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Andrew McCutchen Is An MVP (And The Pirates Are No Longer Jagoffs)

Andrew McCutchen was just named the MVP of the National League. And after two decades as a sad punchline, the Pittsburgh Pirates were a playoff team. The Buccos' immediate future looks promising, in no small part because they made sure to lock McCutchen into a long-term contract just as his star beg...

NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 11 (Late Edition)

Below is updated betting information for the Week 11 NFL games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread movement and money lines are now included for each game....

Miguel Cabrera, AL MVP, again: As expected, the Tigers' third baseman claimed the prize for a second straight year. Cabrera (.348/.442/.636) received 23 of 30 first-place votes. Mike Trout (.323/.432/.557) is your runner-up. He got five first-place votes. Chris Davis and Josh Donaldson got the other...

High school newspaper not allowed to ban the word "Redskins": At Neshaminy (Penn.) HS, where the teams are named the Redskins, the editors of the student paper declared their intentions to avoid using the "racist" nickname. School administrators told them they weren't allowed to make that decision. ...

Two Russian Children Take Turns Wrestling A Bear Cub

This is the kind of shit that used to go down in Russia back in 1997. Holy shit, Russia....

Are Silent Farts Really More Deadly? Science Has An Answer

Our buddies at AsapSCIENCE have created this short educational film that explains just exactly why you fart, why you fart at different volumes, and why those tiny little noiseless bandits are often the worst farts of all....

The Portugal-Sweden World Cup Playoff Will Be A Beautiful Tragedy

Two-legged playoffs to decide the final spots for the 2014 World Cup are being played this week and next. We've already seen Uruguay and Mexico more or less punch their tickets with mollywhoppings of, respectively, Jordan and New Zealand. Friday's European playoff matchups will undoubtedly be much m...

Would You Do It Again? We Ask Former NFLer Jon Melander

This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...

​The NFL's Salute To Service Is Horseshit

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....

Is The New CTE Test For Football Players A Good One?

November 6th was a landmark day in the NFL's ongoing head trauma debacle. We learned that Tony Dorsett, the 59-year-old Hall of Fame running back who'd recently been battling depression and memory problems, had been diagnosed with early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Not long af...

Ballplayer's Daughter Just Wants To Hear Her Late Father's Voice

Verlon "Rube" Walker was a career minor leaguer and a longtime Cubs coach before passing away from leukemia in 1971. His daughter Leigh Ann, who was just three years old when he died, has spent years searching for one thing: a recording of her father's voice, something she's never heard....

Alleged Drunk Driver Seriously Injures Voice Of Marquette Basketball [Updated]

Steve "The Homer" True, a Milwaukee sports-talk personality and the longtime radio voice of Marquette basketball, sustained a serious head injury yesterday morning when the car he was driving was struck by an alleged drunk driver. As of last night, according to TV station WISN, True was listed in cr...

The Braves' Move From Atlanta Is An Affront To Baseball And Democracy

Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Chart: The Best NBA Players Left Off The "Rivals 150" Prospect Ranking

Tomorrow is a big day for basketball recruiting, as four of the top five high school prospects—per the Rivals ranking, at least—will announce where they'll be going to college. 125 of the 150 players on the Rivals list, representing the best American high school players graduating next spring, have ...

The NCAA Was Shamed Into Overturning Another Dumb Eligibility Ruling

After tons of public pressure and negative media attention, the NCAA has reversed its stance and will allow BYU runner Jared Ward to compete for his senior season. Good job, everyone!...

New Yorkers! Come listen to two great writers talk college football tonight. This month's Varsity Letters reading, presented by Gelf Magazine, will feature New York Times columnist Sam Freedman and author Jim Lefebvre. Freedman will read from his book about the breaking down of civil rights barriers...

The Misery Of Anthony Bennett's Rookie Season, Captured In One Play

So, how is Anthony Bennett's rookie year in Cleveland going so far? Not so fucking great, buddy....

The Buckeyes Are Out For Blood: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked

Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....

"Make Way For Brother Mike!": When Tyson Left Prison The First Time

Excerpted from A Savage Business. Republished by permission of the author; his postscript follows....