Here at The Loop, we are reasonably anti-crime. Pull your weight in society. Obey the important laws. Bend the dumb ones. Be a good a person, and we are all chill. But when we saw this photo of a Texas man in a Larry the Cable Guy cut-off mean-mugging a security camera while swiping five cases of Bud Light from a local convenience store, we couldn't help but stand up and cheer like it was Forrest Freakin' Gump:
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Now we don't know much more about this story than what you see here. We don't know if the man made a getaway by foot, pickup truck, or passing boxcar headed west. We don't know if he redistributed the beer wealth to his comrades-in-arms. We don't know if he is actually Warren Sapp or just looks absolutely identical to him. What we do know, however, is that this the greatest photo to appear on the internet all year. Just behold the tenacity…
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Well, it just doesn't get anymore Knicks than this, folks. A Knicks fan made the team's first basket of the 2018-19 NBA season. Not officially, of course, but still, just wow.
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It happened at the first timeout taken by the Knicks during the team's opening game at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. After missing their first nine attempts from the field, New York found itself in a 10-2 hole. But a Knicks fan needed only one attempt — from half-court, no less — to finally give the Madison Square Garden crowd something to cheer about. Check out this dude perfectly going to the bank for a cool 10 Gs:
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Amazing. Also amazing? How the Knicks responded, ripping off the next 12 points after the break and then breaking a franchise record with 49(!) points in the second quarter on their way to a surprisingly easy win. THE KNICKS ARE BACK!
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Michael ShroyerDespite the pageantry, the signage, and the Corso cosplay, I've always thought that the best place to experience ESPN's College GameDay is from the comfort of your couch. There's no waking up at 3am PST to stake out your spot. There's no worrying about the forecast in Ann Arbor in late November. You don't even have to put on pants if you don't want to/your roommates are cool with it. This is a bit of Grinch-ian take to be sure, but if reports out of Pullman, Washington this week are correct, then so am I.
According to Pullman Radio, the small Washington town (and home of Ryan Leaf alma mater, Washington State University) have declared a state of emergency ahead of this weekend's arrival of College GameDay. Huh, can't imagine why…
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Apparently Pullman City council approved the emergency declaration on Tuesday night, largely because of a shortage of buses needed to ferry the ebbing, drunken throng of Cougar f..

Billie Weiss/Boston Red SoxGame 4 of the ALCS gave fans everything one could possibly want in an MLB Playoff tilt. It had clutch hits, unbelievable defensive plays, plenty of controversy and a heart-stopping final out that will be remembered for years to come. It was the type of game that not only ran both the Astros and Red Sox fanbases through the gamut of emotions, but regular baseball fans as well. The highs and lows of playoff baseball were on full display, which at times can feel like too much too handle.
For Boston Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione, it was too much too handle. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel was on the verge of blowing a two-run lead and allowing the Astros to tie the series. Houston third baseman Alex Bregman stepped to the plate and immediately swung at the first pitch, lining a potential game-tying or game-winning hit to left field, only for Andrew Benintendi to make the catch of his life. Ca..

Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament

Chez Reavie overcame cool, windy conditions for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges on Thursday

Laura Davies won the Senior LPGA Championship at chilly and windy French Lick Resort to sweep the two senior major events of the year

Stan BadzStan BadzThe NBA is back and Charles Barkley has come out of the gates firing. On opening night, the round mound of rebound sounded off on what can stop the Warriors from winning another championship (Natural disasters) and Kevin Durant's reaction to criticism (“He's got thinner skin than Flat Stanley). And the following day, Barkley kept it going when he appeared on the Dan Patrick Show and the subject of Markelle Fultz came up.
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The No. 1 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers had an injury-plagued rookie season in which his unorthodox shooting form came under fire. Fultz has spent countless hours in the gym since trying to improve his shot for this season (He was 2-of-7 from the floor in Philadelphia's opening loss to Boston on Tuesday), but Barkley compared the entire situation to something the Hall of Famer struggled with — it just has nothing to do with basketball.
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Apparently, it's not enough that us Duke basketball haters have to watch Zion Williamson throw down filthy dunks all season for Coach K on Coach K Court in between Coach K commercials. No, no, Zion, the King of 360s, the Prince of Put-back jams and the Pharaoh of foul-line flights, is going to be doing other magical things as well during his time few months at Duke. Like nonchalantly flipping in buzzer-beaters from two/thirds court.
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OK, so it was just a Blue Devils team scrimmage, but it was still absurd. With his side tied, Williamson takes a pass and flips in a 60-footer as the horn goes off, much to the delight of the crowd. Yes, there was a crowd at a practice because the Cameron Crazies are that crazy about their hoops, people! We hear all the time about students camping out in Kryzewskiville to get tickets so they deserve to have arguably the biggest basketball prodigy since LeBron James, OK?! Ug..