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Jim Fregosi, Dick-Waving Angel
Baseball lifer Jim Fregosi died early this morning after being taken off life support, days after suffering a stroke on an MLB alumni cruise. One of the best shortstops of his era, Fregosi went on to spend more than two decades as a manager and coach and remained a scout right up until his death at ...
Irish Slider Falls Off Skeleton Sled, Climbs Back On, Finishes Run
We've seen this in luge before, but it's another thing entirely when you're headed down the Sanki Sliding Centre headfirst. Here's Irish skeletoner Sean Greenwood recovering from almost certain disaster—and inevitable serious injury, given he was going nearly 75 mph—to finish his run and avoid disqu...
NHL Believes Russia Will Try To Steal Other Teams' Injury Reports
The NHL has dispatched its own doctors to watch over its players in Sochi, and the league is operating under the assumption that the Russians will try to gain access to its medical data to get a leg up in the Olympics....
We'd Rather See A Previous Iteration Of Al Roker On Skeleton
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Peruvian Finishes 30 Minutes Behind Winner, Who Meets Him At Finish
Your feel-good Olympic story of the day features Roberto Carcelen, cross country skier and Peru's first-ever Winter Olympian. Carcelen broke a rib in training but elected to compete in today's 15K Classic anyway; he struggled through the course and finished dead last. ...
Wu-Tang Is For The Children
Wu-Tang is for the children....
Helmet Camera Captures Snowmobiler Being Hit By Avalanche
Live the experience of being caught avalanche without actually facing possible death, thanks to this first-person video taken in Colorado. (If you're impatient, start the video at the 0:56 mark.) The snowmobiler was fine, though his sled wasn't as lucky....
Is A Crappy Under Armour Race Suit Slowing Down U.S. Speed Skating?
The U.S. has sucked something fierce in speed skating so far at Sochi. Through more than half of its races, Team USA still hasn't medaled. This is astonishing, because speed skating is traditionally one of the U.S.'s strongest winter sports. One explanation for the dip? As the Wall Street Journal fi...
Do Dominica's Adorable Skiers Deserve A Gold Medal In Tax Dodging?
There's plenty about the Winter Olympics to make a guy root for global warming: the so-called "Olympic tourists," for example. That's a tag applied to folks who have enough money and leisure time to make up for whatever talent deficiency kept them from competing for their real home country in the Ga...
Clippers Refuse To Deny That Blake Griffin Beat Up Justin Bieber
Earlier this week, writers and editors across the United States became aware of a dumb story about Blake Griffin beating up Justin Bieber in a Hollywood Starbucks. The version linked here, which we believe to be the original and which inexplicably appears to have been shared 418,000 times on Faceboo...
CC Sabathia Is Skinny Now And It's Weird
This screengrab of a gaunt-looking CC Sabathia at last night's Knicks game is making the rounds, and it's damn near disturbing. Is he...OK? We are happy to report that Sabathia is healthy, maybe healthier than he's been in decades....
Let's Go On An NSFW Tour Of The Olympic Village
You thought all those stories you hear every two years about how the Olympic village is just one big fuck den were bullshit, didn't you? Well, you were wrong....
Listen To The BBC Snowboarding Bros Call U.S. Hockey
The world woke up wondering what it might sound like if the the BBC snowboarding bros called U.S. hockey. We mashed up the best of Ed and Tim with the best of Team USA, so wonder no more. ...
Your Guide To Jason Brown, The Skater You Can't Help But Cheer For
American figure skater Jason Brown probably won't win an individual medal at these Olympics, but he might end up becoming a household name anyway. If that seems odd to you, don't worry, we can explain....
Those Olympic Hockey Organists You've Been Enjoying Are From The NHL
If you've watched any of the men's hockey games during these Olympics, you've probably found yourself enjoying the work of the arena organist. So far, games have featured snippets of the Star Wars and Game of Thrones theme songs, Van Halen's "Right Now," and Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus." It just...
Torin Yater-Wallace Is The Stoner-Philosopher Of The Olympics
There is no one in the world I would rather have to guide me through the intricacies of a food court than an 18-year-old freeskier from Colorado. Torin Yater-Wallace, now America's greatest sporting hero after raiding the Olympic Village McDonald's for a pile of cheeseburgers, was tracked down by Ya...
Jeremy Abbott Eats It, Gets Up, And Finishes To Huge Applause
Jeremy Abbott is having a rough time in Sochi, but he still manages to keep going. He ate it twice in the short program after Evgeni Plushenko put on a show to kick off the team competition last week and he just ate it again in the individual short. ...