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The Bruins Drop The Puck On An Emotional Night In Boston
Back to hockey....
Watch As The Crowd Sings The National Anthem At The Boston Bruins Game
With the Bruins hosting the Sabres in Boston's first professional sporting event since Monday's marathon bombings, it figured to be an emotional evening at TD Bank Garden. And so it is....
Brittney Griner Outs Herself As Already Out
It's been two days since Brittney Griner was unsurprisingly picked No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. As far as anyone can tell, Griner has not publicly mentioned her sexuality before. Now, in the most subtle of ways, the former Baylor star just did....
John Madden On Pat Summerall
There was simply no other broadcasting tandem in American sports as inseparable in viewers' minds as Pat Summerall and John Madden. The pair called NFL games for 21 years, for CBS and Fox. After Summerall's death yesterday at the age of 82, it's only right to let Madden send him off....
Rocky Mountain High, Amirite?
We'll have what the guy with the beard and sunglasses is having....
Pat Summerall Dead At 82
The Dallas Morning News reports that Pat Summerall, who called NFL games for more than 40 years, has passed away....
Yeah, This Might Be The Worst Penalty Kick Ever
As you watch this video, note that the penalty free kick taker is not Pilo, the lower-level Brazilian soccer player who would go on to bring shame to his entire family. Pilo is the one who goes for the rebound, flops horribly, then takes the PK....
Cleveland Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam's Company Raided By FBI And IRS
On Monday, FBI agents in Knoxville, Tenn., raided and locked down the corporate headquarters of Pilot Flying J, a nationwide chain of truck stops and convenience stores. The CEO of Pilot Flying J, Jimmy Haslam, also happens to be the new owner of the Cleveland Browns....
<em>Chicago Tribune</em> Sports Page Pays Tribute To Boston
Here is the front page of today's sports section....
In An NBA First, The Canceled Celtics Game Won't Be Made Up
The Senators-Bruins game scheduled for last night was called off hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, and tonight's Pacers-Celtics game was the next to go. While the hockey will be made up, Indiana and Boston will finish the season with just 81 games played—and that's a first....
Here's Vin Scully's Story About His Job Interview With Branch Rickey
Vin Scully's a priceless living baseball artifact for myriad reasons. Not only does he call games in an accessible and enjoyable way—especially for those of us on the East Coast mellowing out after a long day—but he's a constant source of fantastic stories about his early days in the Dodgers organ...
How An Achilles Tear Affects NBA Players (Or, Why Kobe Is Screwed)
Kobe Bryant, your favorite high-functioning sociopath and mine, tore his Achilles tendon Friday night during a win against the Warriors. We've been hearing about "torn Achilles" for years now, but for most fans, the operational definition of the injury remains ambiguous. You hear a player has torn a...
Riddell, The NFL's Official Helmet, Found Liable In HS Concussion Suit
A brain-damaged Colorado high schooler has won a $3.1 million judgment against helmet-maker Riddell, claiming the company failed to adequately warn users of the dangers of concussions. This could very much matter to the NFL: lawsuits from more than 4,000 former players that name Riddell and the leag...
English Soccer Had A Violent, Cocaine-Fueled, Horse-Punching Weekend
The FA decided not to hold a minute of silence for Margaret Thatcher, fearing it would turn ugly. Instead, fans took it on themselves to recall the bad old days of the 1980s, with full-on brawls with opposing supporters, police, and each other....
Adam Scott Wins The Masters
On the 72nd hole of the tournament, Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera both hit what in separate years would have been Masters Moments™, instead they went to a historic playoff. This was the first time two players birdied 18 to force a playoff. ...
Adam Scott And Angel Cabrera Head To A Playoff At The Masters
Adam Scott sank a huge birdie putt on 18 to push himself to -9 for the tournament and one stroke ahead of Angel Cabrera, unleashing the "come on, Aussie" celebration above. (It's also worth noting that Stevie has completely given up trying to give emotional high-fives.)...
The Orioles Used A Special Bat Named "Stumpy" Against Mariano Rivera
Buster Olney has a fun little Mariano Rivera story from former outfielder and current V.P. of baseball operations for Baltimore, Brady Anderson....
This Is The Man Who Operated On Both Kobe Bryant And Zack Greinke Yesterday
Sure, he looks like he should be at the center of an involved murder mystery on General Hospital, but Dr. Neal ElAttrache spent a good chunk of his Saturday operating on both Zack Greinke's collarbone and Kobe Bryant's achilles. Both surgeries were completed without incident, if you couldn't tell ju...