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Ex-Sabres Coach Joins Team That Ruined Everything For Sabres
Fun sports town, Buffalo, isn't it? Its football team—which has never won a Super Bowl—keeps trying to run off to Toronto, and its hockey team—which has never won a Stanley Cup—hit rock bottom earlier this year....
Bitter and Beat by the Heat
Eliot Asinof is most famous for writing Eight Men Out. (He is less famous for once being married to Marlon Brando’s sister.) Asinof played minor league ball in the Phillies system for three years before World War II. His first book Man on Spikes was published in 1955 and to my mind is one of the bes...
Your Nats-Fan-Reading-At-The-Game Update
Here we have an un-sideburned Nats fan dutifully continuing the Nats-fans-reading-stuff-at-a-baseball-game trend for which they have become world famous. ...
Brawling And Boozing With The Rats Of Yankee Stadium
Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, edited by yours truly, is out in paperback now. To celebrate, here's an essay from the late George Kimball. It's about Yankee Stadium II, Billy Martin, finks and phonies, brawling, and, of course, drinking with Bill "Spaceman" Lee....
The Fan Who Wasn't There
Ten years ago I interviewed my former employer Ethan Coen about baseball. As a man of few words it was a terse but revealing conversation. ...
Here's How The WNBA's No. 2 All-Time Scorer Announces Her Retirement
Here's a snippet of a Twitter conversation that the New York Liberty's Katie Smith, who is the No. 2 all-time scorer in WNBA history, had with one of her followers last month:...
Now Mike Florio Is Getting In Twitter Fights With NFL Mascots
Resident NBC/ProFootballTalk moron and supposed NFL maven Mike Florio took his lifelong itinerary of bad decisions to a new level last night, getting into Twitter beef with Jaguars mascot Jaxson de Ville. ...
Johnny Manziel Was All Pissed Off Because Of A Parking Ticket
When Johnny Manziel said something something on Twitter something something bullshit something something he can't wait to leave College Station something something, the world wanted to know what was bugging him before he deleted his words....
Feedbag: What The Hell Do I Feed A Fussy Eater?
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected] wit...
Texas A&M Initially Suspended Johnny Manziel After His 2012 Arrest
The Dallas Morning News reports that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel faced a season-long suspension after a June 2012 arrest for a role in a barroom brawl, and had the suspension been upheld, Manziel would have transferred from College Station....
Calling Ray Allen's Shot A Miracle Is An Insult To Ray Allen
Here's how Ray Allen explained his shooting approach to SBNation's Paul Flannery a few days before hitting the shot of his career with five seconds to go in Game 6:...
Manny Ramirez Is Leaving Taiwan
After three months as the single most popular person in Taiwan, Manny Ramirez will leave the EDA Rhinos by week's end. Weep not, Manny fans, because he's probably headed for the greener, more lucrative pastures of Japan....
No-Headband LeBron Is The Best LeBron
If the Heat raise another championship banner to the rafters, perhaps it'll be because LeBron James's hairline got up there first....
The Best Thing About These Finals: There Are No Goats
When Game 1 of the NBA finals ended, we expressed a hope that this series would last forever. What we've ended up with is the next best thing: seven games, with last night's overtime, instant-classic, scare-the-cat-and-wake-up-the-neighbors thriller setting up a finale on Thursday that will be the c...
The MLB Rulebook Makes No Sense And You Will Fail This Quiz On It
Yet another reason we love Jayson Stark with all our hearts: Today, he tackles the labyrinthine MLB rulebook, and gives a 10-question quiz to players, coaches, and media members. They didn't do so hot....
The Mighty Reggie Has Stuck Out Vs. Reggie's Revenge
The Yankees and Dodgers are scheduled to play a two-game series in the Bronx starting tonight (if the weather permits). Nice job by SI.com's Jay Jaffe today recalling the 1978 World Series and Game 2's classic final out when Bob Welch whiffed Mr. October. Featured is the following take on "Casey at ...
San Jose Sues MLB For Not Letting The A's Move
San Jose is ready for the A's. They've got a plot of land. They're willing to finance a new stadium. Hell, there's already a stadium naming rights deal waiting. But nothing can happen until the Giants sign off or MLB gets off its ass, neither of which seem immediately likely. So it's lawsuit time....