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Always Be Posing: What 20-year-old <em>Glengarry Glen Ross</em> Can Teach Us About Manhood

There's a certain type of masculinity we're used to seeing on screen. John Wayne, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham: big, taciturn dudes who won't put up with any weakness in others and certainly not in themselves. They're not just muscular and powerful, though—they're heroic, saving the day and ...

Why Are The Scab Refs Screwing Up Illegal-Contact Penalties?

The replacement officials made many mistakes over the weekend, some of such great consequence that they inspired incredible anger, others bad enough only to prompt a very loud "bullshit" chant. But they've all been bad. Instead of focusing on one specific mistake, or all the mistakes as a whole, tho...

Charles Barkley Lost Money On Packers-Seahawks, And He's Mad As Hell

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: Barkley learned a valuable lesson about replacement refs and bad breaks....

Bob Backlund Is An Insane Person: More Wrestler Run-Ins

Inspired by the saga of "Wrestling Superstar Virgil," we continue with readers' encounters with the titans of the squared circle. If you've had your own run-in with pro wrestlers past or present, e-mail us, subject line "Virgilbag."...

Which MLB Pundit Makes The Worst Predictions? Grading ESPN And <em>Sports Illustrated</em>

Republished with permission from PunditTracker.com, which just launched its fancy new site....

Packers Players Who Disparaged The NFL On Twitter Reportedly Won't Be Fined

Any Green Bay Packers player who used Twitter to rip the NFL following Green Bay's controversial loss to Seattle on Monday (and there were many) will not be fined by the NFL, according to a report....

Touchdown? The Real NFL Referees Reportedly Are Coming Back Soon [UPDATE: Maybe]

The following tweet was sent out by Adam Schefter just a few minutes ago: ...

Mitt Romney Thinks The "Greatest Athlete" Of The 20th Century Was Jack Nicklaus, Who Was Not The Greatest Athlete Of The 20th Century

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus was in Ohio today campaigning for Mitt Romney, who long ago sewed up the crucial Jim Nantz Vote. And here's what Romney said:...

The NFL Told Broadcasters To Go Easy On The Scab Refs

Hoo boy. Notice how every broadcaster has come down so hard on the replacement refs? But it only really seemed to start in Week 2? This is not a coincidence....

Some College In Minnesota Painted Its Midfield Logo On The Wrong Yard Line

The University of Minnesota, Crookston, allows student volunteers to paint the logo on the field in advance of its homecoming game. But when the students got to working on the midfield "M" last Friday, they inadvertently skipped a step and did it before the yard markers were on the field. A mistake,...

Green Bay News Station Uses "Replacement Weatherguy"

NBC26 in Green Bay made fun of the Packers-Seahawks debacle by using a "replacement weatherguy" to give viewers the forecast yesterday. Try discerning what kind of weather Green Bay is getting at 5 p.m....

Official Who Signaled Seahawks Touchdown Was Deemed Not Ready For Division I Football This Summer

To clear things up: Yes, the owners are wholly responsible for the lockout. But we identify and delve into the backgrounds of the replacement refs not to be mean, but for two legitimate reasons. First, they're scabs, and without them crossing the picket line, the lockout would have been over months ...

Heath Bell Called Ozzie Guillen To Apologize, And Ozzie Accidentally Deleted The Voicemail Without Listening To It

Remember when the Marlins were a trendy playoff pick? New stadium, new manager, big payroll, etc. Maybe it's because the Red Sox exist, but people are forgetting just what an astonishing failure Miami's 2012 has been....

32 Photos Of 32 NFL Coaches Yelling At The Scab Refs

You're angry at the replacement officials. The Green Bay Packers are angry at the replacement officials. Kyle Shanahan is angry at the replacement officials. Barack Obama is angry at the replacement officials. And, yes, even though they're not allowed to discuss it, the NFL coaches are angry too. He...

You Know NFL Officiating Is Shit When Tim Donaghy Thinks They Have An Integrity Problem

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: A disgraced ref thinks the replacements are a disgrace....

Ask George Atallah, Spokesman For The NFL Players Association, About Last Night's Shitshow In Seattle

As the NFLPA's assistant executive director for external affairs, George Atallah is the official spokesman for the NFL players. As you might expect, he's a busy man right now. "What a nutty day," he told us earlier, when we approached him to see if he'd be willing to do a live chat. ...

Did This Angry Packers Fan Hock A Mean Loogie On The NFL Headquarters' Window? [UPDATE: Yes, As Confirmed By The Spitter Himself]

This afternoon, we were forwarded the following email from someone who claims to work in the same building where the NFL league offices are housed:...

Who Was The Winner In Last Night's Scab-Ref Debacle? <em>SportsCenter</em>, With Its Highest Rating Ever

OK, so Twitter went nuts last night and TJ Lang's "fuck it" tweet has been retweeted more than 84,000 times. And SportsCenter, with more than 50,000 previous episodes under its belt, has what looks to be its highest rated-show ever with a 5.0 rating....

Our favorite thing of the day: Replacement Google....

Here's NFL Referee Ed Hochuli's Adorable Response To A Fan Who Emailed To Say He Missed Him

We got an email from a reader named Tyler a little while ago. Tyler and his friends are fed up with the work of the NFL's scab officials, so they decided to contact locked-out ref Ed Hochuli by emailing him at his law office to say they missed him. And look: Hochuli responded!...