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Kolb's Possibly "Career-Ending" Concussion Is The NFL's Nightmare, Too
It was a low-impact play in the open field, and not even the announcers noticed the concussion that might've ended Buffalo Bills quarterback Kevin Kolb's career. ...

Cardiff City Stuns Man City In First Premier League Home Game
Prior to its elevation to the Premier League this season, Cardiff City had not played in England's top division since 1962. On Sunday, Cardiff made its home debut with a 3-2 upset victory over 2012 champions and 2013 runners up, Manchester City. ...

Report: C.J. Spiller's Step-Grandfather Kills Three In Murder-Suicide
Hubert Allen, Jr. killed two people, and injured two more before killing himself during a shooting spree Saturday in Lake Butler, Fla....
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[UPDATE] Siragusa Forced To Sell Restaurant License After Drunk Patrons Die
UPDATE: In the official press release regarding the matter, Siragusa is not listed as an owner of this specific Tiffany's. The owners are Bruno D'Uva Sr., Bruno D'Uva Jr., and Lisa Barna....

Robert Griffin III Fined For His "Operation Patience" Shirt
Robert Griffin III did not play in Washington's Monday night preseason game, but he did take the field for warmups. Making reference to his lengthy and cautious rehab, he wore a shirt reading "Operation Patience." It'll cost him....

Wale Made A Song For RGIII
When we last checked in with D.C. rapper Wale, he was beefing with Toronto Raptors play-by-play man Matt Devlin, and we were laughing at the silliness of the beef. But Wale is spending his time more constructively these days, and recorded a song for the upcoming documentary about Robert Griffin III...

Despite Layoffs, ESPN Will Soon Have "More Employees Than Ever"
Earlier this year, ESPN went through a unexpected series of layoffs, in the end shedding somewhere close to 400 people. It was done, ESPN folks were told, as a critical cost-cutting measure in the run-up to the launch of Fox Sports 1 and with higher fees looming for Monday Night Football and basebal...

Just Writing My Name And Graffiti On The Wall
Norman Mailer's 1974 Esquire story, "The Faith of Graffiti," brought to you by test pressing. ...

Twins Third Baseman Betrayed By Own Glove
Trevor Plouffe made a damn good play here, at least initially. He dived to his left to stop Juan Lagares's sharply hit grounder, then ... nothing. Plouffe's glove refused to give him the ball....

Kirk Cousins Injured; RGIII Still Not Cleared For Week 1
A string of words sure to strike fear in the hearts of even the stoutest Redskins fan: Washington's only healthy quarterback is Rex Grossman....

Buffalo Gals And Other Old School Rap Records
I contributed a short essay on "Buffalo Gals" to Herc Your Enthusiam, HiLoBrow's series on old school (pre-1983) rap records:...

Minor League Team Wins On Walk-Off Wild Pitch During Intentional Walk
Walk-off walks are entertaining, and walk-off wild pitches even more so, but how about a walk-off wild pitch during an intentional walk? Minor league baseball provides us with the best occurrences....

Here, Queer: Canned
This here's a good one, case you've never read it. Pamela Colloff's 2005 Texas Monthly profile of basketball coach Merry Stephens:...

The Time A Baseball Player Sent A Rat To A Female Sportswriter
This column originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee on June 26, 1986. It is reprinted here with the author's permission. ...

The Madness of Pro Football
This one is a keeper. From Men's Journal in May, 2011—“The Ferocious Life and Tragic Death of a Super Bowl Star,” by Paul Solotaroff and Rick Telander:...

The Best And Worst Baseball Beat Reporters, According To You
Last week we concluded our crowd-sourced guide to the best and worst beat reporters in Major League Baseball. Today, we collate. We read your reviews and picked out the best and worst beat reporters for every team where some consensus could be discerned. We also pulled some of your choicest comments...

