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Hugh Douglas Fired By ESPN
SI's Richard Deitsch reports that Hugh Douglas has been let go by ESPN, two week after a drunken altercation with Numbers Never Lie co-host Michael Smith, in which Douglas called Smith "Uncle Tom."...
Disco Demolition Night, Animated
This charming little film was put together by Triple Threat TV, animating the recollections of Mike Veeck, the brain behind 1979 promotion Disco Demolition Night that saw the White Sox forced to forfeit amid a near-riot....
America's Most Important Soccer Player Conquers The Old World
Originally published in Howler Magazine, whose latest issue is a celebration of U.S. soccer's centennial. Follow the magazine on Twitter, @whatahowler....
History As Pop As Camp: <em>The Butler</em>, Reviewed.
1. Lee Daniels is a total lunatic of a director, a man who knows nothing of restraint, decorum or moderation. Sometimes this works for him; his Precious was lurid and garish and melodramatic in a way that fit the material, making the protagonist's sufferings feel both pulpy and weirdly real. Mostly,...
American Hero Barry Switzer Saved A Puppy From A Hot Car
What's NFL coach Barry Switzer up to these days? Oh nothing, just saving adorable animals from certain death....
Jason Dufner Sleeps With The Wanamaker Trophy
Winning a major is a big deal. Winning that first major at age 36, when it may have seemed like it was never going to happen? That's the kind of thing that makes you never want to let go of the trophy....
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Iman Shumpert Releases New Track, And It's Good
Kendrick Lamar may have put a stranglehold on the rap industry last night, but he wasn't the only one to drop a new verse. Knicks forward and sometimes-rapper Iman Shumpert released "Versace (Freestyle)," and it happens to be very good....
Althea Gibson and Robert Lipsyte's Forgotten Bookmark
My friend Michael Popek owns a used bookstore and runs a site called Forgotten Bookmarks, devoted to the things he finds in old books. The site did so well Michael published a book of the same name. (Check out this Q&A we did in 2011 and this profile of Michael by Shannon Firth.)...
Lifelong Braves Fan Fell 85 Feet To His Death In Players' Parking Lot
More details have emerged in the death of a Braves fan who fell from the upper level of Turner Field last night, the third fatal fall at an Atlanta stadium in five years....
Tiger's Burdened Walk
Charlie Pierce once wrote a celebrated story about Tiger Woods. Now, he writes about Woods again. Slide on over to Grantland and read "The Burdened Walk":...
Dry Bones
Doug Miller has an uncommonly thorough piece on Dr. Frank Jobe over at MLB.com:...
Jose Iglesias Makes Ridiculous Bare-Handed Play
Remember when the Detroit Tigers edged their way into the Jake Peavy trade by sending Brayan Villarreal to the Red Sox in exchange for shortstop Jose Iglesias? This is why they did that:...
Robert Griffin III Wants To Play, And Mike Shanahan Won't Let him
The Redskins' season ended in controversy, as Mike Shanahan was blasted for not removing his gimpy star quarterback from a playoff game before he shredded his knee. This season picks up where the last left off, only Shanahan finds now himself at the other extreme, with one very vocal critic—Robert G...
Buck Dilla
Buck O'Neil meets Jay Dee. A little something we threw together a few years ago:...
NBA Mascot Attends Wedding, Is Life Of The Party
This is Moondog. He is one of two mascots for the Cleveland Cavaliers and he recently attended Ben and Ashlee's wedding reception....
Fan Dies From Upper-Deck Fall At Turner Field
A man is in critical condition (update: police have since confirmed the man died) after he fell "at least 30 feet" from the upper deck at Turner Field tonight. Details are sparse, but according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the man was transported to the hospital around 9:00 p.m....
The Derek Jeter Mask Is Terrifying
I don't want to go so far as to call it Nightmare Fuel, but this is a goddamned mess. It is hypnotizing in all the wrong ways....