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The Rams Signed A 403-Pound Lineman
Ole Miss had tackle Terrell Brown officially listed at 385. That was either a lie, or he's had a sedentary spring, because after the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent earlier in the week, they put him on the scale and got a big surprise....

Today's Indy Lights Race Featured An Insanely Close Finish
This is the final lap of today's Firestone Freedom 100 on the Indy Lights racing circuit. It ended with a four-wide finish that was by far the closest in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....

NESN Reports <em>SportsPickle</em> Satire About Brian Urlacher As News
Yesterday satirical sports website SportsPickle published an amusing story on Brian Urlacher's retirement, claiming the Bears linebacker was retiring but signing a one-day contract with the Packers so he could "go out a winner." Today, while broadcasting coverage of the ACC baseball tournament, NES...

Gather 'Round, Children, For The Legend Of Evan Gattis
Evan Gattis is maybe the best thing going in baseball. Now he's been given a fictional backstory to match....

This Is How You Sign A Picture Of Ray Lewis Trying To Tackle You
This comes to us from reader Andrew, whose friend received this autographed photo from former Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Pete Mitchell. I doubt Mitchell signed too many autographs throughout his eight-year career, but it looks like when he did get the opportunity to do so, he made it count....

Dead Calm
Really nice piece about Lynne Cox by Sarah Turcotte over at ESPN:...

A Brief Oral History Of The Best Jump Ball Of All Time
On Tuesday night, Matt Bonner and Zach Randolph combined to create the above piece of comedic gold. I caught up with Bonner, who claimed he still hasn't seen the replay of the play, although he plans to now. "I have a sense of humor," he said. "Someone told me that Jeff Van Gundy was joking about it...

Idiot With Death Wish Runs Onto Track During Harness Race
It turns out last night's Idiot in Kansas City wasn't the only maniac to invade a playing field. Here's a gent who rushed onto a horse track during a harness race and ended up spooking one of the competitors....

Toronto Fan Hurls Full Can Of Beer At Nate McLouth, Nearly Hits Him
In what was a good night for bad fans, a spectacular play by Nate McLouth resulted in retribution from a Blue Jays fan who chucked what appears to be a full can of beer from the Rogers Centre upper deck at the Orioles outfielder....

Idiot On The Field In Kansas City Steals Rosin Bag, Escapes Cop
We were blessed during tonight's Angels-Royals matchup to get an Idiot On The Field who not only earned live TV time, but pulled a decent stunt to boot....

Here's The Overtime Goal That Kept The NY Rangers' Season Alive
The New York Rangers, down to the Boston Bruins 3-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals and facing a sweep, scored twice in the third period to tie the game 3-3 and send it into overtime. ...

Linesman To John Tortorella: "Fuck You"
Wait...is that even legal?...

Soccer Player Scores, Takes Off Shorts To Celebrate, Gets Red Card
This is Mario Gjurovski, a Macedonian soccer player who plays for Muangthong United FC in the Thai Premier League. He's sometimes a scorer of good goals, we assume, and when he scored his most recent on Saturday against TOT, he celebrated by taking his shorts off....


Get A Load Of This Fucking Phillies Fan
This fucking guy was at last night's Phillies-Marlins game. The tipster who sent us the photo has details:...

The Cincinnati Baseball Team Gives The Best Postgame Interviews
Postgame interviews are inherently dumb and almost never interesting. But not when they involve the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team, which has turned the tired practice into a platform for wonderful comedic expression. Enjoy this compilation of the Bearcats being awesome. It really is the best th...

No Steroids, No Birthday Cake: Parsing MLB's Employee Handbook
Congratulations! It's your first day working for Major League Baseball. You probably grew up a huge baseball fan, and while this isn't as good as actually playing, you're about to embark on a fun and rewarding career with MLB. But first, there's something you need to read and sign....

Spider-Man Playing Basketball? Spider-Man Playing Basketball.
Andrew Garfield took a couple minutes off the set of Not Another Spider-Man Movie to shoot some hoops on a court in New York's Chinatown. In full costume....

Busta Bus
Here's a good one—"The Legend of Buster Smith," Adam Langer's 1993 story for the Chicago Reader on a checkers champion:...

The Pacers Did Everything Wrong On LeBron's Buzzer-Beater
Look at that photo. That's not how iconic playoff game-winners are supposed to look. LeBron James adds a conference finals buzzer-beater to his resumé, as the Heat take a 1-0 series lead over Indiana, but it'll always come with a caveat: conference finals buzzer-beaters probably shouldn't come on un...