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Please Submit Your Worst High School Reunion Horror Stories
This holiday week, many of you will spend your hard-earned free time going back home and awkwardly mingling with people you haven't seen since high school, and probably didn't even want to hang out with back then. It will be—if you're lucky—boozy and flirty and catastrophic. You know you've got stor...
Trainer Picks Worst Time To Claim His Fighter Will KO Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao beat the hell out of Chris Algieri on his way to retaining his welterweight world title this weekend. Pacquiao won a unanimous decision, thanks in large part to the fact that he knocked Algieri down six times in 12 rounds. One of those knockdowns was accompanied by some ill-timed yet ...
Here's Yet Another Good Beer With A Stupid Name
I never get to name anything. My wife picked Cindy Lou Who for the cat (perfect name, perfect cat, no complaints), and some editor or another overruled my attempt to call this column Drinkspin instead of Drunkspin. I lobbied for the more dignified approach, but whoever runs this show knew they cou...
Got Thanksgiving Cooking Questions? Come Chat With Some Food People
We're very happy to be joined today by Kenzi Wilbur, managing editor of Food52, Cara Parks, executive editor of Modern Farmer, plus our own Jolie Kerr, Will Gordon, and, uh, me. We're all hanging out down below in the discussion, awaiting your Thanksgiving food and drink questions. Let's have 'em....
Heckler Who Got Owned By Matt Kalil Says He's Going To Press Charges
@Kirby_Fuckett, the guy who got owned by Vikings tackle Matt Kalil after yesterday's game, tells City Pages that he plans on pressing charges against Kalil. He also wants everyone to know that he is "never scared" and that Kalil is "soft."...
Dunkin Donuts Has A Fake Cronut Now. Don't Wait In Line For It.
There's a famous study that suggests that the ability to delay gratification is among the most important determinants in whether a person will have a successful life. A Stanford professor gave hundreds of kindergarteners the option of one marshmallow now or two marshmallows in 15 minutes, recorded...
My Life In The Locker Room: A Female Sportswriter Remembers The Dicks
Originally published June 4, 1992, in the Dallas Observer. Reprinted here with permission from the author, who has also provided an afterword about the response to her story....
Report: Fan Asks Johnny Manziel For Hug, Sparks Huge Brawl
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel and his entourage were involved in a brawl Friday night/Saturday morning at an apartment complex in Cleveland. The fight allegedly started after a fan said he wanted to give Manziel a hug....
The Alarm Clock: Evolved, Early Black Friday Sales, and More Deals
Update: Sold out...
Cops: Man Named Phuc Kieu Tried To Rape, Rob Man After Watching Porn
Phuc X. Kieu, to be exact. That middle initial's intriguing....
There Are Too Many Hall Of Famers On The Hall-Of-Fame Ballot
There are so damn many Hall of Famers on this year's Cooperstown ballot, you should probably start getting angry now over the ones who aren't going to make it in this time. (And after that, you can go back to being sad over the ones who are never going to make it in.)...
Vikings Tackle Matt Kalil Knocks A Heckler's Hat Off His Head
Reader Thad sends along this video of Vikings tackle Matt Kalil leaving the stadium after yesterday's loss to the Packers. At the very start of the video, you can see Kalil walk up to a Vikings fan, knock the dude's hat off his head, and then walk away. Then someone throws something at Kalil, and ...
Meet The Rio De Janeiro Olympic Mascots: Cat And Tree
Today Rio de Janeiro organizers officially debuted the mascots for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic athletes get a cat! The disabled athletes get a plant....
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It Takes A Couple Of Corporations To Raise An Olympian
The 21,000-member Atlanta Track Club and athleticwear maker Mizuno USA are having a go at Olympic development. The two organizations struck up a partnership, with one of their goals being:...
Hey, Man, LeBron James Would Really Like It If You Would Just Cut
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are now 5-7 after getting busted up by the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. LeBron did not have the best time!...
Marshawn Lynch Answers Nearly Every Postgame Question With "Yeah"
Last week, Marshawn Lynch was fined $100,000 for refusing to speak with reporters after a game. After yesterday's 19-3 Seahawks win over the Cardinals, Lynch technically answered the media's questions—most of them with, simply, "yeah."...
Reports: Red Sox To Sign Hanley Ramirez And Pablo Sandoval
It appears the Red Sox will not content themselves with just one premier free agent signing; credible reports have Boston inking both Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval to five-year deals, to be finalized as early as today....