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Mary McCarthy on Salinger's Closed Circut
Who you callin' a phony? From her 1962 Harper's review of J.D Salinger's Frany and Zooey, here's Mary McCarthy:...
The Panthers' Defense Is Battering Eli Manning Around
Halfway through the third quarter, the Giants have generated 20 yards of offense. Part of that is thanks to the Panthers' front seven, which has harassed and pressured Manning....
Tyrann Mathieu Returns To Louisiana, Gets First NFL Interception
The Cardinals still trail the Saints, but the Honey Badger came home, and he picked off Drew Brees. ...
"OK Guys, Let's Run The Play Where We All Eat Soup"
French onion, on three. ...
Peyton Manning Is From Los Angeles, According To CBS
CBS's Manning Bowl graphics have played up the brothers' backgrounds, with a New York City skyline for Eli and for Peyton.. Los Angeles? Wait, why?...
The Red Zone Channel Is Screwing Up Graphics, Too
Lastname's had an excellent day so far, but Lastname's touchdown pass to Lastname was definitely the highlight of the half. This kind of performance elicits the question: Is Lastname elite?...
Boxer's Dad Vows To Cut His Own Head Off If His Son Loses
This Saturday's junior welterweight title fight between undefeated champion Danny Garcia and top contender Lucas Matthysse is a big enough bout to headline a pay-per-view card on its own, but it's of course been overshadowed by the headliner, Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez. Apparently Garcia's ...
There Is Peyton Manning Weed
Let's just go ahead and start calling them the Denver Potbros. You make one little plant legal in a state and everyone goes off the rails....
Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all (Just A Guy At Oxford)
Bill Bradley's Princeton days were famously covered by John McPhee. Later, Bradley wrote books himself, notably Life on the Run. Lesser known but still intriguing is Jack Mann's 1966 SI bonus piece on Bradley at Princeton: ...
Jürgen Klinsmann Came From The Future To Save American Soccer
The United States are playing Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifier tonight, and it's a big deal. The USMNT is first in their group, and a win would all but guarantee their place in Brazil next year. If some other results go the the right way, they could even clinch this evening. They've never won a q...
Even After Seven TDs, Peyton Manning Can't Escape John Elway's Shadow
According to the Columbus Dispatch, it was ol' No. 7 who put a historic hurting on the Baltimore Ravens last night. There's never really a good excuse for mistaking John Elway for Peyton Manning, but this definitely shouldn't happen the morning after a record-setting performance like the one Manning...
Peyton Manning's Night Deserves Its Own Page In The Record Book
Maybe that vigilante Denver sportscaster had it right—Ravens banners didn't belong anywhere near the same city as Peyton Manning. After a seven-touchdown performance, the 37-year-old made an early statement that Denver would like to host the season opener again next year....
Bow Down To Peyton: Your Broncos-Ravens Recap
Denver 49, Baltimore 27: Peyton Manning was still furious over last season's playoff loss to the Ravens, apparently, because he absolutely demolished Baltimore tonight. Manning threw for 462 yards and seven touchdowns, becoming the sixth person in NFL history to throw that many TD passes in a game....
Danny Trevathan Opens NFL Season With One Of Its Dumbest Plays Ever
It took less than a full game for us to experience a strong nominee for Lowlight Of The Year....
Watch Fox Soccer Channel Die In The Most Undignified Manner Possible
When Fox Sports 1 replaced SPEED two weeks ago, it received a touching goodbye from longtime race coverage personality Mike Joy. Fox Soccer Channel was not provided a similar honor....
Keith Olbermann Annihilates Prisco Column
For close to eight minutes Olbermann does to Pete Prisco what Prisco does on the john and calls a column. ...
Teemu Selänne Will Return For One Final Season
Thanks to realignment, the Ducks will play in every city this season. Get the Mariano Rivera treatment ready....
Why Did ESPN Cut 10 Minutes From A Podcast Of Keith Olbermann's Show?
Keith Olbermann made his much-anticipated return to ESPN this week, and if you've missed any episodes of his new show, audio podcasts can be found on the Worldwide Leader's website. But if you were to listen to the podcast from Wednesday's program, you'd notice that significant portions are missing....
How An ESPNer Found Out The "Battle Of The Sexes" Was Probably Fixed
As usual, this one started with a tip. It came courtesy of Hal Shaw, a 79-year-old man who lived in Florida. ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta Jr. knew him. The two had met when Van Natta was researching his 2011 biography of Babe Didrikson Zaharia. Shaw once worked at the country club that...