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Mets Try To Honor American Indian Culture, Upset American Indians
The New York Mets, a baseball team that does not possess a cartoonish mascot named Chief Wahoo or a fanbase that likes to do the Tomahawk Chop during games, has somehow managed to piss off an American Indian nonprofit organization. And it all went down in the Metsiest way possible....
American Beauty
Here is Pauline Kael’s 1966 essay on Brando for The Atlantic:...
This Sure Looks Like Ike Reese Passed Out At A Bar In Philly
Either that, or he's just resting his eyes a bit while out on the town. Look alive, Ike! ...
MLS Threatens Fans: No More "You Suck, Asshole" Chants
Within the last couple of weeks, a number of MLS supporters' groups have received letters from their teams' front offices. Important letters. Letters threatening sanctions if the fans don't eliminate what's apparently a major issue in MLS: The ever-present "You Suck, Asshole" chants....
B.J. Upton Shits Out A Double, According To Typo
The Associated Press would later correct its caption on this photo of B.J. Upton's fourth-inning double against the Marlins, but not before the original version was published verbatim in at least two outlets: ESPN's game HQ and on the website of the Aiken (S.C.) Standard....
This Giants Security Guard Keeps Getting In The Way
Poor guy. He's just down there in the left field corner doing his job. A job that involves standing around all night, staying alert, and trying to keep his antennae up in case some asshole throws something or interferes with play or behaves like a drunken lout. Now he's got to figure out what the he...
The Short-Lived Story of Jock, a Vintage Sports Magazine
Check out this 2-part interview I did last year with Mickey Herskowitz on Jock, his fun but short-lived NYC sports magazine (Part 1 was for Sports On Earth; Part 2 for Bronx Banter):...
I Know What Boys Like, I Know What Guys Want
Here's Peter Richmond writing about Mark Sanchez:...
Kevin Durant Got Engaged To WNBA Player Monica Wright
Yes, you have heard the name Monica Wright before, because you have seen Love and Basketball and now it's dawning on you that Kevin Durant is marrying a WNBA player who shares her name with the lead character from a movie about love and basketball and oh my god isn't that so fucking adorable?...
Panama Beats Mexico In Gold Cup; Match Produces Idiots On The Field
While tonight's Gold Cup match at the Rose Bowl between Panama and Mexico didn't produce large-scale riots like the recent exhibition in Las Vegas between Liga MX sides Club America and Chivas del Guadalajara, the end result was the same: Idiots and garbage on the field....
For Sale: A Mickey Mantle Bat Inscribed “Merry Christmas Cocksucker”
It's been quite a year for Mickey Mantle bats. Earlier, we had the corked-bat auction and now we have this: a bat allegedly signed by The Mick with the note "Merry Christmas cocksucker." ...
Red Ass Lou Screws The Pooch (Just Like Earl Knew He Would)
Following up on yesterday's Mark Kram article on the Red Sox and Orioles, here’s a bit of Earl Weaverness for you, from a chapter I wrote about the 1974 American League East for It Ain’t Over ‘Til it’s Over:...
Remembering Miss America When America Was American
Beauty pageants are marvelous entertainments, except when they're profoundly offensive, cringe-inducingly awful displays of objectification and spooky double-sided tape mojo. But why quibble? Can't they be both? Can't we simply enjoy the spectacle, especially if we're gazing back at it through the s...
Every Viewer Complaint About Big Papi's Post-Bombing Swear Word
Before the Red Sox's first home game after the Boston Marathon bombings, David Ortiz grabbed a microphone to tell an emotional and excitable crowd that "this is our fucking city." This being our country, Americans immediately ran to register their disgust with the FCC....
George Zimmerman Trial Interrupted By Trolls Who Use Skype
It turns out that you can't bring a witness to the stand via Skype for a nationally televised trial like George Zimmerman's without dozens of trolls calling in to talk with that witness!...
Fuck You: Pay Me
Here’s my pal Luc Sante on Richard Stark’s Parker. Stark, aka, Donald Westlake, was recently profiled by Michael Weinreb over at Grantland....
Picture This: Little Leaguers Want Their Pants
Most everyone who has ever played a sport — even those of us who never played at a level beyond, say, high school basketball, football, baseball, soccer — most of us can recall at least one time, before a game, when everything just felt right. Maybe there was something in the air, or there was a loo...
Kobe Bryant Wants To Play Three More Years, Is Still A Bit Crazy
Not too long ago, Kobe Bryant was making some noise about the impending conclusion of his career, implying to CBS Sports that the expiration of his current contract after the 2014 season would likely give way to his retirement. But now Bryant has changed his tune, telling Lakers.com that he feels li...