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Congratulations To Dan Patrick, GOP Nominee For Lieutenant Governor
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The Story Of 50 Cent's Abysmal First Pitch, In Three Photos
We thought we were done with 50 Cent's shitty first pitch, but we found another way to appreciate it. Enjoy these three photos that tell the tale of Fitty's pitch without actually showing the pitch. Think of it as a short play....

Sterling Calls Ban "Illegal," Claims Team Can Be Sold For $2.5 Billion
Remember when it was reported that Donald Sterling would peacefully relinquish his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers and let his estranged wife Shelly take the team? Yeah, that's probably not happening....

Heights And Weights Of Athletes, By Position, In The "Big Four" Sports
Last fall, Craig Booth put together an excellent series of charts on the heights and weights of current NFL players, by position. Now Sportchart—who created that NHL map from a few weeks ago—has taken the analysis a step further, comparing the height and weight distributions of major positions acros...

Barry Trotz Is Just The Right Coach For Alex Ovechkin
Fair or not, every Capitals coach over the last several years has ultimately been judged by what he has been able to get out of Alex Ovechkin. Next up: Barry Trotz....

Jared Remy Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Life Without Parole
Jared Remy, son of longtime Red Sox broadcaster Jerry, pleaded guilty today to the brutal murder of the mother of his child. For a man with a history of domestic abuse and who received inexplicable second and third and, hell, seventeenth chances, this is it: He'll spend life in prison without the po...

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The Thunder Got Back Serge Ibaka, May Have Gotten Back Into This Series
Now this is more like it. When the Thunder announced they'd lost Serge Ibaka for the remainder of the playoffs to a calf injury, it seemed like we'd all miss out on another classic clash of age vs. youth, savvy vs. athleticism, creative offense vs. "dribble around, then someone shoot!" Ibaka's retur...

Old Soccer Ball From WWI Battle, Photographed On The Same Field Today
Over on io9, there is a collection of recent pictures showing how the European terrain still bears the scars of World War I. One such image is of this soccer ball, which was kicked into no man's land during a battle between British and German forces in Loos, France and which recently returned to the...

Race Fans Disapprove Of ESPN's Botching Of The Indy 500 Finish
ESPN on ABC's coverage of the thrilling final laps of yesterday's Indy 500 left many viewers upset, as Bristol's repeated coverage of the race leaders' significant others battled that of the actual racing. Here's a comparison of what ESPN aired versus video from the international feed....

Graphic: Smug 1913 Looks Back On The Crappy Athletes Of The 1890s
One of the many joys of the Olympics is the opportunity they give us to point and laugh at the slower, lower, and weaker athletes of yesteryear. As it turns out, this exercise in smugness is nearly as old as the games themselves. The diagrams above—from a 1913 edition of the Evening World—showcase s...

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Josh Beckett Pitches First Dodgers No-Hitter Since 1996
Josh Beckett showed he still had some gas left in the tank by no-hitting the Philadelphia Phillies in today's 6-0 victory at Citizens Bank Park....

Manny Ramirez Is Back In Baseball As A Player-Coach
The Chicago Cubs have hired Manny Ramirez as a player-coach for their Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs. Yes, really....

The Best Photos From A German Finger Wrestling Tournament
The sport of finger wrestling involves two contestants putting their middle fingers through a leather band and trying to pull each other over a table. An AP photographer went to the Alps Finger Wrestling championships in southern Germany and took these wonderful photos from some bouts....

Just A Bit O'The Ol' Bat 'N' Balls
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Ray Allen Capitalizes On Lax Pacers Defense With Superb Fourth Quarter
Ray Allen played a large part in allowing the Heat to break away from the Pacers Saturday night with four threes in the fourth quarter in a Game 3 win. Indiana's defense saw the three-point specialist as an afterthought, and he made them pay....

Philly Vendor Catches Foul Ball In Beer Bucket On His Head
A beer vendor at Citizens Bank Park earned a spot on the highlight reel when he caught Carlos Ruiz's foul ball in the bucket of brews on his head....

V. Stiviano Text With Audio To Clippers Employee: "LET THE GAMES BEGAN"
Before the recordings of Donald Sterling leaked to the public, V. Stiviano sent one tape to a Clippers employee—along with an ominous, all-caps message—when Sterling distanced himself from her....

Guerrillas Pee On Deck
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