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Two Diamondbacks Reporters Get Stuck In Fenway Park Elevator
After Saturday night's D-Backs loss in Boston, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert and Fox Sports Arizona's Todd Walsh got what they needed from the visitors' clubhouse, then headed back upstairs to the press box of the 101-year-old Fenway Park. The elevator decided it didn't want to cooperate....

Cris Carter Clowns Warren Sapp During Interview, May Have Death Wish
Warren Sapp is not a man with whom to be messed, and yet fellow Hall of Famer Cris Carter gave him a mighty videobomb during Sapp's interview during tonight's NFL preseason opener....

Boxer Watches Knockout, Provides Play-By-Play With Sound Effects
This is great. Curtis Stevens knocked out Saul Roman last night with a devastating left hook in the first round. It was the second time he knocked Roman down. In the post-fight interview, Stevens was asked to discuss the the knockdowns and provided colorful, Michael Winslow-like analysis. ...

Tim Tebow Now Right-Handed, Back With Broncos, Posits Indian League
There are many, many things wrong with this terribly edited picture of a right-handed Tim Tebow in a Broncos uniform being used as an advertisement for the Elite Football League of India. But it's funny!...

Red Sox Owner John Henry Buys <em>Boston Globe</em>
John Henry, one of the principal owners of the Red Sox, has agreed to purchase the Boston Globe from the Times Co. for $70 million....

The House That Thurman Munson Built
Originally published in the September 1999 issue of Esquire. Reprinted here with the author’s permission....

Memphis Kid And The Horrible Truth About Prize Fighting
W.C. Heinz was one of the great American journalists. A war correspondent, columnist, features writer, biographer, and novelist, he excelled in every form he tried....

Jonathan Papelbon Continues To Endear Himself To Phillies Fans
Much like the Mariners, the Phillies also brought in the wrong pitcher last night. Unlike the Mariners, this one wasn't an accident; Jonathan Papelbon's the closer....

You Don't See A Fella Sliding Into Second Base And Breaking His Cigar
Before he became famous a broadcaster, Myron Cope was a terrific writer. Do yourself a favor and track down his compilation Broken Cigars. The title was taken from a conversation Cope once had over beers with Alex Hawkins, a journeyman football player who complained that baseball was losing its popu...

A-Rod Now Has To Listen As Religious Zealots Harangue Him On The Field
Don't worry too much about A-Rod, you guys. According to his former third-base coach's wife, he's ready to be saved by God, or something....

Don't Call Me Irwin
My father had a bookshelf of mystery and crime paperbacks when I was growing up. The only ones I ever read were Gregory Mcdonald's Fletch series which suited my teenage wise ass self just fine....

Alfredo Aceves Has A Son, And His Name Is Awesome
It's not like the kid is ever going to be called The First, but it's still a great name....


Mr. Big Stuff (Who Do You Think You Are?)
Another good Reggie story. This one if from Foul Ball: Five Years in the American League, by Alison Gordon, who covered the Blue Jays from 1979-83. Gordon describes herself as “a socialist, feminist, hedonist with roots in the sixties, a woman who had marched against the bomb, done drugs, and never,...

Hoops Heaven
This here book is a must for basketball junkies. Snag it if you run across a copy in a used bookstore. ...

Kick Returners Are Getting Screwed By The New Pro Bowl Rules
The big news to come out of yesterday's announcement is that the Pro Bowl is switching to a draft format instead of the old conference-vs.-conference setup. But there were a mess of new rules tacked on, and one of them will cost certain players some big money....

Why Robert Lewandowski, Gareth Bale, Luis Suárez Want To Move, But Can't
Last May, Borussia Dortmund lost to rivals FC Bayern in the Champions League final after finishing second by 25 points to Bayern in the German Bundesliga. Just days after, it was reported that Dortmund's Mario Götze and Robert Lewandowski—possibly the club's two best players—were headed to Bayern. G...
