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Allyson Felix Tears Hamstring In 200M Race
The American relay team took a blow Friday night when Allyson Felix tore her hamstring during the 200m race at the IAAF Track and Field World Championship in Moscow....
How (And Why) To Poach Eggs: A Guide For The Haggard
Poaching eggs is a bit more complicated and delicate—these are nice ways of saying annoying—than frying them or scrambling them or hard-boiling them or throwing them at Rick Reilly, and so the question of how to poach them kinda naturally goes with the question of why to poach them. The true answer...
Chris Hansen Secretly Funded Campaign Against New Sacramento Arena
So it turns out that the guy who tried to buy the Kings and move them to Seattle is kind of a giant scumbag. Huh, how about that....
Here, Queer: Canned
This here's a good one, case you've never read it. Pamela Colloff's 2005 Texas Monthly profile of basketball coach Merry Stephens:...
The Jockey
Slide on over to the Times and check out "The Jockey" by Barry Bearak. Article and video are worth your time:...
Boxer Proposes To His Boyfriend On Facebook
Boxer Orlando Cruz proposed to his boyfriend today on Facebook. "The Phenomenon," left, went the DJ Khaled route, and popped José Manuel the question by uploading a video. According to the Latin Times, Cruz, who's Puerto Rican, spoke in Spanish:...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Green Bay Packers
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
On Second Thought...
Craig Robinson posted this photograph and writes: "This is the sort of photograph that makes me think I should really try to get into ice hockey." ...
These Minimalist Baseball Stadium Posters Are Fantastic
In the spirit of minimalist movie posters, graphic designer S. Preston Chuhon has created simple, evocative prints based off the distinguishing features of a handful of MLB ballparks....
Mel Brooks: Funny Is Money. Shit Is Good Pepper
Brookslyn reprints one of the great interviews ever conducted. Brad Darrach's 1975 chat with Mel Brooks (thanks, once again, to Cinephilia and Beyond):...
Clinton Portis Sues The NFL Over Concussions
There are already numerous lawsuits, joined by thousands of former players, alleging the NFL hid the long-term effects of head injuries and didn't do enough to protect players. Add to them a new suit, filed yesterday in Florida by 83 players including Clinton Portis, Daunte Culpepper, and Carnell "C...
Pete Sack's Beautiful Baseball Paintings
Wonderful pictures by Raleigh's own Pete Sack. ...
King Kirby: What Becomes A Legend Most?
Slide on over to HiLobrow and check out their boss series on Jack Kirby....
Jason Dufner Sleeps With The Wanamaker Trophy
Winning a major is a big deal. Winning that first major at age 36, when it may have seemed like it was never going to happen? That's the kind of thing that makes you never want to let go of the trophy....
Holy Shit, Blaine Gabbert Has A Theme Song
And it suuuuuuuucks. My sincere hope is that Rick Singleberry and The Casual Lovers were being ironic when they recorded "Blaine Gabbert: The Real American," because if this was done in earnest, the Jaguars franchise should just be liquidated right now. ...
Here's The Race Result From "Death Of A Racehorse"
W.C. Heinz’s “Death of a Racehorse” owes none of its fame to nostalgia. Written in one hour, in one draft, on a manual typewriter, on deadline, the 1949 classic is hailed by many in the industry as quite possibly the perfect story. Jeff MacGregor called it “the Gettysburg Address sportswriting. A ru...
Gentling Cheatgrass
Dig—Sterry Butcher's 2010 Texas Monthly story, "Gentling Cheatgrass":...
Leaked Memo: Bleacher Report's Top Eight Ways To Not Piss Off The UFC
A tipster passes along the following email sent around to Bleacher Report's MMA writers last year. It was written by Jeremy Botter, a lead MMA writer for B/R who also covers the fights for the Houston Chronicle. There is some good advice here (don't publish random bullshit!) and some weird advice he...
His Turf
Jump over the pond and check out the writing of Brough Scott. According to his website: "Brough Scott is one of the best known figures in racing and sport although he once received a viewer's letter stating 'you used to be the world's worst jockey, now you are the world's worst commentator, please s...
Adam Jones Says A Giants Fan Threw A Banana At Him
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones took to Twitter after yesterday's 10-2 win in San Francisco to complain about a fan tossing a banana onto the field. The Giants say they have no record of the incident....