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Watch A Russian Guy Successfully Go Ice Fishing With His Bare Hands
Don't know much of the back story here, other than the fact that this Russian guy stuck his right arm through some ice and pulled a pretty damn big fish out from the water underneath. It most certainly can't be the first time he's done so, right?...
Tennis Player Simona Halep Was Unhappy With Her Breasts
Serena Williams won her second round match against Simona Halep 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 yesterday. Afterward, the 19-year-old Halep spoke about her breasts, namely the decision to have them reduced....
The Story Of The Porta-Potty Peeping Tom Has Been Animated
So yeah, some guy hid in the receiving end of a Colorado yoga-festival Porta-Potty and up-peeped. This is the type of crime that should be told through animation, of course, and animation that concludes as if it was poetry: "A man covered in feces and cuts on his back and legs was seen fleeing the...
Here's A Picture Of What Was Once Ryan Dunn's Car
In one sense, this is exactly what you'd expect a car that flew over a guardrail at 132+ mph and exploded after flying though yards and yards of trees to look like. In another sense, wow, just wow....
Here's A Trophy That Calls To Mind Everything Except Military "Combatives"
A very belated congratulations to Staff Sgt. Jacob Torrez for his third-place finish in last year's Army National Guard Combatives Championships....
The Phillie Phanatic Isn't The Only Mascot Who Took A Ball To The Head Recently
Seeing video of the Phillie Phanatic take a foul ball to the face reminded tipster Kevin G. of when he saw "Buddy Bat" of Louisville Bats mascottery fame feel the wrath of a wild warm-up pitch to tha dome a few weeks back. To wit:...
Congratulations If You Had "Metta World Peace" In The Ron Artest Name-Change Office Pool
Ronald William "Ron" Artest, Jr. has apparently filed some paperwork with the Los Angeles County Superior Court. In it, Mr. Artest seeks to legally change his name to Metta World Peace. It remains unclear if he'll go by Metta or World. Now, "metta" is essentially "The Philosophy and Practice of Uni...
Something Of A Geek, Evan Scribner Is
Evan Scribner, pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays Padres, has a Yoda backpack that makes it look as if he is giving Yoda a piggy-back ride. At some point in the last few years, we reached a cultural juncture at which this could either make Scribner a nerd or a hipster. I'm not sure that he's either, but...
Prospecting In New Jersey: It's NBA Draft Time
Hope David Stern enjoyed the PATH train, on his way to the NBA Draft's new temporary home in Newark. Who will your team get? The guy with the sore toe? The other guy? That foreign guy people have doubts about? Let the dreaming begin....
Your NBA Draft Open Thread
It's time for the Passion of the Jimmer, and, allegedly, lots of other young men. Come for the comically sized suits, stay for David Kahn's asinine decisions!...
"Goddamn It, I'm Rich," Backup Sixers Guard Lou Williams Tells Us In New Rap Video
Some of the players drafted tonight will become stars, despite our dire predictions, some will be busts, and others will forever be NBA rotation guys, the Lou Williamses of the world, who, try as they might, just aren't quite as good as Jrue Holiday....
Four Last-Minute Delusions Around The NBA Draft
Basketball Has A Bright Future In The Garden State: Oh, Newark. Newark. The Nets got tired of looking at New Jersey, filed for divorce, and moved out of the Meadowlands. Brooklyn is so much richer, more sophisticated-it's just a better match. Don't you want the Nets to be happy? Oh, but Brooklyn's p...
Tennis Rallies Look Awesome When They're Made Of Racket String
We're a bit late on Richard Swarbrick's latest animation: This one, unlike the other work we've seen from him, is appropriately Wimbledon-themed. But it's still worth sharing: he took a single point from a single Wimbledon match and recreated it using racket strings. Of course he did! Swarbrick's ...
Brewers Fan Tells Nyjer Morgan To Go Fly A Kite, So Nyjer Morgan Goes And Flies A Kite
More evidence that Nyjer Morgan is a singular soul: Reader Todd responded to one of those tweets that public figures always release into the Twittersphere to make their followers feel acknowledged (this one: "Wat should ur boy do today?"), only this public figure (sure, why not?) happened to be Nyje...
Breaking: Mid-Atlantic Sports Scene Goes Insane
The Flyers shipped Jeff Carter to Columbus and captain Mike Richards to Los Angeles. Then Jim Riggleman resigned as Nationals manager, just as the Nats are the league's hottest team. All this in the span of about 20 minutes. We're just waiting for the Ravens to ritually slaughter an orphanage, and t...
The Phillie Phanatic Takes A Foul Ball To The Face
The giant fuzzy sex fiend got a ball just under the snout (proboscis?) at a minor league game last night. He (or the human inside) went to the emergency room, and was treated for a contusion and released. He won't miss any time, and will return to the usual boring mascot hazard of being pummeled i...
Lenny Dykstra Remains In Jail, But You Can Change That With Your PayPal Account
At one point this guy seemed fairly wealthy, you know. Now Nails is short on cash, but you're only a few clicks (and several thousand dollars!) away from helping to pay his bail for bankruptcy fraud charges and get Nails free....
Hard-Hitting Dan Patrick Asks Kyrie Irving Where He's Going, About A Million Times
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The same question, asked many different ways....
Great-Grandmother Banned For Invading Leeds' Soccer Field Just Wanted To Tell Lads She Loved 'Em
Margaret Musgrove, a 63-year-old great-grandmother from West Yorkshire, has been banned from the Leeds United stadium after running onto the field at Elland Road in May. She is much cooler and possibly drunker than your great-grandmother:...
Fashionista Softball Player Flips Out Over Uniforms In Several Bitchy Emails
When you don't know all but one of your teammates, and your team has yet to play a game, it's probably best not to try to hijack the process of designing a team t-shirt. If you do try to hijack the design process—"I'd suggest some muted colors, like maroon/beige/forest green/wine"—and people get ann...