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Before hip-hop artist Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) was spending time with Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and owner Dan Gilbert at the NBA All-Star Game, he lived a painful childhood. When MGK was nine years old, his mother cheated on his father and abandoned them, according to the artist's official website. While a broken home brought MGK emotional suffering, bullying brought physical suffering. “People want to be my friend, but where the f--k were y’all when I was 10, 11 or 12 getting bullied and beat up in the gym?” says MGK on his song “The Return.” MGK turned to battle rapping as a defense mechanism. And ...

On Super Bowl Sunday, the surrounding elements are more entertaining than the game itself.  Now, that isn’t a knock on the contest because over the past few years, showdowns have been classics; everything else is just that good. Here are a handful of championship-title props to bet on with your friends that you don’t have to pay attention to the actual game to wager on.  6. Kelly Clarkson Will Screw Up National Anthem The pressure will be on for the original American Idol. Last year, Christina Aguilera forgot the words to the national anthem. Unless Clarkson wants to become a ...

Lawrence Taylor is a free man, at least in terms of how people expected him to be sentenced.He pled guilty Thursday and received a plea deal that will include no jail time.When an athlete finds his or her way into the media for the wrong reasons, it's always the headline story.Before we begin, I'm not going to make opinions on who was guilty and who was innocent.  Form your own opinions.Here are 10 big-name athletes who have gotten off much easier than the accusations might suggest...Begin Slideshow

Dead silence: the result of most extremely awkward situations.From failed high-five attempts to unintended racism to press conference drama, awkward moments are commonplace in the world of sports.It's all live—and since it's unscripted, anything can happen. That "anything" often turns into an "I don't know what to do next" situation.Of all the awkward situations that have occurred, what follows are the 50 worst—in other words, the most awkward moments in sports history...Begin Slideshow

Whether it's a reaction to a bad call or a press conference meltdown, temper tantrums happen all too often in the world of sports.Where grown men play, the child inside is on display. No one will shed a tear on this list, but you'll be crying with laughter after watching 25 fits of rage.Here are the biggest temper tantrums in sports history.Begin Slideshow

Merry Christmas readers!Believe it or not, today isn't all about getting presents, Santa Claus and more presents.Just about 2,000 years ago, Jesus was born in a manger in the city of Bethlehem. That's what Christmas is really all about.Here is a holiday special, the NFL's All-Christian team.This is a remix of an article I wrote last Easter about the NFL's All-Time Christian Team.About the list:It's not who I think is the best person; the most talented player receives their positional spot.I guarantee this team is flawed because there is no complete list of Christian football players that I have access to. If I left ...

Merry Christmas readers! Believe it or not, today isn't all about getting presents, Santa Claus and more presents. Just about 2,000 years ago, Jesus was born in a manger in the city of Bethlehem. That's what Christmas is really all about. Here is a holiday special, the NBA's All-Time Christian Team. This is a remix of an article I wrote last Easter about the NFL's All-Time Christian Team. About the list: It's not who I think is the best person; the most talented player receives their positional spot. I guarantee this team is flawed because there is no complete list of ...

The art of the nickname has vanished in the past decade.  Team nicknames almost never catch on and players nicknames often just include a players initials or their name abbreviated (See: KG, T-Mac, D-Wade, A-Rod, LT, T.O., and the list goes on and on).What's in a great nickname?  Originality and relevance. I don't know if sports writers and people in general were more creative back then, but eras of the past definitely can boast the most memorable nicknames of all-time.Here are the top 50 coolest team names in sports history.Begin Slideshow

Carrie Prejean, Kyle Boller's wife, is reportedly pregnant with their first child.  Carrie got Kyle Boller's name into the news for the first time since he was a Raven.Reality television show star Kendra Wilkinson will leave her husband Hank Baskett in Minnesota to travel to L.A. for the show.  Kendra drags Baskett into the spotlight for more negative attention.The two duos are joined by a number of other marriages in the NFL where the wife is more famous than the husband.For a football player who plays on national television every Sunday, a lot of time on the bench is usually needed ...

Halloween 2010 is almost here. This time of year, there have been plenty of articles focusing on the scariest athletes around. This list is about the funniest. If you showed up to one of these athletes' doors Halloween night for "trick or treat," they may just trick you for the laughs. Here are the 20 funniest professional athletes of today...Begin Slideshow