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Watch These Sad Fans Live Through The Leafs' Crushing Game 7 Loss
Man, sports are just the fucking worst, aren't they?...
Can Dennis Rodman Survive Retirement?
Originally published as "No Rebound" on June 1, 2003, in The New York Times Magazine. Footnotes from the author are included throughout the story....
Phil Jackson Finally Compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant
Phil Jackson had the savvy and good fortune to coach two of the greatest players the NBA has ever known—both 2-guards, both brilliant sociopaths. But for the first time, Jackson writes about how the two measure up against each other....
How North Dakota Lost Its Mind Over A "Choke Job"
On Feb. 16, the Northern Arizona basketball team rallied to beat North Dakota in overtime, 74-72. In a postgame interview with North Dakota head coach Brian Jones, the team's radio guy, Paul Ralston, a university employee, called the loss a "choke job." What ensued was the most pitiful college sport...
John Tortorella's High School Yearbook Entry Is All Sorts Of Confusing
Every high schooler has their inside jokes. But this being John Tortorella, we can only assume each one is a reference to strangling hobos....
The Don
From the Phoenix New Times, here's Deborah Laake's 1993 profile of Jerry Colangelo:...
Batter Celebrates Game-Tying Home Run Too Early, Flies Out
Don't celebrate your home runs before they come down....
Hawaii Puts The Rainbow Back In Warriors
Hawaii has abandoned a plan to neuter one of the best nicknames in college sports. For the first time in 13 years, Hawaii football—and the rest of the university's men's teams—will be the Rainbow Warriors....
True Grit
Mark Kram Jr's heart-breaking book, Like Any Normal Day is now out in paperback. Check out this excerpt from SI.com:...
Man Dribbling Soccer Ball From Seattle To Brazil Gets Hit By Car, Dies
Richard Swanson, 42, planned to dribble a soccer ball from Seattle, Washington to Brazil. He started two weeks ago, on May 1, and was headed to Sao Paulo in time for the 2014 World Cup. Today, he was hit by a pickup truck while walking south on US Highway 101, in Lincoln City, Oregon. Swanson was de...
A New Orleans Street Fight, Graded By An Unimpressed Pro Wrestler
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "New Orleans Street Fight @FrankieWatts715." Tonight's commentator: Heartland Wrestling Association Wrestler Jock "the Appalachian Outlaw" Samson. (Coming next week: Own...
This Penguins Fan Sculpted A Sign From His Own Body Hair
A few minutes ago, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh shared this insane photo on Twitter, and holy shit. ...
You Need that Spalding Touch
Fans of a certain age will remember this ad...it was in the back of almost every Marvel and DC comic for years. ...
The Naturals
Here's an excerpt from Allen Barra's new book, Mickey and Willie:...
This Is How Hockey Hurts You
Why would you ever raise your kid to be a Leafs fan?...
Bruins Win Overtime Thriller, Toronto Left Staring Into Nothingness
Patrice Bergeron scored the game-tying and game-winning goals for the Bruins. ...
Here's A Dude Doing Homework At The Nats Game
Goddammit, guy....
The Magic is Back
Well, not yet. But for Greg Prince, co-author of the fine site, Faith and Fear in Flushing, the glass of Mets fandowm is always half-full. Check out this Q&A with Greg as he talks about volume 1 of a 4-part book sereis: The Happiest Recap....
Derek Boogaard's Family Is Suing The NHL For Wrongful Death
Almost two years ago to the day, Derek Boogaard died in his Minneapolis apartment. Late Friday afternoon, his family filed suit in Circuit Court of Cook County (Illinois) for his wrongful death. ...
Jack Butler, The Former Steelers Defensive Great, Has Died At 85
Jack Butler, who was a star defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the '50s and who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last summer, has died. He was 85....