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Neither MSG Security Nor A Hockey Game Can Stop Pro-Charles Oakley Chants<em></em>
It’s been a full day since Charles Oakley got tossed out of Madison Square Garden and arrested following a fight with MSG staffers. Tonight, the building was back in use for an NHL game. The New York Rangers hosted and beat the Nashville Predators, 4-3, but the Knicks’ contentious handling of Oakley...
The Roman Economy Was A Powerhouse
We remember the Roman Empire for a great many things. Gladiators are always popular, and the army runs a close second, but the most striking thing about Rome is the monumental landscape of buildings it left behind. The Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, ornate palaces and villas, aqueducts that reach to...
Report: ESPN Is Canceling <i>The Sports Reporters</i>
The Sports Reporters, a Sunday morning talk show in which boomer columnists who stopped actually watching sports when Michael Jordan retired for the second time take turns benevolently donating their dignifying Pensive Faces to the vulgar ball-games, will be canceled, according to a report by Sports...
How Did Jorge Posada Become A First-Ballot Hall Of Fame Washout?
Amid the arguing over this year’s Hall of Fame, one of the weirder potential results involves no argument at all. Unless there’s a dramatic and unexpected late break in the voting, Jorge Posada—who as of this afternoon appeared on 10 of 239 known ballots in the ballot tracker—is going to miss the fi...
The Late Roman Empire Army Was A Changing, But Still Massive, Force
If there’s one piece of the Roman Empire that has managed to weave its way into popular culture, it’s the army. Every decade or so, we get a new movie featuring the heroics of a Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Clive Owen (King Arthur), or Michael Fassbender (Centurion, which is an awesome action flick), ...
Don't Have Off The Record Meetings With The Stupid President
Donald Trump is both addicted to media attention and prone to lying to suit his own needs. There is no reason—none—for journalists to allow him to harangue them off-the-record. So stop. ...
ESPN, Others Fall For Bogus Information About NFL Spring League
Late Thursday afternoon, SiriusXM NFL Radio tweeted the following:...
Attila The Hun Did Far More Than Just Leave Charred Bones In His Wake
Nearly 16 centuries after he lived and died, the name of Attila the Hun still carries overtones of wanton destruction and senseless slaughter. The Huns, unlike the Franks or the Anglo-Saxons or the Goths, have no modern politicians claiming them as glorious ancestors for a shot of cheap nationalism;...
Here's The Tribute To José Fernández From Tonight's Univision Sports Awards
Tonight’s Premios Univision Deportes broadcast has been mostly lighthearted—it is, after all, that network’s ESPYs—but one standout moment was a tribute to José Fernández, with a performance by Lena Burke in front of the late Marlins pitcher’s mother and girlfriend....
North Carolina GOP Uses Hurricane Relief Session To Undercut Incoming Governor's Powers
Since everything went to shit, partial solace has been found in the belief that, even if your party of choice failed to win The Big One, there’s plenty that can be done in all levels of government to induce progress. The shitty flip side to this line of thinking is that the same principle applies to...
We Are Losing The War On Inequality And It's Not Even Close
This decade has been the one in which the American mainstream finally realized we have a profound economic inequality problem. It is only now becoming clear just how far we are from turning this around. ...
I Asked The World's Foremost Ethicist If It's Okay To Have A Revolution
There is inequality everywhere. But in San Francisco, it seems to be drawn by a cartoonist with an unrefined taste for absurdity....
Tiger Woods Is Now Golf's Washed-Up Uncle
Tiger Woods is still too old and fucked up to play golf, but he is capable of serving as a vice captain for the United States’ Ryder Cup team. Somebody forgot to tell Tiger that vice captains aren’t allowed to be in the team photo:...
Great And Loyal Soccer Dog Is A Better Goalkeeper Than Human Counterpart
Look at this cute little Chilean puppy, recognizing that the keeper on the team he supports was in trouble, and channeling his inner Air Bud by running out onto the pitch and making a clutch play to save the day. Good doggie....
There's <i>My Little Pony </i>Porn Hiding In iOS 10
Did you update your phone to iOS 10 recently? I sure hope not—it’s a goddamn nightmare. But for those of you that didn’t heed my warning, should you decide to search the default (default!) GIF library for the word “butt,” you’ll find a sultry My Little Pony doing what no My Little Pony should ever d...
Christian Benteke Probably Made Crystal Palace Sign His Little Brother, Who Sucks
It’s often difficult for small teams to convince players at big clubs making big bucks to forgo the glory and riches of the game’s destination clubs in favor of being the star at the little team, even when said player has found himself latched to the big team’s bench. Thus small clubs must pull out ...
The NFL Just Made A Big Change To Injury Reports
We’re all “day-to-day” in this crazy sport called life, but the NFL’s categorizations for its injured players are changing. Formerly, all players who weren’t 100 percent to go would be listed as either “probable,” “questionable,” or “doubtful.” But I guess that was a little confusing. Now, there’s n...
What Happened To The Long Jump?
Jeff Henderson claimed Olympic gold in the long jump Saturday night. He’s the first American to win that event since 2004, though the U.S. has won long jump gold 22 of the 28 times it’s been contested at the Olympics. And this is probably the first time you’re hearing his name....
Hannah Storm Announces Live On <i>SportsCenter</i> That John Saunders Is Dead
Longtime ESPN personality John Saunders is dead, as reported live this morning on SportsCenter by anchor Hannah Storm....
Bad Soccer Man Smacks The Piss Out Of A Referee
Our latest example of Bad Soccer Manning comes courtesy of Daniel Pedrosa in Guatemala’s third division. The player didn’t like seeing the referee’s red card after Pedrosa appeared to bump into him, decided that the ref didn’t deserve to be able to see out of his left eye, and sent his forehead and ...