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How To Make A Goddamn Omelet
You go to a greasy-spoon diner or an obnoxious chain pancake joint or a seedy meth-scented Waffle House, and you order an omelet. Well, OK, you don't order an omelet—you order a giant chocolate-chip pancake with a smiley face drawn in whipped cream, and then you drown it in pink, berry-flavored c...
Richard Sherman's Email To His Stanford Dorm Is Priceless
We have a very special set of overwrought emails today, as this particular collection of haughtily typed words features a celebrity guest: Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman! What follows is a conversation that took place on a Stanford dormitory listserv in 2007. Our tipster sets the scene:...
What I Learned From A Year Of Watching <em>SportsCenter</em>
Thirty-three years and more than 50,000 episodes on, SportsCenter is less a television show or a convenient way to catch up on the day in sports than a great mechanical contraption gone awry, its parts moving independently not just of one another but of any obvious directing intelligence. ...
In The Boom Boom Room
Dip over to Salon and dig the most gifted Jennifer Egan:...
Skimboard High-Five Attempt Ends With Bro Splatting On Boat
I love everything about this video. The narration, the buildup, the split-second resolution. The fact that there was absolutely no way this could have worked, yet the bros seem shocked that it ended poorly....
Tarell Brown Learns Via Twitter His Agent Cost Him $2M, Fires Him
49ers cornerback Tarell Brown's salary was slashed by $2 million because he didn't show up for offseason workouts. On Thursday, when he figured that out, he blamed and swiftly fired his agent....
Rookie Ryan Swope Retires From NFL “For Now” Thanks To Concussions
Arizona Cardinals rookie Ryan Swope's NFL career didn't last past OTAs. Unlike most players who didn't make it to training camp, this is his own decision—he's ending his "lifelong dream" because of concussions....
Former MLB Scrub Admits Steroid Use
A former Major League Baseball player went on TV today and admitted to using steroids. The reason our baseball media haven't collapsed onto the national fainting couch is either that Buster Olney is still down there, rolling around and making whimpering noises about Ryan Braun, or that the player i...
Canadian Lacrosse Match Turns Into Massive Brawl
This video starts out pretty tame, with Mike Cudmore of the Broolklin Redmen deciding to start a scrap with the Oakville Rock's Stephan Leblanc. Some punches are thrown, some shit is talked, and the two are eventually separated. Confrontation over, right?...
Bob Ryan's Twitter Account Is An Exercise In Muted Despair
When Peter Gammons sends out one of his patented butt-tweets, it's an occasion for laughter, because old guys who don't understand technology are always funny. But retired Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan's misuse of the social media platform makes us feel sad. Ryan definitely wants to say something,...
Tim Hudson's Ankle Wasn't The Only Thing Broken In Queens Last Night
Freddie Freeman's foul tip smashed the plexiglass shielding a camera at Citi Field last night. We will never get tired of these....
Former Pro Wrestler To Be Charged With Murder
Brian McGhee, a wrestler who spent two years in the WWE system, was arrested last night in Tampa in connection with the stabbing death of a woman believed to be his girlfriend. ...
A Place For Our Stuff
This short documentary by Deepspeed Media is worth your time. ...
Tim Hudson Suffers Gruesome Ankle Injury, Taken Off Field On Cart
Tim Hudson was cruising against the Mets tonight until Eric Young brought an end to his night and, possibly, his season....
LeBron James Is Done Playing For Team USA, Unless He Wants To
Yahoo's Marc Spears reports that, right now, LeBron James is "doubtful" to play for Team USA in the 2016 Olympics, and that USA Basketball is unlikely to even ask him to play in international competition in 2014. This is a great way to get people to freak out right now, before LeBron reconsiders....
Miguel Cabrera Tries To Force-Feed One Of His Teammates
A sore hip flexor kept Miguel Cabrera out of the Tigers' lineup last night, so he had to find other ways to keep himself entertained. Did he read a book? Bust out his iPad? No, he tried to shove a cookie into Brayan Pena's mouth. ...
Halftime Interview With Just-Concussed Athlete Doesn't Go So Well
They call sideline reporters boundary riders in Australia. Boundary rider and former Australian rules footballer Cameron Ling thought it would be a good idea to do a halftime interview with St. Kilda's Dylan Roberton the other day. It wasn't....