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Korean Comic Strip Depicts KKK Chasing Dominican Baseball Player
On Sunday, Radhames Liz, a pitcher for the LG Twins in the KBO, hit Bae Young-seop in the head. Young-seop was taken away in an ambulance. Liz went on to retire the side on three strikeouts. Three Ks as it were. The next day an incredibly racist comic strip, by cartoonist Bounce Kim, was publishe...

Jim Mora Jr. Flips Out On Reporter Who Interrupts Him
Yesterday, UCLA Bruins player Nick Pasquale was killed in a car accident. Head coach Jim Mora Jr. spent some time eulogizing Pasquale during today's press conference, but was interrupted by a reporter in the room who was apparently talking loudly on his phone. Pro tip for that reporter: don't do th...

ASU Player Trips During Entrance, Repeatedly Gets Run Over
Just last week we were taken by the "Tillman Tunnel," the newest addition to Sun Devil Stadium. But we didn't realize that things didn't go so well once they got onto the field....

Guy Holding Baby Catches Foul Ball, Nearly Falls Over Row Of Seats
Yes, we know we said it's probably time to move on from showing videos of fans catching baseballs while holding babies. But we're making one last exception for this guy in San Francisco who catches a baseball while holding both a baby and a diaper bag....

I Was A Stud High School Baseball Player
Picture of me as a stud high school baseball player, spring on 1985. Look at the classical form, the powerful sense of calm. Textbook isn't it?...

Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all (Just A Guy At Oxford)
Bill Bradley's Princeton days were famously covered by John McPhee. Later, Bradley wrote books himself, notably Life on the Run. Lesser known but still intriguing is Jack Mann's 1966 SI bonus piece on Bradley at Princeton: ...

Unnamed Sources Don't Get More Pointless Than This
Exclusive! Must credit PFT! Professional athlete excited for sporting event!...

Manzielotry: "CBS Sports has added an extra camera that will focus solely on Texas A&M quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. ... 'The one analogy I can make in terms of covering someone is we obviously spent four years covering Tim Tebow at Florida,' said Silver." [SI.com]...

America's Game
Baseball Card Vandals is killin' it for the start of the NFL season. ...

The Latest Korean First Pitch Involved A Bow And Arrow
South Korean Olympic archer Ki Bo-Bae entered the Hall of Bizarre Korean First Pitches when she "threw" her pitch using a bow and arrow. She was relatively accurate for someone shooting a baseball-tipped arrow....

Down, Set...Hike
Looking through some old papers this weekend I found these two drawings I did when I was a teenager. Copied from Sports Illustrated. Not sure the year but must have been 1984-85. ...

Chad Johnson Is Now Dishing Out Fantasy Football Advice On TV
For anyone wondering what Chad Johnson's up to now, he's on CBS Sports Network giving fantasy advice. At least Chad's capitalizing on his best asset: talking....

Arkansas State Penalized For Not Knowing How To Contrast Colors
Before the first offensive play of Saturday's Arkansas State-Auburn game, the Red Wolves were penalized 15 yards for their heinous uniforms....

I Held Up The "Hi Lizzy Seeberg" Sign On ESPN's <em>GameDay</em>. Here's Why.
On Saturday morning there was one sign visible on College GameDay that stood out from the usual fare of good-natured ribbing and outraged a lot of folks online. It read, simply, "Hi Lizzy Seeberg." The reaction was unanimous. "Stay classy, Michigan" and "subhuman" were among the responses. Later in ...

Offensive Lineman Scores Touchdown In Our Favorite Football Play Ever
We love Fat Guy Touchdowns. This is the ultimate Fat Guy Touchdown....

High School Football Team's Bus Bursts Into Flames
On the way to play under some Friday night lights, Central Catholic's J.V. team bus caught fire and was quickly engulfed in flames during rush-hour traffic last night. ...

South Carolina Assistant Coaches Fight On Sidelines During Game
S-E-C! S-E-C!...

Baylor Returns Fumble 91 Yards Against Other Hapless Team From Buffalo
Buffalo was this close to cutting the first-half deficit against Baylor to 22 and really making a game of things. Then Sam Holl strip-sacked Joe Licata at the 10-yard line and Bryce Hager picked it up and rumbled and slashed his way 91 yards into the endzone. ...

<i>SI</i>: OK State Hostesses "Providing Sex" To Football Recruits
Sports Illustrated has been investigating the Oklahoma State football program and has uncovered the exact kind of activities one would expect from an investigation into a major college football program. SI has not yet published its full accounting but The Oklahoman has several details, including coa...