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The Panthers' Defense Is Battering Eli Manning Around
Halfway through the third quarter, the Giants have generated 20 yards of offense. Part of that is thanks to the Panthers' front seven, which has harassed and pressured Manning....
Tyrann Mathieu Returns To Louisiana, Gets First NFL Interception
The Cardinals still trail the Saints, but the Honey Badger came home, and he picked off Drew Brees. ...
Father Of Cardinals Defensive Tackle Killed In Car Crash
Cardinals defensive tackle Dan Williams will not play today against the Saints because his father was killed in a car crash this weekend while en route from Memphis to New Orleans to watch his son play....
TV Cameras Continue Catching Filthy-Mouthed, Then Shocked, Fans
Last week we had this Texas Tech fan horrified by her own dirty mouth. Today it's this lady from UNC. ...
Was The DA Who Didn't Prosecute Sandusky Killed By A Hells Angel?
Among the alluring storylines just after Jerry Sandusky's November 2011 arrest was the mystery surrounding Ray Gricar, the former Centre County (Pa.) district attorney who went missing in 2005. The case had long gone cold, and Gricar was declared legally dead six years later. But get this: the Altoo...
Why The NFL Should Let Players Smoke Pot
Originally published in Bloomberg View....
ACC Officials Decide N.C. State Didn't Score TD They Totally Scored
The latest conference to make its officials, rather than players and coaches, the story is the ACC, as tonight's Clemson-North Carolina State game was marred by a botched call that reversed a Wolfpack touchdown and led to one for the Tigers. ...
Todd Helton Got Matt Carpenter With The Hidden-Ball Trick
In the first inning of today's Cardinals-Rockies game, Todd Helton caught Carpenter napping. After taking a pickoff throw he fakes the toss back to the pitcher, and tags Carpenter as he wanders off the bag....
Why The Young Harry Caray Was The Best Broadcaster In Baseball
Excerpted from From Black Sox to Three-Peats: A Century of Chicago's Best Sports Writing (University of Chicago Press), edited by Ron Rapoport and featuring stories from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Daily News, and the Chicago Defender, among other papers. It's an excellen...
Bill Murray, The Sports Fan
Since we're talking Chicago this week, it's a good time to revisit Peter Richmond's story about hanging with Bill Murray that we reprinted earlier this year....
Giancarlo Stanton Hit A Baseball Pretty Goddamned Far
The Marlins may be a festering pile of Jeffrey Loria's shit, but they still have Giancarlo Stanton on the roster. It's a welcome presence because at least someone in the organization is capable of reaching the brass ring beyond "total embarrassment to humanity." ...
Bud Shrake In The Land Of The Permanent Wave
Bryan Curtis wrote a nice story about Dan Jenkins, Edwin "Bud" Shrake, and their alma mater for Texas Monthly in 2008:...
Wil Myers And James Shields Are The Wild Card Race's Best Show
It's fitting that Wil Myers and James Shields, the two principals involved in the Royals-Rays preseason trade that launched a thousand articles and blog posts about which team had just committed an unforgivable blunder/stolen a great player, are refusing to give us an easy answer to that debate. Wit...
Kevin Ware Has A Leg Again And Is Dunking
It's heartening to see Kevin Ware, who suffered perhaps the most gruesome injury in the history of televised sports, back on the court and doing basketball things. And yet, I had to fight the urge to yell out, "Oh God! No no nononono!" as soon as his feet left the ground. ...
Solving The Mystery Of The Umpire-Wielded Metal Detector In Colorado
Earlier in the evening we were tipped off to a strange occurrence in the Rockies-Cardinals game at Coors. Reader D.H.—a helpful, if ornery (and tired) sort—alerted us to a developing situation involving the home plate umpire, a missing item and a metal detector. ...
Cardinals Offensive Lineman Takes Cheap Shot At Ndamukong Suh's Knees
This is what happens to you when you earn a reputation as the NFL's dirtiest player. ...
A Precious Photo Of Sleepy Rory McIlroy, Courtesy Caroline Wozniacki
The above photo of Rory McIlroy was tweeted by Caroline Wozniacki this morning, further solidifying the pair's hold on the The World's Best Sports Couple title. Honestly, you guys, stop being so cute....
Calvin Johnson Is The Last Thing A Cornerback Sees
Here are a couple great photos of Calvin Johnson reflected in cornerback Patrick Peterson's visor. So cool. ...
Unarmed Former Florida A&M Player Shot Dead By Police
Jonathan Ferrell, a former safety at Florida A&M, was shot and killed by North Carolina police early Saturday morning, apparently after seeking help after a car accident. Ferrell was unarmed, and the officer who fired the fatal shots has been charged with manslaughter....