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How A War Over Tackle Football Consumed America's Most Elite Prep School
The tide has turned against the marginalization and "sissification" of the rich American white boy. Or, at least, intramural tackle football is back at the Lawrenceville School....
Jamie Oliver: Comfort Food Is OK, Now That He Wrote A Book About It
TV host, cookbook author, and brilliant world-renowned chef Jamie Oliver went on The Colbert Report yesterday to sell some copies of his new book, Comfort Food, a guide to preparing the sorts of foods that professional nutrition-scold Jamie Oliver will crash through your kitchen wall to jump-kick...
What Were The Most Extreme Home Runs Of 2014?
This Nelson Cruz blast was the most line-drive home run of the year, reaching its apex at just 41 feet off the ground, according to FanGraphs. Check out the season's deepest, shortest, and other "extreme" home runs over at FanGraphs. ...
ESPN's Andrew Brandt Really Needs A New Twitter Joke
A thing that happens quite often on Twitter is that people will tweet out pictures of strange foods, usually because those foods are grotesque in size or construction, and thus there is a need to gawk at them. This is a communal exercise, involving various Twitter users retweeting pictures of the fo...
Chart: Which MLB Fans Suck At Supporting Winning Teams?
This graph, from Harley Ellenberger, charts MLB home attendance and winning percentage throughout the season. As expected, the Red Sox, Cubs, and Yankees had solid attendance despite missing the playoffs, and no one went to see the Astros or Rays. But what's most amusing is that despite making their...
You'll Be Seeing A Lot Less Pink In The NFL This Pinktober
The dreaded Pinktober Pinkout Pinktacular is almost here, and NFL Shop already is emailing the ladies telling us to buy pink, pink, pink. But there's a good chance football fans will see less pink this time around, according to Uni Watch. ...
TBS Baseball Crew Recreates "Boom Goes The Dynamite" Highlight Reel
To help ring in the playoffs, TBS had the crew from its studio baseball show do a new version of the famous "Boom Goes The Dynamite" highlight disaster. It's a pretty well-struck parody....
ATLien Invasion: Scenes From OutKast's Long-Awaited Atlanta Homecoming
Back in April, when OutKast officially launched their festival-hopping 20th-anniversary reunion tour at Coachella—marking the first time Big Boi and Andre 3000 had performed together in a decade—one city was conspicuous in its absence from the itinerary: Atlanta. For months, the deified rap duo's ...
Jaden Smith's Bonkers New Song Will Change Your Life
Attention, everyone: Last night, Jaden Smith changed the game. Imagine if someone took the things Jaden Smith says on Twitter and put them over some solid, this-means-something beats, because that's what "Blue Ocean" is. It's an Experience....
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New GoPros are in the pipeline , but the current-gen GoPro Hero3+ Black is still a fantastic action cam. You can save $50, and get the Surf/SUP/Kayak mounting package, today at REI. [GoPro Hero3+ Black with Surf/SUP/Kayak Mounts, $350]...
How To Stop Your Thirsty-Ass Jeans From Fading
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here periodically to answer your filthiest questions....
New <em>Mega Man</em> Sequel To Feature Battle Against Boss "GoPro Man"
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Michael Phelps Arrested On DUI Charges
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested on suspicion of DUI early this morning in Baltimore, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. ...
Jon Lester Vs. James Shields Is An Argument For The Second Wild Card
There are plenty of reasons to dislike the presence of MLB's second wild card teams, but tonight's matchup is not one of them. That's because we will get to watch two great pitchers—James Shields of the Kansas City Royals and Jon Lester of the Oakland A's—start the precise game that they were acquir...
Korean Baseball Fanbots Execute Kickass Slow Wave
The slow wave starts at 1:25, but it's best to watch this whole thing through. For more information on these fan robots, check out these BBC and SportsTechie stories. Cleveland is surely taking note....
Finnish Soccer Announcer Blows Gasket When Team Scores, Wins Promotion
There is no sweeter song extolling the virtues of a promotion fight than this Finnish announcer's guttural screams of pure delight after FC Santa Claus scored the deciding goal, guaranteeing them a spot in the third tier next season. Quick, someone give Fox Soccer this guy's number....
Looks Like The Manchester United Traveling Circus Might Really Happen
During the latter stages of last season, there were rumors that United might partake in a tour of the Middle East and Asia during the missing midweek Champions League fixtures that otherwise would've filled the schedule and coffers. It was funny enough to mention in passing, but too outlandish to be...
Ilya Bryzgalov Spent The Third Period Posing For Photos With Wild Fans
Ilya Bryzgalov would love Minnesota. It's a hockey-mad market with loyal fans, a media that's less combative than he's used to, and of course, lots of parks. And, Minnesota? You would love Bryz right back. You should probably keep him....
