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Track & Field Suspended After Athletes Unable To Perform Basic Tasks In Downpour [Update]Olympics organizers suspended tonight’s track & field events while a downpour assaulted Rio, though not before forcing some athletes to compete in the rainstorm....

Just Kevin Garnett Talking Some TrashGood block, KG....

Was Baseball More Fun During The Steroid Era?That's what John Rocker said on a radio interview, and, messenger aside, he's got a point:...

Joe Paterno/Penn State Defenders: Here's Your Chance To Make Your Case

As tends to happen now whenever we write about Penn State, the discussion below our post Wednesday about Graham Spanier and the Freeh report quickly filled up with Penn State supporters responding with varying degrees of anger. (Some exchanges were ultimately reasonable; others were not.)...

Discussion Discussion: Surrounded By Assholes

If you've read our previous Discussion Discussions, or the Comment Of The Fortnight-Ish columns before those, by now you're likely familiar with how they work: we artfully (we hope) and circuitously (uh, yeah) lay out an argument for how best to conduct oneself down there, and hopefully by the end y...

What The Discus Can Teach You About Life: Lessons From One Of America's Greatest Throwers

Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Mac Wilkins, one of the United States' greatest all-around throwers. ...

Discussion Discussion: Of Math And Commenting

OK, various malcontents, you've finally broken us down, and we're going to admit something deeply uncomfortable. Here it is:...

Prophet Or Troll? Ron Jaworski Names Joe Flacco The 9th-Best NFL QB

Remember how Ron Jaworski had Matthew Stafford 14th on his list of current NFL quarterbacks? The trolling had only begun. Jaws lists Joe Flacco ninth, and cites that noted cannon of a right arm....