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96-Year-Old Man Gets Hole In One, Dishes Wonderful Golf Wisdom
Before we get into this story, I just want to point out that it features a 96-year-old man named Mel Boonstra and his golfing partner Gord Grevengoed. Every old man in America should be named Mel Boonstra or Gord Grevengoed....
Oral Roberts Builds School Spirit With Bald Eagle Flying Into Window
At some sort of welcome-back-to-campus event yesterday, Oral Roberts University paid tribute to its mascot by bringing in a real, live Bald Eagle. The eagle got a little disoriented. Did we mention the chapel has enormous glass walls?...
Tulsa's Puppy Mascot Will Be The Best Part Of College Football Season
Part of me thinks Tulsa's introduction of a Golden Retriever mascot is a way to distract attention from the FBI investigation into a sports betting ring involving the former AD. But another, more insistent part of me says shut up look at the puppy look at her little face!...
The University Of Tulsa Now Has A Freaking Adorable "Dog Ambassador"
The University of Tulsa has "hired" a golden retriever to be its university ambassador. What does a dog do as a university ambassador? It doesn't matter. This puppy is so goddamn cute....
Who Killed Nugget II? Solving The Death Of Southern Miss's Mascot
The 1992 death of Nugget II, the University of Southern Mississippi's Golden Eagle, is cloaked in mystery. A federal investigation and autopsy revealed two possible causes of death: The eagle's body contained lead shotgun pellets, and it suffered from malnutrition. But no blame was ever assigned, an...
Here's A Reminder That Missy Franklin Is 18 And Dominating Everyone
Missy Franklin took part in the swimming world championships in Barcelona today and just ruined everyone else's day. In case you forgot, she's only 18 years old....
The Master
I like to go to the Matisse room at the Modern and just sit in front of this picture for a good while....
Under Jürgen Klinsmann, U.S. Soccer Finally Plays The Beautiful Game
Yesterday, the U.S. Men's National Team beat Panama, 1-0, to clinch their fifth Gold Cup. It was a strange match because it was a tough match. Panama never looked a threat, but they packed everyone behind the ball and were able to keep the Americans from scoring for almost 70 minutes until substitut...
ESPN Closed Captioning: "That Is It From The Paedophiles"
This kind of amazing clip comes from the ESPN UK broadcast of the Gold Cup final between the United States and Panama. Christ, closed captioning guy....
Brek Shea Scores Winning Goal For USMNT In The Gold Cup Final
The US Men's National Team have been dominating Panama throughout the Gold Cup final match, and in the second half, it felt like US Soccer were going to break through. In the 69th minute, substitute winger Brek Shea tapped in a cross that beat the keeper over the goal line, just 42 seconds after com...
Cowboys Stadium Is A Horrible Place To Host Soccer
The Gold Cup semifinals will be held tomorrow at Cowboys Stadium, and if early photos are any indication, it's going to be an embarrassing shitshow for everyone involved. How bad? That photo is a pile of green sand to cover up the holes in the grass....
NBA's 499th Best Player Has “499” Stitched Into His Shoes
More Kent Bazemore news! Last year, in ESPN's annual ranking of the 500 best players in the NBA, the Warriors' maestro of the bench celebration was ranked No. 499. During yesterday's summer league action, the always vigilant CJ Fogler noticed that Bazemore has the number 499 stitched into the tongue...
Ref Won't Let Landon Donovan Wear Sunglasses
You tried to wear those glasses some angry El Salvador supporter threw on the field, Landon. You tried. And we respect you for that. ...
Hey Look, Kent Bazemore Is Also Good At Dunking
Warriors guard Kent Bazemore captured the hearts and minds of NBA fans everywhere when he became the league's preeminent bench-warming hype man during the Warriors' playoff run last season. It's hard to think about Steph Curry raining threes all over the Nuggets without also thinking about Bazemore...
This Goal Is The Most American Goal That Has Ever Been Scored, Probably
The United States played Costa Rica last night in what proved to be the US men's national team's first competitive match so far in the Gold Cup. And for 82 minutes, the game sucked. The Americans only needed a draw to finish first in the group, and for much of the match, they were content to dominat...
Should Costa Rica's Keeper Have Been Given A Red Card?
We're torn about this play in the second half of tonight's Gold Cup match between the United States and Costa Rica. The Costa Rican keeper was given a yellow for using his hands outside of the box to stop what may have been a goal. What do you think?...
Pump, Pump, Pump, Pump It Up
Paul Solotaroff had a terrific piece on the original Gold’s Gym and the rise of bodybuilding in the February, 2012 issue of Men’s Journal:...
Chris Wondolowski Keeps Letter From Misspelled Jersey, Is The Best
When Chris Wondolowski netted a hat trick in the first half on Tuesday against Belize, he did it with a misspelled jersey that had an extra W on it. Today, there was a third W again—sewn on the inside of the jersey—and there were two more goals....
"Oh, Come On": Eric Wynalda Reacts Like A Patriot To USMNT Failure
Oh, come on. It's not like Eric Wynalda's ever really been good at soccer commentary. He was just supposed to be the better half of a booth with the still-struggling Gus Johnson for Fox Sports....