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Fugitive Comments On Own Most Wanted Photo On Facebook [UPDATE]

If the police are looking for you, it seems unwise to comment and argue on a "most wanted" photo of you circulating around Facebook....

The Braves' Move From Atlanta Is An Affront To Baseball And Democracy

Originally published in Bloomberg View....

The Misery Of Anthony Bennett's Rookie Season, Captured In One Play

So, how is Anthony Bennett's rookie year in Cleveland going so far? Not so fucking great, buddy....

Here's How Cobb County Will Pay For The Braves' Ballpark

Cobb County has released more details on proposed financing for a new stadium to host the Braves, after the team announced it will leave Atlanta after the 2016 season. It's a 30-year deal that will have Cobb County paying around 45 percent of construction costs, or $300 million....

Lowsman Trophy Watch: UCLA's Freshman Two-Way Threat

Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....

Dancing Pitt Coach Paul Chryst Proves He Has A Personality

"It's not that Paul Chryst is intentionally trying to sound boring." That's how the Associated Press once described the Pitt football coach's public persona. But behind closed doors, after a big win like Saturday's against Notre Dame, with a big ol' naked ass nearby? Paul Chryst boogies down....

Why Buying "Stock" In A Football Player Is Incredibly Stupid

So much for the dumbest business idea of the year. Last month, Arian Foster announced that fans would be able to buy stock in his future earnings as a "brand", which was preposterous for a number of reasons we listed at the time (read those below). This month, Arian Foster is out for the season, an...

Atlanta Will Demolish Turner Field After The Braves Leave

The Braves' move to Cobb County is no done deal. No contract has been signed, no financing secured for a new stadium. But Braves VP of business ops Mike Plant says he's "100 percent certain it will happen," and Atlanta's mayor is behaving like it, promising to tear down Turner Field rather than let ...

The Curious Childhood Of An 11-Year Old Beauty Queen

Pat Jordan's 1994 story for LIFE magazine. ...

Chart: How The Braves' Atlanta Exodus Compares With Other MLB Moves

Earlier today, the Braves announced that they'll be leaving Turner Field in favor of a new stadium in Cobb County, north of Atlanta. The move caught people off guard in part because of Turner Field's age—just 16 years old!—but also because it represents an enormous shift toward suburban baseball on ...

Here's A Poem By Rashad McCants You Might Enjoy

We received this from reader Jake, as part of our call for responses you've received from writing to athletes. (Keep sending those in, by the way.) It doesn't quite fit, so I still wanted to share it with you. ...

Cobb County Taxpayers Won't Get A Say On Funding The Braves' Stadium

Funny thing, this: A new Braves stadium in Cobb County was announced as basically a done deal, without mentioning how much public money would go toward it, or asking taxpayers for their approval. The answer to the former is apparently "a lot." As for the latter: those taxpayers won't get a say....

Braves Announce Plans To Leave Atlanta For Cobb County [Updates]

As first reported by the Marietta Daily Journal, the Atlanta Braves will announce their intention to leave the 16-year-old Turner Field for a new stadium in Cobb County, Georgia, when their stadium lease expires after the 2016 season....

The Tao Of Bobby Orr

From Andrew Cohen over at the Atlantic:...

Giants Fans Mad At Dog Imitating Hakeem Nicks

Dennis Rodman On Kobe Bryant, For Some Reason: "Fuck Him"

There's a lot to unpack from the video below. First, Dennis Rodman is either part of, or interrupting, a "jazz band" performing at the W hotel in Hollywood. Second, Dennis Rodman antagonizes the crowd about Kobe Bryant, repeatedly saying "fuck him" for unspecified reasons....

What Is This Bizarre Vine That Seems To Feature A Nude Anthony Davis

This is just fucking weird. The Vine below was uploaded by a Louisville fan calling Davis gay, so take that for all it's worth, but it appears to involved a nude Anthony Davis getting his bare ass slapped. ...

Drunk Tarzan Goes To A Football Game

And sits right next to ABC's microphones, apparently. ...

Alabama Fan Updates Oregon Fans' T-Shirts

Last month, as Oregon was rolling through the Pac-12, some enterprising UO students turned fans' chants of "We Want Bama" into a T-shirt. The chants and the shirts looked ahead to a possible matchup with the Crimson Tide in the BCS title game. With those plans now on hold after last night, a 'Bama f...

Hawks Rookie Suspended For Hitting DeMarcus Cousins In The Dick

Congratulations, Dennis Schröder! you're only four games into your career, and you've already joined the illustrious fraternity of NBA players who have hit other NBA players in the dick....