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Rickey, Mattingly, And Racism In The Eighties
Have You Seen Your Brother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows?...
Malcolm Subban And Scott Stajcer Get Into An AHL Goalie Fight
The Providence Bruins and Hartford Wolf Pack was one extended brawl tonight—the game had 167 total penalty minutes handed out—and although five-foot-eleven Ben Youds facing off against six-foot-five Dylan McIlrath was an entertaining mismatch, the highlight of this particular chaos came when goalie...
The "Threatening" Text That Martin Sent To Incognito Was A Dumb Meme
During his interview with Jay Glazer that aired on Fox today, Richie Incognito revealed that he had also received joking text messages from Jonathan Martin that could, out of context, appear to be threatening. ...
Jaguars Win Game, Aren't The Complete Worst
Break out those Jag Rags! The Jacksonville Jaguars have won for the first time in nearly a year....
Clay Matthews Has A Huge Club On His Right Hand
Clay Matthews is playing today against the Eagles after breaking his thumb in Week 5. Matthews protected his hand by having it wrapped to essentially become a club, which will require some improvisation while tackling. Philadelphia's players should be worried about getting hit with that thing. ...
Richie Incognito Speaks, Says He's Not A Racist Or A Bully
Richie Incognito spoke publicly about his role in the bullying of Jonathan Martin for the first time today. He was interviewed by Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, who's given Incognito MMA training and has a personal and (presumed) business relationship with him. The interview was a fucking joke....
Fresh Legs Are For Suckers
The half-marathon was yesterday. This post concerns the week leading up to the race, so I'll talk about that next week. Assuming I finished the race and/or did not die. Stay tuned! Here's this week's Spotify playlist....
Maryland Finally Remembers Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
Maryland will honor former Syracuse standout Wilmeth Sidat-Singh when the teams meet on Saturday, 76 years after they banned him from playing after discovering he was black instead of a West Indian Hindu....
That Time Sherman Douglas Hiked It To Stephen Thompson For A Dunk
College basketball tips off tonight, an occasion that sparks early season memories of preseason NITs and Maui Invitationals and Great Alaska Shootouts past, most especially the night Sherman Douglas and Stephen Thompson did this to Indiana at Madison Square Garden....
Alabama Fan Updates Oregon Fans' T-Shirts
Last month, as Oregon was rolling through the Pac-12, some enterprising UO students turned fans' chants of "We Want Bama" into a T-shirt. The chants and the shirts looked ahead to a possible matchup with the Crimson Tide in the BCS title game. With those plans now on hold after last night, a 'Bama f...
The Coach Who Exploded
Jonathan Mahler's latest for the Times Magazine is about basketball coach Mike Rice:...
Can Science Predict An Injury-Prone Future Draft Pick?
Freshman basketball phenom Andrew Wiggins’s college debut tonight for the University of Kansas is one of the most anticipated arrivals in a generation. When he steps on the court at Allen Fieldhouse against the University of Louisiana at Monroe, scouts from every NBA team will presumably be watching...
The Truth According To Shoeless Joe
As told to Furman Bisher for Sport magazine back in 1949:...
California High School Under Attack For Its "Arab" Mascot
Many high schools have generic mascots like the Wildcats or Bulldogs, but how many can say they're the "Arabs?" Coachella Valley High School can....
Richie Incognito Was Accused Of Rubbing His Junk On A Woman Last Year
Local 10 in Miami got its hands a police report that was filed in May of last year, in which Richie Incognito is accused of physically harassing a woman who was volunteering at an annual golf tournament hosted by the Miami Dolphins....
Hawks Rookie Suspended For Hitting DeMarcus Cousins In The Dick
Congratulations, Dennis Schröder! you're only four games into your career, and you've already joined the illustrious fraternity of NBA players who have hit other NBA players in the dick....
Z-Bo Had A Little Z-Bo
Zach Randolph exited last night's Grizzlies game against the Pelicans after eight minutes, when he got word that his fiancée had gone into labor. Mother and child are healthy after the birth of a 7-pound, 4-ounce son (only 250 pounds or so to go). This is the actual player report that teams have to ...
Chicago Fan Steals Player's Helmet, Appears Very, Very Drunk
Loyal subjects of Chicago, your new king and queen have been crowned. And they are likely still bombed this morning....