Feb 15 2019
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It’s never been a secret that pro wrestling isn’t on the level, with plenty of stories on the subject going back all…
Nov 8 2018
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Behind the scenes, whenever he might have been shooting the shit or just taking questions from reporters when there…
Sep 11 2018
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Today marks the 12th anniversary of Dan Snyder selling five-year anniversary 9/11 memorabilia for profit.
Jun 26 2018
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True manager meltdowns feel like a thing of the past. Oh, sure, once in a while someone’s ass ends up in the jackpot,…
Oct 16 2017
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The idea, or part of it, was to tell Francisco Cabrera what he did to me. I wanted to let him know that the greatest…
Oct 19 2016
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It’s got to be the single most famous baseball play in which a hitter didn’t take the bat off his shoulder. Oct. 19,…
May 20 2016
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Ten years ago today, the fifth-place Chicago Cubs played the first-place Chicago White Sox, lost 7-0, and gave us…
Mar 24 2016
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Just in terms of sheer unlikeliness, Randy Johnson vaporizing a dove with a pitch is one of the most improbable…
Feb 15 2016
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It was two years ago today that T.J. Oshie helped the U.S. beat Russia at the Olympics, thanks to his shootout prowess—which was pretty much the only reason he was there. I don’t really remember how the rest of that tournament went, though.
Nov 23 2015
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Sep 30 2015
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The tough thing about writing a definitive guide to anniversaries is that every couple should, quite rightly, handle…
Aug 31 2015
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Journalists are inherently sick fucks. Of course, we need to be—that’s how we get the news, and telling the stories…
Aug 5 2015
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It definitely ain’t over ‘til it’s over. The 116-win 2001 Seattle Mariners were one of the greatest teams, in any…
Aug 4 2015
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You charge the mound because you’re furious. Because you want to hurt someone. You know you’ll be ejected, fined,…
Jul 31 2015
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Larry Clark and Harmony Korine’s Kids was released 20 years ago this week, but if you want to have a celebratory…
Jul 16 2015
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Baseball’s still on a break, so take a second to remember an unexpected feat that happened five years ago today:…
Jun 23 2015
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As we wait with increasingly dwindling patience for the U.S. women to get their shit together, I thought we could…
May 28 2015
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Seventeen years ago today—May 28, 1998—Diamondbacks manager Buck Showalter made the decision to intentionally walk…
Apr 20 2015
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“I was on my way home from bingo and got caught up here in the riots,” says Benita Buttrell, a nosy neighborhood…
Feb 11 2015
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25 years ago today, Buster Douglas shocked the world and knocked out Mike Tyson, becoming the heavyweight champion…