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The Woman Who Fought Bulls
“La Matadora Revisa Su Maquillaje (The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup)” was first published in May 2004 issue of Outside and is featured in the new anthology The Stories We Tell and appears here with permission....
Icelandic Announcer Loses His Goddamn Mind Over Full-Court Buzzer-Beater
Icelandic squad Haukar downed Keflavik with a long-range buzzer-beating heave to take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series last night. The shot was spectacular, but the call was even better. Those who watched Thor’s personal soccer warriors shred their way to Euro 2016 glory and a 2018 Word Cup bid ar...
"Have Mercy!" Graceland Wins NAIA Championship At The Buzzer
This part of the NCAA tournament is always the toughest—after four straight days of non-stop basketball, buzzer-beaters, and cutting-edge men’s fashion, you, the college basketball fan, is expected to quit cold turkey at sit at home in reflection for 72 hours. It’s downright cruel, but worry not: Gr...
Report: Cops Arrested Bloody, Naked Buffalo Bills Receiver Zay Jones For Vandalism
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah “Zay” Jones has been arrested on a charge of felony vandalism after breaking glass doors and windows at an apartment building in Los Angeles, according to police. It appears to get a lot weirder from there....
Bob Uecker’s Latest Malady Was A Venomous<em></em> Spider Bite
Bob Uecker is 84 years old and still going strong, but the longtime Brewers broadcaster has had some health issues in recent years. His latest scare was when a venomous brown recluse spider bit him in October after last season. From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Tom Haudricourt:...
Some Cool Highlights From The Knicks' 18-Point Win
The New York Knicks hosted the Chicago Bulls last night. Here’s some stuff that happened in that game....
Martín Pérez Killed And Ate The Bull That Injured Him: "Good Meat"
One of the stranger injuries of baseball’s offseason was Texas Rangers pitcher Martín Pérez’s broken elbow, the result of a bull that startled him and caused him to fall on his ranch in Venezuela. ...
"Hey Tony Precum": All The Ways Columbus Crew Fans Expressed Their Rage Towards Owner Anthony Precourt<em></em>
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Across the large swath of the parking lot of Mapfre Stadium before the first Columbus Crew home game of the season on March 10, I could see it clearly: Fans duct-taped owner Anthony Precourt to the side of a red four-door pickup truck....
Texas A&M Downs DePaul On Chennedy Carter's Three-Pointer With Three Seconds Remaining
Texas A&M is headed to the Spokane regional after the fourth-seeded Aggies beat five-seed DePaul on a Chennedy Carter three-pointer that came with three seconds remaining in the game....
Matt McQuaid Banks In Crazy Buzzer-Beater
Michigan State took a three-point lead into the half against Syracuse thanks to Matt McQuaid fielding his own rejected field goal attempt and heaving up a banked three at the buzzer....
Jordan Poole's Buzzer-Beating Three-Pointer Downs Houston
Michigan is moving on to the Sweet 16 after Jordan Poole delivered a desperation shot at the buzzer to give the Wolverines a 64-63 win over Houston....
Ohio State's Kyle Snyder Ends College Career With Third-Straight NCAA Championship
Kyle Snyder added a third national championship to his two world championships and an Olympic gold medal as the Ohio State heavyweight beat Michigan rival Adam Coon with a two-point takedown that came with just 30 seconds left in their national title match, cementing the wrestler’s place among the a...
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Loyola-Chicago Advances To Sweet 16 On Another Game-Winning Shot In Final Seconds [UPDATE]
Two days after Donte Ingram drilled a three-pointer in the final second to beat Miami, Clayton Custer delivered a field goal with the clock winding down as the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers overcame a late collapse to come back and beat Tennessee 63-62 and advance to the Atlanta regional. Here’s how the f...
Buffalo Basketball Is A Goddamn Juggernaut
In their two first-round games of their respective NCAA tournaments, the Buffalo Bulls men’s and women’s basketball teams have both just completely destroyed heavily favored competition, by a combined total of 191-147. First, the men took out four-seed Arizona on Thursday, then today, the women crus...
South Dakota State Forces OT With Three-Point Buzzer-Beater
The men’s tournament isn’t the only source of drama as South Dakota State’s Madison Guebert drilled an off-balance three-pointer to force overtime against Villanova in the Jackrabbits’ first-round matchup tonight at Notre Dame....
Vontaze Burfict Earns Suspension Without Hurting Anyone, For Once
Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who is constantly getting suspended for being a dirty player, has been suspended once again. This time, however, he’s managed to earn a ban without trying to intentionally injure anyone....
Pitt Basketball Players Are Abandoning Ship
A week after Pitt fired unsuccessful basketball coach Kevin Stallings, a whole bunch of players want out. Freshman stud Parker Stewart requested his release yesterday, and ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reports today that over half of the Pitt roster has done the same. Pitt’s top recruit is also steering clear...
Nike President Resigns Amid Vague Investigation Into "Inappropriate Workplace Behavior"<em></em>
The Wall Street Journal’s Sara Germano reported last night that Nike president Trevor Edwards had resigned after the company received complaints about “inappropriate workplace behavior.” What behavior? The Journal’s report does not specify what the complaints contained or who they were about, only t...
Grizzlies Valiantly Hold Off Bulls To Remain Lords Of The Tank
The Memphis Grizzlies came into last night’s slate of NBA action riding an 18-game losing streak and with firm command of the NBA’s tanking crown. Surely no team can match the raw, losing prowess of a Grizzlies squad that routinely and intentionally plays JaMychal Green and Jarell Martin next to a t...