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Ohio State Crushing FAMU, Leaving Trail Of Waste Including Officials
Ohio State is doing to Florida A &M today what you'd expect; as of this writing, they're up 41-0 18 minutes into the game. Nobody on the field with the Buckeyes is escaping unscathed, and that includes the umpire....
Rays Win In 18, Set Stage For Wide-Open Wild Card Finish
I gave up on this game in the 16th. If only the Orioles were so sleepy, they could have been spared two further innings and grief. And, who knows, maybe if it ends in 16, Kelly Johnson here doesn't get drilled with DeJesus's helmet after a celebratory heave. But that's baseball: unpredictable. Somet...
"False Start, Everybody But The Center"
Walt Coleman Anderson's got jokes! Accurate too, if unfair—everyone besides center Jason Kelce knew the snap count....
ACC Officials Decide N.C. State Didn't Score TD They Totally Scored
The latest conference to make its officials, rather than players and coaches, the story is the ACC, as tonight's Clemson-North Carolina State game was marred by a botched call that reversed a Wolfpack touchdown and led to one for the Tigers. ...
Yasiel Puig Does The Worm
Here's Yasiel Puig celebrating a division-clinching win over the Diamondbacks with a pretty solid effort on the worm. He's having too much fun. Bench him! ...
Dodgers Clinch NL West, Celebrate By Swimming In D-Backs' Pool
It was revealed earlier in the week that the Diamondbacks politely requested, should Los Angeles clinch in Arizona, that the Dodgers not bring the celebration back onto the field after popping the light beers in the locker room. So, when L.A. clinched tonight, they came back out and went swimming ...
The Beautiful Photography Site: Everyday I Show
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Mispronunciation Costs <em>Wheel Of Fortune</em> Contestant Shot At $1 Million
Oh, this poor, poor, well-dressed man....
Jerry West: Master Builder
There has been a lot of good writing about Jerry West over the years. This is one of the best—Richard Hoffer's 1990 SI profile, "Mister Clutch, Master Builder":...
Jeffrey Loria Is Running The Marlins Into The Ground
This is news that should curdle the blood of Marlins fans: According to local and national reports, the front office is irrevocably fractured, and baseball decisions are being made by Jeffrey Loria....
CU Football Player Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Mud At Girlfriend
University of Colorado running back Terrence Crowder was arrested on domestic violence charges early Sunday morning after getting into an argument and physical altercation with his girlfriend. Mud was allegedly involved....
Pac-12 Reprimands Officials Who Botched End Of Wisconsin-ASU Game
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is sanctioning the crew that officiated Saturday's disaster of a game at Arizona State for "failing to properly administer the end of game situation."...
Old Glory: Long Live the Bills
Here's a good one for you—Ben Austen's 2012 story for Grantland, "The Glorious Plight of the Buffalo Bills": ...
Yup, Some Redskins Fans Are Calling For Kirk Cousins To Start
With a second straight disappointing performance, the preseason Super Bowl champs are really trying the patience of a fanbase that doesn't have much patience to begin with. But maybe give the franchise savior more than two hours of game action before calling for his job?...
Emotional E.J. Manuel Leads A Game-Winning Drive In Buffalo
Not the prettiest of games for the Bills rookie, but E.J. Manuel did lead an 80-yard drive in 1:36, capped off by this pass to an inexplicably open Stevie Johnson. Manuel shed tears as he celebrated with his father....
The Radio Game
Dig this bit from Mark Harris' short essay, “Recalling the Joy of Watching Baseball on the Radio,” which is featured in the collection Diamond: The Baseball Writings of Mark Harris. Most famous for his Henry Wiggens trilogy, Harris doesn’t argue that radio is superior to television, just that they e...
Bear Tries To Go On Coffee Run, Everybody Gets All Up In Its Business
Here's a black bear running through the town center of Gatlinburg, Tenn., likely in search of coffee because it was a lazy weekend morning and his ass just could not wake up....