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GIF Tournament III: The Final Four
We have now reached the Final Four of GIF TOURNAMENT III, a celebration of our favorite animated sports GIFs from the last five months. And boy howdy, the decisions weren't always easy.If you followed...
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GIF Tournament III: The Final Four
A field of 32 animated GIFs has been whittled down to four. Tuesday, we vote to decide which two GIFs will compete in the championship.We have now reached the Final Four of GIF TOURNAMENT III, a...
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GIF Tournament III: No. 4 'Jadeveon Clowney' vs. No. 2 'Tim Lincecum'
GIF TOURNAMENT III -- FINAL FOUR(4) JADEVEON CLOWNEY VS. (2) TIM LINCECUMJADEVEON CLOWNEY.Finished with 1,137 votes in Round 1, 1,710 votes in Round 2, and 769 votes in Round 3.Clowney is less of a...
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GIF Tournament III: No. 4 'Courtney Kirkland/Kris Humphries' vs. No. 10...
GIF TOURNAMENT III -- FINAL FOUR(4) COURTNEY KIRKLAND/KRIS HUMPHRIES VS. (10) LAKERSBROCOURTNEY KIRKLAND/KRIS HUMPHRIES.Received 735 votes in Round 1, 777 votes in Round 2, and 790 votes in Round 3.I...
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A GIF Tournament miracle: Jadeveon Clowney, Tim Lincecum and the Screamin'...
If you haven't been following our GIF Tournament, now is a fine time to start, as voting is currently open in the Final Four round. In particular, the Tim Lincecum/Jadeveon Clowney battle threatens to...
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GIF Tournament III Championship: 'Tim Lincecum' vs. 'Lakersbro'
Over the past five months of THIS WEEK IN GIFs, we have reviewed and voted on over 200 animated sports GIFs. In so doing, we selected 32 of those to compete in GIF TOURNAMENT III. And at long last,...
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GIF Tournament III, bonus round: THE RAPTOR DEMANDS SACRIFICE!
TIM LINCECUM awoke in the morning as the GIF Tournament III Champion. 2 As had been prophesied, he haddefeated MATT ELAM in the first round, 891 votes to 275;defeated TEXAS FAN in the Sweet 16 round,...
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A rough day at the 'How Is This News?' sports blog comment factory.
Ray's son, it seemed, could never grab a soda from the refrigerator without knocking his old man's lunch bag on its side. Ray opened the bag and examined its humble contents: a small apple, now...
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50 fast facts about the Super Bowl, where you never know what the heck is...
1. This year, more folks will watch the Super Bowl than ever before.2. In Super Bowl XLVII, head coaches John Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh will coach their teams against one another. John Harbaugh is Jim...
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Tailgate Judgment: What did you have to eat and/or drink on game day?
Hello, friends, and welcome to the NFL Conference Championships edition of TAILGATE JUDGMENT. Here's the drill, if you're new here:In the comments below, describe what you had to eat and/or drink while...
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The Seismograph: Did we see the Harbowl coming?
Good news, everyone! The NFL has decided to hold a Super Bowl this year, and it's going to be on television(s). Bad news, everyone! If you're not a fan of semantic satiation,Semantic satiation (also...
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The List: Acts who will play at VH1's Super Bowl concert if Train cannot appear
Jon Bois, Spencer Hall, Andrew Sharp, and Bobby Big Wheel contributed to this report.1. Train.If unavailable:2. Coolio.If unavailable:3. Hoobastank, f. Ja RuleIf unavailable:4. Justin GuariniIf...
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Randy Carlyle sure hopes you like his drawing: a short story
"Hon? You're makin' the spaceship noises again." Randy Carlyle's wife smiled at him from across the table. The happiest hours of Randy's life tended to fall during breakfast. With one eye shut, and...
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This Week In GIFs: Why athletes gotta be havin' faces all the time
You and I took a month-long respite from THIS WEEK IN GIFs to undertake GIF TOURNAMENT III. With that in the books, we can get back to business.And there is plenty of business to be done. This, in my...
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The worst game ever: Celebrating the beauty of Northern Illinois' basketball...
In 1845, the British Royal Navy sent Captain John Franklin on an expedition to chart the final unexplored areas of the Northwest Passage, in the hopes that it could serve as a trade route between the...
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The three worst Super Bowl parties you have ever been to
1.SUPER BOWL XXIII.DATE: JANUARY 31st, 1999.LOCATION: NEW LIFE JESUS WORD GOD COMMUNITY CHURCH, MARIETTA, GEORGIA.You know Brian from fifth-period English. Friday, he invited you to a Super Bowl party...
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Super Bowl Judgment: How to not drink like a chucklehead during the big game
The Super Bowl is the Super Bowl of drinking. Chances are, you'll be attending or hosting a party, which implies that you'll put at least some thought into what sort of alcohols you'll be imbibing. A...
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Super Bowl commercials: Axe would like to shoot you into space
Axe would like to send 22 of you into space. The point of going to space is to impress and attract women. The rest of you get to purchase deodorant. This is the message broadcast by Axe's "Apollo"...
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Swear to God, y'all, your ears and mine perked up when you heard Gus Johnson's play calling in Hyundai's Super Bowl commercial. I think I speak for all right-thinking individuals when I say I wish we...
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Super Bowl commercials 2013: Audi's 'Prom' ad
In this ad, a high school kid is going to the prom by himself. Bummer, bro. But his dad gives him the keys to his Audi. Hell yeah, bro. He cruises to the school and parks in the principal's spot. Hell...
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