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Jim Harbaugh Says Domestic Violence Means You're Off His Team
In his first public comments since DE Ray McDonald was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence after an alleged incident involving his pregnant fiancée, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh did not mince words....
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is Doing Awesome Shit At The FIBA World Cup
So, you probably aren't paying all that much attention to the FIBA World Cup right now, because it's still summer and you've got better things to do than watch Sad Derrick Rose shoot 3-12 in 40 minutes of playing time. With that said, you should be aware of all the dope things Giannis Antetokounmpo,...
49ers Defensive End Ray McDonald Arrested For Alleged Domestic Violence
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was reportedly arrested at his home this morning on allegations of domestic violence....
Tommie Frazier Got 5 On It
Tommie Frazier and Terrell Farley prepped for their blowout win over Florida in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl (which is still the most points a Steve Spurrier team has ever allowed) by rapping with Tabasco-looking bottles. His name is T-Fra, not Kurtis Blow...
Giants Pitcher Yusmeiro Petit Broke An MLB Record Today
Yusmeiro Petit doesn't have a spot in the Giants' rotation, but through relief appearances and one spot start, he earned some recognition today. After striking out Charlie Culberson in the third inning against the Rockies, Petit broke the MLB record for most consecutive batters retired with 46....
MLB Network Host Predicts Buster Posey Walk-Off Home Run, Flips Out
This shit is straight up paranormal. Greg Amsinger, hosting a live look-in to Wednesday's Giants-Rockies game for MLB Network, eerily predicted Buster Posey's walk-off home run. It started with an innocuous feeling in his "bad knee." But the real wizardry begins right before Amsinger hands off the...
Yankees Catcher Gets Hit In The Dick, YES Thinks It Was His Collarbone
Francisco Cervelli took a foul ball to the dick in the fifth inning of Wednesday's game against the Tigers. In real time, it was hard to tell where he actually got hit and when the trainer came out to check him out it looked like he was grabbing Cervelli's shoulder area. That led YES analyst Ken S...
Madison Bumgarner And His Fastball Are Unstoppable
Last night, Madison Bumgarner was about as perfect as one can be without actually pitching a perfect game. In nine innings against the suck-ass Rockies, Bumgarner allowed one hit and struck out 13 batters while throwing just 103 pitches. And he did it by adhering to a very simple formula: Throw a ...
Hustler's Handbook
Here's Pat Jordan's 1971 Sports Illustrated pool room story, "A Clutch of Odd Birds." It's the kind of piece you don't see much these days and worth a read. ...
Giancarlo Stanton Is Rightfully Wary Of The Marlins' Stink
Giancarlo Stanton is having a tremendous year. He leads the NL in WAR, and he's carried a plucky young Miami Marlins team that is without ace José Fernández to a .500 record and within range of a Wild Card spot. On a normal team, a season like this would leave a player like Stanton feeling enthused ...
Levi's Stadium Is Still Not Playable
In the above photo, taken by @eperlin on Instagram, you see what the field at Levi's Stadium looks like this at this very moment. That is not good....
How To Make Fried Calamari, The Classiest Of Fried Foods
The question is: Why make fried calamari for yourself, when you can get it at virtually any restaurant in the Western world, from the swankest of haute cuisine food temples to the Guy Fieri-est Ameridude chain crapholes, and it's no worse than pretty decent in all of them?...
Must Be In The Front Row...
…and "Down in font," and "He missed the tag." The lines from this ad were high comedy to this teenager and his friends when it came out. ...
Report: Tarp Failure Due To Cubs Not Wanting To Pay For Obamacare
The Chicago Cubs are, from the sound of it, very stingy bosses. ...
What Baseball's Most Famous Brawl Photo <em>Didn't</em> Show You
It's been 49 years since Giants ace Juan Marichal clocked Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat. The moment was captured in Neil Leifer's iconic photograph, which in turn shaped the collective memory of the incident. Today, Marichal is remembered as the villain, Roseboro as the helpless innoce...
The Darkest Knight
Dig this profile of Frank Miller by Sean Howe for Wired:...
The Life And Death OF Vaudeville
The Library of America's story of the week by the incomparable Fred Allen. ...
Jim Harbaugh Once Pissed Himself To Get A Picture With A Ballplayer
Tim Kawakami sat down with Jim Harbaugh to talk about his love for baseball and two stories immediately stick out. First, he says he pissed himself as a five-year-old waiting for a chance to meet and get a picture with the Cleveland Indians first baseman after a game. Harbaugh also says there is a p...
John Calipari Called Into Mike Francesa's Show To Yell At Him
Today on his radio show, Mike Francesa was talking some shit about Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari. "He's not a classic X's and O's guy," he said in his particular way. Francesa then took a call from "John in Kentucky," who wanted to defend coach Cal's abilities. Turns out, "John in ...