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Charlie Weis On KU: “Have You Looked At That Pile Of Crap Out There?”
Did last year's 1-11 season—dare we say it!—humble Charlie Weis? Answer: Maybe!...

The Cast Of <em>The Sandlot</em> Had A Reunion
You want to feel old? Like, really freaking old? This photo should do. Top row, left to right: that's Yeah-Yeah, Ham, Squints, and Timmy Timmons....

Here's Another NSFW Cake That Brent Grimes Got For His Birthday
Earlier today, we showed you the very NSFW cake that Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes got for his 30th birthday. Now, someone has sent us a picture of a cake that we are told Grimes got on his 29th birthday. It looks like pornographic cakes are kind of his thing. Scroll down if you want to see the u...

One Ohio State Player Dismissed From Team, Other Arrested
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that top Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde has been dismissed from the team by head coach Urban Meyer. Hyde was reportedly named as a person of interest in a case regarding a woman who was assaulted in a Columbus bar this weekend. At this point, Hyde has not been...

Albert Pujols Gets Robbed At The Wall, Tries To Undress Bartolo Colon
In the seventh inning of yesterday's Athletics-Angels game, Albert Pujols sent a Bartolo Colon fastball deep into center field. Unfortunately for Pujols, Chris Young was there to snatch away what very well may have been a home run. That's when Pujols decided that Colon's jersey needed to pay the pri...

It's Something More
Chris Jones delivers a good one for ESPN the Magazine:...

Opening Day At Fenway Park
Our man George Kimball on Opening Day at Fenway Park circa 1971:...

Ex-Oakland Basketball Players Claim Coach Gave Them Eating Disorders
Beckie Francis, the former Oakland University women's basketball coach, was fired last month without much explanation. Now, three former players—and others off the record—have come forth to the Detroit Free Press and accused Francis of intimidating them, criticizing their bodies and pushing them to ...

Ceremonial Skydiver Crashes Into Baseball Player
The music kills me. It really adds to the scene as anticipation mounts. ...

Watch Dwyane Wade's Ex-Wife Make Her Case On Chicago's Streets
There's now video of Dwyane Wade's ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, ranting about child support and judges and such. h/t Wayne Dade...

Sunday Sermon: Al Green, Greg Maddux, And The Power Of Softness
Greg Maddux used to talk about throwing softer rather than harder when he was in a tight spot. Back in August of 2004, Mark Prior told Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci:...

Johnny Manziel's Manning Camp Saga: MIA Friday Night, Caught Lying?
At SEC Media Days, Johnny Manziel blamed his cell phone and A.J. McCarron for oversleeping and arriving late to a Manning Passing Academy last Saturday. The site that broke the original story is now reporting McCarron couldn't have woken Manziel up—because Johnny Football didn't sleep in their room...

The Tony Pena Story
Here's Joe Posnanski's Tony Pena story. It originally ran in the Kansas City Star back in 2003. Joe reprinted it on his blog in 2010:...

Here's Jim Carrey On A School Bus With A High School Baseball Team
So last Tuesday, Iowa's Pella High School baseball team played their final game of the regular season against Fairfield. They got smoked, 7-1. After their loss, they stopped at a Fairfield Burger King for ice cream. This is where our story begins....
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8-Year-Old Dies After Being Struck By Baseball [UPDATE]
Dylan Williams was at practice for his Little League youth all-star team on Tuesday night when he was hit in the neck with a baseball. He fell to the ground and never got up....

Dwyane Wade's Ex-Wife Is Having A Meltdown In Downtown Chicago
A tipster just sent along the picture you see above. That's Dwyane Wade's ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, in the middle of what appears to be some kind of meltdown. Our tipster tells us that he briefly overheard Funches ranting about "$90 million contracts" and "houses on the water." Earlier this month...

FIU Football Coach: Sorry Our Players Were Stripping On A Family Beach
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Nate Robinson Signed A Baby
That headline probably doesn't look as odd as it should, because Nate Robinson is awesome. The free-agent guard made an appearance at Vegas summer league yesterday, and he went ahead and signed this baby. Because that's the kind of thing that one does at Vegas summer league....
