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Rockets Owner Wants Adam Silver To "Stab A Sword" In Sterling's Ownership
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander wants Donald Sterling out of the league as soon as possible. To that end, he's spoken to commissioner Adam Silver and suggested that the league let every man on the the Clippers roster become a free agent....

How To Cheat, Do Drugs, And Succeed At Baseball, By Dock Ellis
We're big fans of Dock Ellis, obviously, so we enjoyed this latest animated short, narrated by the man himself and excerpted from Donnell Alexander's Beyond Ellis D. Honestly, listening to Dock Ellis talk about drugs, cheating, and Gaylord Perry is almost as much fun as listening to Vin Scully talk...

Jose Fernandez And Alex Wood Strike Out Everyone
Last night, the Marlins and Braves teamed up to do something that has never been done in the modern era: they combined to strike out 28 times in a nine inning game while failing to draw a single walk. After checking the math real quick, I believe that is an assload of strikeouts....

Alex Steen Ends An Exhausting Three-OT Blackhawks-Blues Game
It took five periods and less than a minute to finish the first game of the Blackhawks-Blues series. Within 26 seconds of the third overtime, Alex Steen flicked in a back pass by Steve Ott for the 4-3 victory. Both teams will surely enjoy tomorrow's day of rest....

Alex Poythress Shows No Ill Effects From Leg Injured In Celebration
Following Kentucky's win over Wisconsin Saturday night, Alex Poythress looked to suffer a pretty painful leg injury. He got himself stuck at the bottom of a celebratory pile-up on the court, and twisted his leg and was in obvious pain. By the look of things tonight, all seems to be OK. ...

Alex Poythress Gets Leg Tangled Up In Post-Game Celebration
Alex Poythress got his leg caught at the bottom of the post-game celebration on the court following Kentucky's win over Wisconsin. It looked kind of scary, what with him being stuck under his entire team, but hopefully it's a case of things looking worse than they actually are. ...

Former Expos Announcer Loses His Mind On Melky Cabrera Home Run
My French is a little rusty, but I think former Montreal Expos announcer Rodger Brulotte just sang "I love baseball and this Melky Cabrera guy almost as much as I love sucking down a nice burgundy and five million cigarettes. Good night, it is gone." ...

I'm Jonah Keri, World Authority On The Expos. Any Questions For Me?
Jonah Keri, staff writer for Grantland and author of Up, Up, & Away, will be hanging out in the comments below for the next hour or so, ready to take your questions on the Montreal Expos, bagels, and whatever else comes to mind. Have at it....


Paul Ranger Stretchered Off After Being Boarded By Alex Killorn
Officials called an early end to the first period in Toronto tonight as Maple Leafs defenseman Paul Ranger had to be stretchered off the ice due to a crushing blow into the boards delivered by the Lightning's Alex Killorn....

I don't know if I buy his conclusion, but it's always fun when Joe Posnanski goes rummaging through baseball's attic. Here he is on Louis Sockalexis—the legendary Penobscot ballplayer who once shredded his ankle jumping from a whorehouse's second-story window—and the naming of the Indians. [Hardball...

Tetris-Themed Paralympics Closing Ceremony Segment Just Unbelievable
The Sochi Winter Games closing ceremony was pretty boring. This Tetris-themed and inspirational moment from today's Paralympic Winter Games closing ceremony blows anything we saw three weeks ago out of the water. ...

Alexey Shved Woke Up Like This
Long hair does not go well with a protective mask....

MLB Drops Its Sham Lawsuit Against Biogenesis's Tony Bosch
After getting what it wanted—the Biogenesis founder's testimony and evidence against Alex Rodriguez—MLB has dropped its lawsuit against Tony Bosch. Everyone try to act surprised....

A Heartbroken Alex Ovechkin Discusses Russia's Loss
Here's Alexander Ovechkin just minutes after Russia's quarterfinal loss, talking with the CBC's Elliotte Friedman. He is devastated. ...

Snowboard Cross Semifinal Features Nutshot, Photo Finish
Trevor Jacob did not have a very good semifinal in today's snowboard cross competition. First, he busted his ankle. Then he suffered a dickpunch from American teammate Alex Deibold. And finally, he missed out on qualifying for the final by hundredths of a second....


The Kansas City Royals' New Billboard Is Pretty Clever
The Kansas City Royals are decent at this advertising thing. Last season, they put up James Shields pitching to Salvador Perez over two billboards, with the ball seemingly ripping the background. This year, outfielder Alex Gordon's sliding across the billboard, collecting everything in his path. If ...

Alex Ovechkin Scores Juggling Goal From Impressive Angle
Alex Ovechkin returned yesterday after missing two games due to injury and scored his 36th goal of the season with excellent precision. Ovechkin was perpendicular to the goal opening, yet reeled in the puck before flicking it in off of Canadiens goalie Carey Price's back for a 1-0 lead....