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Hear Kris Benson's 911 Call After Anna Benson Showed Up With A Gun
Sometimes it seems that few sports marriages end well. But precious few end as badly as that of Kris and Anna Benson, divorcing after 14 years (their next court date was scheduled for September). On Sunday night, Anna showed up at Kris's house armed to the teeth, allegedly demanding money. We now ha...
Anna Benson Was Armed For War, According To The Police Report
Yesterday we learned that Anna Benson—the Baseball Wife who once vowed to sleep with the entire Mets roster if Kris, her pitcher husband, cheated on her—stormed Kris's house in Smyrna, Ga. on Sunday night with a gun, metal baton, and a bulletproof vest, demanding money. He called the cops. Today, th...
Police: Anna Benson Stormed Kris's House With Gun And Bulletproof Vest
The saga of Kris and Anna Benson, which last July we thought had come to an unhappy-but-not-especially-terrible resolution with the couple's divorce, appears to have indeed come to that especially terrible resolution, one involving guns and bulletproof vests and the police....
That Time Babe Ruth Ran Into The Wall And Knocked Himself Out
Here's a wonderful photo, pulled from the archives by historian Michael Beschloss—Babe Ruth knocked completely unconscious by a collision with a concrete wall....
Barack Obama Did NOT Discuss Hasheem Thabeet When He Visited Tanzania
Obama in Tanzania: "We did not discuss Hasheem Thabeet, but maybe we will next time." cc: @scottcacciola...
Original Madman
Do yourself a favor and head on over to Time's essential Lightbox site and check out Phil Bicker's tribute to Bert Stern who passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 83....
Vine Was Created So Figurines Of MLB's 1990 Award Winners Could Dance
They're not good dancers. (Click the image to start the party.) But that's not the point....
On the Slant
A few weeks ago I had a phone conversation with Red Smith's biographer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Ira Berkow. He told me:...
Thieves of Time
Dig Charlie Pierce's story on Cool Papa Bell (originally published in The National back in 1990):...
Mariners Manager Says Sabermetrics Made Dustin Ackley Suck
The Seattle Mariners optioned once-promising second baseman Dustin Ackley to Triple A yesterday because Ackley has been having a miserable season at the plate. But what's to blame for Ackley's .205 average and .266 on-base percentage? Mariners coach Eric Wedge has a theory, and it has to do with all...
How Can The New England Patriots Cut A Guy Because He Has Diabetes?
Kyle Love was the Patriots starting DT until he was diagnosed with diabetes within the last two weeks. Once the Patriots found out, they cut him. Not only did they cut him, but they essentially confirmed he was cut because of the diagnosis, because of the uncertainty surrounding his recovery time. H...
All The Best Quotes From The American Hero Who Rescued Amanda Berry
This is Charles Ramsey, Cleveland resident and the man who dialed 911 after coming to the aid of Amanda Berry, a woman who had been abducted and held hostage by three brothers for over 10 years. Charles Ramsey is awesome. Listen as he describes the situation. Pay no attention to what appears to be ...
Brian Kenny Loses His Shit On Hawk Harrelson
Hawk Harrelson is the play-by-play announcer for the Chicago White Sox, and he is the worst. During Wednesday night's broadcast of the White Sox-Nationals game, Harrelson said some dumb things about Sabermetrics that essentially boiled down to this: Sabermetrics don't work and the only way to build ...
"I Love Boobs" Gets The Approval Of The Carolina Hurricanes Pre-Game Show
We ordinarily try to avoid recognizing personalized jerseys, but we're making an exception just this once because poor Chantel McCabe of Fox Sports Carolinas happened to make that gesture just as that Penguins fan stood in that spot....
Just Because, Here's Babe Ruth's World War I Draft Registration
Historian Michael Beschloss dug this up yesterday, and it's absolutely worth sharing—and not just because today is the anniversary of Ruth's home run record being surpassed by Hank Aaron....
Former Titans Cheerleader Charged With Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Boy
Her defense? She got the preteen mixed up with another (full-grown) man....
D-Backs Reliever Attempts To Buy Baseball Card, Gets In Testy Spat With Seller
You probably remember Brad Ziegler as the submarine-style reliever who pitched 39 consecutive scoreless innings to begin his rookie season with the Oakland A's. But what you probably don't know about Ziegler, who pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks now, is that he is an avid baseball card collector...