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Interview With Clint Hurdle's Dad Goes Awry As Wrigley Usher Interferes

Pirates broadcaster Robby Incmikoski visited with manager Clint Hurdle's father during today's game at Wrigley Field, but the friendly confines turned out to be considerably less than advertised when an usher brought a sudden end to the interview....

Brandon Inge Is Weird

"What is Brandon Inge doing?" Our thoughts exactly, though we'd add "in the majors" to that query. ...

Holy Shit: Brad Stevens Is The New Coach Of The Boston Celtics

Humming along, day before a national holiday, late afternoon, nothing to see here—wait, holy shit, Brad Stevens just took the head coach position with the Boston Celtics. The 36-year-old Stevens had been in charge at Butler for six years, with two NCAA finals appearances, four Horizon League champio...

How Bold Is The New BBQ Whopper? A DadBoner Taste Test

'Sup. Karl "K-Money" Welzein here with an urgent message about bold flavors. The other day I was at BK and decided to give the Carolina BBQ Whopper a go-round. Man, I gotta say, it was off the chain. With a flamed-up beef patty, all natch thick-cut bacon, pepper jack, lettuce, ripe tomates, and wit...

College Football Player Horribly Burned While Making Bloomin’ Onion [Update]

Kyle Smith, a sophomore defensive tackle for NAIA Carroll College in Montana, received horrific burns last month after a cooking accident at his girlfriend's home. Smith was attempting to make a battered, deep-fried onion when everything went horribly wrong. ...

Clippers Swap Eric Bledsoe For J.J. Redick In Three-Team Trade

Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Clippers, Bucks, and Suns have finalized a mini-blockbuster of sorts. The Clippers are sending young stud Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler's expiring contract to the Suns in exchange for Jared Dudley. The Bucks are shipping J.J. Redick to the Clips, and ...

The Butler Bulldog's Training Montage Is The Cutest Damn Thing

Butler just moved into the Big East, and the university released a video montage featuring its adorable bulldog mascot to celebrate the occasion. Yes, this is a silly public relations stunt, but who cares? Lookit that doggie!...

Pirate Parrot Lunges For Ball, Faceplants

Note 1: It's not that this video is cut short. We checked, and the Root Sports broadcast cuts away from the super slo-mo JUST before the mascot goes beak-first into the dirt, in order not to miss the next pitch. Damn it....

Are Any Baseball Writers <em>Not</em> On A Movie Set With Jon Hamm Right Now?

Million Dollar Arm is a movie about Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, two Indian-born pitchers who made their way into the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system after winning a "Million Dollar Arm" contest in India. The movie is currently filming, and today a cadre of baseball writers are on set to film a cam...

Bug Survives

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Somebody Turned The Buttfumble Into A Silent Movie

God bless you, Mark Sanchez. You are the gift that keeps on giving. ...

Sunday Gravy

Simplicity at its finest (and most delicious) from the Goddess Marcella Hazan....

Italy Beats Uruguay In Penalties For Third Place In Confederations Cup

Wow. That was a pretty good game, right? The Confederations Cup consolation match between Italy and Uruguay was a meaningless game in a meaningless tournament, and it wasn't supposed to do anything more than whet our appetite ahead of tonight's final between Brazil and Spain. Along the way, it turne...

Nostalgia Done Right: The <em>Family Ties</em> Creator Who Gave Me A Shot

In the summer of 1991, I was sitting next to my sister in the back seat of my parents' Toyota Previa, reading a book about Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World." We were driving across country because my parents were afraid to fly, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., to Los Angeles, California, where ...

Saying Goodbye To David Stern The Only Way We Know How

Adios, asswipe....

Here's Carlos Boozer shirtless with a dolphin....

Original Madman

Do yourself a favor and head on over to Time's essential Lightbox site and check out Phil Bicker's tribute to Bert Stern who passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 83....

Fare Thee Well, Carlos Marmol And Your Extreme Aversion To Contact

Every baseball team has its pitcher—generally a reliever—who could really be something if he someday put it all together. He invariably has a big fastball, and a secondary pitch that toggles between "unhittable" and "so hittable it might as well have been tossed underhand by Coach Fred at little-lea...

TMZ: Scottie Pippen Questioned In Assault Case [UPDATE]

TMZ is reporting that basketball Hall of Famer and Michael Jordan sidekick Scottie Pippen has turned himself in to face charges of felony assault with intent to deliver bodily harm for allegedly kicking the fuck out of some dude. [Update: TMZ is now saying he wasn't arrested.] The incident happened ...

Tony Sanchez Is Really, Really Excited To Be A Pittsburgh Pirate

Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez, the fourth overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft, made his big-league debut yesterday as a DH against the Angels. His first plate appearance came with two outs in the second inning, and it was especially memorable. Neil Walker was on first and Joe Blanton was pitching. San...