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How Frank Rich Became The Butcher Of Broadway
This story original appeared in the June, 1990 issue of GQ and appears here with the author’s permission....
Hugh Freeze Didn't Have Much To Say About Houston Nutt's Lawsuit
Just 24 hours after a lawsuit filed by former Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt took over the college football news cycle, current Rebels coach Hugh Freeze faced reporters at SEC Media Days. ...
<i>Game Of Thrones</i> Is Increasingly Incoherent And Somehow Still Magical<em></em>
This is the time of year when I stretch myself across a bubbling lava pit in agony, unwilling to give up my foothold on either side, for I both love and hate Game of Thrones....
Boring-Ass Tour De France Leader Finally Owned By Fun Riders
For the first time in recent memory, Team Sky cracked....
White Sox Trade Ace José Quintana To—Oh Fucking Come On
The Chicago White Sox announced today that they have traded 28-year-old ace pitcher José Quintana to the fucking Chicago Cubs, who are basically worse than the St. Louis Cardinals at this point....
Tour De France Guy Accidentally Rides Off The Course
Team Sky are, as usual, controlling the Tour de France peloton and exerting complete dominance over the race. However, they’ve at least occasionally made asses out of themselves, like a few days ago when a domestique whipped out his dick on live TV, or today, when another forgot to to turn and rode ...
Yes, The NFL Is Still Making Assloads Of Money
Even if it sometimes feels like we’ve already hit peak NFL, the league’s biggest source of revenue is guaranteed and ever-increasing. And those national television deals are so massive, that it’s just about impossible for an owner not to turn huge profits, no matter how often they cry poverty—$244 m...
Floyd "Money" Mayweather Has Had Trouble Paying His Taxes On Time For Years
It came out recently that Floyd Mayweather owes the IRS a whopping $22.2 million, but documents show that that big number is the least of it. The famous boxer—who routinely brags about his wealth, and even goes by the nickname “Money”—has had trouble paying his taxes on time for more than a decade. ...
FIFA Executive Chuck Blazer Has Died
Chuck Blazer, an influential and controversial figure in the history of American soccer, has died, as first reported by Jack Bell and confirmed by Andrew Das of the New York Times. He was 72....
Richard Sherman: "Players Have To Be Willing To Strike"
Because the ESPYs are the only source of sports information tonight, this Richard Sherman update comes straight from the red carpet. In an interview with Jalen Rose, Sherman gave his unsurprisingly unfiltered view on the NFLPA and their need for strength in labor negotiations....
Taxpayer-Funded Detroit Arena Now Sports Massive, Hideous Corporate Ad
The taxpayer-funded new sports arena in Detroit that is not named after Gordie Howe unveiled a new “feature” Tuesday, one that will now dominate any aerial view of Detroit on every TV broadcast in the foreseeable future. The roof of the new arena features a gigantic, ugly logo for a third-rate pizza...
Miko Grimes Says She Tweeted Dumb Shit On Purpose To Get The Dolphins To Cut Her Husband
Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes is a talented player, but around these parts he’s more notable for his wife Miko’s ability to talk him up, and occasionally veer away from blunt honesty into bizarre territory. Now she claims that some of it was part of a plan....
Ken Rosenthal Now Writing On Facebook Because Fox Sports Sucks Ass<em></em>
Ken Rosenthal, who has been at FOX Sports since 2005, tweeted this afternoon that he is “wait[ing] to find a new writing home” now that FoxSports.com is all-video. Yikes....
Houston Nutt Sues Ole Miss, Claiming School Lied To Reporters In Order To Smear Him
Former Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt filed a lawsuit against the school Wednesday, claiming it broke the terms of his 2011 severance agreement when football officials attempted to pin the majority of the Rebels’ recent NCAA violations on the 59-year-old CBS analyst....
Don't Blow It, Fed
Just watch the ball. Ignore everything else crumbling around you....
Astros' Alex Bregman Deletes Account After Sending DMs To Critic
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is currently batting .256 in the majors and .000 in online fan interactions. Last weekend, Bregman was apparently searching his name on Twitter, where he seemed to have found the tweets of @AllenH83. Allen was not wholly enamored by Bregman; his tame opinion...
DeAngelo Williams Won’t Play For The Cowboys, Says Their Fans Are Insufferable
Running back DeAngelo Williams impressed wrestling fans in his debut for Impact Wrestling, but he says he’s done with the squared circle for now. With training camp rapidly approaching, Williams is looking to sign with an NFL team for the 2017 season....
Get A Stainless Steel Pan
In the abstract—which is to say, if you were an extremely rich person with an army of servants to attend to all but those parts of human life you chose to handle yourself, and therefore did not have to worry about things like cleaning and upkeep—the best kind of pan would be a well-seasoned cast iro...