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Katie Couric's Manti Te'o Interview Gets Auto-Tuned

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:21:23 +0000

America’s fascination with Auto-Tune continues. And yes, this one is also catchy. With a story that is certainly not getting enough press, the Manti Te’o and invisible “girlfriend” conundrum seems to be a situation the nation cannot grasp — rightfully so. Luckily, Katie Couric stepped up to interview the B.M.O.C. (just keep watching, you’ll understand), [...]

Who's the Bigger Bonehead, Manti Te'o or Lance Armstrong? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:14:40 +0000

Just when you thought the week was going to be all about Lance Armstrong’s big interview with Oprah, Manti Te’o had to go and steal the spotlight with the whole fake-girlfriend thing. It has been long suspected that Lance Armstrong had been using performance-enhancing drugs. This week he finally came clean about the whole thing, [...]

Manti Te'o Story Helpfully Explained in Taiwanese Animation

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:14:55 +0000

If the whole Manti Te’o debacle has got you scratching your head because you don’t have time to read large, uninterrupted blocks of text … here’s a cartoon! Made by the strange folks at NMA TV, it breaks down the complicated story into simple words we can understand. We ain’t a dictionary, come on now. [...]

Exclusive Photos Of Lennay Kekua, Manti Te'o's Girlfriend [PICS]

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:01:46 +0000

The Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story is the weirdest thing to happen since the Charlie Sheen spin-out. People keep looking for photos of her, and we found a few to prove that she does exist. Check them out after the jump.

Manti Te'o: 10 Shocking Facts He Also Wants People to Believe

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:25:44 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard the bizarre tale about how Manti Te’o’s late girlfriend was made up. A sham. Completely unreal. Kind of like Notre Dame’s chances in the national championship game against Alabama. Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Te’o’s lies are stacked up on each other like the silver dollar [...]

'Te'oing' Is Now a Meme (Of Course)

Sarah Shahzad — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:22:12 +0000

This football season was rough on Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. September saw the deaths of his beloved grandmother, as well as his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who, after suffering a serious car accident was diagnosed with leukemia. Te'o has been struck with tragedy indeed, or he would be if it were true.

While the death of his grandmother, Annette Santiago, did actually take place, DeadSpin found that there is no such person as Lennay Kekua. Awkward.

The Best Manti Te'o Jokes on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:07:32 +0000

Have you been on Twitter lately? It's really just a repository for Manti Te'o jokes. Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham (for the full story, this is a good source), the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it. Here are some of our favorites, although there are so many it's really hard to choose.