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A Tribute to Bill Eppridge

Dig SI's tribute to the late Bill Eppridge. ...

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: Annotated

Over at the Neiman Storyboard, Elon Green talks to Gay Talese about Talese's classic Esquire story, "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold." ...

Son Surprises His Dad With Bengals Tickets; Dad Gets All Weepy

Until today, I never thought that the Cincinnati Bengals were capable of bringing their fans to tears of joy instead of sorrow. But that's exactly what happened when one Giants fan surprised his father, a lifelong Bengals fan, with airfare and tickets to an upcoming Jets-Bengals game at Paul Brown ...

The Mourning Anchor

What is it the poet said? Like muffled drums, our hearts beat a funeral march to the grave. And so it is that Bryant Gumbel, a man who is nothing if not prepared, keeps a list of his pallbearers....

Report: Angry Texans Fans Go To Matt Schaub's House To Harass Him [Update]

You're not a nutcase, so I probably don't need to tell you, but: Don't fucking do what these Texans fans reportedly did....

Victor Martinez's shot in the seventh inning was reviewed by the umpires and upheld, as it was determined that the ball would have cleared the yellow line even if these two jabronis didn't try to grab at it. The home run tied the game at four. [@CJZero]...

Pacman Jones acquitted: A judge in Hamilton County, Ohio, found the Bengals cornerback not guilty of misdemeanor assault. Jones had been accused of hitting a woman outside a Cincinnati bar back in June. The judge determined Jones had reacted after the woman came at him with a beer bottle. [PFT]...

What if the NHL played an NFL-style season? We did this last week with basketball and baseball, but a reader noted the omission* and did some number crunching of his own. Good news for the Rangers and Flyers! [Mitchell's Blog]...

Reporter Alan Schwarz Changed The NFL; He's Here To Talk Concussions

We're joined now by New York Times enterprise reporter Alan Schwarz. Best known for his groundbreaking work on football's concussion crisis, he also wrote a terrific history of the role of statistics in baseball, and is a regular recipient of warm holiday greetings from Roger Goodell. Have questions...

Here Are Some Clips Of LeBron And The Heat's Video Shoot To Laugh At

The Miami Heat are shooting footage for the team's pregame introduction video today, and someone has been posting behind-the-scenes clips on the team's Instagram page. We owe a debt of gratitude to that someone, because he or she has graced us with clips like this one:...

Less Awesome Map: The Provinces Of Canada, By Regional Sport

A reply to "Awesome Map: The United States Of America, By Regional Sport," by Carrie Hunt and the Spoonerisms....

Join us at 5:00 Eastern for a chat with Alan Schwarz, the New York Times reporter whose groundbreaking work on the NFL's concussion crisis should have won him a Pulitzer. He'll be here to talk about League of Denial and whatever else comes up....

Report: Injured Julio Jones Could Be Done For The Season

The Falcons' season just keeps going from bad to worse. Last night's loss to the Jets at home dropped them to 1-4, and now there's this:...

What Did Craig Kimbrel Say To His Bullpen Coach? We Asked A Lipreader [Update]

Much criticism has landed on Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez since the Braves' miserable exit last night from the National League playoffs. Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel, the game's best reliever, was warm and ready in the bullpen, but Gonzalez says he never gave thought to bringing his closer in ear...

Another Raccoon Runs Wild In Stands During Bengals Game

Raccoons apparently cannot get enough of Paul Brown Stadium. For the second year in a row, here's a raccoon scurrying around the stands during a Bengals game. ...

Sir Bam Bam

There are 23 large iron lamps affixed to the ceiling. The tints of neon light they throw down into the indoor batting cage, a concrete room tucked deep into the guts of Yankee Stadium, vary according to when they were last smashed out by errant balls and replaced. Under these lights, largely out of ...

Penn State has settled claims with 19 victims who say they've been abused by Jerry Sandusky, according to lawyers for those victims. [AP]...

Report: Braves Players Boycotted Chipper Jones's First Pitch

Christ, could the Atlanta Braves get any more annoying? Baseball's fun police reportedly added another name to their "People Who Don't Respect The Game And/Or The Atlanta Braves And All That They Stand For" list, and that name happens to belong to Braves legend Chipper Jones....

Chart: How Does Your NFL Team Stack Up On Offense and Defense?

Over at Advanced NFL Stats, Brian Burke has put together a great visualization plotting the offensive and defensive performance of the league's 32 teams. It's nothing too complicated—basically a NYMag Approval Matrix for football—but it reveals a lot about the state of the NFL through Week 5....

Want To Buy Some Vintage Condoms With Ted Williams's Face On Them?

Take a look at what is likely National Hygenic's most infamous product: a brand of condoms released in the 1950s that were unwittingly endorsed by Ted Williams. And now you can own a pack for just $99....