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My Shit Always Breaks On The Eve Of Blizzards
On Saturday, my housemate tried cooking some zucchini, only to realize that our gas oven wasn’t working. We looked around for a pilot light but couldn’t find one. Some googling led us to believe we have an electric igniter system that needs replacement, and also that our oven was manufactured in 199...
Barcelona Knew They Could Do The Impossible
The most revelatory story that emerged before today’s Barcelona-PSG Champions League rematch was a funny little nugget about Barcelona’s outsized confidence in their impending victory....
Tiny Idiot On The Field Can't Get Enough D-II Hoops Action
Who could blame the kid with a matchup like Oregon Tech vs. Saint Francis in front of him!...
Andrew Bogut Makes Cavs Debut, Immediately Breaks His Tibia
Have you heard the news? The news is that Andrew Bogut signed with the Cavs. ...
Spring Training Is Good
One of my midlevel life regrets is that I’ve never gotten to Florida or Arizona for Spring Training, because it seems like it offers the things I like most about live baseball: Sitting outside in nice weather, eating and drinking, and just absorbing the entire sensory experience—the smells, the soun...
Youth Basketball Coach Dramatically Rejects Own Player Who Was Shooting On The Wrong Basket
There’s nothing like hands-on coaching....
The Pistons Need To Rely On Their Most Unlikely Players In Order To Win<em></em>
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was never supposed to be Detroit’s savior....
MLB To Carter Capps: Cool It With That Wacky Delivery
MLB and the MLBPA announced a set of new rules today, most of which had been credibly reported on last week. ...
Celebrity Democrats Fuck Off
We have just witnessed the incredible spectacle of a vile right-wing celebrity being elected President of the United States. There is a right lesson—and a wrong one!—for Democrats to take from this. ...
You Can't Balance Out Racism
Some things don’t dissolve in a cup of platitudes....
This Basketball Child's Daring Climb Is The Sports Highlight Of The Night
An errant basketball took a desperate break in the name of freedom this evening and tried to escape a game between Boise State and Fresno State. Referees tried to dislodge it; didn’t work. Players tried to retrieve it; no dice....
Petco Park Flooded
This seems bad? The Padres say it’s not that bad, but it feels bad. I feel like ballparks shouldn’t flood entirely because...it rained a lot?...
Italy Exploited An Insane Rugby Loophole, Enraging England<em></em>
Italy’s national rugby team has never beaten England. The Italians have played the English 23 times and they’ve lost 23 times. This weekend, England beat Italy, 36-15, in the Six Nations Championship, just as everyone expected they would. However, the unsurprising outcome of the game belies the cont...
Andrea Belotti, Young Italian Soccer Man, Is Having Himself A Hell Of A Season
Andrea Belotti ... that famous Italian singer guy? Nope, that’s Andrea Bocelli, but good try....
Former NHL Player Suspended For His Role In Youth Hockey Fight
Andrew Peters, who had seven points and 650 penalty minutes in six NHL seasons, has been suspended from his youth hockey head coaching duties after he jumped into the mix during a fight involving players Saturday....
What A Ricochet
André Ayew’s equalizer for West Ham came after the most fortunate of rebounds....
Oregon Coach Willie Taggart Ices Out Beat Reporter For Daring To Report The News
Last month, the Oregonian’s Oregon Ducks football beat reporter Andrew Greif got himself a scoop. He reported on Jan. 16 that three football players had to be hospitalized after grueling offseason workouts. In the aftermath of the report, newly-hired strength coach Irele Oderinde was suspended for a...
Philadelphia 76ers Trade Nerlens Noel To Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks have acquired 76ers big man Nerlens Noel, reports Adrian Wojnarowski. In return, Dallas will send Philadelphia Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson, and a top 1-18 protected 2017 first-round draft pick. ...
MLB Is Reportedly Introducing An Automatic Intentional Walk<em></em>
According to a report from ESPN’s Howard Bryant, Major League Baseball and the players’ union have agreed on a plan to scrap current intentional walk rules and allow managers to signal from the dugout and automatically send the batter to first base. The rule, like the proposed change to extra inning...
