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Bill Simmons Is Pissed That <em>SportsCenter</em> Edited Out This Joke [UPDATE]
Up above, Bill Simmons and the rest of the NBA Countdown crew discuss how Dwyane Wade transmogrified himself last night into an All-Star once again. Magic Johnson wonders if he could do it again for Game 5, and Michael Wilbon says he'll benefit from getting two off days. ...
You Gonna Play Golf or You Gonna Fuck Around?
A Keeper: Charlie Pierce's 1997 GQ profile of Tiger Woods:...
Grand Master
Here's Rick Reilly on Jack Nicklaus' incredible performance at the 1986 Masters:...
Miami's Big Three Bests San Antonio's Big One-And-Three-Quarters
For much of the playoffs the question had been whether LeBron James could just get some help from his teammates. By the time Game 3 of the Finals rolled around, it began to look like LeBron was fading. But in Game 4, LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh finally put a game together in the playoffs to l...
Shane Battier And Manu Ginobili Meet For Flopping Showdown
Shane: I've been waiting for you Manu; we meet again at last. The circle is now complete, when I left you I was the learner, but now I am the master....
Dwight Howard Will Voice A Turkey In A Movie About...Turkeys
The film is called Free Birds. Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler and Colm Meaney, who will clearly voice the Asshole Turkey, are in it. Dwight Howard will voice a character named Cold Turkey. Do you get it?...
What's Your Hurry, Joe?
Found combing through the excellent and most bookmark-worthy site The Sports Curator, I came across this 1941 column by Jimmy Cannon:...
S'Long Suckers
Lucky for us, the Baseball Almanac has reprinted John Updikes' celebrated 1960 New Yorker story on Ted Williams' last game, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu": ...
Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?
Gordon Wright, another lover of classic sports writing, suggested this fun piece of work by Jeff MacGregor. From Sports Illustrated back in 1998, dig "Snakes Alive!"...
The Invisible Man
Peace to reader A.J. Travis for suggesting Wright Thompson's ESPN story, "Shadow Boxing":...
Here's Jaromir Jagr As A Firefighter In A Euro Lottery Commercial
This is more than a year old, and it's already bounced around the internet a little bit, but it was just brought to our attention. We're posting it because it's Jaromir Jagr. Dressed as a fire chief. Who gets tricked by some ladies. Ladies who wanna party with him. In a 20-second commercial for the ...
Jason Peters Accused Of Drag Racing, Leading Police On 100 MPH Chase
Eagles tackle Jason Peters was arrested early yesterday morning in Monroe, La., after allegedly drag racing then fleeing from police when they tried to pull him over....
Mike McCarthy Believes In A Sense Of Urgency
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....
Jason Kidd Hired As The Brooklyn Nets Head Coach
Jason Kidd has just been selected to take over as the next Brooklyn Nets head coach. According to Yahoo! Sports, he'll have a three-year, guaranteed deal with a fourth-year team option. Kidd, 40, announced his retirement shortly after the New York Knicks were eliminated in this year's playoffs. Toda...
Feedbag: How Can I Make Caveman Food That Tastes Good?
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected] wit...
Phil Esposito On The Stanley Cup Final: "Doesn't Mean Shit To Me"
Phil Esposito was a five-time NHL scoring champion whose best playing days were with the Bruins. But he began his career in Chicago, where his brother, Tony, was a Hall of Fame goalie. That said, Esposito's rooting interest in this year's Stanley Cup final is easier than you think....
What Hockey Needs Is More Violence
Originally published in Inside Sports in January 1981....
She's No Jockette
Dig Martha Weinman Lear's 1993 New York Times piece on Julie Krone:...
What Becomes a Legend Most?
I've got a friend who doesn't watch the NBA much but has caught the first three games of the Finals and proclaims that LeBron James isn't as great as everyone says. Never mind that mind-numbing argument, here's a vintage Bill Simmons Page 2 column on what it was like growing up watching Larry Bird:...