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Why You Will Never See Another Big Olympic Boycott
I had to drive from DC to South Carolina on Sunday, and when I crossed the border into South Cackalacky, I saw a giant tower with a sombrero on top to the left of the highway. This was South of the Border, the world's weirdest fucking highway stop. I felt like the boat crew in Apocalypse Now sudde...
"I've Got A Book To Write"
Mike Lupica remembers his friend Elmore Leonard:...
Pedro Alvarez Scored On His Own Single
Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez, all 6-foot-3, 235 pounds of him, is not known for his baserunning—or for much of anything besides hitting home runs and striking out. But he managed to circle the bases last night on an ordinary single because Padres right fielder Chris Denorfia did this. ...
Mark Sanchez's Mustache Is Glorious
For the first time in his career, Mark Sanchez has been challenged for the starting job. He responded by growing a horseshoe mustache. It is intense....
Maria Sharapova Will Remain Maria Sharapova
So, this stupid controversy—manufactured to create some buzz for her candy-line—is now over: Maria Sharapova is not changing her name for the U.S. Open. Her agent Max Eisenbud confirmed to ESPN that it just wouldn't be feasible. I'm sure all of this only dawned on them in the last couple of hours:...
Here's Mike Tyson Playing <em>Punch-Out!!</em> For The First Time, Maybe
Mike Tyson's had a major presence on Fox Sports 1 in the nascent network's first few days, and last night he took part in a bit where he claimed to play his eponymous NES game for the first time—though he told TMZ last month that he "sucked" at the game. We're shocked at the idea a Fox network might...
Sketchy Reports: Gareth Bale To Be Sold For All The Money
According to a variety of dubious reports in unreliable foreign outlets, Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale is actually, really, finally, supposedly about to be sold off to Real Madrid for (at present exchange rates) $145.81 million, with Spurs supposedly then buying up everyone this side of George ...
Flyers Fans Set Fake World Record For Watching Paint Dry
Yesterday, the Flyers painted the ice at the Wells Fargo Center. And they invited their fans to "help us set a new Guinness Book of World Records for the most people to simultaneously watch paint dry." Literally almost hundreds of people showed up....
Woman's Vine Captures Exact Moment Truck Flies Over Guardrail
Here's a Vine, via Alex Stack:...
Elmore Leonard's Rules For Writing
The great American writer Elmore Leonard died this morning. He was 87....
Twins Third Baseman Betrayed By Own Glove
Trevor Plouffe made a damn good play here, at least initially. He dived to his left to stop Juan Lagares's sharply hit grounder, then ... nothing. Plouffe's glove refused to give him the ball....
Pool Dunks Have Graduated To Multi-Ball
This is a remarkable addition to our ever-growing repository of pool basketball dunks. ...
The Main Ingredient
Okay, so not an ingredient but a recipe and a sure shot one at that. A rich and silky corn soup without cream or anything fattening. Easy to make. Just takes is a little patience to strain the soup at the end....
Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run As You've Never Seen It
Hank Aaron put up so many outrageous numbers over the course of his career that it makes 715 feel almost like an afterthought....
The Cruelest Sport
If you don't already follow Longform I recommend it as a great place to find choice material. (Bookmark it already.)...
Fan Captures Lightning Strike Outside Giants Game
Grover Anderson was forced to endure last night's Giants game, a 7-0 whipping at the hands of the Red Sox. He calls this shot, from the fifth inning, "the only highlight."...