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Jalen Rose Says Tony Allen's Flop Was Worthy Of A Pulitzer Prize
When Manu Ginobili hit Tony Allen with a flagrant foul late in last night's Grizzlies-Spurs game, Allen engaged in a truly fantastic bit of theater by pretending that Ginobili's foul had caused him to slam his head against the floor. It was a flop for the ages (which doesn't change the fact that th...
NBA Draft Lottery: Dan Gilbert's Son Is A Punk Teenager, Touched By God
Did you see that motherfucking kid? He knew he was getting first pick. Knew it....
The Fight Over Mario Williams's Engagement Ring Has Gotten Super Nasty
The court battle between Mario Williams and his ex-girlfriend over a $785,000 engagement ring has reached the "Mario Williams had to hold a press conference to deny he considered committing suicide" stage....
We Had A Seventh-Grade English Teacher Grade Rick Reilly's Poem
Remember last week, when Rick Reilly tried to pass off this stupid poem as a sports column? Since he's an adult who gets paid an exorbitant amount of money to write about sports, Reilly was rightly lambasted by most everyone who saw his poem. But we wanted to give Reilly's poetic skills a chance to ...
Profundo
Head on over to SB Nation's Longform page and check out Eric Nusbaum's story on baseball's unknown slugger:...
Comedian Says Lance Armstrong Asked Her To Eat His Butt
Comedian April Macie is a frequent guest on the Howard Stern Show, and on Monday morning she joined Stern to dish some gossip about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong. Specifically, she told Stern that Armstrong once asked her to lick his butt in a hotel bathroom....
Daft Punk's New Record Is Out; Now Let's Allow The Robots To Umpire
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Alex Sanabia Spit On The Ball. That Doesn't Mean He Threw A Spitball.
Alex Sanabia spit on the baseball. Just hocked a stringy, viscous loogie all over it. You can't get more blatantly illegal than that. Still: this isn't cheating....
Photoshop Miguel Diving Into Other Ill-Advised Situations
Miguel made quite the splash when he landed on two innocent spectators at last night's Billboard Awards. In fact, several more people have heard of Miguel this morning than had last night! Nobody said increasing that Q score was going to be easy....
Get Lost, Norman
From Bob Klapisch and John Harper's entertaining book about covering the Mets in the early '90s, The Worst Team Money Could Buy:...
Sharing the Beat
Jane Gross to Roger Angell in his 1979 New Yorker story, "Sharing the Beat" (subscription required):...
Chelsea Player's Adorable Son Adorably Scores Adorable Goal
After Chelsea's final match of the season, friends and family gathered on the pitch to listen to the retiring Paulo Ferreira's farewell speech. But even Ferreira had to pause as Josh Turnbull, son of goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, made a run on net....
Show Dog
From Susan Orlean, here's two 1995 New Yorker stories:...
Only In MLB Can Umps Manage To Anger Both Managers Simultaneously
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Miguel Delivered A Diving Leg Drop To Two Fans At The Billboard Awards
Miguel's career in music may be over after this freak accident tonight at the Billboard Awards, but we're sure he has a future in the WWE—especially after we matched this slobberknocker to Jim Ross audio....
Sadistic Media Targeted "Carolina Way," Whinges Ex-UNC Chancellor
Pro tip for anyone trying to make sense of a scandal. If the person at the center of it starts claiming that "the media" are persecuting them, it's usually (though not always) a solid bet that they are patently full of shit. It's the equivalent of shooting the messenger and then claiming self-defens...
The Outrage Over Students "Cheating" Is Mostly Harmful Nonsense
The Wall Street Journal asked a question with an obvious answer this week under the headline "How Could a Sweet Third-Grader Just Cheat on That School Exam?" A quick answer is, because human beings are a naturally social species that has survived and flourished for thousands of years by collaboratin...
Tyron Smith Is Related To A Bunch Of Awful People Who Want His Money
You're Tyron Smith. You're drafted ninth overall, the first offensive lineman taken in 2011. You sign a rookie contract for $12.5 million. All you have to worry about is your family trying to bleed you dry....
Lion in Winter
In case you missed it, check out Wright Thompson's ESPN story on Michael Jordan at 50: ...