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Kobe Needs A Distraction, Phil Jackson Recommends A Crazy-Ass Book
Kobe Bryant won't be playing later this afternoon when the Lakers tip-off against the San Antonio Spurs and he needs something to distract him from that painful reality. Luckily, his former coach is around to help. ...

The Tsarnaev Brothers Allegedly Followed 9/11 Conspiracies Online
The world had to wait a half hour, max, for people to speculate that the Boston Marathon bombing was a “false flag,” i.e., a disaster manufactured by the government and pinned on someone else for political ends. Among the first to apply his apparent omniscience and determine, based on virtually no f...

Blind Boston Marathoner Saved By Running Guide With Cramps
Many times after a tragedy like Monday's in Boston, accounts of fortuitous near-misses begin to trickle down through the press. This is one of those accounts....

Scenes From The Final Hours Of The Watertown Manhunt
The manhunt in Watertown for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev concluded with Tsarnaev's capture around 8:45 p.m. Friday night. It capped off a surreal day that paralyzed the city of Boston and ensnared the Watertown community in a harrowing 24-hour period. ...


Bombing Suspects' Father Speaks, Claims His Sons Are Innocent
BBC News caught up with Anzor Tsanarev, father of marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and conducted a brief interview with him. Speaking through an interpreter, Anzor vehemently defended his sons, expressing confidence in their innocence. "I have 100 percent, million percent c...

Bomb Suspects' Aunt Suggests Nephews Were Set Up In Wild Presser
Maret Tsarnaev, whose nephews are implicated in Monday's Boston bombing, appeared before press in Toronto today and expressed in often bombastic language her belief that Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were not responsible for the act of terror....

In Fiery Press Conference, Bomb Suspects' Uncle Calls Them "Losers"
Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, gave an impromptu press conference outside his Maryland home today. He was pissed....

Here's How Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was Killed After A Shootout With Police
A chaotic firefight early this morning on a residential street in Watertown, Mass., resulted in the shooting death of one of the Boston bombing suspects, who reportedly was also run over by a vehicle....

Everything We Know About Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, The Still-At-Large Suspect
Police are still looking for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who remains at large after his older brother and alleged accomplice Tamerlan was killed in a shootout last night. This is everything we know so far about Dzhokhar....

1 Bombing Suspect Dead; 1 On The Run: A Guide To This Morning's Chaos
One of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings is dead this morning, the other the focus of a massive manhunt, after a wild night including a chase and a firefight that killed one police officer and injured another. The suspects have been identified as Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Chechen br...

Look, Up in the Sky
From Leigh Montville's wide-grin of a book, Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend, here's a two part excerpt....

Everything We Know About Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect
Authorities are now confirming the two suspects sought in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing are two Russian-born (as reported by the AP) Chechen brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Tamerlan, the older brother, is dead. Here's what we know about him....

Giants Reliever Farts On His Teammate: The Epilogue
We couldn't help but share a GIF of Giants reliever Jean Machi farting on Jose Mijares last night, and now we can't help but share a second GIF, this one depicting the aftermath of the fart....

Milwaukee beat San Francisco last night when Josh Prince scored on Blake Lalli's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. But Carlos Gomez had three hits, including an infield single that resulted in a throwing error that advanced Prince to third. Ryan Braun tried to reward Gomez in the dugout afterwa...

A Very Important GIF Of A Giants Reliever Farting On His Teammate
Jose Mijares is not a very big fan of Jean Machi right now....

Watch As The Crowd Sings The National Anthem At The Boston Bruins Game
With the Bruins hosting the Sabres in Boston's first professional sporting event since Monday's marathon bombings, it figured to be an emotional evening at TD Bank Garden. And so it is....

Still Diggin': Welcome To The Stacks
I don't consider myself a backward-looking person by nature but I've always been fascinated with 20th Century American pop culture. Ever since I was a kid I've been curious about painters and musicians, actors, playwrights and athletes. It started as a way to connect with my father and his family. ...
