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Inch For Inch, Inika McPherson Might Be The Most Talented Jumper On The Planet

The three priestesses of the high jump—the American reps in Rio—are an unconventional and disparate bunch, whose ability to launch themselves over a 6'6" bar is almost less interesting than how they made it to the Olympics in the first place....

Chris Sale Is Fed Up With Robin Ventura

Chris Sale, last seen cutting up White Sox throwbacks with scissors in the clubhouse, broke his silence today, and the pitcher does not appear happy with Robin Ventura. In an interview with MLB.com’s Scott Merkin, Sale laid out the entire timeline of events that led to him defacing the jerseys, talk...

Report: LeBron James Signs Tyronn Lue To An Extension

According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Tyronn Lue to a five-year extension to serve as head coach....

Dad Tricks Little Leaguer Into Thinking He Forgot His Birthday

Oh, so this is why you have kids....

You Should Wear Gloves While Working With Hot Peppers

You should wear gloves while working with hot peppers—even though that seems like an awfully generous concession to make to a piece of produce you’re about to obliterate with your mouth hole—because if you don’t, you may start to notice a tingling in your fingertips. Aw, crap, you might think, reali...

Mario Balotelli Crashes Wedding Photoshoot

Mario Balotelli’s career may be in shambles, as one of the most talented young forwards in the world languishes alongside the teens that make up Liverpool’s reserve team as the club desperately searches for some sucker to offload him on, but hey, at least he still does funny things from time to time...

Andrey Arshavin's Still Got It<em></em><em></em>

Hey, remember Andrey Arshavin, the diminutive Russian who once scored all four goals in Arsenal’s classic 4-4 draw with Liverpool, and then didn’t really do anything for the next three years? Yeah, that guy. Well, he now plays for FC Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier League, and yesterday against FC ...

Greg Jennings Is Retiring, So Let's Remember His Greatest Highlight

NFL receiver Greg Jennings, who had a solid career and was a key cog in that tremendous 2010 Packers team, announced his retirement today. With Jennings leaving the league, now is a great time to look back and remember his greatest contribution to the game....

Two Punters Dead In Wisconsin Car Accident

Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler are dead after an an auto accident this weekend in Wisconsin, where the pair were attending a weekend kicking camp....

Chris Sale Suspended Five Days For Insubordination

The White Sox announced today Chris Sale is suspended five days for his outburst yesterday that reportedly included the All-Star pitcher destroying throwback uniforms he didn’t want to wear. ...

White Sox Scratch Chris Sale After He Reportedly Cuts Up Throwback Jerseys [UPDATES]

Chris Sale was scheduled to start tonight’s game against the Detroit Tigers, but the Chicago White Sox scratched the lefty at the last minute. The team said in a statement that Sale was removed because of an incident in the clubhouse that was “non-physical in nature.”...

Tim Kaine, A Mizzou Grad, Roots For The Kansas Jayhawks

In a more perfect world, our national leaders would be judged by the content of their character, the way their strong wills contest against their empathy in difficult situations, and their willingness to do what was right as opposed to what would get them re-elected. But that’s just the plot of Mr. ...

Clinton Courts Crucial Boring Whites Demographic With Kaine VP Nom<em></em>

Sure, history says this is what was expected. The Democrats have given us Joe Biden, better known for his flubs than his actual oratory execution; Al Gore, whose “look at how hard I am acting like I am hot for my wife” kiss is impossible to forget; and Walter Mondale, whose face I cannot picture at ...

Here Are The Ezekiel Elliott Police Reports And 911 Call

Earlier today, a woman posted photos on her Instagram account showing bruises that she wrote were the result of domestic abuse. The woman, Tiffany Thompson, is known to be Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott’s girlfriend. Since then, Columbus police have released two police reports as well as a 91...

Draymond Green Reaches Plea Agreement

Basketball Rim No Match For Strong Dunk

We are in a barren wasteland of basketball news right now (a minor feud between Jae Crowder and Marcin Gortat is almost newsworthy at this point). Thankfully, this teen (Isiah Stokes, a highly-regarded recruit) dunked the shit out of a basketball and brought down the whole dang basketball ring at a ...

CC Sabathia Felled By Mighty Pitching Mound

While throwing against the Orioles this afternoon, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia caught his cleat in the dirt and took a little tumble. The fall resulted in a balk and advanced Chris Davis to second base....

How To Pick A Gift For A Baby

There are 4.3 babies born in the world every second. Maybe there’s 1.0 new baby in your world and you need to appease it with a gift. How?...

Phil Kessel's Grandma Loves To Party

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel had his time with the Stanley Cup last week. His activities included celebrating with the Kessel clan and letting Grandma Kessel slug champagne out of the trophy. Look at her go:...