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The Horse Lovers
Outside the barn. Everyone is hushed, reverential, expectant. The second assistant director; Cheryl’s stand-in; a CBS female executive; and another woman, are all standing close to the closed barn door. Their ears are pressed against the door, waiting for word of the birth of the foal. Their faces h...

Audio: Waite Hoyt Telling Cool Old Babe Ruth Stories During Rain Delays
Here's an old record I picked up along the way. Thought you guys might dig it....


My Life As A Young Thug By Mike Tyson
In the latest issue of New York Magazine, Mike Tyson looks back:...

The Milwaukee Bucks Made A Starbucks Drake Hands Video
I don't know if the #StarbucksDrakeHands thing is officially stale and unfunny yet, but this made me laugh. Ersan Ilyasova really steals the show....

Gleeful Avs Announcer Basically Says Injured Kronwall Deserved It
The Avalanche have been so bad for so long, we almost forgot what brutal homers their broadcasters are. Play-by-play man Mike Haynes was there to remind us last night, taking an uncomfortable amount of joy from an ugly injury to Detroit's Niklas Kronwall....

Today In Unfortunate Ad Placement
We know Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are getting up there in years, but the inadvertent layout of today's print edition of the New York Daily News is being less than subtle about it....

Torres! Torres! Torres!
Apropos of nothing let's take a moment to appreciate Jose Torres. Here is what Leonard Shecter wrote about Torres for Sport magazine back in 1965:...

Torii Hunter Is Not Happy With Boston's Bullpen Cop
Everyone loves Steve Horgan, the Boston police officer who celebrated David Ortiz's game-tying grand slam and made for photo gold. Everyone except Torii Hunter....

Meet The Boston Cop From The Sports Photo Of The Year
David Ortiz's game-tying eighth-inning grand slam would have gone down in Red Sox history anyway. But the inclusion of one bearded, exultant police officer produced an image that pushes the moment firmly into baseball lore....

Top-Ranked College Hockey Team Loses First Game To Scrubs
It only took one game for the UMass Lowell River Hawks to screw up their No. 1 ranking, and boy, did they screw it up in a stupid way....

Why Your Cardinals Suck
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, because the Cardinals don't like it when another team like the Pirates or Nationals dares to threaten their self-appointed status as America's Baseball Sweethearts. They'll move on to face the GLORY BOY Dodgers in the NLCS, and somehow ...

Koji Uehara And David Ortiz Dry Hump After Beating The Rays
Does this count as dry humping or wet humping, factoring in the champagne? Either way, David Ortiz was clearly elated after the Red Sox beat the Rays in four games in the ALDS, and Koji Uehara looks happy too. Everybody's having a good time! [@CJZero]...

NBA Cameraman Tries To Be Cool About His Foot Falling Asleep
Dude was working Saturday's Bulls-Pacers preseason game. He had to spring into action during a timeout, but his right foot needed a few more seconds to wake up. He tried to act all nonchalant by sticking his hand in his pocket, but it was already too late. Most of us aren't carrying a television cam...

The Best Part Of This High School Hail Mary Is The Run After The Catch
Via MaxPreps, here's Elk Grove (Ill.) with the miracle finish against Rolling Meadows on Friday. Props to QB Adam O'Malley for the scramble and the heavy, but the dirty work was done by WR Mike Bischoff, who went many of the final 15 yards with a defender wrapped around him....

Julie Hermann Supervised Lax Coach Accused Of Physical, Mental Abuse
The Louisville Cardinals women's lacrosse coach is accused of abusing her players, and current Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann is tied into the mess....

The Red Sox's Best Reliever Once Aspired To Be A Gym Teacher
Koji Uehara was, by any measure, the Red Sox's best relief pitcher this season. Indeed, only two Boston starters accumulated a higher WAR than Uehara, who finished the regular season with a 1.09 ERA in 74.1 innings pitched—mostly as the third-string closer after injuries to Joel Hanrahan and Andrew...

Man Rich Thanks To College Athletics Blasts Paying College Athletes
Paying college athletes is "the most idiotic suggestion of all time," according to Jim Boeheim, who was paid $1.8 million last year, making him the highest-paid employee at Syracuse University....

Nothing Says I Love New York Like Tattoos of Lou Gehrig and Patrick Ewing
I saw this dude on my subway ride to work today and asked if I could photograph the artwork on his arms. Every piece was about New York....
