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Twins Ballboy Makes Nifty Leaping Catch
As the announcers watched the replay of this, one of them said, "You've got to have some skills to be a ballboy." So what skills are required of the ballboys (or ballgirls!) who work along the foul lines? Let's list 'em:...
JaMarcus Russell Is Not Fat Anymore
I mean, sure, all-black is slimming, and fur-coat-and-sweatsuit getups are not. But still. Russell is lean, mean, and ready to quarterback someone—anyone—to mediocrity. If Tim Tebow can get a shot, why can’t he?...
David Beckham Makes Appearance In Shanghai, Causes Stampede
This video plays out like a goddamn horror movie. You spend the first two minutes knowing that shit is about to get really bad, but you still can't force yourself to look away. And then, just when you think that maybe all that buildup won't actually lead to much: chaos!...
Austin NBC Station Runs News Promo During Overtime, Misses Winning Goal
It's not exactly Heidi, but a major blunder by Austin, Tex. NBC affiliate KXAN deprived Lone Star State hockey fans the sudden-death goal that clinched Game 4 for the Blackhawks....
We Should Entertain The Possibility That Neymar Is Good As Advertised
Last month, it was announced that Brazilian soccer star Neymar was sold to FC Barcelona. We were excited, because the 21-year-old is the best and most hyped prospect in the world, and might already be the best player on the planet outside of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. ...
Johnny Manziel Was All Pissed Off Because Of A Parking Ticket
When Johnny Manziel said something something on Twitter something something bullshit something something he can't wait to leave College Station something something, the world wanted to know what was bugging him before he deleted his words....
Super Tuesday: It's A Great Day To Be A Mets Fan
It's awfully hard for a baseball team to stand unquestionably, soul-crushingly outside of contention in mid-June. But the 2013 Mets, who have failed at most everything, have been up to that task....
Texas A&M Initially Suspended Johnny Manziel After His 2012 Arrest
The Dallas Morning News reports that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel faced a season-long suspension after a June 2012 arrest for a role in a barroom brawl, and had the suspension been upheld, Manziel would have transferred from College Station....
Doc Rivers Isn't Going To The Clippers. Now What?
Those Celtics-Clippers trade talks involving Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan and others look to be dead. This is routine for the players involved, but it's uncommon ground for a coach. Are Rivers and the team on awkward terms?...
Female Sprinting Star Suspended For Failed Drug Test
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown, winner of the 2004 and 2008 Olympics women's 200m and reigning world champion, reportedly failed a drug test after testing positive for a banned diuretic used as a masking agent....
Vine Was Created So Figurines Of MLB's 1990 Award Winners Could Dance
They're not good dancers. (Click the image to start the party.) But that's not the point....
The Mighty Reggie Has Stuck Out Vs. Reggie's Revenge
The Yankees and Dodgers are scheduled to play a two-game series in the Bronx starting tonight (if the weather permits). Nice job by SI.com's Jay Jaffe today recalling the 1978 World Series and Game 2's classic final out when Bob Welch whiffed Mr. October. Featured is the following take on "Casey at ...
Zdeno Chara Wiped Out And Crashed Into Milan Lucic During Warmups
The Bruins' defensemen have been mostly mistake-free in these playoffs. But Boston hasn't been perfect. At one point last night, the NBC Sports Network found a rather obvious flaw....
Watch Another Rugby Guy Get Tackled Really Hard
Not long ago, we showed you a video of a rugby guy getting tackled really hard. Man, did that guy get tackled hard. But this guy—this rugby guy right here—he gets tackled even harder....
Dodgers Fan Gives Lesson In Fandom During Fifth-Grade Graduation Speech
We don't have much background info to go with this video, but it looks like young Casey was asked to share his favorite memory from the past year during his fifth-grade graduation ceremony. Casey flips the script, though, and chooses to talk about his least-favorite memory: the day the Giants won th...
The Padres' Will Venable Made One Of The Best Catches Of The Season
Bear with our hyperbole on this one. Because there was what Will Venable did—sprinting back toward the wall and laying out to make a backhanded catch over his head, à la Jim Edmonds—and there was the situation in which he did it....
The Real McCoy
Another classic from Lardner, "The Life and Loves of the Real McCoy":...