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Untied Shoelace Leads To Two Great Displays Of Soccer Sportsmanship
After collecting the ball during a match last week in the Saudi Arabian league last week, Al-Nahda goalkeeper Tisir Al-Antaif found his shoelace undone. With his big Hamburger Helper gloves, he couldn't re-tie it himself. So Al-Ittihad's Brazilian striker Jobson bent down to do it for him....
Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks: <em>Jessie</em>
A look at the awful children’s programming you’re forced to endure before you can finally kick the kids out of the TV room to watch sports for eight hours. Image by Jim Cooke....
All The Right Moves--And A Few Wrong Ones--With Pat Jordan
In 1996, Pat Jordan wrote a story on Joe Torre for the New York Times magazine. It wasn't a long profile or a particularly memorable one. By Pat's own admission, it is a minor piece. The story did not make the cut for a collection of Pat's sports writing that I edited; in fact, it didn't make the B-...
Does Former NFLer Sam Hurd Deserve Life Without Parole For Coke Bust?
Be sure to take time to read The MMQB's long look at the fall of Sam Hurd, the former Cowboys and Bears receiver who will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to drug trafficking back in March. Michael McKnight's story outlines the complex series of events that led two years ago to Hurd's arres...
This Fake <em>30 For 30</em> About Space Jam Is Actually Kind Of Funny
What if I told you that the greatest basketball player of all time retired in the middle of his prime, and that this retirement involved a trip to Looney Tune Land, where he would compete in the most important basketball game ever played? This is 30 for 30: The Space Jam Game....
Here's Michael Jordan Playing Beer Pong
Also, Michael Jordan cheating at beer pong. Elbow rule, Mike. ...
Dancing Pitt Coach Paul Chryst Proves He Has A Personality
"It's not that Paul Chryst is intentionally trying to sound boring." That's how the Associated Press once described the Pitt football coach's public persona. But behind closed doors, after a big win like Saturday's against Notre Dame, with a big ol' naked ass nearby? Paul Chryst boogies down....
How The Jets' Run-Stuffing, QB-Ruining Defensive Line Came To Be
It's up in the air who named the Jets' defensive line of Sheldon Richardson, Damon Harrison, and Muhammad Wilkerson the "Sons of Anarchy," but there's no question how disruptive and dominant the line has been. Without much help from the secondary, it's helped return Rex Ryan's squad to its place as...
Darren Rovell's Seventh-Grade Class Photo Is Exactly What You'd Expect
Long before he became a talking haircut, Darren Rovell made every attempt to #brand himself as Mel Kiper Jr.'s love child....
Michael Jordan Traded His Flu Game Sneakers For Applesauce (Sort Of)
Graham crackers and applesauce. That's all Michael Jordan wanted during an early-season game in Utah. The Bulls' trainer had his graham crackers, but applesauce was nowhere to be found. ...
Norwegian Hockey Player Dances Up A Storm After A Win
A wonderful find by Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy today. From Norway's second tier, here's Narvik's 22-year-old forward Adrian Alvarstein getting down after a win on Saturday. Just try to watch this without getting hyped....
The Curious Childhood Of An 11-Year Old Beauty Queen
Pat Jordan's 1994 story for LIFE magazine. ...
Buckeye's "Wipe The Field" Boast Is The Future Of FBS Shit-Talk
The biggest stones in college football today belong to Evan Spencer, who plays receiver for Ohio State and who just got his name written on wipeboards across the Midwest today. ESPN.com reported the lad said, in reference to top- and second-ranked Alabama and Florida State, "I'm a little biased. I t...
The Jubilance And Trauma Of Victory Displayed On One Tennis Court
Today in London a pair of Spaniards took the doubles finals of the ATP World Tour. The emotion David Marrero displays on the left? Triumph, of course. And Fernando Verdasco, on the right? Why, that's triumph as well, albeit laced with relief and exhaustion....
Rob Neyer Just Keeps Digging That Hole
Last week, San Francisco radio host Damon Bruce took some time out of his busy day of doing whatever it is he usually does to explain that sports are men's business, that women can't understand sports any more than men can understand the pain of childbirth, and that women, and men who pretend to car...
How Peter King Got His (Late) Dog Because Of The Redskins
It's almost not fair to write about putting down an aged dog, because there's no possible way you can read it and not get misty-eyed. (Bill Simmons's piece on his late dog remains one of the best things he's ever written). Today it's Peter King's turn to pay tribute to Twitter-famous Bailey, who was...
Florida State Running Back Demonstrates How To Run Over A Defender
Turns out, it's a lot like it sounds. The defender's lucky that James Wilder Jr. was close to the end zone, otherwise he probably would have been dragged along for another ten yards or so. Photo by Nell Redmond/AP Images...