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Patrick Kane Successfully Completes Taxi Ride
A few days out from the playoffs (and a possible first-round matchup with Detroit), Patrick Kane is doing some shilling for Uber, a startup that allows you to order a car service via smartphone app. But perhaps more importantly for the Blackhawks forward, it doesn't require him or the driver to carr...
The Hawks-Pacers Series Is Boring, But These Dunks Are Not
Don't give a shit about who wins the first-round playoff series between the Hawks and Pacers? Don't worry, neither does anyone else. But you should give a shit about what Roy Hibbert and Gerald Green did last night. Each threw down a dunk that was more than worthy of the playoff stage....
Pete Dexter: A Writer Who Makes Writers Want To Give Up
Pete Dexter was a columnist at the Philadelphia Daily News for close to ten years, from the late Seventies through the mid-Eighties. He wasn't just any old columnist but one of the most original we've ever had. His columns often read like short stories so it's no surprise that he went on to write no...
Cop Posing As Hooker Tells Browns LB Anal Sex Would Be An Extra $20
Journeyman linebacker Quentin Groves only signed with the Browns—his fourth team in six NFL seasons—last month. Welcome to Cleveland!...
Original Sin
Here's Glenn Stout's 2004 piece on Jackie Robinson's tryout with the Red Sox: "Tryout and Fallout: Race, Jackie Robinson and the Red Sox." ...
The Jaguars Unveiled Another Set Of Silly New Uniforms Today
We were all so young back in—what—April 2009? The Jaguars unleashed a new array of uniforms back then, and they were "streamlined," teal and black. A later redesign added occasional gold accents. Today, the Jaguars unveiled new uniforms, also "streamlined," also teal and black with gold accents....
The Heart of the Matter
Over at The Neiman Storyboard, Don Van Natta Jr. explains why Bill Nack's beautiful story, "Pure Gold" is so damn good. ...
This Is Awesome: Robert Lipsyte Is ESPN's New Ombudsman
It's been more than five months since Poynter packed its bags and its independent review of Bristol's work and left ESPN as ombudsman. Considering how long it's taken, and how meh Poynter's run actually was, it was easy to forget ESPN ever even had an ombudsman at all....
College Athlete Ends Career To Donate Bone Marrow To Man With Leukemia
Cameron Lyle is a senior at the University of New Hampshire and a member of the track and field team, focusing primarily on the shot put. In his sophomore year, the team encouraged players to join the bone marrow registry and Lyle signed up and got his mouth swabbed....
Jim Nantz Nearly Jumped Into The Stands During The Super Bowl Blackout
CBS got hammered for its dreadful coverage during the Super Bowl blackout, and Jim Nantz is finally ready to talk about it. When the lights went out, the announcer says, he called his producer and offered to jump into the stands from the broadcast booth and race down to the field to offer aid to str...
Good News, Thunder Fans Have A New Fight Song To Sing While Shirtless
Nice song, Mathias in Southern California. Nice pecs, too. Keep doing you. ...
Roy Hibbert And David Lee Kindly Express Their Distaste For Each Other
David Lee tore his hip flexor in Saturday's playoff game against the Nuggets, an injury that will keep him out for the rest of postseason. Despite his rocky history with Lee, Pacers center Roy Hibbert was sad to see one of his fellow players go down with an injury, so he sent Lee a tweet expressing ...
Kobe No Longer Doin' Twitter
Kobe Bryant's live-tweeting of yesterday's Lakers-Spurs game (and his banter with Phil Jackson) was too good to be true: Janis Carr of the Orange County Register reports that the Black Mamba "will not tweet during games anymore after yesterday's reaction."...
Gross: Steubenville Football Coach Gets A Contract Extension
So, how did the Steubenville school board decide to punish Steubenville High football coach Reno Saccocia after he did what he could sweep the sexual assault that was committed and filmed by several of his players under the rug? He got a contract extension!...
Someone Hacked FIFA President Sepp Blatter's Twitter Account
About 30 minutes ago, the following tweet was sent from FIFA president Sepp Blatter's Twitter account....
Hookers Vs. The Klan: Why Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Chose NYC Over Indy
Excerpted from Earl the Pearl: My Story, available tomorrow from Rodale....
Bro Rolls Two-And-A-Half Pound Joint, Gets It Confiscated By The Cops
If you're ever going to roll a two-and-a-half pound joint, I guess 4/20 at UC Santa Cruz is the day to do it. Also, "butthurt" is a term that we are wary of throwing around, but that bro is the definition of butthurt. ...
Jermichael Finley's Ex Calls Him A Deadbeat, Adulterer On Twitter
Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley has got a bit of an issue on his hands. After garnering some good publicity for his pledge earlier this week to donate $500 to a Boston charity for every dropped pass and touchdown he records this season, he’s awoken Sunday morning to a shitstorm of accu...
Kobe Needs A Distraction, Phil Jackson Recommends A Crazy-Ass Book
Kobe Bryant won't be playing later this afternoon when the Lakers tip-off against the San Antonio Spurs and he needs something to distract him from that painful reality. Luckily, his former coach is around to help. ...