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This Is Possibly The Biggest Wave Ever Surfed
That little speck in the distance is Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle, riding the storm surge off Nazaré, Portugal, a spot already notorious for big waves. Burle's might have been the biggest ever, but it wasn't even his biggest accomplishment of the day; He also saved a life....

New York Red Bulls Win First Trophy In Franchise History
Wow. What a sporting night. Not every night brings us a historic accomplishment 17 years in the making, but that's exactly what we got in New Jersey last night. I'm talking, of course, about the New York Red Bulls clinching the MLS Supporters' Shield....

Penn State: $59.7 Million In Settlements With 26 Sandusky Victims
Penn State announced on its website this afternoon that it reached settlement agreements with 26 of Jerry Sandusky's victims to the tune of $59.7 million. That dollar amount more or less matches the $60 million figure that had been reported over the summer by the Philadelphia-based Legal Intellige...

Terrelle Pryor Runs 93 Yards Untouched For Touchdown, Sets NFL Record
Well, that read option worked out nicely. Terrelle Pryor's 93-yard dash is the longest run by a quarterback in NFL history and the longest run by anyone in Raiders history. ...

Film-Themed Ohio State Band Performance Features T-Rex Eating Someone
The Ohio State band performed an impressive Michael Jackson tribute last week. Yesterday, the band played a medley of movie theme songs, which doesn't sound that impressive until you watch Harry Potter riding on a broomstick or a T-Rex walking across the field and remember, "Oh yeah, those are peop...

Bucs' Cannon Scares The Shit Out Of Cam Newton And Steve Mariucci
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got trounced by the Carolina Panthers last night, but they did succeed at making Cam Newton and Steve Mariucci nearly die of fright. ...

This Is The Best Buccaneers Fan
This hazmat suit-wearing Bucs fan has been more entertaining than the team tonight. Go MRSAneers!...

Evgeni Malkin Instagram Best
Penguins center and Russia's most eligible bachelor Evgeni Malkin has been on Instagram for an entire year. We regret that we've only now made this discovery....

It's Official: Greg Schiano's Players Hate His Guts
NFL.com's Michael Silver has a new report on just how badly things have soured between Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano and his players, and it paints a bleak picture. There are two main takeaways from this story: Greg Schiano's players really, really dislike playing for him, and Schiano actually ...

Book Excerpt: Nicholas Dawidoff On The 2011 New York Jets
Over at Men's Journal check out this excerpt from Nicholas Dawidoff's new book, Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football:...

Bud Selig, The Commissioner Who Didn't Matter
There is a popular line of thinking among statistically minded baseball fans that declares the manager more or less irrelevant. In the course of 162 games, over tens of thousands of pitches, the impact of his strategic decision making is statistically negligible compared to the inherent quality of h...

If You Weren't Picturing Mike Milbury Having Group Sex, You Are Now
Last night's "30 for 30" was Big Shot, a look at John Spano, the con man who briefly purchased the Islanders before the NHL realized he didn't have any money. (A similar scenario would play out in Nashville just 11 years later.) The most prurient part was then-GM Mike Milbury recounting how Spano of...

The Main Ingredient
Bucatini All’Amatriciana is my go-to meal, a signature dish in Rome (or just outside of Rome). It’s simple: bacon (or, in Rome, Guanciale), onions, hot pepper flakes, olive oil and tomatoes. Served with bucatini, the long pasta with a hole in the middle....

Steve Kerr's Story About Toni Kukoc's Pregame Ritual Is Wonderful
Here's Steve Kerr telling a story about his former Bulls teammate, Toni Kukoc, that makes Kukoc sound like the most European man to have ever existed. I think it's safe to say that the world needs more stories about Toni Kukoc....

Haughty Bucs D-Coordinator Invites Fans To Help Gameplan; Fans Oblige
Buccaneers fans have had a lot to complain about this year, and one of the things that has elicited the most qualms from them is the perceived ineptitude of defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan. Many have pointed out that Sheridan's defense relies too heavily on zone coverage, thus negating cornerbac...


The Ohio State Marching Band's Michael Jackson Tribute Was Fantastic
Just a remarkable piece of choreography here from the Buckeye band at halftime of Saturday's win over Iowa. The show was a tribute to Michael Jackson (see the whole thing here), and the highlight was this moonwalking MJ silhouette....

Lahr and Buscemi: Who You Callin' Funny-Lookin?
John Lahr's first book was a biography of his father, Bert Lahr, Notes on a Cowardly Lion....

Titans Owner Bud Adams Dies At 90
Bud Adams brought professional football to two different cities. The way of the world is that he'll largely be remembered for taking it away from Houston....

Here's Jim Leyland Cursing Out Barry Bonds For Nearly A Minute
Jim Leyland is retiring today, which means that now is as good a time as ever to look back at one of our favorite moments from his coaching career. Here he is at the Pittsburgh Pirates' spring training facility in 1991, chewing out Barry Bonds for who knows what reason. Enjoy the glorious torrent o...