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Detroit Tigers Land David Price In Three-Team Trade
Ken Rosenthal was first to report that the Tigers have acquired starter David Price from the Rays. The Detroit-Oakland arms race is real and spectacular. ...
Cleveland Newspaper Rejects Heat Fans' Ad Busting On LeBron
Dan Le Batard, as part of a stunt for his radio show, attempted to purchase a full-page ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. (A mockup, via @itsleooo, can be seen below.) It would have been paid for by interested Miamians via Kickstarter, and poked fun at LeBron James for not, as of yet, publicly thank...
Here's A "Cute" Video That Will Just Completely Ruin Your Day
This video is fucked up, man....
China's Square Running Track: Fact Or Fiction?
A sports complex in China may or may not feature a track with right-angled lanes for running. Is it true? Possibly. The backstory contains just enough logic to make it believable....
Patriots Screw Panthers, Claim Their Sixth-Round Rookie Running Back
Panthers running back Tyler Gaffney injured his left meniscus last Friday, so his rookie season's already done. Normally, Carolina would place him on injured reserve, but because teams still have 90-man rosters at this point of the season, injured players have to clear waivers before they can be shi...
Metta World Peace Is Still A Dude You Don't Want To Mess With
Metta World Peace may no longer be the terrifying NBA presence he once was—mostly because he's no longer in the NBA—but that doesn't mean that he's a guy you can fuck with at the Venice summer league. Two dudes found out as much while playing in a recent pick-up game with the former defensive player...
Watch A Bunch Of Dumb Pandas Fall On Their Faces And Butts
We gave that dumbass goat a lot of grief for being stupid and uncoordinated, but we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that pandas are often clumsier than even the dumbest-ass goat. ...
Prosecution: Aaron Hernandez's Fiancée Lied About Disposing Of Guns
Prosecutors are turning up the heat on Shayanna Jenkins, Aaron Hernandez's fiancée. In a filing, they list more than a dozen instances of evidence contradicting Jenkins's testimony to a grand jury in the murder case against Hernandez....
Aaron Hernandez Evidence Includes 33 Pages Of Texts With Bill Belichick
Documents made public today reveal some of the evidence that prosecutors have turned over to Aaron Hernandez's defense in the Odin Lloyd murder case. Among them, interviews with Patriots higher-ups and whole mess of text messages exchanged between Hernandez and Bill Belichick in the months leading u...
All The Internet Clues That Point To LeBron Going To Cleveland
Though LeBron James has remained totally silent about his free agency plans, the tea leaves are there, if you're desperate and crazy enough to read them. ...
The Best Story Ever Written About Losing
In keeping with the day's theme, below is a classic Esquire profile of Floyd Patterson after his second devastating loss to Sonny Liston, which we reprinted a year ago on The Stacks. No athlete has ever talked so frankly about his own shortcomings as Patterson did with author Gay Talese. He confesse...
<em>Man V. Food</em> Guy Gets In Trouble For Being An Internet Asshole
The Travel Channel has postponed Man Finds Food, the new show featuring professional human garbage-disposal Adam Richman that otherwise would have debuted tomorrow evening, after the host got into a fracas on the internet over the use of a dumb hashtag....
Aaron Hernandez Is In This 2014 Florida Gators Calendar
Say hello to Mr. July 2014, Aaron Hernandez. Oof....
Topless Woman Crashes News Report At Pride Festival
CityNews reporter Natalie Duddridge had one hell of a day at the office yesterday. It began with a Brazilian soccer fan bringing the "fuck her right in the pussy" fake news blooper to life, and it ended with a very happy/drunk World Pride attendee shaking her boobs right at the camera during a live ...
8-Months-Pregnant Woman Runs In US Track Championships
Alysia Montaño is a fast 800 meter runner. Alysia Montaño is the defending national champion in the 800 meters. Alysia Montaño always wears a flower in her hair. Alysia Montaño showed up yesterday to defend her national title, with a flower in her hair. Alysia Montaño also showed up eight months...
Aaron Hernandez Requests Jail Transfer For His Own Safety
Attorneys for former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with three homicides, have filed papers requesting a transfer out of Bristol County Jail. Hernandez's attorneys want him closer to Boston to cut down on travel time, but also claim Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson has a clear ...
Aaron Hernandez Seeks Patriots Medical Records As Potential Evidence
The Patriots have largely stayed clear of involvement in either of Aaron Hernandez's two murder cases. That may change; Hernandez's attorneys have asked a judge to subpoena the Patriots for all of Hernandez's medical records during his time with the team. Well, nearly all of them....
Game Of OMG's: How The Internet Became One Giant Spoiler Alert
I can't stop thinking about Ginsberg's nipple. While shearing off that irksome "valve" may have relieved some pressure and brought a measure of peace to Mad Men's resident alien, even a month later, it still stares at me from its dainty gift box as a symbol of sadness and frustration, and a reminder...