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Charles Barkley Sees Media's “Hidden Agenda" In George Zimmerman Case

Charles Barkley's eternal frankness makes him one of the most beloved media personalities in sports. His comments about the George Zimmerman trial, specifically in regards to the media's "hidden agenda" and the "racist views" spouted by "black or white" observers, are certainly frank....

A Pissed-Off Charl Schwartzel Smashes His Club In Frustration

After bogeying Nos. 10, 12, 13, and 14 today at Muirfield, Charl Schwartzel found himself in the rough at No. 15. He didn't quite get to the green from there, and his 6-iron paid the price. Stupid 6-iron. Schwartzel wound up with a double-bogey at 15....

Let Them Wear Towels: How Far Have We Really Come?

Never mind the All-Star Game, tonight on ESPN gives Let Them Wear Towels. Over at ESPNW, Robin Herman asks How Far Have We Really Come?...

Outta The Way, Kid!

The Jets Are Going To Ruin Geno Smith

So here's the pre-camp report from ESPN New York:...

Never Underestimate The Importance Of A Good Blintz

Greg Cerio on a 2011 exhibition of Weegee's L.A. years:...

This Young Defender Peaked With This Insane, Meaningless 70-Yard Goal

German side FC Schalke 04 played Austrian runner-ups Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday in a preseason tuneup. It was a friendly, but a well-fought match, and 77 minutes in, Salzburg led Schalke 2-1. Then 20-year-old Salzburg defender Martin Hinteregger decided to score the goal of his life....

The Zimmerman Verdict: The World Of Sports Reacts [UPDATING]

Many athletes have thoughts on George Zimmerman being found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Many, many thoughts....

I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya

Each week, I'll hip you guys to a cool Tumblr site....

The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All

Here's the original manuscript of W.C. Heinz's 1959 True magazine story on Pepper Martin: "The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All." ...

It's Good To Be The King

From “The Age of Movies,” here’s P. Kael on History of the World, Part I:...

It's Ain't Me, Laaaaaady

Martin Short as Jerry Lewis doing Bob Dylan. (Yeah, SCTV was good.)...

Martell Webster Thinks His Kids’ Pictures Suck

Wizards forward Martell Webster shared some tough love for his kids via Instagram....

Everybody Street

Over at Lomography, Cheryl Dunn talks about this cool-looking new documentary about New York City street photographers....

Brandon McCarthy Does Not Take Kindly To Mitch Williams's Stupidity

On last night's episode of MLB Tonight, analyst Mitch Williams said something stupid. That's not necessarily noteworthy, because Mitch Williams says stupid things all the time, but on this particular occasion his stupidity involved Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy....

It's What You Do With The Gift That Counts

There was a good story by John Le Carre in theNew Yorker earlier this year (subscription required) about the making of his novel The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. The piece centered on the tense relationship between the film’s director, Martin Ritt, a left-wing Jew who’d been blacklisted, and its s...

Metta World Peace Reacts Wonderfully To Reports Of His Pending Release

Now that it looks like the cap-strapped Lakers are going to amnesty Metta World Peace sometime in the next week to save $14.8 million, Metta World Peace has reacted on Twitter in the most Metta World Peace way imaginable....

Danny Tartabull Is Los Angeles's Most Wanted Deadbeat Dad

According to the L.A. County Child Support Services Department, the former ballplayer owes more than a quarter-million dollars in child support payments for his two sons....

True To The Game

Thanks to Kottke I came across this excerpt from Brett Martin's new book Difficult Men. This piece goes behind-the-scenes on HBO's classic, The Wire:...