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BBC Slopestyle Announcers Prove The U.S. Holds No Monopoly On Homerism
Coming into Sochi, the Great Britain national Olympic team had never won a medal on the snow at the Winter Games, going 0-56 in the events throughout history. That changed today when Bristol snowboarder Jenny Jones earned bronze in slopestyle. Her performance—good enough to put her, at the moment, i...
"Go Back To Africa" Twitter Rumor Becomes Marcus Smart Story Canon
In the overnight hours after Marcus Smart shoved a fan in Lubbock at the end of Saturday's Oklahoma State-Texas Tech game, speculation ran wild about what might have provoked the Cowboys superstar guard to react in such a way. By morning, the narrative had been forged: Red Raiders superfan Jeff Or...
The Non-Skier's Guide To Ski Racing (And Ski Crashing)
Olympic skiing began this morning—men's downhill, airing on tape delay at 11 a.m.—and if you're like most viewers, you either watch the sport with quadrennial befuddlement or you change the channel entirely. As a former ski racer, and someone who started scooting around on skis at about the same tim...
Oklahoma State Star Marcus Smart Shoves Opposing Fan In Texas Tech Loss
One of college basketball's top players is in hot water after shoving a Texas Tech superfan late in Oklahoma State's loss to Texas Tech in Lubbock....
Promoter Calls Off George Zimmerman-DMX Fight
The man behind the George Zimmerman-DMX fight announced that he has cancelled the bout. Earlier today, Damon Feldman revealed on Twitter that he made the decision to forego "a lot of money" because people's feelings mean more to him than money....
Team U.S.A. Has Its First Gold Medal And The Pictures Are Awesome
Sage Kotsenburg won America its first gold today in Snowboard Men's Slopestyle and, as you might imagine, a human flying through the air in front of snowcapped mountains is wonderful eye candy. ...
U.S. Bobsledder Gets Locked In Bathroom, Destroys Door To Escape
What is going on with these Sochi bathrooms, man? Johnny Quinn, a pusher on the U.S. bobsled team, had an appearance on The Today Show this morning but before that, he had to take a shower. The door somehow locked or got jammed while he was in there so he was trapped inside the bathroom without a ph...
Paper Tiger
Dig this excerpt from Stanley Woodward's classic memoir, "Paper Tiger." It concerns Red Smith and the great horse racing columnist, Joe Palmer:...
Death Of A Playmate
The good people over at Longform present Teresa Carptenter's 1980 Village Voice profile, "Death of a Playmate." First time it's appeared online:...
Here's Bob Costas Saying "Pussy Riot" Over And Over
This is Bob Costas saying "Pussy Riot" a whole bunch. Enjoy....
The Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks
On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks walked all over the Denver Broncos, 43-8, to win Super Bowl XLVIII. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 206 yards, ran for 26 more, threw two touchdowns, and made National Football League history. He became the second African-American quarterback ever to st...
Meet The Underdogs Of The U.S. Figure Skating Team
The figure skating competition is already underway in Sochi, and I have to break the bad news to you: For the first time in years, no American man or woman is expected to seriously vie for an individual gold medal. Which doesn't mean this won't still be the most fascinating, nerve-wracking competiti...
Pete Carroll Is The Future
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. ...
What's The Deal With Bob Costas's Eye?
This morning, a reader wrote in to alert us to Bob Costas's appearance on this morning's episode of the Today Show. The reader wanted to know what the hell was going on with Costas's left eye, which appeared to be all kinds of messed up. So we reached out to Costas, looking for an answer....
Slopestyle Matryoshka Doll Lets 'Boarders 50/25/12.5/6.25/3.125 Grind
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Hey! The Olympics Have Started
Though the opening ceremony doesn't begin for another day, today has already seen the start of qualification in the men's and women's slopestyle snowboarding, and in a little bit, women's moguls and the first parts of the new team figure skating competition. ...
No, Pete Carroll Doesn't Have A "9/11" Tattoo On His Wrist
One photo taken immediately after Super Bowl XLVIII shows an unidentified Seattle Seahawk—with a "9/11" tattoo on his wrist—holding the Lombardi Trophy. One tipster asked if the ink belonged to head coach Pete Carroll, which would be interesting, considering his thoughts on the September 11th attack...
Marshawn Lynch Reaches For A Bottle Of Fireball At The Seahawks Parade
This picture was sent to us by a reader who saw it pop up on his Facebook feed. According to the description added by the person who took the picture, that is Marshawn Lynch reaching for a bottle of Fireball while riding on the front of the duck boat during his team's Super Bowl parade....
The Super Bowl, Reenacted With Legos
These things are never as cool as they seem like they should be. But I bet something like 100,000 man-hours went into making this, so the least you could do is watch some of their video. [Guardian]...
<em>Game Of Thrones</em> And Nutella Ads: How The Super Bowl Looked In Austria
We've barely withheld our admiration for Austria's love of the NFL, and official network PULS4 gave the Super Bowl its full attention on Sunday—complete with lengthy pre-game show, halftime analysis, and, yes, Super Bowl ads. Oh, and they updated that awesome Game of Thrones-themed intro for the gam...