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Infographic: Where Is ESPN The Magazine Hiding Athletes’ Naughty Bits?
The 2013 Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine hit newsstands last Friday, managing its typical trick of publishing sultry near-nudes while simultaneously patting the reader on the back for admiring the athletic form (just like the ancient Greeks!)....
MLB Player Puts Ketchup On Hot Dog, Outrage Ensues
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Jimmy Fallon's Interview With “Michael Jordan” Is Surprisingly Funny
This is the kind of bit that has the potential to be gimmicky and unfunny, but Fallon and Kristen Wiig have the comedic timing that's necessary to make a five-minute interview with "Michael Jordan" worth watching. Also, it's pretty hard not to laugh at that bald cap....
Here's Matt Harvey Asking New Yorkers What They Think Of Matt Harvey
Jimmy Fallon got Matt Harvey to do some man-on-the-street interviews with one goal: ask New Yorkers their thoughts on Matt Harvey. It goes exactly how you'd expect and it's just good, clean fun. Plus, it's always good to put a few dents in the myth of the Savvy New Yorker. ...
Raiders Fan “Dr. Death” Campaigns For New Stadium At Public Meeting
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority held a meeting today to discuss the economic feasibility of funding a new stadium that would keep the Raiders in Oakland for the foreseeable future. The meeting included time for concerned citizens to make public comments, and one Raiders superfan took f...
Ex-NFL Player Charged With Leaving Toddler In Car At Strip Club
Former University of Florida linebacker Monty Grow, who later played two NFL seasons as a defensive back for the Chiefs and Jaguars, faces a child abuse charge after allegedly leaving a 3-year-old girl in his car while he hung out at a strip club....
The Sportswriter Who Left Her Job After Finding A Million Dollars
You may remember Selena Roberts from her days at The New York Times, where she became notorious for her crusading columns about the Duke lacrosse rape case. Or maybe you know her from her stint as a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, where she was part of the rotation that replaced Rick Reilly in...
Jeffery Taylor's Poster Dunk Is The Highlight Of Summer League
You've probably never heard of Jeffery Taylor, because Jeffery Taylor is a second-year role player for the Charlotte Bobcats. Well, now he's also the guy who detonated Aron Baynes with this spectacular dunk during a summer league game over the weekend. Now you know....
The American Male At Age Ten
From the most-talented Susan Orlean:...
The Movie Love Bookshelf
Here’s a good read for the movie nerd in your life. Thomson is a lot of fun to read even when you don’t agree with him....
Teenager Jordan Spieth Finally Wins PGA Tour Event
Here's something to remember if you played 18 this weekend: 19-year-old Jordan Spieth won his first PGA Tour event on Sunday, outlasting David Hearn and 2007 Masters champ Zach Johnson at the John Deere Classic. And it was arguably a long time coming for Spieth. (P.S.: You're so old.)...
This Long-Range Volley Might Win MLS Goal Of The Year
The Houston Dynamo visited the New England Revolution yesterday in MLS play. Houston won 2-1, which is fine, but what's really worth talking about is this filthy, filthy 25-yard volley from midfielder Adam Moffat to give the Dynamo the 1-0 lead....
Not Everyone Is Turning Their Backs On Aaron Hernandez
Apparently this would have been at the Pouncey brothers' birthday party last night, which NFL beat writer Omar Kelly attended unironically/journalistically:...
<em>USA Today</em> Article On Zimmerman Verdict Quotes A “Howie Felterbush”
Here's the original article, which we're assuming was reported by a former KTVU employee. ...
Excited Children Take Photo With Their Favorite Nashville Predators
Yesterday was Predators community day, as Preds prospects fanned out to area schools, food banks and hospitals. A good time was had by all, except perhaps these two....
Bill O'Brien, Penn State Trustees Hold Private Meeting In Plain Sight
Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien wants the university to consider a proposal to ask the NCAA to modify the heavy sanctions against Nittany Lions. O'Brien also considers lawsuits like the ones filed by Pennsylvania's governor, a state senator, and the Paterno family to be detrimental to that ca...
Local Reporter Hilariously Demonstrates How To Survive A Bear Attack
The good folks at WJAR in Providence, R.I., do not want you to get eaten by a bear. So they sent Julie Tremmel and a cameraman out into a dark field and had them film a very helpful guide to surviving a bear attack. The key to survival appears to be making crazy eyes....