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No One Came To The Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Yesterday, the Baseball Hall of Fame enshrined its three newest members: a catcher, and umpire, and an owner who have been dead for a combined 226 years. The BBWAA's thank-you note from the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will not be forthcoming....
Jonathan Papelbon Says Blow Up The Phillies
The Phillies are done, the rest of their season rendered cosmetic, and their high-priced closer, never one to mince words, is getting a little frustrated. Jonathan Papelbon, after pitching a meaningless inning in Philly's embarrassing 12-4 loss just to get some work: "I definitely didn't come here f...
ESPN Closed Captioning: "That Is It From The Paedophiles"
This kind of amazing clip comes from the ESPN UK broadcast of the Gold Cup final between the United States and Panama. Christ, closed captioning guy....
Visions Of Light: Movie Love
Here's Martin Scorsese writing about movies in the New York Review of Books:...
Bear Walks Into A Bar, Nobody Notices
An Estes Park, Colo., bar was recently visited by a curious bear who just wanted to say "What's up?" to the ladies and possibly make a few friends. You know, the usual stuff. Despite arriving in style at 9:15 p.m. (that's when all the cool people arrive), the poor bear's nightlife experience left mu...
Former Player Explains Why The Patriots Are So Damn Boring
For a team that's been successful while caught up in various controversies for more than a decade, the Patriots are hell on reporters. Barely a decent quote to be found. Lineman-turned-analyst Ross Tucker, who played two years in New England, says it all starts with Bill Belichick....
What I Learned From A Year Of Watching <em>SportsCenter</em>
Thirty-three years and more than 50,000 episodes on, SportsCenter is less a television show or a convenient way to catch up on the day in sports than a great mechanical contraption gone awry, its parts moving independently not just of one another but of any obvious directing intelligence. ...
Angels Reliever Rescues Injured Pigeon During Game
When he noticed a wounded pigeon near the Angels' bullpen last night in Oakland, reliever Dane De La Rosa sprang into action. He was determined to bring in the injured bird to safety....
Mike Francesa Cuts Off Caller's On-Air Marriage Proposal To Girlfriend
Are you near New York and thinking of proposing to your lover? Yay for you! But how and where to pop the question? Your cup runneth over with charming options: a favorite restaurant, somewhere with a stunning view, the afternoon drive-time show on WFAN....
Happy Derrick Rose Makes A Sad Dunk
This video from his recent Euro tour makes it official: Sad Derrick Rose isn't sad anymore. He jumped off his left foot! He put the ball between his legs in the air! He dunked! He smiled! So that rim was only eight feet high? So what? Don't be a party pooper. Happy Derrick Rose is back!...
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Alex Rodriguez Gets His Own Doctor To Say He's Not Injured [Update]
Just this morning we were talking about Alex Rodriguez fighting his battles through the media. This afternoon, A-Rod's doctor went on the radio and declared, contrary to the Yankees' statements, that Rodriguez isn't injured, and is ready to play....
It's Been 40 Years Since The Great Soap Box Derby Cheating Scandal
It's been called "Watergate on Wheels." It drew the attention of Walter Cronkite and the New York Times. It was a sports cheating scandal involving a child, and it's been an object of occasional fascination ever since, from newspaper articles to trivia questions to a television documentary. This sum...
Don't Believe Anything You Read About Alex Rodriguez
"Alex Rodriguez will cut a deal with MLB." Then, 24 hours later: "Alex Rodriguez will not cut a deal with MLB." This is a mess....
Keep on Joustin’ in the Free World
It lasted roughly a thousand years (give or take a few centuries). It generated mind-boggling advances in science, technology and medicine. It saw magnificent cathedrals rise at Chartres, Salisbury and scores of other cities and towns. It witnessed the first rumblings of a kind of proto-democracy in...
Death Of A Racehorse
Here's W.C. Heinz's celebrated 1949 column, "Death of a Racehorse." ...
Charlie Weis On KU: “Have You Looked At That Pile Of Crap Out There?”
Did last year's 1-11 season—dare we say it!—humble Charlie Weis? Answer: Maybe!...
