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Braves President: Stadium Deal Had To Be Done In Secret
Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz spoke to the Atlanta Press Club last week, and said some rich guy shit that was so painfully lacking in self-awareness that it's hard to imagine him saying it without adjusting his monocle....
Here's A Fresh Pool Dunk To Ring In The Summer
Summer may not officially start until June 21, but we all know that the Tuesday after Memorial Day, the one we all spend trying to hide our hangovers from our bosses, is the real start of the season. With that in mind, let's get this summer kicked off properly—with a pool dunk....
Sharing Is Caring For Nats Fan Spreading His Own Pit-Stink
What better way to say "I love you" than with the gift of your own armpit smell, transferred to fingers and waved under the nose of your special lady?...
The Mets Can't Hit And Can't Pitch But They Sure Can Fire People
The Mets made a rare double-switch today when they released 11-year veteran pitcher Jose Valverde and axed their hitting coach. ...
Neymar And Gisele Are On <em>Vogue Brasil</em> Cover, Aren't Butt-Ass Naked
Looks like these Mario Testino World Cup-inspired Vogue covers are officially a thing. Earlier, we got an eyeful of what Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk look like sharing a size-zero cocktail dress between the two. Who would've thought the Brazilian version featuring Neymar and Gisele Bundchen wou...
The Grizzlies' Front Office Is A Dysfunctional Zoo Of Obtuseness
The briefly open relationship between the Memphis Grizzlies and head coach Dave Joerger reset curiously this week when the Minnesota Timberwolves did not hire him away. Hall pass thus revoked, Joerger came back and made nice with his bosses, who, if this delightful bit of reportage by SI's Chris Man...
Danny MacAskill's Balls-Out Biking Begins In The Gym
In 2009, Danny MacAskill lit up overnight with the YouTube release of his Inspired Bicycles part. At 23, he'd emerged as the face of street trials riding, a blend of BMX and mountain bike in urban environments. It was visionary and it was bone-breaking, and he'd just broken himself pretty badly....
Some Things Are More Sinister When Done By Mascots
The photo you're looking at features the Boston University and UMass Lowell mascots holding a piece of pizza as it's, uh, fed to the University of New Hampshire mascot. Rowdy the River Hawk is way too happy about this....
Astros Prospect's First Home Run Of Season Caught By His Dad
Conrad Gregor, a Houston Astros prospect currently playing for the Quad Cities River Bandits, unintentionally gave a souvenir to his father, who was attending Saturday's game....
Girl Tries Pole Dancing At Vegas Beach Club, Fails Miserably
This girl partying at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas attempted to show off her pole dancing skills. It ended very, very poorly....
Floyd Mayweather And T.I. Reportedly Get Into Giant Brawl In Las Vegas
Boxer/domestic abuser Floyd Mayweather and rapper T.I. reportedly got into a huge fight in Las Vegas last night that involved yelling, chairs, and T.I.'s wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris....
Slash Played The National Anthem Before Blackhawks-Kings Game 3
What better way to honor our fallen troops this Memorial Day weekend than to have Slash shred a rendition of The Star-Spangled-Banner?...
LSU Completes Off-The-Skull 5-6 Putout
Earlier this month we presented an out-of-this-world catch made by an LSU baseball player. Today's play is just as impressive, for a totally different reason....
Miguel Cabrera Touches Adrian Beltre's Head; Beltre Flips Out
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre hates when anyone touches his head. When someone touches his head, a switch flips, and he gets so angry. He's always been like this, and it's always been hilarious. So, when Miguel Cabrera touched his head during a break in play last night, Beltre was unsurprising...
What The "Palace Intrigue" Over Bud Selig's Successor Is Really About
If Bud Selig's commissionership were a heist movie, we'd now be at the part where the thieves were gathered in a dimly lit room to count out the loot, and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf would be the one with a gun in his hand, telling everyone to back away from the table slowly....
Breakfast Sandwich Smackdown: Dunkin' Donuts Vs. Starbucks
The hyper-importance of breakfast as regards overall physical wellness has been largely discredited, but the first meal of the day is still crucial from a psychological perspective. From a strictly corporeal angle, the totality of your day's calorie and nutrient intake matters more than the composit...
Pedro Martinez Says Pitching Is All About Properly Sexing The Baseball
Our pals at Fangraphs got Pedro Martinez to sit down with them and wax on about his thoughts on pitching, and the results are fantastic. You should read the entire interview—Martinez is one of the smartest pitchers to ever play and he says a lot of wise and illuminating things—but we felt compelled ...
Time Is Not A Flat Circle: <em>X-Men: Days Of Future Past</em>, Reviewed
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past feels like one of those special-edition comic books that takes all the characters we know and love, drops them in some sort of parallel universe (so the storyline's ramifications don't affect the current canon timeline), and shakes up both the plot and those characters ...
Chuck Knoblauch And The Retweeted Ass: A Short, NSFW Story
It began with an email on Wednesday night/early Thursday. Our tipster pointed out that former MLB player Chuck Knoblauch had retweeted a photo of what appeared to be a bare ass on his Twitter. Indeed, there was a naked ass, but it wasn't a particularly compelling story at the time. I screencapped it...