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No, DeMarcus Lawrence Will <i>Not</i> Apologize For Gently Roasting Wee Giants FanOf course, there’s the very sweet and good genre of fan-athlete interaction: kids meeting their heroes and melting down for lack of ability to regulate emotions. But there’s also the equally enjoyable, if perversely so, category of athletes dunking mercilessly on children....

Did Cal Ripken Jr. Sign This Painting Of An Oriole By John Wayne Gacy?For those of you clamoring for the autographs of both a serial killer and a Baseball Hall of Famer, here’s a way to, well, kill two birds with one stone. You can buy this “original acrylic painting of an Oriole by John Wayne Gacy, which prominently features the autograph of Cal Ripken Jr.” for $9,99...

Mets Fan Beats Chris Sale In Rock-Paper-Scissors, Wins AutographChris Sale didn’t pitch today against the Mets, but he did have time for a little pregame rock-paper-scissors with an autograph-seeking Mets fan. My man lost, like the White Sox have in his last two starts, and he graciously signed the autograph....

Please Be Careful When Reaching For A Steph Curry Autograph

Or else you might end up at the bottom of a big pile of rabid Jazz fans....

Joe Theismann Says He Did Not Tell A Man Looking For An Autograph To Grow Some Tits

On Nov. 2, someone on Twitter claimed that his uncle asked former Skins quarterback Joe Theismann for an autograph, and Theismann told the man to grow some tits. Wow, that’s harsh. Did Joe really do that? He responded today:...

Pete Rose Is Leaving The World Series To Go Sign Autographs In Las Vegas

Did you like Pete Rose’s commentary work during the World Series? Well, either way, he didn’t work last night’s Game 4, and you won’t have a chance to see him work any more games for Fox. As it turns out, Rose left the booth rather suddenly—in the middle of the World Series—due to a “prior commitmen...

Michael Jordan While Signing An Autograph For Obama: Pfffffft, Fuck It

Okay, so there is no way to know for sure whether, "Pffffft, fuck it," is what Michael Jordan said to himself while misspelling Barack Obama's name on a birthday present for the goddamn President of the United States, but you wouldn't put it past him, would you?...

Kolten Wong Autographs Baseball With Nonexistent Bible Verse

Reader Chad sent along a photo of his friend's baseball, autographed by Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong. Under his signature, Wong referenced a Bible verse: "Psalms 3:16." That verse does not exist....

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Signed Babe Ruth Baseball: $100, Or Best Offer

If you are in the market for a classic piece of baseball memorabilia, might we suggest this baseball signed by none other than the Bambino himself, Buld...Luly? ...

by Sean Newell|

|Sun Aug 24 2014

John Lackey Traded A Babe Ruth Autographed Ball For His Uniform Number

Save for a brief stint alongside Victor Martinez, John Lackey has worn No. 41 his entire professional life. But ahead of the deadline, he was traded to the Cardinals, who already had a No. 41 in reliever Pat Neshek. Favorite numbers don't come cheap....

by Barry Petchesky|

|Wed Aug 20 2014

If You Want Athletes' Autographs, Invite Them To Your Wedding

Here's an RSVP posted on Reddit this morning, in which Peyton Manning regretfully declined to attend a fan's wedding. Such a polite young man!...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Tue Dec 03 2013

Martin Truex Jr. Sounds Like A Pretty OK Guy

We received this email from reader Philip, about a run-in last week with a certain NASCAR driver:...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Fri Nov 08 2013

Former Chiefs Coach Todd Haley Autographs Bar Napkin: "Chiefs Suck!!"

A reader named Joe sent this our way. It's an autograph he got on a bar napkin from Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley. Joe explained what happened in an email. This is that story, unedited. Be warned: There are no heroes here. There's a guy being a dick to Haley, and Haley being a dick right...

by Dom Cosentino|

|Wed Sep 11 2013

An autograph hound like you've never heard of: Meet the man who's on a quest to get the autograph of as many world leaders as possible. [Grantland]...

by Tom Ley|

|Wed Aug 28 2013

A&M Chancellor Blasts Darren Rovell, Declares Johnny Manziel Innocent

Big-time college football! Where a university system chancellor can be indistinguishable from a Paul Finebaum caller. Administrator John Sharp sent out a bizarre screed that decried the biased and untrustworthy media, and declared Johnny Manziel innocent of all the allegations against him, before ad...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Fri Aug 23 2013

Can I Have Your Autograph?

Ray Robinson? Terrific guy—great guy, in fact. ...

by Alex Belth|

|Wed Aug 07 2013

Dwayne Bowe seems to have a very strong relationship with the ladies who work at his dentist's office....

by Tom Ley|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

This Is How You Sign A Picture Of Ray Lewis Trying To Tackle You

This comes to us from reader Andrew, whose friend received this autographed photo from former Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Pete Mitchell. I doubt Mitchell signed too many autographs throughout his eight-year career, but it looks like when he did get the opportunity to do so, he made it count....

by Tom Ley|

|Fri May 24 2013

Josh Hamilton Gives Weird Autographs

Josh Hamilton tossed this autographed ball to one lucky fan in the right field bleachers during last night's Angels-A's game. It's kind of weird....

by Tom Ley|

|Tue Apr 30 2013

Dale Murphy Once Got A Lame Autograph From Richard Nixon

Yesterday, former Atlanta Braves star and beloved-by-the-internet old dude Dale Murphy decided to celebrate President's Day by showing his Twitter followers a picture of one of his prized pieces of memorabilia: a baseball with Richard Nixon's autograph on it. The autograph reads, "To Dale Murphy, f...

by Tom Ley|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

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