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SE Missouri Redhawks Tweet Weird And NSFW Bathroom Picture
So, um, we're not really sure what happened here, but a few minutes ago the official Twitter account of Southeast Missouri athletics sent out the seemingly innocuous tweet above. Clicking on that link, however, did not bring one to the live results for today's track meet, but to a very weird picture...
Carlos Gomez Googled "Rich-People Conversations" To Talk To Ryan Braun
There are many things about Carlos Gomez that are delightful, and this week's issue of Sports Illustrated contains an anecdote about Gomez that will make you want to be best friends with him....
Fuck Chipotle
Everyone's rightfully goofing on Chipotle today for unveiling a line of cups and bags featuring insta-literature from the likes of Toni Morrison and George Saunders. Now, I have no issue with restaurant chains scrawling stuff on their packaging. Cook Out could post entire passages from Leviticus o...
High School Coach Now Regrets Letting His Pitcher Throw 194 Pitches
On Tuesday, Dylan Fosnacht of Rochester (Wash.) high went 14+ innings, striking out 17 batters and finishing the afternoon with a pitch count of 194. In a year where a disturbing numbers of MLB's best young arms are going in for ligament replacement surgery, Fosnacht's undeniable accomplishment is b...
Lil B Lines Make The Best High School Yearbook Quotes
We all know the feeling: It's the end of your high school career, the four most formative years of your young life, and you want to pick that perfect quote to embody the wisdom you've gleaned on your journey. That so many of our young people are choosing Lil B-inspired quotes bodes well for our coun...
Kawhi Leonard, Who Is The Future, Ran The Blazers Off The Floor
If you didn't catch any of the Spurs' series-clinching win over the Blazers last night—yet another perfectly orchestrated, Spursian blowout—the only highlight you really need to watch is the one above....
Fried Chicken Sandwich Smackdown: Wendy's Vs. KFC
Fried chicken is the best. The main reason I had to stop reading about death row inmates' last meals is that every single thing about this sentence so far is ghastly; I was also secondarily appalled by how many of them forgot to request fried chicken. I understand that if they were good decision-mak...
Bill Murray Channels Harry Caray For Minor League Promo
The Toledo Mud Hens will be hosting Ghostbusters Night on May 30, and they somehow managed to get Bill Murray to cut this promo for the event. I didn't even know Murray had a Harry Caray impersonation in his bag, but this isn't terrible. All those beers he shared with Caray seem to have paid off....
Whatever Happened To Roller Skating?
Over at the Atlantic Tanya Basu asks: Whatever Happened to Roller Skating?...
It's been 20 years since The Last Shot, Darcy Frey's stone classic on Coney Island hoops, was published. In a very nice piece, Amos Barshad catches up with Frey and the book's surviving principals, exploring not only the reporting process but the book's continuing effects on their lives. [Grantland]...
The Prettiest MLB Box Scores You Can Find Online Are Now Updated Live
You might remember Statlas's baseball graphics from the end of last season, which aimed to provide a more contextual, visually-appealing update to traditional MLB box scores....
Donald Sterling Is Master Shake From <em>Aqua Teen Hunger Force</em>
From the moment the initial tapes emerged, people have remarked on the similarity between Clippers owner Donald Sterling's voice and that of the character Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force. We did some searching through old ATHF episodes, and discovered these similarities are more than uncanny....
Everyone Loves Josh Reddick's Sexy Walk-Up Song
A's outfielder Josh Reddick has decided to start using George Michael's "Careless Whisper" as his walk-up song, and it's got everyone in Oakland feeling sexxxy....
The Undefeated Champions of Defeat City
Head on over to GQ and check out this excellent story by Kathy Dobie:...
Citi Field Shake Shack Food Poisoning Hits Mets Player, Phillies Manager
Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg and Mets first baseman Lucas Duda both came down with cases of food poisoning during a weekend series in Queens, and the culprit seems to be undercooked burgers from the Citi Field Shake Shack. But the Mets, naturally, are disputing that account....
Chris Paul Really Fucked That One Up
Take a good look at Chris Paul's face. Have you ever in your life seen a more distraught person? This is the face of a man who fucked up big time, and is painfully aware of just how badly he fucked up....
Former New York Giant Flees On Scooter From Police, Gets Tazed
Tyler Sash, a safety who played two seasons for the New York Giants, wasn't able to evade police via scooter at around 1 a.m. last Saturday....
Samir Nasri's Girlfriend Is Not Happy With France's World Cup Team
It's been a bit of an up and down week for French star Samir Nasri. On Sunday, his Manchester City team won the Premier League. Way up! But today, Nasri found out he was left off France's World Cup squad. Way down!...
José Fernández Is Hurt, And We Aren't Allowed To Love Anymore
José Fernández is 21 years old and unquestionably one of the most exciting players in baseball. I use "player" in place of "pitcher" with purpose, because it's not just Fernández's ability to mow down hitters that makes him so much fun to watch; it's the fact that he milks every ounce of fun he poss...