA or the Big East and also prohibits releasing him to several area schools, including Ole Miss, Arkansas State and Middle Tennessee.

It would indeed be awful for Memphis' chances of winning the Big East if, like, Marshall were to get a new quarterback.

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by Jason Kirk • May 29, 2012 8:52 AM EDT

Michigan Commit Burns Ohio State's Attempt At Poaching

It's never a good idea to burn bridges -- unless, I suppose, you're a four-star offensive lineman with offers from almost every major football program in the nation.

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by Matt Watson • May 27, 2012 1:21 PM EDT

The Best Way To Get Kicked Out Of A Softball Game

#USF CB Chris Bivins just got booted from softball game for bringing a snake in the stadium. Wearing it like a bracelet. I've seen it all.

— Bryan Holt (@Bryan_Holt) May 26, 2012

QB BJ Daniels wanted no part of Bivins' bal python. He bailed from his seats in front of us but has since returned.

— Bryan Holt (@Bryan_Holt) May 26, 2012

If you're going to go down, might as well wear a python like a bracelet. You think gold bracelets are where it's at? Nope. It's all about the snake accessories.

Chris Bivins is a trendsetter.

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by Brian Floyd • May 26, 2012 7:12 PM EDT

Mike Leach, Marriage Counselor

Washington State head coach Mike Leach on anniversaries:

I think you should drop some hints that basically a smokin' hot experience is expected and required out of her based on the 11 years of commitment that you've enjoyed together ... Make sure she understands that two can play at this game and she's not gonna come out of this thing unscathed.

There's more at CougCenter and it's all hilarious.

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by Brian Floyd • May 25, 2012 9:00 PM EDT

The Most Ole Miss Document

It's entitled "Fan Dress Code Announced For 2012 Season."

Designated colors for fan attire have been determined for Ole Miss' 2012 football season, and a "white out" is planned for Vaught-Hemingway Stadium for the season opener.

While Rebel Nation is encouraged to wear white for the Central Arkansas game on Sept. 1, the preferred color for other home games is red for UTEP, Texas and Auburn, while navy is the color of choice for Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and MSU.

Navy is also designated for road games at Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia, and fans should wear red at Tulane and LSU.

Can't win the party if you don't have the right uniform on, y'all.

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by Jason Kirk • May 25, 2012 4:00 PM EDT

Justin Blackmon Paid No Attention To 2002 MLB Draft

Justin Blackmon on aged former teammate Brandon Weeden:

"I didn't even know he was 25," Blackmon said of first meeting Weeden. "I went through my whole first year thinking he was our age. He was a class above me -- he was a redshirt freshman when I was a freshman -- and I had no idea. I didn't even know until after he was married. He had his wedding my second year and I was like, ‘Why are you getting married, man?' He's like, ‘Dude, I'm 25 years old, I don't have much longer.'"

ht David Ubben

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by Jason Kirk • May 25, 2012 2:59 PM EDT

Gary Bettman Owns Hockey Portion Of Abandoned Holiday

Technically, Gary Bettman has a point. The NHL's Winter Classic event did indeed do better than college football's New Year's Day offerings, despite only posting a disappointing 2.4 TV rating. That's because no college football games were played on New Year's Day, as college games cleared out to make room for NFL Sunday. Then again, the Winter Classic didn't happen on New Year's either, as it also wisely avoided the NFL. I'm confused too.

The following bowls had higher ratings than the NHL's event -- the ones in bold would've been played on New Year's Day in any other year:

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by Jason Kirk • May 25, 2012 9:02 AM EDT