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A Bunch Of Terrible People Have Raised Over $130,000 For Darren Wilson
Someone has started a Gofundme page for Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old named Mike Brown earlier this month. The fund exists to raise financial support for Wilson and his family to use during this "trying time in their lives." So far, nearly $140,000 has ...
Shea Weber Can't Find The Net
Here's a really worrying portent for the accuracy of Shea Weber's slapshot, as tweeted out by teammate Seth Jones:...
Linda Cohn Is Suing An Ice Rink After A Change Machine Fell On Her
Back in March, ESPN anchor Linda Cohn was set to strap on the goalie pads and face shots from the Rangers' AHL affiliate. It didn't happen because of some rowdy children, and now Cohn is taking it to court....
Search For <em>MILF Island</em>: On Reality TV's Extreme-Matchmaking Revolution
According to IMDB, many people who like VH1's new self-explanatory reality show Dating Naked have also enjoyed a 2000 home video titled Totally Nude Aerobics. Which makes sense: Both titillate via strategic pixilation. What's different this time is the tantalizing prospect of watching real human...
Here's What The <em>Sports Jeopardy!</em> Set Will Look Like
Sports Jeopardy! finally has a premiere date: The Dan Patrick-hosted spinoff will begin airing on Sept. 24, and taping officially began this week....
Notre Dame Was Never Special And Never Will Be
Leave it to Notre Dame to take a cheating scandal (if the skylarking of college athletes can even be called a scandal anymore) and somehow use it to buff its own halo. No one does exceptionalism and shabby gentility quite like the Domers, who were always less exceptional and a little shabbier than t...
Penn State-Central Florida Game In Ireland Threatened By Volcano
We're not entirely sure why Penn State and Central Florida decided to play a game in Ireland, but this weird idea could now be in jeopardy due to a big-ass volcano that is fitting to fuck everything up. ...
Should Mo'ne Davis Cash In Now?
Mo'ne Davis is already the most famous player in Little League World Series history, save perhaps Danny Almonte. If she wins tonight, she'll have to answer a question Almonte was never asked: Cash in now?...
Random Baseball Rap Lyric Of The Day
Packin' more hits than Lou Piniella... ...
Mo'ne Davis Pitches Tonight. This Is Why You Need To Watch.
The Taney Dragons, representing Pennsylvania, will take on Nevada in a Little League World Series semifinal tonight. On the mound for the Dragons will be Mo'ne Davis, a 13-year-old girl whom you have surely heard of by now. You should be watching this game, because even though this is just little ...
Charles Portis On Motel Life, Lower Reaches
Here's a beaut from Charles Portis, published in the Oxford American:...
Poll Results: What's A Sport And What's Not?
Here, visualized, the results of a poll that are as interesting as they are unscientific. Click expand and commence arguing over what makes something a sport as opposed to a game or an activity....
Jordan Subban Scores Spinning Alley-Oop Shootout Goal On Malcolm Subban
Here's Canucks D prospect Jordan Subban putting a beaut past his brother Malcolm, a goalie in the Bruins system, at a shootout competition at a weeklong private camp in Toronto. Seems P.K.'s not the only Subban who thinks style points should count....
The Perfect Imperfect Couple: <em>Love Is Strange</em>, Reviewed
Leo Tolstoy's line "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" could be applied to romantic relationships as well—especially if you're not in a good one. From the outside, a happy marriage can look like an aberration, a fluke, or just dumb luck. Because so muc...
Can David Wilson Have A Second Career In Track & Field?
David Wilson, the former New York Giant who ended his career earlier this month due to a neck injury, announced yesterday in an interview with Yahoo Sports that he's planning a return to track and field....
Little League Coach Gives Great Post-Game Speech To Kids After Loss
This is a great little reminder that not all youth coaches and parents are psychopaths. After losing to Jackie Robinson West 8-7, Dave Belisle gathered his Cumberland American team from Rhode Island to let them know that even though they lost, it's not a reason to be upset or disappointed. ...
Johnny Football, Flippin' The Bird
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"The Name Really Means Honor, Respect"
Barr also asked Snyder, what is a Redskin?...
Report: Jerry Jones Was Physically Barred From Drafting Johnny Manziel
It appears that Jerry Jones is still operating the Dallas Cowboys by following the "Drunk Uncle" school of management. Which is to say, his own children still need to physically prevent him from making franchise-altering decisions on the fly....
Rafael Nadal Withdraws From U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal will not defend his U.S. Open title when the tournament starts next week, announcing today that he will not compete as he recovers from a wrist injury....