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The Time Brendan Shanahan Beat Up Some Obnoxious Yankees Fans
The Maple Leafs officially announced the hire of Brendan Shanahan as team president today, so it seems like a good time to dig up this old story of a younger, wilder Shanahan, beating the shit out of some Yankee Stadium bleacher creatures....
I'm <em>Bon Appétit</em>'s Adam Rapoport. Let's Talk About Masters Food.
Adam Rapoport is the editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit; before that, he was GQ's style editor, and before that he was the editor of the restaurant section at Time Out New York and worked as an editor and writer for the James Beard Foundation's Publications Office. He also happens to be a sports fan, a...
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NBA Suspends Mavericks' PA Announcer For Tweets Blasting Refs [Update]
Dallas Mavericks public-address announcer Sean Heath has been suspended for two games by the NBA, according to ESPN Dallas. His crime: a series of tweets criticizing the officiating in a controversial game against the Warriors last week....
Jose Abreu And Danny Salazar Make Meaningless Game Something Special
If you're the kind of person who lacks the requisite attention span to sit through all nine innings of a baseball game, last night's game between the White Sox and Indians was perfect for you. You only needed to stick around for five innings of baseball in order to catch all of the awesomeness packe...
Michael Pineda Was Cheating And No One Cares
"It's just dirt, nothing to see here" was Michael Pineda's general reaction to being accused of glopping up the heel of his hand with some unknown substance in a strong pitching performance against Boston last night. It clearly wasn't dirt. But was it cheating? That depends on whether you listen to ...
<em>The Daily Show</em> Takes Down The NCAA
With the NCAA tournament at a close, and the recent decision allowing Northwestern football players to vote on forming a union, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show decided to tackle an issue near and dear to our hearts. Never has the exploitation of teenagers been funnier. ...
Andre Iguodala Ruins Quincy Miller's Life With Incredible Crossover
This is just mean. Poor Quincy Miller thought he was playing smart, heads-up basketball by pressuring the ball-handler, and then Andre Iguodala just goes ahead and turns him into a marionette without strings....
Huge Game For Mozgov!
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<em>Draft Day</em> Proves That Kevin Costner Should Just Make Sports Movies
Draft Day isn't a great movie, but it's good enough, and that's entirely thanks to the fact that Kevin Costner is in it. Costner is like your dad: You loved the guy at first, and then maybe you rebelled against him—thought you had outgrown him—but now you've come around to the fact that he gets ...
Michael Pineda's Not Being Discreet About The Pine Tar On His Hand
Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda doesn't seem to be hiding the visible splotch of stuff on his throwing hand. It appears to be pine tar, as NESN color commentator Jerry Remy noted. (Remy wasn't happy.)...
Why Paternity Leave Is Important, Even Though You’ll Hate It
Every few years, there's a big Hot Sports Take orgy because a pro athlete decided to skip a game for a birth and/or paternity leave. This year, it was Daniel Murphy's turn in the barrel, getting dumped on by Boomer Esiason and Mike Francesa after skipping two games after his kid was born. Esiason h...
David Feherty Does A Pretty Good Sean Connery Impression
The Golf Channel's David Feherty was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show this morning, and the conversation immediately turned to the quality of the broadcaster's Sean Connery impression. ...
David Ortiz Goes On Slowest Home Run Trot On Record
Thanks to our friends at Tater Trot Tracker, who have been timing home run trots for years now, we know that nobody takes his time getting around the bases quite like David Ortiz does....
Screencap Classix: May 9, 2010
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Jeff Withey Completes The Rare Pass Off Of The Referee's Head
Pelicans center Jeff Withey's pass was swatted by Eric Bledsoe, right into the noggin of official Bennie Adams and back to Withey. You can hear the "doink!" sound in your head....
Adam Jones Is Sick And Tired Of Fans Running Onto The Field
In the eighth inning of yesterday's Orioles' blowout of the Yankees, a pair of fans rushed the field. They were quickly swarmed by more security guys then I've ever seen on a ballfield:...
Ashley Wagner's Still Got It
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Jaroslav Halak Doesn't Want To Face His Old Team
Tonight's Caps-Blues game sees a matchup between the West's best team and a club that's all but eliminated from playoff contention, one notable only for Washington goalie Jaroslav Halak's first chance to face his former team since being moved at the trade deadline. Except—Halak apparently wants no p...
Pitbull And J. Lo Team Up For The Official 2014 World Cup Anthem
Here it is, the song that you are going to be so damn sick and tired of hearing by the time the 2014 World Cup is over. Wrap your ears around Pitbull and J. Lo's "We Are One (Ole Ola)."...