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Dez Bryant Says His Sideline Tirade Was "All Positive"
Brian Billick may have sneeringly referred to it as a "spoiled child" routine, but Dez Bryant says all the gesticulating he was doing on the sidelines during yesterday's game was done with a positive attitude. ...
A Kick In The Ass From David Ortiz Is All The Red Sox Needed
Heading into three straight nights in a National League park, John Farrell said he'd name his first baseman before each game. David Ortiz is 37, and coming off Achilles and heel injuries, and hasn't played three consecutive games in the field in years. Mike Napoli was raking through the first two ro...
<em>Hockey Night In Canada</em> Intro Set To Arcade Fire Is Most Canadian Thing
Hockey Night In Canada openings are always quality stuff—this one stands out. Tonight's intro used "Reflektor" by Montreal-based Arcade Fire. It's weird in an awesome way....
The best true wrestling tales: Good friend David Shoemaker chose some of his favorite real wrestling anecdotes over at the New York Post, including Captain Lou Albano pissing off the mob and Randy Savage's obsession with his wife, Miss Elizabeth. Shoemaker has a book coming out this week. Buy it. [N...
Dez Bryant Melts Down On The Cowboys Sideline
Here you see Dez Bryant and Jason Witten and other assorted members of the Cowboys sideline having a Socratic dialogue in the aftermath of the Lions' improbable rally. The day was building to this. An earlier cutaway caught Bryant exploding at Tony Romo for something or other, sending color guy Br...
Lions Shock Cowboys With An 80-Yard Drive In Less Than A Minute
With 1:03 left in the fourth, Calvin Johnson had accrued 290 receiving yards, sixth-best in NFL history, but the Lions were still losing 30-24. Over the next minute, a ridiculous game would get even more ridiculous, with Detroit engineering an 80-yard drive to shock the Cowboys in the most entertai...
Florida State's 1st Quarter Against NC State Needed A Mercy Rule
After 13 minutes of football today, Florida State was beating North Carolina State 35-0. The game was over. Here's how that happened:...
Your Best Dan Snyder Photoshop Contest Submissions
We shared this photo of Dan Snyder showing off his new kicks, and told you to have fun with it. You came through, once again proving that you're amazing and talented and don't have busy jobs. Dan Snyder gives all you a big thumbs-up....
Mike Francesa And <em>Daily News</em> Reporter Battle To See Who Screams Louder
One of the Daily News's I-Team reporters who's been on the A-Rod beat, Michael O'Keeffe, went on WFAN and YES today to spar with Mike Francesa. The battle lines: Francesa thinks the News has been on a witch hunt against A-Rod, and the News thinks that's crap. The 40-minute or so interview broke Twit...
Dan Snyder's Neighbor Applies For "Washington Bravehearts" Trademark
But what does it all mean? TMZ believes this could perhaps kinda sorta be an indication that Dan Snyder is possibly maybe plotting to change his team's nickname. But there are still a lot of dots here with not much to connect them. And since TMZ published its initial story, the 'Skins have denied t...
David Eckstein Stars In Commercial For Fake <em>Parks & Rec</em> Law Firm
Last week, the producers of Parks & Recreation graced the show with our favorite television easter egg of all time: a sabermetrics-inspired fake law firm. Now, they've gone and outdone themselves by getting David Eckstein to shoot a commercial for the fake law firm. ...
Which NFL Pundit Has Made The Worst Picks Through Seven Weeks?
Originally published on Pundit Tracker...
Lightning Defensemen Combine For Humiliating Own Goal
The timing couldn't have been worse. With 1:49 left in regulation, just 40 seconds after the Lightning had taken the lead on the defending champ Blackhawks, Matt Carle inexplicably and forcefully fired a pass back at Radko Gudas. It deflected off a surprised Gudas's skate, skittering past Ben Bishop...
NFL Might Sell Package Of Thursday Night Games To Another Network
For those who don't have NFL Network and therefore miss out on Thursday Night Football, you may soon get to watch two teams on short rest try not to exacerbate minor injuries....
Off-Broadway Joe: The Song And Dance Of A Playboy Nearing Middle Age
Originally published in the July 1981 issue of Inside Sports. Reprinted here with the author's permission. For more on Namath, check out this reprint of a frank Playboy interview from 1969....
Now <em>This</em> Is A Dive
Juventus fell 2-1 at Real Madrid last night in Champions League action, but despite Cristiano Ronaldo's brace, the real star was the sniper who took out Arturo Vidal....
"God Bless America" Singer Not Actually A Retired USMC Sergeant
When Dan Clark finished his performance of "God Bless America" after the top of the seventh inning last night at Fenway, the Internet exploded in praise of a man we were told was a retired United States Marine Corps Sergeant. We were told wrong, a source at the United State Marine Corps acknowledge...
Book Excerpt: Nicholas Dawidoff On The 2011 New York Jets
Over at Men's Journal check out this excerpt from Nicholas Dawidoff's new book, Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football:...