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Defendant In Murder Trial Who Wanted To Get Back To His Cell In Time For <i>Monday Night Football</i>: "I Did it, So What?"
Nathan Burris is either the least remorseful or most insane person on the planet. Or some unbelievably potent cocktail of the two. Since he is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend as well as her male companion in a "shotgun rampage," let's go with unbelievably potent cocktail....
The Patron Saint Of Nerdy Jewish Baseball Fans; Or, Why The Father Of Fantasy Sports Is A Lot Like Hugh Hefner
Originally published in Bloomberg View. This column is adapted from Jonathan Mahler's essay in Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame, edited by Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy....
Liverpool Fans Get Drenched When Faulty Sprinkler Goes Off At Halftime
"You know what would be fun? A football match," one might say to a friend. "Let's get tickets and go," a friend might respond. "It'll be a nice day and there would be absolutely no chance of us getting soaked to the bone by some random, malfunctioning sprinkler positioned right at the edge of the pi...
Paul Ryan Visited Lambeau Field Today, So Here's GIF Of Him Waving A Terrible Towel In Carnegie, PA
He wore a Packers jacket at Lambeau today, and his daughter wore a cheesehead with the Romney/Ryan logo on it. The Green Bay Press-Gazette:...
This Is The Best Sports Internet Rabbithole You Can Find
On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, Stefan Fatsis found a place on the internet where you can waste so, so much time. Lucky's Amazing Sports Lists. Go now, or some other time, when you have a big project to do. Lucky himself has an unusual story, too-the man is obsessive....
Did Mike Trout Lose The Gold Glove Because His Corner Outfielders Were Too Good?
The Gold Gloves were handed out this week, and without Derek Jeter as a finalist, we were prepared for a controversy-free awards. We were wrong. Mike Trout, the statistical darling who’s totally going to lose the MVP to Miguel Cabrera, couldn’t even get named his league’s best center fielder, losing...
Have You Seen This Giants Fan?
San Francisco police would like to talk to him. ...
Czech Fans Chant "Monkey, Monkey" At Wayne Simmonds
Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds recently signed with a team in the Czech Republic to try and ride out the lockout. It is exciting for Czech fans to see real life NHLers, but also scary for some of them to see a black person. So a sizable portion of the crowd in Chomutov did not take it well when Simm...
Mike Francesa To Hurricane Victim: "Y'now, Water Will Subside."
It takes a lot more than a hurricane to keep Mike Francesa off the air. Broadcasting from his home studio, Mike was taking calls as usual today, and offering sage advice to those who have felt Sandy's wrath. One caller, Dave, got on the horn with Mike to discuss the important issue of interceptions ...
Today's "Soccer Fans Are Crazy" Video: Argentine Supporters Brutally Beat Stewards
Yesterday was the Superclásico, the big showdown between Buenos Aires sides River Plate and Boca Juniors. As is customary for this derby, there were scores of injuries reported—most of them among stewards in the visiting Boca Juniors' stand. The actions captured in this video, I will never underst...
Giants Fans, Show Us Your Celebration Pictures And Videos From Last Night
Reader Tom sent us the video you see above, and it is of what he describes as a "fucking epic" celebration that took place at The Republic in San Francisco after the final out of the World Series. We're inclined to agree with Tom's description, and now we'd like to see more videos and pictures of ...
Giants Shortstop Brandon Crawford Was An Adorable Little Voice Of Reason As A Child
This picture has apparently been floating around for a few weeks now, but it's news to us so maybe it's also news to you. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, this is a picture of a young Brandon Crawford with his father at a Giants game at Candlestick Park on September 27, 1992. At the time, m...
The Dallas Cowboys Sent Out A Mailer To Season-Ticket Holders Instructing Them On How To Cheer
Jerry Jones built the $1,300,000,000 Cowboys Stadium in 2009 expecting it to house champions, boost his team, and become the eighth wonder of the world. It is kind of the last one—largest domed stadium in the world, with the fourth largest HD video screen in the world hanging from the ceiling—but th...
Today's Fox Sports Ohio MLS Broadcast Featured Two Goals By The Crew, Two Bare Breasts Of A Crew Supporter [NSFW]
The final home game in many sports is considered Fan Appreciation Day, in which the players acknowledge supporters with giveaways and the like. It seems one member of the Columbus Crew Nordecke wanted to show her appreciation in a very special way—and gave the broadcasters a bit of a start. [FSO]...
Jacksonville PD's Homicide Unit Is At Florida-Georgia, Where They Pulled A Man Out Of A Pond Next To EverBank Field [UPDATE: Video]
A brawl broke out this afternoon adjacent to the ongoing football game between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs, leaving one man with serious injuries at the hospital and another in police custody. Georgia is technically hosting the game at EverBank Field, the home of the Jaguars, where...
Hey, Tennessee Fans, Cheer Up: Jon Gruden Watched That Loss On A Flight To Phoenix
Is Jon Gruden going to be the next University of Tennessee football coach? Derek Dooley isn't all that popular in Knoxville right now, and as Clay Travis wrote recently, Gruden is a logical replacement: Gruden's first job out of college was as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee, his...
"Notre Dame Is Probably Going To Lose": Your Roundup Of The Best Signs Behind The College Gameday Crew
That sign is a better analyst than Ryan Lochte....
Dead Letters: We Have Found America's Most Insufferable Patriots Fan
Subject: Its Muzz from Woburn responding to your rant about me...
Man Known As "Tank" Taunts A Double-Amputee War Veteran For Being A Cowboys Fan
The Moosehead Grill in Charlotte, N.C., played host to some staggering jackassery this past Sunday. Garrett Carnes, a Marine veteran who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan, stopped at the restaurant with his wife Courtney and other family members after attending the Cowboys-Panthers game. Things ...