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Original Sin
Here's Glenn Stout's 2004 piece on Jackie Robinson's tryout with the Red Sox: "Tryout and Fallout: Race, Jackie Robinson and the Red Sox." ...

Report: Boston Bombing Suspect Was A 9/11 Truther
The AP just published a story that sheds some light on how the elder Boston Marathon bombing suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, reportedly came to adopt a very radical worldview in the years leading up to he and his brother Dzhokahr's attack on the Boston Marathon....

The Heart of the Matter
Over at The Neiman Storyboard, Don Van Natta Jr. explains why Bill Nack's beautiful story, "Pure Gold" is so damn good. ...

This Chris Bosh Film Is Better Than All Of The Drugs
This is...I don't know what this is. It's Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse. ...

The First Photos Of The Boston Bombing Suspects' Shootout With Police
Andrew Kitzenberg lives on Laurel Street, in Watertown, Mass. On Friday morning, just before 1 a.m., he heard a series of pops from outside his window. The Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Tamarlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were engaging in a wild shootout with police. Kitzenberg's Twitter account was...


Jim Nantz Nearly Jumped Into The Stands During The Super Bowl Blackout
CBS got hammered for its dreadful coverage during the Super Bowl blackout, and Jim Nantz is finally ready to talk about it. When the lights went out, the announcer says, he called his producer and offered to jump into the stands from the broadcast booth and race down to the field to offer aid to str...


Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Charged With Using A Weapon Of Mass Destruction
That's according to a statement issued this afternoon by the U.S. Department of Justice, which reads in part:...

Hookers Vs. The Klan: Why Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Chose NYC Over Indy
Excerpted from Earl the Pearl: My Story, available tomorrow from Rodale....

Kobe Needs A Distraction, Phil Jackson Recommends A Crazy-Ass Book
Kobe Bryant won't be playing later this afternoon when the Lakers tip-off against the San Antonio Spurs and he needs something to distract him from that painful reality. Luckily, his former coach is around to help. ...

London Marathon Holds Moment Of Silence For Boston Prior To Race
Earlier this morning, Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia won his second London Marathon, overtaking Emmanuel Mutai in the final stages and clocking in at just over two hours and six minutes. Exactly 14 minutes later, Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo won the women's race. ...

FCC Chairman Is On Board With David Ortiz's F-Bomb
We brought you video (you can see it here) of David Ortiz speaking to the Fenway crowd during yesterday's Boston Marathon remembrance/reminder to stay strong before the Red Sox game....

Massachusetts Police Release Thermal Images Of Tsarnaev In Boat
Earlier today the Massachusetts State Police released a series of thermal images taken from a helicopter, as authorities circled in on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Friday night....

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev May Have Killed His Brother
According to Watertown police chief, Edward Deveau, the elder Tsarnaev was alive when his younger brother ran him over in the Mercedes SUV they carjacked earlier. ...

The Tsarnaev Brothers Allegedly Followed 9/11 Conspiracies Online
The world had to wait a half hour, max, for people to speculate that the Boston Marathon bombing was a “false flag,” i.e., a disaster manufactured by the government and pinned on someone else for political ends. Among the first to apply his apparent omniscience and determine, based on virtually no f...

Blind Boston Marathoner Saved By Running Guide With Cramps
Many times after a tragedy like Monday's in Boston, accounts of fortuitous near-misses begin to trickle down through the press. This is one of those accounts....

Neil Diamond Performed "Sweet Caroline" Live At Fenway Park Today
Before the bottom of the eight inning at Fenway today, Neil Diamond took center stage in right field and belted out the tune that has become synonymous with Fenway and the Red Sox. ...

Penn State Hearing It From Most Unlikely Critic
"From Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Coach Joe Paterno has been critical this spring, calling the Nittany Lions a very average team..."...

Jack Edwards Is Crazy, Compares Matt Cooke To Sirhan Sirhan
And just like that Jack Edwards cashes in all that Boston good will....