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In 1939, a Washington DC radio station recorded an entire broadcast day of wonderfully old-timey radio, including a baseball game between the Washington Senators and The Cleveland Indians. Read about the game here, and listen here. [The Atlantic | Internet Archive]...

Here it is, just the saddest thing: A list of every MLB no-hitter since 1961 that was broken up in the ninth inning. [Lost in the Ninth]...

You'll Never Get Nate Robinson's Lucky Charms

If you can pass out of a double-team, you'll have one uncovered player. But if, like Nate Robinson, you can dribble out of a double-team and split another two defenders, it doesn't really matter who else is open....

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"Nice Going, Boyfriend!" Perfect Gentleman Runs Away From Home Run Ball, Lets It Hit Female Companion In The Face

This is why it is perfectly acceptable to bring a glove to a baseball game....

Here's How Rangers Broadcasters Reacted To Yu Darvish Blowing His Perfect Game With A Single Out Remaining

Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish nearly entered the record books tonight in Houston until Marwin Gonzalez singled up the middle with two outs in the ninth, ruining Darvish's attempt to complete a perfect game against the Astros....

Something Very Weird Happened At The End Of Tonight's Ohio Lottery Numbers Announcement [UPDATE]

We're legitimately concerned about the health of Ohio Lottery host Karen Kawolics tonight, as she appeared to have significant issues getting through the nightly announcement of the state's lotto numbers....

A Note For Chipper Jones And Assorted Others, From The Editors Of Deadspin

What you're about to read is a stupid story about people being stupid with one another on the internet. Somehow, we're not involved (only we sort of are). It's stupid, and there are no lessons to be drawn except that there are days when the internet seems like nothing so much as a roomful of gibbons...

Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks: <i>Dora The Explorer</i>

A look at the awful children’s programming you’re forced to endure before you can finally kick the kids out of the TV room to watch sports for eight hours. Illustration by Jim Cooke....

A comprehensive graphical look at the all high schools nicknamed "Redskins"—and those that changed their mascots. Not surprisingly, only three schools currently using the name have more than 10 percent Native American students. [CNSMaryland]...

Bubba Watson Has A Hovercraft Golf Cart

Bubba Watson continues to be the most made-for-the-internet golfer in America. He's taken some time off from dropping hip hop tracks to help develop the world's first golf cart that is also a hovercraft. We are glad that he has done this, because this hovercraft is awesome. ...

Andrew Wiggins Goes Between The Legs On Reverse 360 Dunk

This happened at yesterday's McDonalds All-American Dunk Contest. Despite not winning the contest, Maple Jordan nearly shut the gym down with this ridiculous dunk. ...

Report: James Dolan Fired A Security Guard Who Didn't Recognize Him Because James Dolan Is Awful

Knicks owner James Dolan is an asswipe and a schmuck, and according to the New York Post, he is also a giant asshole. A source tells the Post that this past Sunday, Dolan was denied access into the Delta Sky 360 club in Madison Square Garden by security guard Fiordaliza Hernandez because Dolan didn'...

Jeremy Evans Was Still Beyond The Arc When This Oop Was Alleyed

Jeremy Evans got into the Jazz's 112-102 win over Portland for all of three minutes, but he made it count. Both he and Jamaal Tinsley were still in three-point territory when Tinsley let fly with a no-look lob to the streaking Evans, who won the 2012 dunk contest and came in second this season....

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Minor League Baseball Stadium Now Home To Two Ostriches

We got this press release earlier today and, man, it's great. The Reading Fightin Phils, the Phillies Double-A affiliate in Reading, Pennsylvania, just reached an agreement with an ostrich farm in New Jersey—which, what?— that will allow the team to keep two ostriches at the stadium....

Here's Clayton Kershaw's Game-Winning Home Run

Quite a day for the Dodgers. Sandy Koufax made a surprise relief appearance and then Clayton Kershaw beat the defending World Series champions all by himself....

Comcast SportsNet's White Sox Intro Video Is One Of The Worst Things Ever Put On Television And Possibly Harmful To Your Health

Most discerning baseball fans go out of their way to avoid local broadcasts of the Chicago White Sox. After all, that's where you find Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, and to voluntarily listen to Hawk is to willingly subject yourself to the threat of severe brain damage. Seriously, you'd be better off huffing...

Sandy Koufax Relieves Magic Johnson To Throw Out First Pitch On Opening Day

OK, this was a great bit of theatrics. Just as Magic was getting ready to throw the first pitch to Orel Hersheiser, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly came out to the mound and called for the lefty. ...

Bryce Harper Starts The Season With Two Home Runs

Man, that's a gorgeous swing....