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Pirates Fan With Giant Novelty Glove Catches Foul Ball
They say you are supposed to stop bringing your glove to the park when you're an adult, but they never say anything about not bringing your giant-ass novelty glove with you. This wonderful Pirates fan—grown man that he is—chose to exploit that loophole at last night's Cardinals-Pirates game, and the...
<em>Chicago Tribune</em> Sports Page Pays Tribute To Boston
Here is the front page of today's sports section....
Did Evgeni Malkin Miss Last Night's Game Because Of A Sunburn?
No. That did not actually happen. But for a while there Saturday evening, it sure looked like it might actually be the reason Malkin would miss Pittsburgh's game against the Florida Panthers. ...
Now It's Bubba Watson Who Carded A 10 On Augusta National's Par-3 12th
It's called Amen Corner, but today it's been devilish—even for the defending Masters champ....
The Yale Bulldogs Are Your 2013 NCAA Hockey National Champions
Yale over Quinnipiac, in Pittsburgh, 4-0. That's it. Yale wins the championship. I assure you, it's been a long time coming....
Why NBA Players Hate Buzzer-Beaters
The last bits of the first three quarters of NBA games bring a lot of desperate shots. (Like the one above.) But many of them are released after the whistle. (Also like the one above.) Apparently players are self-conscious about their shooting percentages. On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang U...
Steve Ott Tried To Win A Faceoff By Licking His Opponent
At the start of the third period, Buffalo's Steve Ott faced off opposite Jeff Halpern. Steve Ott licked Jeff Halpern, or at last came very close. Maybe there's a reason Ott is eighth in the league in faceoff win percentage....
A.J. Burnett Wears A.J. Burnett T-Shirt Like A.J. Burnett
All fans who bother to show for Reds-Pirates tomorrow night will receive this handsome A.J. Burnett T-shirt. Need any more of an incentive? How about this promo featuring A.J. Burnett wearing the shirt, which the gang at Getting Blanked kindly gif'd for everyone. Yeah. That ought to get the good fol...
No, Notorious Hamper-Pooper Najeh Davenport Was Not Arrested After A Police Chase
Najeh Davenport is not a robber, although he did shit into a woman's laundry hamper one time. For a short time today, it seemed like Davenport was both a thief and a hamper-pooper, as it was reported by multiple outlets that Miami-Dade Police had arrested Davenport in connection with a robbery follo...
"I Love Boobs" Gets The Approval Of The Carolina Hurricanes Pre-Game Show
We ordinarily try to avoid recognizing personalized jerseys, but we're making an exception just this once because poor Chantel McCabe of Fox Sports Carolinas happened to make that gesture just as that Penguins fan stood in that spot....
The judge who let Penn State's lawyer into the grand jury room says whether that decision should spoil the criminal case against the three university administrators accused of covering for Jerry Sandusky is not his call. Also, the trials for those three administrators probably won't take place until...
Steve Ott Wishes Buffalo Fans Wouldn't Boo The Sabres So Much
It's an understandable request from the alternate captain of the Sabres, who are still technically in the running for a playoff birth: lay off and show some support. But Steve Ott, the veteran forward spending his first season in Buffalo, ought to know that publicly voicing this issue rarely ends we...
Derrick Rose Made A Dunk That Wasn't Sad
Do our eyes deceive us, or is that Sad Derrick Rose throwing down an impressive dunk before Sunday's Bulls-Pistons game? And he jumped off of his sad left foot! ...
The National Spelling Bee Will Now Include Vocabulary Tests
When you're watching the spelling bee, do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that some of the kids simply memorized the dictionary? ...
Trey Burke Just Got Robbed Of The Block Of The Year
This was called a foul. OK....
Central Figure In Selena Roberts's Nothingburger Auburn Story Pleads Guilty
Mike McNeil, the central figure in Selena Roberts's much-bruited story about the University of Auburn football program, has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery. He will serve at least three years in prison, nothing like the 21-years-to-life sentence he'd faced on the original charges. That brings...
Steelers Player Tweets Really Dumb Photo
Last October, Steelers nose tackle Alameda Ta'amu got wasted and decided to play bumper cars with several parked vehicles on Pittsburgh's South Side. Thursday, Ta'amu was sentenced to just 18 months' probation for it all. Last night, Ta'amu's friend tweeted the photo you see here, and Ta'amu re-twee...
Ohio State Provides Another Heartwarming Spring Practice Video
Yesterday we showed you Nebraska's feel-good video, where the Huskers gave seven-year-old Jack Hoffman a memory to last a lifetime....