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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....
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....
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...
What It's Like To Call A Baseball Season, According To Mets Broadcaster Howie Rose
Mets radio broadcaster Howie Rose has a new book out, Put it in the Book: A Half Century of Mets Mania, written with Phil Pepe. Rose talked to us recently about what it's like to call games on the radio, and the Mets in particular....
Russell Westbrook's Awesome Block Leads To Kevin Durant's Scary Dunk
Here, in just over 30 seconds, is a perfect encapsulation of what makes the Oklahoma City Thunder such a frighteningly good team. Not only do they have a point guard who can recover from a defensive lapse with a brutal chase-down block, they also have a small forward who can corral the loose ball, ...
Peyton Manning Pulled A Pretty Good Prank On Eric Decker
Those Manning boys sure are having a good time in Durham, aren't they? Eli's over here causing all kinds of mischief with Chris Mortensen's hair, and now we have big brother Peyton pulling a prank on one of his best wide receivers....
LeBron James Goes Off The Backboard For The Self-Assisted Dunk
Getting caught in the air with nobody to pass it to is a Cardinal Sin for most basketball players. LeBron James is not most basketball players. ...
Jay-Z Will Sell His Nets Stake To Become An NBA Agent
Jay-Z's expansion into the sports agency biz—announced with the signing of Robinson Cano last week—isn't going to stop at baseball. The whole point of putting Jay-Z's name on the enterprise is to use him as a lure for starstruck players, and nowhere is his brand stronger than in basketball. But if h...
Man Shot With Arrow At Gentleman's Club
A security guard at the Ball Gentleman’s Club in Knoxville, Tennessee suffered only minor injuries after he was reportedly shot with an arrow. ...
Will Middlebrooks Had Himself An Afternoon In Toronto
Will Middlebrooks beat the Blue Jays 4-0 on the strength of a three-home run, four-hit afternoon. His second shot, a two-run homer off starter R.A. Dickey in the fifth, was an absolute bomb. ...
Reggie Evans Pulls Out Own Tooth, Grosses Out Ian Eagle And Jim Spanarkel
In the third quarter of Brooklyn's 105-96 win over Charlotte Saturday night, Reggie Evans's face ran into Michael Kidd-Gilchrest's head, jarring loose a tooth. ...
Gus Johnson Will Be The Voice Of Soccer, Even If He Has To Ruin The Champions League To Get There
Goal-line technology? FIFA corruption? Landon Donovan’s magical mystery tour? America's biggest soccer controversy is, unexpectedly, Gus Johnson. Upon the announcement that Fox would use Screamin’ Gus as its lead announcer for the 2018 World Cup, public reaction sorted itself into two extremist camp...
She Don't Use Jelly, She Uses Tim Tebow And Dwyane Wade And LeBron Jam
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Here's Rick Reilly On CNN Tonight Saying "Pimps Up, Hoes Down, Ass Up, Nose Down"
Rick Reilly dropped by CNN tonight to talk about who-gives-a-shit, and for some reason elected to give a performance of vile human being/alleged musician Chris Brown's music. It went as well as you think it would!...
Here's Kevin Ware Holding His Team's Regional Championship Trophy While Recovering In The Hospital
After last night's victory, Kevin Ware's teammates went to visit him in the hospital, and they brought the regional championship trophy along with them. We hope Ware actually remembers the moment, given the amount of painkillers he was probably on....