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Mets Minor League Team Gets Retconned Into The Wrong End Of A No-Hitter
In the second inning of Saturday’s Double-A tilt between the Trenton Thunder and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Binghamton catcher Tomas Nido hit a grounder past Trenton third baseman Dante Bichette, Jr., for a single. The next batter walked, putting Nido into scoring position, but the Thunder killed...
Giants Fined, Have Draft Pick Downgraded For Using Walkie-Talkies
During the fourth quarter of the Giants’ Week 14 win over the Cowboys, Ben McAdoo’s headset malfunctioned, causing him to begin relaying plays to quarterback Eli Mannig via walkie-talkie. The Cowboys complained, the NFL investigated, and now the Giants have been hit with a fairly hefty punishment:...
Report: NFL Investigating Giants' Walkie-Talkie Shenanigans During Cowboys Game
According to a report from the New York Post, the NFL is looking into whether Ben McAdoo illegally called in plays to Eli Manning during last Sunday’s night game against the Cowboys. The Giants won the game, 10-7, and McAdoo had to call plays into Manning with a walkie-talkie for a while after a hea...
Report: San Diego Padres Hid Important Medical Information From Trade Partners
Remember when the Padres traded Colin Rea to Miami, only to have a furious Marlins front office send him back to San Diego after he got hurt in his very first appearance with his new team? According to a report from ESPN, that snafu didn’t happen by accident....
Let's Watch Some Dudes In Chicago Engage In Roman Candle Warfare
You haven’t lived if you haven’t engaged in the highly dangerous yet thrilling pastime of fighting with fireworks. We mostly used bottle rockets where I come from, but here are some friends (or gang rivals, depending on who you’re asking) on Western Ave. in Chicago using roman candles as the weapon ...
And Now, The World’s Most Terrifyingly Inappropriate <i>Minecraft</i> Videos
Last week, I took a moment to explain why Minecraft, the world's biggest video game, sucks hard balls. And in my "research" for that post (five minutes), I found a number of Minecraft recreations of 9/11 over on YouTube. All of these tributes are misguided at best and tasteless at worst …...
TV Host To Surfer Live On Air: "Stay The Fuck Away From My Girlfriend"
This happened last week on a music television show in Australia. That fellow who just got finished being interviewed is American surfer Kolohe Andino, who was in town for the Australian Open of surfing. The guy in the studio is named Danny Clayton, and he's here to prove that Australian TV hosts kee...
The Browns Appear To Be Up To Some Pre-Draft Shenanigans
The Cleveland Browns, who are a goddamn mess, have found themselves a nice little loophole in the NFL rule book that they might be able to use to get an edge in the upcoming draft. ...
"Stop A Douchebag" Movement Shames Nutjob Russian Drivers
Russia is a country that only has "laws" in the loosest possible sense, which is why people there drive like absolute fucking maniacs. Thankfully, a youth group named Stop A Douchebag is bravely (some might say foolishly) attempting to address the problem. Reader Jeff explains:...
Thom Yorke Did Not Bypass The Gatekeepers. He Is One.
As of this morning there is a new Thom Yorke solo album in the world, titled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes and available for $6 via BitTorrent. This is cool and good; I heartily recommend you stop using BitTorrent to illegally download pornography long enough to legally check it out, flush as it is wi...
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NASCAR Driver Intentionally Spins Out To Put Teammate In Playoff [Update]
This is not mere conspiracy theory, not just bitter-but-unfounded suspicions from Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon fans angry that they just missed out on a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff. This is a thing that happened clear as day—a driver deliberately spun out to screw them over and ...
Victor Oladipo And Cody Zeller Posterize Their Fellow Rookies
The posterizing meme lives on, thanks to NBA rookies and former college teammates Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller. ...
Minnesota Baseball Players Videobomb Coach During In-Game Interview
College baseball is quickly becoming a hotbed of goofy videobombs. Taking a page out of Cincinnati's book, two University of Minneosta players decided to treat one of their teammates to a nice shave while their coach tried to give an in-game interview just a few feet away. ...
Peyton Manning Pulled A Pretty Good Prank On Eric Decker
Those Manning boys sure are having a good time in Durham, aren't they? Eli's over here causing all kinds of mischief with Chris Mortensen's hair, and now we have big brother Peyton pulling a prank on one of his best wide receivers....
A British Soccer Player Left A Contract Negotiation To Get A Snack And Signed With A Different Team While He Was Gone
Unlike Tommy Tuberville, who left a meal and screwed over his recruits by signing with another organization, DJ Campbell left a contract negotiation for a meal and screwed over his bosses by a signing with another organization. Even shrewder and, considering who he was pissing off, ballsier too. Cam...
The People That Own Nets.com Are Now Redirecting The Page To The Knicks' All-Star Ballot
A while back, we looked into who owns Nets.com, and why that web address doesn't redirect to the NBA website's subpage for the Brooklyn Nets. Type in the name for any other team in the league, and you'll be redirected to NBA.com/TEAM. If you typed in Nets.com a few months ago, you were redirected to...
Clemson Head Football Coach Got Ticketed For Speeding, And The Cop Got Fired
He didn't get fired because he stopped Dabo Swinney for speeding, he got fired because he posted about it on a message board later after feeling that he needed to "clear the air." Why he felt that way is not entirely clear, but, well, would you want to be the cop that gave Clemson's coach a ticket ...
Wait, Did John Feinstein <em>Really</em> Delay A Basketball Game Five Hours For His Book About Selfless Student Athletes?
Tuesday morning, we flagged an article in The Millions called "The Problem with Sportswriting." In it, the author, Sebastian Stockman, having dived 544 pages deep into John Feinstein's navel, resurfaces with a great head-slapper. Stockman writes:...
It's Probably Not As "Record Breaking" To Hit Three Grand Slams In A Game If Strikes Are Called Balls
ESPN.com chose to lead its website with the Yankees 22-9 win over the A's this afternoon. Specifically, they highlighted the Yankees "record three slams in romp." This is noteworthy since it's the first such trifecta in MLB history. One for the ages....
Invisible Line Helps Oregon Win A Sub-NIT Championship
The Oregon Ducks won the College Basketball Invitational tournament (presented by Zebra Pen) last night. The CBI's "history page" goes all the way back to 2008 and notes how VCU won it last year....