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Bobby Valentine Fell Off His Bicycle Into A Waterlogged Ditch
Bobby Valentine was riding his bicycle around the Central Park Reservoir and then—what do you know—he fell into a ditch:...
13 Years After Safeco Field Opens, The Mariners Move The Fences In
The Mariners announced today that they're moving the fences in at Safeco Field. 13-year-old Safeco Field. The same Safeco Field where Ken Griffey and Bret Boone and Edgar Martinez played. The stadium that hosted Cal Ripken's last All-Star Game. Weird, right? But it's actually the thing to do now....
Mike McQueary Has Filed A $4 Million Lawsuit Against Penn State
Mike McQueary, the former Penn State assistant football coach who witnessed Jerry Sandusky touching a boy in the school's football building shower 11 years ago, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university, accusing it of defamation and misrepresentation. He's seeking $4 million plus dam...
Ben Sheets Will Pitch Tomorrow, Then Never Again
Today, Ben Sheets announced that he will start for the Braves tomorrow against the Pirates, and then retire. Tomorrow will mark Sheets's fifthninth start for the Braves this season after missing nearly two calendar years with a torn flexor in his pitching elbow....
JaVale McGee Explains His Odd Tweeting Style
The Denver Nuggets media day was yesterday, and one reporter took the opportunity to ask JaVale McGee some questions that really matter. Thanks to Nate Kreckman of ESPN Radio's Denver affiliate, we now know why JaVale only tweets through the use of self-referential retweets:...
Watch Kevin Love Hit A Baseball Into The Upper Deck
The video below comes from a local Fox affiliate in Minnesota, and it shows Kevin Love taking batting practice before a Twins game last Friday. And wouldn't you know it, Kevin Love is pretty damn good hitter. He's got a smooth swing for a guy who's 6-9 and doesn't play professional baseball, and th...
Curt Schilling Is Trying To Sell His Massachusetts Home Again
The new season of 30 for 30 kicks off tonight with Broke, a look at pro athletes' penchants for burning through their fortunes. One of them is Curt Schilling, whose video game company not only went bankrupt, but blew tens of millions of dollars worth of shady taxpayer-funded loans. So it's maybe coi...
The Two Common Fallacies That Explain Why NFL Coaches Punt On Fourth Down
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Ukrainian Soccer Fan Chokes Referee In Crazy Attack During Match
We love us a good idiot on the field video as much as anyone. But it's not always fun and games....
How A Career Ends: Jay Bell Homered Off A Hall Of Famer In His First At-Bat, Flied Out In His Last
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: former major-league infielder Jay Bell, who scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. ...
Alabama Teabagger Gets Two Years In Prison
Brian Downing, arrested for teabagging an LSU Tigers fan in a restaurant on Bourbon Street after last year's BCS Championship game, pled guilty to two obscenity charges today and will serve a two-year jail sentence. He was able to avoid a trial and more extensive jail time by reaching a plea deal wi...
Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 5
Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using to highlight plays, so here's the best runs from...
The Denver Nuggets Unveiled New Alternate Jerseys In Your Local Business Park Conference Room
The dropped ceiling. The fluorescent lighting. The undeniable look of flesh without a soul. This is a random Monday afternoon, maybe an hour or two after lunch, in InterCorp, Ltd. with offices in Anytown, USA. And this is where the Denver Nuggets gave the world a look at their new alternate jerseys...
Mark Cuban: No One In The NBA Would Stop A Franchise From Moving To Seattle
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Cubes thinks it's a matter of time before the Sonics return to Seattle....
Dallas Braden, Anti-Crime Crusader, Told Police "I'm A Multi-Millionaire And I Pitch For The Oakland A's. I Pay Your Fucking Salary."
A's pitcher Dallas Braden caused a scene at a public meeting last week, brandishing a baseball bat and yelling about the high crime and lax police response in his hometown of Stockton, Calif. He said his grandmother had been robbed, he had been assaulted in his car, and enough was enough—he's moving...
Photoshop Contest: Brandon Lloyd's Touchdown Grin
We've already alerted you to the awesomeness of this photo, but we also think that it could used to create something even greater. That's where you, your twisted sense of humor, and your mean Photoshop skills come in....
Former Ohio State Football Star Jim Stillwagon Allegedly Shot Someone In The Head
Ohio State football legend Jim Stillwagon was arrested and charged with felonious assault in connection with a road rage incident on Sunday. Stillwagon got into an altercation with Richard Mattingly, the result of which was Stillwagon shooting Mattingly in the head....
LeBron James Is Now Being Used To Sell Heroin
That's according to the Philadelphia Daily News, which said cops in suburban Upper Darby busted a "major heroin dealer" who possessed 140 packets of the stuff—all of it marked with LeBron's name and the image of a dunking basketball player:...
Here's Brandon Lloyd Smiling For The Camera While Diving For A Touchdown
Patriots receiver Brandon Lloyd seems to be auditioning for his own Old Spice commercial in this photo. He'll be a strong 2012 candidate to lead the league in smiles....