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The Yankee Bullshitters: What Joe D, Yogi, And Mickey Were Really Like
Last week gave a short post on the late, great Lenny Shecter. Now, for a real taste of his no-bullshit style, here's an excerpt from "The Flower of America" chapter of his 1969 book of essays, The Jocks....

Italy Beats Uruguay In Penalties For Third Place In Confederations Cup
Wow. That was a pretty good game, right? The Confederations Cup consolation match between Italy and Uruguay was a meaningless game in a meaningless tournament, and it wasn't supposed to do anything more than whet our appetite ahead of tonight's final between Brazil and Spain. Along the way, it turne...

Bus Crashes Into Finish Line Banner At Tour De France
The Orica-GreenEDGE team bus crashed into the finish line banner during today's opening stage of the Tour de France, forcing a frantic attempt to unhook the bus from a banner before the cyclists reached the finish line....

Amanda Bynes Says Giants Linebacker Has Herpes And Is Ugly
Amanda Bynes, the former Nickelodeon and WB star whose plastic-surgery and music-biz aspirations, Twitter account, and Gawker-author-night-stalking are big things now, has a message for you, America. And here it is:...

Honey's Play Me Close Like Butta Play Toast
Via Egotrip, dig this fun from Jay Roeder....

Gilbert Arenas Busted With Truck Full Of Illegal Fireworks
Agent Zero was allegedly out for a leisurely, 80-mph drive in his Ford pickup around 2:30 this morning when he was pulled over by police somewhere in Los Angeles. Now, an ordinary speeding ticket would be no big deal, but Gilbert Arenas is never ordinary: The cops discovered he was driving with a su...

I Can't Stop Looking At These Pics Of Pierre McGuire Scaling The Boards
NBC rinkside reporter Pierre McGuire is presumably allowed to leave his spot between the benches; we just can't picture him anywhere else. But a series of photos shows that Pierre does need the occasional escape—and it's not that easy for him to get back in....

Here's The Moment Aaron Hernandez Realized He Was Being Arrested
Oh man, that look on his face. That I may never see this house again, and also I'd better put on a shirt look....

Stealing Signs In Baseball: A Hall Of Famer's Guide
There are many fair ways to steal the signs of the enemy, so many that the smart ball-player is always kept on the alert by them. Baseball geniuses, some almost magicians, are constantly looking for new schemes to find out what the catcher is telling the pitcher, what the batter is tipping the base...

Kevin Sumlin Helped Johnny Manziel Overturn His Suspension
There was almost no Johnny Football. No Heisman Trophy. No two-loss season culminating in a Cotton Bowl win for the Aggies' successful SEC debut. After being suspended for the entire 2012 season, Johnny Manziel started making plans to transfer from Texas A&M. That's when the coach stepped in....

Getting Closer to God in a Tight Situation
It's Wimbeldon time again, a good moment to revisit David Foster Wallace's celebrated 2006 New York Times story on Roger Federer:...

You Might Want An Explanation Of This Soccer Player's Barely SFW Photo
Or maybe you don't. I'm not judging....


Get A Load Of This Fucking Giants Fan
This fucking guy was spotted at a Giants game earlier this season. Our tipster provides further details:...




