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When To Stop A Fight

On Nov. 2, heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov fought 10 hard rounds against "Irish" Mike Perez at Madison Square Garden. Today, Abdusalamov sits in a bed in Roosevelt Hospital, in a medically induced coma. It's worth reflecting on when fights should be stopped....

Tough-Guy Boxing Referee Stops Bout To Threaten Fighters With Fines

Tonight's super middleweight bout between Andre Ward and Edwin Rodriguez got weird when referee Jack Reiss called a lengthy time-out to lecture the boxers about how to behave themselves and "knock that shit off."...

Best Redhead In NBA History? Bill Russell.

Your day will be instantly brightened if you just assume that Ron Boone answers all questions with "Bill Russell."...

Charles Barkley On Using "Nigga": White America Doesn't Get To Decide

Well, if we wanted a National Conversation, we sure do have one now! Last night, Charles Barkley said his piece about the use of "nigga." This was brought on most directly by Matt Barnes's tweets, in which he expressed his frustration with standing up for his "niggas" only to be fined for it by the...

Report: MLB's A-Rod Witch Hunt Hamstrung A State Investigation

There are already plenty of reasons to call bullshit on Major League Baseball's crusade against Alex Rodriguez, but here's another one....

Chart: A "Family Tree" Of American Whiskeys and Bourbons

You're probably aware that most popular beers come from just a few massive parent companies, but do you know who's making that delicious bourbon you're into? The chart above—an excerpt from Colin Spoelman and David Haskell's new book The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining that they p...

How Branch Rickey Invented Modern Baseball

Excerpted from Dollar Sign on the Muscle, named by Sports Illustrated one of the top 100 sports books of all time; postscript by Sam Miller. You can read more about the new Baseball Prospectus edition of the book here, or buy it in paperback or as an e-book....

Lady-Punching Jets Fan's Lawyer: "They Should All Have A Beer Together"

Attorneys representing Kurt Paschke and Jaclyn Nugent appeared in court yesterday to review some additional footage of a brawl that took place last month at Met Life stadium, which ended with Paschke punching Nugent in the face. The footage doesn't seem to have offered much more insight into who ins...

The Albert And Albert Blues

Albert Brooks tells the jokes. Albert King plays the licks. ...

Hawaii's Throwback Football Uniforms Have Rainbows, Are Excellent

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors now have awesome uniforms to match their revived name. They'll be wearing these throwbacks for Saturday's "Retro Night" game against San Diego State. There are rainbows all over the place, along with the old logo used from 1982-1997. Sweet....

Fugitive Comments On Own Most Wanted Photo On Facebook [UPDATE]

If the police are looking for you, it seems unwise to comment and argue on a "most wanted" photo of you circulating around Facebook....

​The NFL's Salute To Service Is Horseshit

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....

"Make Way For Brother Mike!": When Tyson Left Prison The First Time

Excerpted from A Savage Business. Republished by permission of the author; his postscript follows....

Get Up! Make Him Get Up!

Former NFL Wide Receiver Sam Hurd Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

Sam Hurd, the former Cowboys and Bears receiver, faced up to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to drug trafficking earlier this year. At a hearing today in a U.S. District courtroom in Dallas, judge Jorge Solis sentenced Hurd to 15 years in federal prison....

Untied Shoelace Leads To Two Great Displays Of Soccer Sportsmanship

After collecting the ball during a match last week in the Saudi Arabian league last week, Al-Nahda goalkeeper Tisir Al-Antaif found his shoelace undone. With his big Hamburger Helper gloves, he couldn't re-tie it himself. So Al-Ittihad's Brazilian striker Jobson bent down to do it for him....

Does Former NFLer Sam Hurd Deserve Life Without Parole For Coke Bust?

Be sure to take time to read The MMQB's long look at the fall of Sam Hurd, the former Cowboys and Bears receiver who will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to drug trafficking back in March. Michael McKnight's story outlines the complex series of events that led two years ago to Hurd's arres...

Dwayne Bowe Asked Cops If Sonic Was Still Open Before His Weed Arrest

What's the world coming to when a football player can't even get stoned and buy a chili cheese coney on his bye week? ...

Greg Schiano Was Almost Psyched Out By A Jumbotron

Donald Penn's score in Monday's Dolphins-Bucs game was an awesome fat guy touchdown, but it almost didn't happen. Why? Because Greg Schiano was paranoid of the Jumbotron at Raymond James Stadium....

Darren Rovell's Seventh-Grade Class Photo Is Exactly What You'd Expect

Long before he became a talking haircut, Darren Rovell made every attempt to #brand himself as Mel Kiper Jr.'s love child....