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ESPN Fight: Hugh Douglas Called Colleague Michael Smith "Uncle Tom"
Last Thursday, at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair, Hugh Douglas, the former Eagle and current NFL analyst for ESPN, was very drunk. A day later he would be both drunk and combative, and, as The Big Lead first reported, he and an ESPN colleague would nearly c...
Summertime
Charles Simic writes about summertime over at the New York Review of Books:...
Hand Jive
You'll like this—Peter Duffy's 2009 New York magazine story on handball:...
David Feherty, Gary McCord, "Itinerant Squirrel" Make TV Magic
It's a rare Sunday runaway victory on the PGA Tour, thanks to Tiger Woods holding on to his massive lead at the Bridgestone Invitational. And that's kind of boring. So when a squirrel struck, David Feherty and Gary McCord teamed to make a wonderful moment happen....
Craig Ehlo Was Allegedly Burning Clothes When Authorities Arrived
We told you yesterday about the arrest of former NBA player Craig Ehlo, who was charged with domestic violence and first-degree reckless burning early in the morning in Spokane, Wash. Now, courtesy the Spokesman-Review, we have the details of what led to his arrest....
Craig Ehlo Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges
Former NBA player Craig Ehlo, best known for being the other guy in "The Shot" by Michael Jordan in 1989, was arrested this morning in Spokane, Wash., on charges related to domestic violence....
Black And Blue
Not Shaking The Grass features Nicole Howalt's 2012 photo series: Boxers: Before and After the Fight. ...
The Best Of The Best
Glenn Stout, series editor of The Best American Sports Writing has posted the table of contents for this year's edition on his website. The book, edited by J.R. Moehringer, won't be out for a few months, but I want to take this moment to celebrate Moehringer's selections....
Death Of A Racehorse
Here's W.C. Heinz's celebrated 1949 column, "Death of a Racehorse." ...
The Hornets' Name-Change Party Is Going Strong
The Bobcats are holding an all-day "Buzz City Celebration" to mark the impending return of the Charlotte Hornets. Reader John stopped by:...
Nuggets Guard Jordan Hamilton's Magical Shorts Fly Right Off His Body
I have watched this video multiple times, and I still don't know how the hell Hamilton ended up with his shorts around his ankles....
The Charlotte Hornets Are Coming Back
Today's the day: after a decade of existence as the Bobcats, the franchise will officially receive league approval to change its name, and bring the Charlotte Hornets back to the NBA in 2014....
And Where Do You Think You're Going? “I Said, ‘Out.’ Shit.”
Carlin on White Harlem. ...
Night-Shifting For The Hip Fleet
“Night-Shifting for the Hip Fleet,” by Mark Jacobson. From New York Magazine, 1975, this piece was the idea that spawned the TV show, Taxi:...
Diggin’ in the Crates: Behind Bars
Prince Paul put out a little mix of his work on cassette back in 1999 as a teaser for his record, A Prince Among Thieves. He played all of his classics—from Stetsasonic and De La to tracks he did for Kane, BDP and 3rd Bass. There was one cut that was a real head-nodder, a version of Slick Rick's "Be...
The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All
Here's the original manuscript of W.C. Heinz's 1959 True magazine story on Pepper Martin: "The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All." ...
B.J. Upton Shits Out A Double, According To Typo
The Associated Press would later correct its caption on this photo of B.J. Upton's fourth-inning double against the Marlins, but not before the original version was published verbatim in at least two outlets: ESPN's game HQ and on the website of the Aiken (S.C.) Standard....
Brazilian Soccer Fans Decapitate Ref After He Stabs, Kills Player
Last Sunday, an amateur soccer match in Brazil came to an unbelievably gruesome end when a referee was murdered by outraged fans. His head was then cut off and placed on a spike. The beheading was retaliation; the ref initially stabbed a player to death....
