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The Called Shot Heard Round The World
Excerpted from From Black Sox to Three-Peats: A Century of Chicago's Best Sports Writing (University of Chicago Press), edited by Ron Rapoport and featuring stories from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Daily News, and the Chicago Defender, among other papers. It's an excellen...
Did Ray Rice Spit At Phil Taylor?
After the second play of the Browns-Ravens game, Cleveland tackle Phil Taylor earned a flag for slapping Ray Rice's helmet. Taylor insinuated that he was retaliating for something Rice had done....
Beyonce And Jay Z Performed At LeBron's Wedding
LeBron James and longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson were married in San Diego on Saturday, and predictably, a lot of famous people attended this famous person's wedding....
The Finest Baseball Game Recap You'll Read This Year
I've written over a thousand game recaps in my 11 years following the Yankees at Bronx Banter. It can be a tedious and dull writing assignment and I struggle to keep the posts fresh. But every so often you'll get a piece on deadline inspiration like the one my man Jon DeRosa delivered last night:...
Rob Ryan Saunters Into New Orleans Dive Bar, Buys Everyone A Round
Here's reason number 3,489 why the Ryan brothers are the best....
Ain't That America
Among the luminaries in the owner's box: LeBron James, Hulk Hogan, Chris Paul, Nolan Ryan, Chris Christie, George Strait, and Reince Priebus. Jerryworld is a land of wonder....
Balloon Release And Thunderstorms Make For Striking Eye Candy
The start of the Broncos home-and-season opener against the Ravens on Thursday was delayed because of thunderstorms in the area. The weather did not delay the orange balloon release Denver apparently does before big games and resulted in some band's next album cover....
Even After Seven TDs, Peyton Manning Can't Escape John Elway's Shadow
According to the Columbus Dispatch, it was ol' No. 7 who put a historic hurting on the Baltimore Ravens last night. There's never really a good excuse for mistaking John Elway for Peyton Manning, but this definitely shouldn't happen the morning after a record-setting performance like the one Manning...
Peyton Manning's Night Deserves Its Own Page In The Record Book
Maybe that vigilante Denver sportscaster had it right—Ravens banners didn't belong anywhere near the same city as Peyton Manning. After a seven-touchdown performance, the 37-year-old made an early statement that Denver would like to host the season opener again next year....
Bow Down To Peyton: Your Broncos-Ravens Recap
Denver 49, Baltimore 27: Peyton Manning was still furious over last season's playoff loss to the Ravens, apparently, because he absolutely demolished Baltimore tonight. Manning threw for 462 yards and seven touchdowns, becoming the sixth person in NFL history to throw that many TD passes in a game....
Danny Trevathan Opens NFL Season With One Of Its Dumbest Plays Ever
It took less than a full game for us to experience a strong nominee for Lowlight Of The Year....
The Time Leo Durocher Beat The Shit Out Of A Heckler
The following is excerpted from The Victory Season: The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball’s Golden Age, available now on Amazon....
The Bryan Brothers Quest For Golden Slam Ends In Semifinals
The Bryan Brothers, two wins away from winning the golden Grand Slam, lost today in the men's doubles semifinals to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Bob and Mike Ryan were on the verge of becoming only the second men's doubles team to win all four Grand Slams in a single year. It happ...
Bruce Weber's Broken Noses
Before Let's Get Lost, Bruce Weber made Broken Noses. ...
Payback Is A Bitch
Friend of mine in London sent me the following. Taken from Maiden Speech by Eleanor Brown, published by Bloodaxe in 1996:...
The Marx Brothers Play Football
From the Marx Brother's fourth feature, Horse Feathers (1932)....
Pro-Pot Billboard Erected Outside Mile High Stadium
The Broncos host the Ravens for the NFL season opener Thursday night and all eyes will be on Denver. Looking to capitalize on the publicity, a pro-marijuana group has put up a billboard one block west of the stadium, urging the NFL to follow Colorado's lead and stop being such puritanical tight-asse...