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Brent Grimes Got A Very NSFW Cake For His 30th Birthday
Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes turned 30 on Friday. His wife and friends threw him a surprise party. Grimes's wife, Miko, posted some photos and videos from the party. The party had a casino theme. Miko Grimes also Instagrammed a photo of Grimes's cake. The cake did not have a casino theme....

The Fabulous Moolah
This is fun. Pat Jordan's 1974 SI piece on the Fabulous Moolah: "Lady with a Lock on Life":...

Opening Day At Fenway Park
Our man George Kimball on Opening Day at Fenway Park circa 1971:...

How Muhammad Ali Conquered Fear And Changed the World
More Ali. This one's from Mikal Gilmore, Men's Journal, 2011:...

UNC Keeps Digging Deeper Hole For Itself In Academic Scandal
The UNC academic scandal—that's much less scandal and much more conversation with the last person left in the world to have seen the ending of The Sixth Sense—continues. To recap, athletes at UNC were enrolled in bogus classes and received assistance from faculty and administrators to help maintain ...

Reminder That Baseball Isn't Forever Ruins Erik Bedard's No-Hitter Bid
Astros pitcher Erik Bedard was dominating the Mariners Saturday night, racking up ten strikeouts, five walks and no hits over 6 1/3 innings. Then, he decided not to pitch anymore....
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Florida's Antonio Morrison Arrested For Barking At A Police Dog [UPDATING]
Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison, arrested in June over a dispute at a nightclub, was arrested again late Saturday night on charges of resisting an officer without violence and harassing a police animal—because he barked at a dog....

Auction House Offering $1 Million For Signed Black Sox Confessions
The sports auction house Leland's announced on Thursday that it was willing to pay $1 million for the signed confessions of the eight Chicago White Sox accused of throwing the 1919 World Series, which the heavily-favored Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds. The only problem is, they might not exist....

Zach Lowe on how Tennessee's "jock tax" affected Chris Johnson, who signed two 10-day contracts last season with the Grizzlies: "Johnson earned about $54,000 from those two 10-day deals (eight games played) and had to start his tax prep with a fat $7,500 check to the ownership group that waived him....

Predators Forward Shows Us How Contract Negotiations Should Be Done
The Nashville Predators just signed forward Richard Clune to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension. Shortly after signing his deal, Clune posted the above photo to his Twitter account, thus revealing what his real contract demands were. Those demands, unfortunately, were not met....

Dirk Nowitzki Sings Terribly In Very Strange Music Video
I really don't know what the hell is going on here. I have no idea who is responsible for making this video, and its intended purpose eludes me. Enjoy, I guess....

NBA Board Of Governors Approves Rule Changes For Next Season
Last night, the NBA Board of Governors approved the implementation of a handful of rule changes, which include a few tweaks to the league's instant replay policies....

Baseball Card Vandals
Here's some cheap laffs and good fun for ya: Baseball Card Vandals. ...


Nick Saban Is Like Hitler, Says Alabama Fan Who Loves Nick Saban
AL.com's Jon Solomon has written a wonderful article about the die-hard Alabama fans who flock to SEC media days with the hope that they will get a chance to meet Nick Saban. Some arrive looking for an autograph, others want to give gifts to Saban, and some just come to pay their respects—and also t...

Nuggets Guard Jordan Hamilton's Magical Shorts Fly Right Off His Body
I have watched this video multiple times, and I still don't know how the hell Hamilton ended up with his shorts around his ankles....

Got To Get Over
Over at Nerdtorious, check out this oral history Darondo Fandon....
