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The Prospective Designs For The Atlanta Falcons' New Stadium Are Crazy

The Atlanta Falcons are building a new stadium, and the Georgia World Congress Center has compiled a report with a few prospective designs and amenities that might be featured at the new stadium. They are crazy....

Watch This Meteorologist Hiccup His Way Through A Live Report

David Paul (hiccup!) is the chief meteorologist (hiccup!) at Houston's KHOU (hiccup!). He had a lot of detail (hiccup!) to cover during yesterday's (hiccup!) 5 p.m. broadcast (hiccup!). He nonetheless (hiccup!) managed (hiccup!) to tell his viewers (hiccup!) just what they needed to know (hiccup!) a...

The Brief Life And Complicated Death Of Tommy Lasorda's Gay Son

Originally published in the October 1992 issue of GQ, as "Tangled Up in Blue." A postscript from the author follows....

Matthew Shepard's Mother On Jason Collins's Tribute: "It Made Me Cry"

Sam Gardner of Fox Sports caught up with Matthew Shepard's parents to get their reaction to word that Jason Collins had worn No. 98 with the Celtics and Wizards last season as a quiet tribute to their son. As you might expect, they were quite touched by the gesture....

<em>Of Course</em> Bryce Harper Is In Favor Of The Wave

This season, an anti-wave movement has taken a foothold in the stands at Washington Nationals games. According to DC Sports Bog, The anti-wavers scored a victory at Saturday's game, but today brings a victory for the pro-wavers, who now have the support of Nats star Bryce Harper....

Former NBA Big Man Chris Gatling Accused Of Illegal House-Squatting

Move over, Robert Swift! There's a new ex-NBA big man in... a house he probably shouldn't be in. Today's is Chris Gatling, who played for eight teams from 1991 to 2002, and was even an all-star in 1997 with the Mavericks....

Patrick Kane's Middle Finger Is Ready For The Playoffs [Update: Doppelkaner]

Rest easy, Blackhawks fans. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin tonight, and Patrick Kane looks like for all the world like he's back to behaving like Patrick Kane, which is to say he and his middle finger were spotted at a bar in Lincoln Park the other night....

How Franz Lidz Landed The Jason Collins Scoop For His Former Magazine

Superagent Arn Tellem had a proposition for his longtime friend, magazine writer Franz Lidz. If an active NBA player wanted to come out of the closet, would Lidz be interested in the story?...

The Kings Stay Home, As The NBA Plays Sacramento Like A Fiddle

So that's that. After three years of very public courtship from Seattle, three years of fans preparing for the worst, the Kings will remain in Sacramento. Yet it's the NBA that got everything it could have wanted from this whole ghoulish process....

ESPN Says It Regrets Chris Broussard's Comments Were "A Distraction"

ESPN released the following statement about Chris Broussard's comments on OTL earlier today:...

More Martina on Jason Collins, over at Sports Illustrated: "Now that Jason Collins has come out, he is the proverbial 'game-changer.' One of the last bastions of homophobia has been challenged. How many LGBT kids, once closeted, are now more likely to pursue a team sport and won't be scared away by ...

Pitcher Throws At Batter Who Requests Timeout

That's Bryan Bullington pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan. Bryan Bullington is not about to suffer fools like Ryota Arai who call timeout when he's already started his wind up. ...

NBC Covers Famous Gay Athletes, Confuses Billy Beane For Billy Bean

Wait, that's what Moneyball was about?...

"And That's The Cubs? My Fuckin' Ass!": Lee Elia's Famous Rant Is 30

On April 29, 1983, the Cubs lost by a run to the Dodgers at Wrigley Field, dropping them to 5-14, last place in the National League East. Afterward, a reporter asked Cubs manager Lee Elia a question about fan support. Elia responded with an unrivaled fusillade of profanities....

Why Does It Matter If Jason Collins Is A "Bad" Pro Basketball Player?

Right behind the army of people congratulating Jason Collins for coming out today was a smaller army of dedicated wiseasses who were determined to remind you that Jason Collins has had a rather unremarkable 12-year NBA career....

ESPN's Chris Broussard Says Being Gay Is "An Open Rebellion To God"

Well, after ESPN had a fairly terrible morning covering the Jason Collins story, it looked like the network was making progress this afternoon: Smart news hour Outside The Lines would expand to a full hour to discuss the NBA player's announcement. Fantastic. ...

Mike Francesa Really Can't Stand This Jason Collins Story

Ugh, Mike Francesa thought. A gay player? Why do we have to talk abut this? Who cares? This is so stupid, a ploy by Sports Illustrated for some buzz:...

Here's Everything ESPN Covered Before Mentioning Jason Collins

The sports world blew up at a little after 11 a.m. this morning when Sports Illustrated posted its Jason Collins coming-out story. News takes a while to travel up to Bristol, apparently. How did ESPN cover it?...

#Humblebrag....

How <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Broke The Jason Collins Story

A little over four weeks ago, Sports Illustrated senior writer Franz Lidz heard from a player rep that his client was ready to come out of the closet. Lidz didn't know who, but he let SI's editor, Chris Stone, know early on March 31, a Sunday, that something was afoot....