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Steven Souza Appreciates Mothers
Diamondbacks outfielder Steven Souza was mic’d up during yesterday’s game against the Nationals, and that was good news for anyone who likes their baseball accompanied by wry commentary....

Be A Decent Child Today (And Every Day)
Every year’s calendar is predictably laced with holidays, but there is one that has a way of sneaking up on you and then pouncing, like a panther made of guilt: the second Sunday of every May, i.e. Mother’s Day. Despite its repeating pattern, I find myself forgetting it on an annual basis, the way I...

Grieving Marty St. Louis Thanks Teammates After Scoring On Mother's Day
Martin St. Louis's mother died unexpectedly on Thursday. After flying home and speaking with his family, he decided his mom would have wanted him to play in Game 5. But Game 6 promised the full emotional wringer, and with his father and sister in the stands, on Mother's Day, St. Louis scored the gam...

Malcolm Jenkins Pulled Off A Solid Mother's Day Joke
Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins recognized Mother's Day on Twitter by thanking his five baby mamas, though something seemed off about the announcement. See if you can figure it out....

37 Things Mothers Do Not Like
Hey guys, Mother's Day is coming! Don't bother with a present. All she wants is a card, and for you to avoid the following things:...

This Mother's Day, Get Wet And Wild With Your Mom
God, just so many things:...

A Special Mother's Day Message From "Get In The Hole!" Guy
The "get in the hole!" guy is pretty much the worst guy on any televised golf course, but even that guy has a mom, or a wife or a sister with kids. ...

MLB More Concerned With Pink Bat Sponsorships Than Umpires Fucking Up
For Mother's Day, MLB players sometimes use pink bats with the intent of bringing awareness to breast cancer. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports found that this season, the MLB struck an exclusive deal with the parent company of Louisville Slugger to make those bats....

Here's How To Make A Delicious Mother's Day Brunch, You Lousy Ingrates
That Mother's Day is little more than a gussied-up mid-spring sales event—Sweeps Week for florists—needn't be argued at any great length. Still, buncha bullshit though it might be, the holiday nevertheless serves as an occasion to appreciate and celebrate one of the true and truly wonderful pillars...

Ad On ESPN Homepage: Nothing Says Mother's Day Like The Gift Of Mel Kiper's Hair
I think the jeweler who bought the ad is going for the compatibility of trying to select a Mother's Day gift at the same time your favorite NFL team is trying to select the right draft pick. Synergy! But, really, Mel Kiper's hair as your pitch-hair? And let's be honest about using the draft as your ...

May Stuart Scott Leave Your Mother The Hell Alone This Evening
Mother's Day will soon have come and gone, but there's still time to relive one of the all-time greatest mother moments in sports history. Carmelo Anthony's mother, overcome with emotion, beaming with pride as her son lives his proudest moment ... and Stuart Scott antagonizing her with a microphone....

Your Mother Is Not Without Her Urges
If you're looking for Mother's Day coverage out there in the sports blogosphere, no one's going to do it any better than the Ladies...(.) They all asked their moms about athletes for whom they once had the hots....

To All The Non-Astronaut Mothers Out There
I normally don't spend a lot of time around kids, but I was sort of forced into it yesterday afternoon. There were six or seven of the little bastards, ages four through seven ... just running around and screaming and hit each other with things, and unless you've got a tranquilizer gun and a roll of...

A Tribute To All The Sports Moms Out There
As we remind you to grab your cards and flowers for Mother's Day on Sunday — we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be in Mattoon this Mother's Day — we thought we might take a moment and remember some of the special mothers in the world of sport....

Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Charlie Manuel Do Next?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....