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Your Team Should Win 11, Maybe 12 Games This SeasonWith the release of the NFL schedule, fans everywhere finally have the chance to see their team's 16-game slate, and work out probable final records. And yeah, look at those games; your team's going to the playoffs for sure....

How An Achilles Tear Affects NBA Players (Or, Why Kobe Is Screwed)The Lakers season begins tonight with their home opener against the Clippers, but Kobe Bryant won't be playing. Bryant tore his Achilles tendon on April 12, and while he's still "ahead of schedule" in his six-to-nine-month recovery, he still hasn't begun running. He will miss at least the first seve...

Your Team Will Win 11, Maybe 12 Games Next SeasonOriginally published April 20, 2011....

UConn's Geno Auriemma went ahead and won his eighth national title last night, with a 93-60 rout over Louisville. He now matches former Tennessee coach (and longtime rival) Pat Summitt in NCAA titles ("that puts you in a category with the greatest women's basketball coach that's ever lived," he said...

Roger Ebert Is Dead

Legendary movie critic Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70. He had been battling cancer for the past decade. If you have time today, do go read Will Leitch on his correspondence with Ebert from a couple years back (a sampling: "I would love to say that I enjoyed fornicating on the Daily Ill...

Here's A Video Of Dogs Saying "I Love You"

Originally published Feb. 14, 2011....

How The Song “Seven Nation Army” Conquered The Sports World

This post was originally published on January 13, 2012....

The Public Humiliation Diet: A How-To

Originally published May 24, 2010....