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UCLA Pays Tribute To Nick Pasquale, Runs First Play With Ten Men
UCLA opened tonight's game against New Mexico State with a symbolic absence: that of receiver Nick Pasquale, who died Sept. 8 when he was hit by a car while walking....

This Is The Ballsiest Onside Kick Attempt We've Ever Seen
With eight minutes remaining in their bout at Akron, Louisiana-Lafayette scored a touchdown to take a 28-24 lead. Their kicker then proceeded to do something either very stupid or very awesome: he attempted an onside kick to himself, and succeeded....

If Arian Foster Is A Prostitute, Is Dick Vitale A Pimp?
Dick Vitale compared Arian Foster to a prostitute last night and apologized for it this morning. ...

Reilly On Native American Nicknames: "Antiques Of That Old Racism"
I wouldn't say that Rick Reilly is inconsistent, exactly. Compare this 1991 column on Native American nicknames for sports teams to the one he published earlier this week, and you'll find lots of similarities. In both, for instance, he goes for the reductio ad absurdum of comparing all such nickname...

Former WMU Hoopster Looks To Set Record For Longest Freestyle Rap
Old Mountain Man Remus here is actually former Western Michigan basketball player Pat Cleland, who now goes by the stage name Rick Chyme. On Saturday, September 21, Rick Chyme will try to set a record for longest freestyle rap....

Todd Helton Got Matt Carpenter With The Hidden-Ball Trick
In the first inning of today's Cardinals-Rockies game, Todd Helton caught Carpenter napping. After taking a pickoff throw he fakes the toss back to the pitcher, and tags Carpenter as he wanders off the bag....


Da Stadium
More Chi-town. Rick Telander's 1992 Sports Illustrated story on Chicago Stadium:...

Rick Reilly Just Wrote The Worst Thing. Let's Remember The Good Times.
ESPN's Rick Reilly just published a column about the controversy over the racist nickname of the Washington Redskins in which, after consulting a few Native Americans, he compares those who'd like the team to change its nickname to those who originally restricted Native Americans to reservations. Se...

Matt Harvey's Interview With Dan Patrick Got Real Awkward Real Fast
Mets phenom Matt Harvey was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show this morning, and he was not the ideal interview subject. Patrick wanted to talk about Harvey's elbow injury and the looming possibility of Tommy John surgery—you know, baseball stuff—but all Harvey wanted to do was be a pitchman for some ...

Meaningless, Meaningful September Baseball Is Great Baseball
A few thoughts, in no special order, on a lousy ballgame from the other night:...

Chip Kelly Doesn't Quite Know All The NFL Rules Yet
The Eagles' college-to-pro coach admitted he was unclear on the NFL injury rules when he unnecessarily kept Michael Vick out of a crucial late-game situation yesterday. It's a learning process....

Richard Sawbrick's Beautiful Short Films
Richard Sawbrick is a true talent. Click here to see why....

Calvin Johnson Is The Last Thing A Cornerback Sees
Here are a couple great photos of Calvin Johnson reflected in cornerback Patrick Peterson's visor. So cool. ...

Eagles Nearly Traded For Colin Kaepernick, Drafted Russell Wilson
In the annals of NFL what-ifs, here are two gigantic, NFC-altering ones....

FBI Informants: 1981-82 Knicks Shaved Points For Drug Dealer
Three members of the 1981-82 Knicks reportedly fixed games as a favor to their drug dealer, according to FBI documents....

This Is The Funniest MMA Knockout Of 2013
Derrick Mehmen landed a shot on the side of Rolles Gracie's face that didn't seem particularly brutal in the second round during Saturday night's World Series of Fight 5. Oh, but it was....


