Ben Gordon Missed the Boat

September 5, 2008 - 11:30 am , By Jason--University of Michigan

Last summer, Ben Gordon was offered a 5-year, $50M contract extension from the Chicago Bulls but whined that as the team’s leading scorer, that wasn’t enough.  Now its only a few weeks from camp and Gordon’s contract status is still in limbo.  He still thinks he deserves something similar to the $71M deal the Bulls recently gave to Luol Deng, but the Bulls disagree.

As a restricted free agent, his options are limited.  He can sign an offer sheet with another team - which the Bulls can match - but no one with ample cap space remaining (read: Memphis Grizzlies) is willing to pony up for his services.  Or he can force a sign-and-trade, but again, no one wants to pay him a penny more than the Bulls already offered and he rejected.  It appears his contract demands are too absurd for any NBA team to consider for the streaky combo guard from UConn. Read More »

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Putin Shoots Tiger; Later, eats sandwich.

September 1, 2008 - 2:45 pm , By A.D. - Columbia College

We all know that Russia has been f**king up in the last few months. This ridiculous business with Georgia during the Olympics (pretty convenient timing if you ask me), the angry comments made towards the NATO countries while discussing the cease fire and paranoia about anti-missile defenses in ex-soviet States has the whole country giving off a ‘mad scientist/GI JOE villain’ vibe.

All of that aside, there is one thing that cannot be denied. Russian Prime Minister Vladdy Putin is one bad mother. He likes to fly in fighter jets, he’s a judo black belt, loves to fish shirtless and now he’s into hunting Siberian Tigers. What’s that, you say? Those are endangered? No worries, Vlad is only hunting them to aid in the tranq/tag/release effort to protect these animals. He has, apparently, found the perfect way to attract women. Manly sensitivity. Read More »

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Georgian TV Report Shot By Sniper

August 15, 2008 - 9:30 am , By COED Staff


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Reporting from war-torn Georgia has its down sides. Namely, you get shot at while you’re doing the freakin’ news. I’m not saying we’re pu**ies or anything, but this is one of the reasons it’s better to run a website than do any actual journalism.

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Miss COED: Olga Kurylenko

June 30, 2008 - 3:00 pm , By Editor

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This 28-year-old slavic sizzler started her career as a model, after being scouted on a Russian beach at age 13. After relocating to France, Olga made the move to the sliver screen, receiving the certificate of excellence award at the 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival for her performance in the French film, *L’Annulaire.* Most recently, she co-started in Hitman, and will be the latest Bond girl in the new 007 flick, Quantum of Solace. Check out the brand new trailer here! [Props to our friends at GorillaMask.net for that one.]

Check out  Olga Kurylenko’s Miss COED gallery after the jump! Read More »

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COED Presents: The Babes of Wimbledon 2008

June 23, 2008 - 9:00 am , By Editor

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When it comes to the awesome combination of beauty and braun, women tennis players take the hot-athlete cake. So since Wimbledon 2008 starts today, we’ve decided to celebrate the parade of racket-weilding hotties by serving you COED’s quintessential list: ‘The Babes of Wimbledon 2008.’ You’re just going to love it…

Check out all The Babes of Wimbledon 2008 after the jump! Read More »

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Girls of Today’s Euro2008 Matchups: Wed., Jun. 18

June 18, 2008 - 2:00 pm , By Editor

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As we can see from the picture above, there is plenty more to be excited about than just soccer in this year’s Euro2008. The diehard female supporters of this years Euro2008 teams are just one more reason why we’ve been glued to the TV for every game.

Check out the girls from yesterday’s Euro2008 matches too!

After the jump check out today’s match-ups and see the teams’ girls. Read More »

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Becky Hammon Defects to Russia For 2008 Olympics

June 14, 2008 - 4:35 pm , By James - University of Texas

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No, this is not a PR ploy by the WNBA to put women’s basketball back on the American tongue… but the sports world is a-buzz today with reports that American born, point guard Becky Hammon has opted to play for the Russian National Basketball team in the 2008 Olympic Games.

From Newsday:

That’s right. Becky Hammon, the WNBA point guard from America’s heartland, is going to march into National Stadium in Beijing under a Russian flag, wearing a Russian uniform. And perhaps the biggest irony of all is that Russia, a country that for years represented the antithesis of a free market, bought her services - fast tracking her to Russian citizenship after she signed a four-year contract for more than $2 million to play for CSKA, a Russian professional team, last winter.

If we could only talk the Ruskies into taking Kobe…

Check out Becky Hammon’s photo gallery after the jump. Read More »

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Help a Brother Out: Valedictorian Threatened With Deportation

June 6, 2008 - 2:15 pm , By Andrew - Hunter College

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Seventeen-year-old Arthur Mkoyan plans on studying medicine at California State. And as valedictorian, with a “grade-point average above 4.0″ at Bullard High School in Fresno, California, that should be no problem. Problem is, he’s being deported.

No, he’s not Mexican. He’s Armenian. According to CNN, before coming to the Untied States, his father reported being asked to register stolen vehicles at the Armenian DMV, and he was told to “not worry about it” by the chief of the DMV. In the months and years that followed, he was attacked and harassed repeatedly, just for being an honest man, and his family feared for their lives. Read More »

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Understanding Russia’s Farcical Presidential Election

February 27, 2008 - 9:40 am , By Suzie - George Washington

PutinRussians will go to the polls on Saturday, March 2, to elect a new president. Unlike our suspenseful US elections, in Russia it is all but a foregone conclusion that Dmitry Medvedev will be the winner.

Why such a farce? While hardly anybody claims to “get” the Russian political system, it’s generally agreed that Putin’s power over the Russian public stems from the state’s chaotic transition during the 1990s.

Russia emerged from the ruins of the USSR on January 1, 1992 led by reformist Boris Yeltsin. Economically speaking, it was an entirely new country.

The Russian nouveau riche established their positions through purchasing the most lavish of cars, furs, and mansions. The most flamboyant were members of an elite group of young, big-spending billionaires known as the “Oligarchs”. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Roman Abramovich, Oleg Deripaska, names that conjure up images of kitschy 1970’s spy flicks, dominated Russian business interests. Read More »

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Rockies Edge Out Padres for the NL Wild Card

October 2, 2007 - 9:45 am , By Josh - UMASS, Lowell

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After 13 innings, the Colorado Rockies take the NL Wild Card from the San Diego Padres. (Yahoo)

Schools the world over ban hugs between students. See? I was right in 7th grade - hugs do get you pregnant! (My Way)

Britney Spears, fresh off losing custody of her kids, shows up at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, spending her cash and flashing her ass. I can’t believe I’m starting to like - nay, love - K-Fed. (TMZ)

I can’t possibly expand on this: “Sex in Car: Hooker Mom Snorts Cocaine Off Baby’s Stomach While Breastfeeding.” (Breitbart)

Hillary Clinton’s laugh (dubbed the “Clinton Cackle”) is no laughing matter. (Wonkette)

Garry Kasparov: world chess champion, Russian and…presidential candidate in Russia? (CBS)

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