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Baseball Marks On The Green Monster
Over at National Geographic dig this cool article by Sarah Polger on the photographs CJ Gunther takes of the baseball marks on the Green Monster at Fenway Park. ...
That Cool <em>NYT</em> LeBron Cover Was (Sort Of) Inspired By Kanye And Kim
After LeBron James announced that he was returning to Cleveland, The New York Times ran one of the coolest covers we've ever seen on its Saturday sports section. It turns out that the idea behind the cover was indirectly inspired by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, because of course it was....
The Astros Are Trying To Dick Draft Picks Out Of Their Money
The Astros selected high school pitcher Brady Aiken with the first overall pick in this year's amateur draft, and quickly came to a verbal agreement that would pay Aiken a $6.5 million bonus, a notch down from the $7.9 million slot value that was assigned the No. 1 pick. But now the Astros are tryin...
How Red Klotz, 14,000-Time Loser, Beat The Harlem Globetrotters
Red Klotz went out on a 43-year losing streak. The founder, owner, and longtime coach of the Washington Generals died over the weekend in Margate, N.J. He was 93. ...
So Many Mascots
This might be the greatest collection of baseball talent ever gathered in one place. Twenty-six mascots posed for a class photo yesterday in Minneapolis, delighting and horrifying onlookers in equal measure....
A Good Offer Sheet Leaves Everyone Pissed Off
Of the three interested parties, no one really expected Chandler Parsons to be a Dallas Maverick, and I'm not convinced anyone, even the Mavs, wanted it to happen. But after everything clicked into place in the convoluted clockwork of NBA free agency, the Rockets declined to shell out $15 million a ...
This Man Should Be Brazil's Next Manager
The Brazilian soccer association has confirmed reports that Brazil's manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has resigned. Huge surprise! Luckily, we've come up with the perfect, if unconventional, choice to be his successor....
Minor League Baseball Fan Tries To Fight Opposing Pitcher After HBP
It got hot in the Texas League last night as a fan of the AA Corpus Christi Hooks charged the mound to attack Midland RockHounds pitcher Blake Hassebrock in the fifth inning....
Browns Owner Avoids Federal Prosecution With Massive Settlement
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who is the CEO of a truck stop empire that committed a whole bunch of fraud, probably won't be spending any time in prison for presiding over a company that bilked customers out of tens of millions of dollars. That's because his company, Pilot Flying J, just agreed to pay ...
Jose Offerman's Bat-Assault Lawsuit Heads To Trial
Jury selection begins this week in a civil trial brought by a former catcher who alleges Jose Offerman ended his career by hitting him in the head with a bat during a 2007 brawl. ...
Here's The New College Football Playoff Trophy
Huh. It's got a certain Georgia O'Keeffe vibe to it....
It Truly Was A Sexy World Cup
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World Cup Champions Take Selfie On The Pitch Right After Their Match
If this is some dumb viral ad, I'm going to be so angry, because this is a nice photo of Lukas Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger after Germany won the World Cup....
Here's How Götze's World Cup-Winning Goal Sounded In Germany & Argentina
Mario Götze found net in the 113th minute to deliver Germany its fourth world cup. Above is the goal as called on German TV broadcaster Das Erste; below is the despondent call from Argentinian TV Pública. ...
Mike Aviles Makes Marvelous Throw To Gun Down Conor Gillaspie At First
Cleveland infielder Mike Aviles has only played a handful of games in left field in his career, but today's start gave him the chance to show off his arm in the second inning against the White Sox....
Every Univision ¡GOOOL! Of The World Cup, Ranked By Length
We've been fans of ESPN's excellent World Cup coverage, but for your money's worth it's tough to beat the live match broadcasts on Univision. Here's every goal scored thus far in the World Cup, stitched together into one very long ¡GOOOOOOOOOL!. Below you'll find a chart ranking every goal of the to...
Report: Isaiah Thomas To Suns In Sign-And-Trade
With LeBron's signing out of the way, the rest of the free agency dominoes are starting to fall like many predicted. ...
Why Your World Cup Stadium Sucks: Arena Castelão, Fortaleza
So I don't really know how to say this, but Arena Castelão was actually completed ahead of schedule and came in under budget. It makes me uncomfortable. ...