“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took his jihad concerning Mitt Romney’s personal finances to the chamber floor Thursday, repeating his unsubstantiated claim that the wealthy Republican paid no federal income taxes for 10 years. Questions about Romney’s taxes clearly have the potential to hurt the GOP presidential candidate, with polls …

“This week, the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank run by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, released a provocative report showing that Mitt Romney’s tax plan would raise taxes on 95 percent of Americans…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. *Read more from The …

USA swimming dominated the pool today, winning five medals in three out of four finals, while setting several records in the process. Michael Phelps officially claimed title of best Olympic swimmer the men’s 200m individual medley field, including fellow American Ryan Lochte, to win his record 20th overall Olympic medal …

Page 176, paragraph two of the Internet’s Guide to Offline Paul Miller (paperback version) explains that you can, in fact, give Paul a newsbit that was reported initially online provided it’s less than 100 words per individual news item. According to the piece, “you cannot, however, answer any follow-up questions …

Snubbed? SB Nation’s Matt Ufford thinks that Bill Parcells and Cris Carter were. Who else should have been chosen for induction? Leave us a comment with more snubs. The list of inductees is Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Curtis Martin, and Willie Roaf. Subscribe to our channel …

“Buoyed” by five medals in the pool, including yet another gold by Michael Phelps, Team USA added to its haul on Thursday, and now leads China in the overall medal count at the Summer Olympics. Elsewhere in London, Gabby “The Flying Squirrel” Douglas won another gymnastics gold in women’s individual …

Two days after winning their first gold medal since 1996 in Woman’s Team gymnastics, the US Women struck again in the individual all-around final as Gabby Douglas took home the gold with a final score of 62.232. Aly Raisman posted a fantastic 15.9 score in the vault, failing to execute …

Oklahoma State is 12th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. Oklahoma State is still trying to find where their offense is going to come from this season. Quarterback Wes Lunt replaces Brandon Weeden and hopes to help his team with a consistent passing game. Joseph Randle and Jeremy Smith …

Wisconsin is 15th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. The Badgers are looking for their 3rd straight Rose Bowl. Danny O’Brien will take over for quarterback and looks to lead an efficient offense. On October 6th Illinois will visit Wisconsin, and each team will be looking for title contention. …

Stanford is 14th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Preview. With Andrew Luck joining the Indianapolis Colts, Stanford is looking for their next signal caller. Brett Nottingham and Josh Nunes look to become Luck’s replacement. Besides a personnel change, Stanford has returning wide receivers, running back, and defense. Stanford will …