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Tim Duncan's Optical Illusion Photobomb Is The Best Photobomb
No, Tim Duncan does not want to sex the Spurs fan on the left. It just looks that way, because this is the most mind-bending photobomb we've ever seen. It belongs in the Internet Hall of Fame....
The Marlins Will Close Their Empty Upper Deck For Weeknight Games
Fuck it, it's Marlins Day....
A Relegated Team Reaching The FA Cup Final Is Facepalm-Worthy
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You Missed Quite The College Baseball Game
Via Reddit user Thedaveabides98, someone's DVR was very, very confused about this weekend's SEC baseball action. LSU did sweep the series by a combined score of 26-8, so perhaps the description's not too far off....
The Death Of The UK's "Happy Slapping" Craze
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the old-school "Happy Slapper Gets Smacked," chosen because "graffiti-dude fights art-fag (gnarly beatdown)" was just too bad-vibe. Tonight's commentator: artist Steve ...
New Owner Of Chicago Arena Football Team Is A Bankrupt Convicted Felon
David Staral Jr. bought the Arena Football League's Chicago Rush in February. He replaced an owner whose tenure had lasted three months before the league "terminated its relationship" with her because of financial issues. But, look: Staral has three convicted felonies to go with even bigger financia...
The Dalai Lama Is A Giant Bandwagoner
Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama, the latest in a long line of reincarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva embodiment of compassion. He's also an insufferable homer who loves free hats....
Sunderland WAG Goes The Full Al Bundy
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All The Best Quotes From The American Hero Who Rescued Amanda Berry
This is Charles Ramsey, Cleveland resident and the man who dialed 911 after coming to the aid of Amanda Berry, a woman who had been abducted and held hostage by three brothers for over 10 years. Charles Ramsey is awesome. Listen as he describes the situation. Pay no attention to what appears to be ...
Thin Air: In The Mountains With Steve Carlton, Armed Conspiracist
Originally published as "Thin Mountain Air" in the April 1994 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. The story appears in The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan published by Persea books. A postscript with thoughts from both the author and editor follows....
Holy Shit, Look At Jay Mariotti's Shoes
This picture comes to us from a reader who spotted Jay with a lady friend outside of the Club Monaco clothing store in Santa Monica, Calif., yesterday. Our tipster tells us that that Jay was "slumped on a bench" wearing a "sad/pouty look on his face" before his companion emerged and led him inside t...
Outdoorsman And TV Host Bill Dance Has A Spectacular Blooper Reel
Bill Dance has been imparting his knowledge of the outdoors as the host of Bill Dance Outdoors since 1968. He has also spent much of that time committing hilarious fuck ups while filming his show—fuck ups which have been compiled into one wonderful blooper reel....
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So Maybe Dan Le Batard Wasn't The Guy Who Snubbed LeBron For MVP [Post Corrected]
UPDATE: OK, it appears we screwed up and jumped the gun. Dan Le Batard has yet to confirm or deny what player he voted for regular season MVP, or whether or not he even had a vote. We've just gotten word that he didn't vote for Anthony, and we sent Le Batard an email for comment, so let's see what h...
AAU Coach Says He Accepted Money To Influence Ben McLemore
Ben McLemore's former AAU coach says he accepted money and benefits to influence the star Kansas guard's decisions, according to USA TODAY....
LeBron's Fourth MVP Is Pushing Him Into Ludicrous Territory
Reports are swarming that LeBron James will be named the NBA’s MVP for the fourth time in the past five seasons. Somehow this makes Derrick Rose’s 2011 MVP — the only blemish in that stretch for LeBron — seem all the more impressive, if all the more anomalous. Only four other players (Kareem Abdul-J...
Your Last-Minute Crowdsourced Kentucky Derby Betting Guide
In the only Kentucky Derby I covered, as a 19-year-old intern for the Lexington Herald-Leader, I got lucky on a $3 exacta bet that paid 33-1. The feeling of sprinting up the stairs to the press box to trade a $1 bill for five twenties (yes, that would be from the dedicated betting booth in the Churc...
Jay Onrait And Dan O'Toole Are Coming To America
The duo of Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, SportsCentre anchors and the two of the three most important people in Canadian history (with Chris Hadfield, of course), will be leaving TSN in June and heading to Los Angeles, reportedly to work for the soon-to-launch Fox Sports 1....
Julio Borbon Desperately Wants You To Think He Was Hit By This Pitch
It really is a gripping performance. You have to respect how thoroughly Borbon commits himself to the act, even taking time to bend over in faux agony as the plate umpire tries to explain to Dale Sveum that the ball was a good two feet from touching Borbon. Bravo, Julio....