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Video Shows Inmate's Remarkably Easy Escape From Jail
Some solid police work here. Derrick Estell was being held in the Garland County (Ark.) Detention Center on Sunday on charges including aggravated robbery, burglary, and theft. But when deputies left him unattended for a moment, he hopped a counter, jumped out a window, and ran toward a getaway car....
The Man Who Scored The First Basket In NBA History Has Died
Ossie Schectman, who scored the very first basket in the very first game of the Basketball Association of America (the predecessor of the NBA), passed away today at the age of 94....
In The Back By A ‘93 Pickup, There's Gonna Be A Dead Body
Jeremy Markovich delivers a fine story on the death of Dick Trickle at SB Nation Longform:...
Racing's Angriest Young Man And The Greatest Hits of 1961
Though it's not easy to navigate I think it's worth your time to cruise on over to the Internet Archives to read the full text of The Best Sports Stories 1961. It includes pieces by Stanley Woodward, W.C. Heinz, Myron Cope, Red Smith, Blackie Sherrod, Dick Schaap, Tex Maule, Dick Young, Roger Kahn, ...
Gerrit Cole Picks Nose, Eats Booger
The immediate cut to Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole sitting by himself with what looks like his finger in his nose suggests a directorial decision to catch him in the act of picking his nose. But it gets better....
Phil Mickelson Takes A Statistical Approach To His Short Game
British Open winner Phil Mickelson has remained relatively quiet in the media since his win last week, but he popped up on the radar after requesting to be featured on the podcast Science Friday. What'd he talk about? Math, science and golf!...
Shin-Soo Choo Twice Falls For Dodgers’ Fakery On One Play
It's not every day that a single to center with a man on first results in that baserunner being thrown out at second. But during a hit and run from last night, the Reds' Shin-Soo Choo has no idea where the ball is. Why? Because the Dodgers' Skip Schumaker and Hanley Ramirez completely fool the shit ...
“Source? <em>I'm</em> Your Fucking Source!” Dick Young, As He Really Was
To round off our Dick Young tribute/roast, please enjoy this excerpt from Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat Was The Best Job On The Paper, a new oral history compiled by Dennis D’Agostino in the tradition of Jerome Holtzman’s No Cheering in the Press Box. Dennis was good enough to let me ...
Former Player Explains Why The Patriots Are So Damn Boring
For a team that's been successful while caught up in various controversies for more than a decade, the Patriots are hell on reporters. Barely a decent quote to be found. Lineman-turned-analyst Ross Tucker, who played two years in New England, says it all starts with Bill Belichick....
J.J. Redick Posting On Watch Collector Message Boards Is Adorable
We've learned some pretty unpleasant stuff about J.J. Redick in the last couple of days, but a clever reader was able to track down a not-totally-unpleasant tidbit about him by googling an email address we posted earlier. As it turns out, Redick is a "Risti," an admirer of Panerai-brand watches and...
Former MLB Scrub Admits Steroid Use
A former Major League Baseball player went on TV today and admitted to using steroids. The reason our baseball media haven't collapsed onto the national fainting couch is either that Buster Olney is still down there, rolling around and making whimpering noises about Ryan Braun, or that the player i...
How J.J. Redick's Abortion Contract Was Conceived
Tuesday, we brought you a 2007 confidentiality agreement between then-rookie J.J. Redick and model ex-girlfriend Vanessa Lopez, a bizarre contract that stipulated Redick would have to fake his relationship with Lopez in exchange for her getting an abortion. Today we've obtained more emails and docu...
Madison Square Garden Has 10 Years To Get Out
The demolition of the gorgeous old Penn Station in 1963 to make way for the construction of Madison Square Garden remains one of the country's great civic tragedies. Now, New York is finally trying to rectify its mistakes: the city council has given MSG 10 years to vacate the premises. ...
I Can't Stop Looking At This Picture Of Tyson Chandler's Tiny-Ass Legs
Look at those gams! How does he not fall over? ...
Watch Florida State's Nick O'Leary Survive An Insane Motorcycle Crash
It is important to note this: Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary not only survived this horrific motorcycle crash this May, he walked away from it....
J.J. Redick Responds To Abortion-Contract Reports
J.J. Redick just fired off a few tweets in response to earlier reports that he and former acquaintance Vanessa Lopez entered into a contract concerning certain details regarding Ms. Lopez's impending abortion. Redick's response was emphatic and technical....
Boston TV Reporter On Bill Belichick Presser: "He Has Shorts On"
WCVB reporter Mike Lynch covered Bill Belichick's life-changing press conference addressing Aaron Hernandez's alleged murder of Odin Lloyd today, and he made absolutely sure to let his audience know the most inconsequential details of the scene....
Happy Derrick Rose Makes A Sad Dunk
This video from his recent Euro tour makes it official: Sad Derrick Rose isn't sad anymore. He jumped off his left foot! He put the ball between his legs in the air! He dunked! He smiled! So that rim was only eight feet high? So what? Don't be a party pooper. Happy Derrick Rose is back!...
Look At These Slobbering Media Reviews Of Bill Belichick's Presser
With Aaron Hernandez facing charges for first-degree murder and on the verge of being charged with two more slayings, I think it's time that all of us asked the most important question, which is: HOW DID BILL BELICHICK DO IN HIS FIRST PRE-PRESEASON PRESS CONFERENCE?! Well fear not, America, for the ...