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Jungle Bird Invades Pitch, Takes A Penalty Kick
Deadspin's favorite idiot on the field, Jungle Bird, made an appearance at last night's Juventus-Everton friendly at AT&T Field in San Francisco. Much to the delight of everyone on the sidelines, Jungle Bird sent a decently struck penalty shot right at keeper Tim Howard, who made the save easily....
Browns GM: Shitty Players Not As Shitty Now That I'm In Charge
When the Cleveland Browns hired Mike Lombardi to be their general manager back in January, the locals immediately recalled all that disparaging stuff he had said about the team in his previous job as an analyst for the NFL Network....
Morgan Freeman Takes Off: A Day With America's Greatest Actor, In 1988
Originally published in the March 14, 1988, issue of New York magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author's widow, Laura Ross. Illustration by Sam Woolley. ...
CNBC Is Giving A Scam Artist Handicapper His Own Reality Show
The world of sports handicapping is dirty. That's begrudgingly accepted. But it's dirty enough without CNBC giving the sort of exposure money can't buy to a convicted felon operating under a fake name....
Old Man Giambi Hits Walk-Off, Kicks White Sox Off His Lawn
Jason Giambi gave the Indians a 3-2 win over the White Sox with this walk-off home run to deep center field. Giambi, 42, is apparently the oldest man in baseball to hit a walkoff home run, narrowly edging out Hank Aaron by 45 days....
Justin Masterson Endures Barrage Of Water And Seeds During Interview
Whenever a baseball player is interviewed on camera it's, like, a collectively-bargained rule that his teammates try to embarass him. Usually they put bubble gum on his hat or make weird faces behind him or throw some shit at him. The Cleveland Indians took it to a whole new level while Justin Mast...
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Browns Guard Ryan Miller Carted Off Field, Taken To Hospital [UPDATES]
During training camp today, an unidentified Browns player was taken off the field in an ambulance....
Texas Rangers Reliever Attacked And “Sucker-Punched” In Cleveland
Rangers relief pitcher Tanner Scheppers was attacked Thursday night while getting food on a street in Cleveland....
Sucking In The Seventies
Over at the great site, In Focus, Alan Taylor takes a look at America in the 1970s. Check out what he's got so far......
Andrew Bynum's Hair Spotted In Cleveland
During the Cavaliers' introductory press conference for its owner last week, Andrew Bynum's hair was dressed in subtle braids, ceding center stage to the owner of Andrew Bynum's hair and prompting concerns that this might be the end of Andrew Bynum's hair as we once knew it....
After The Fall: The Story Of Zola Budd
From Runner's World, Steven Friedman's 2009 story on Zola Budd:...
This Steve Nash Interview Got Off To A Pretty Horrible Start
"Why are you here?" "I own the team."...
Brad Stevens’s Wife Negotiated His Boston Celtics Contract
The Indianapolis Star published an interview with new Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens' wife Tracy yesterday, and it was adorable. The Q+A was essentially a goodbye to Mrs. Stevens, who undoubtedly assumed status during her husband's six-year stint as Butler University's head basketball coach....
Here Are The Celebrity Aliases The Cleveland Indians Use On The Road
The Cleveland Indians are on the road playing the Twins this weekend, and this looks like their room assignments for the W Minneapolis Hotel....
I Can't Stop Looking At Steve Spurrier In A Fast-Food Restaurant
I’m not sure which part of this photo of Steve Spurrier in a fast-food restaurant I like the most. That suit with the undone tie that makes him look like he just slept in his car? The sunglasses indoors? That thumbs-up and facial expression of utter satisfaction as he reaches into the condiment stat...
Where's That Confounded Bridge?
Here's Part 1 of Kirby Ferguson's killer Everything is a Remix series. ...
Everyone's A Winner, Bargain's Galore!
Pictures of Tom Waits by Anton Corbijn over at Everyday I Show. ...
Steve "Mongo" McMichael Ran A Red Light, Has Sub-Par Letter Carrier
From a reader and neighbor of the former Super Bowl champ:...