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Michael Phelps Arrested On DUI Charges
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested on suspicion of DUI early this morning in Baltimore, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. ...
Don't Ask Bill Belichick If It's Time To Think About His Quarterbacks
The Patriots were bad, bad, bad last night, getting beaten soundly on both sides of the ball in a 41-14 road thumping at the hands of the Chiefs. But a good part of the attention is naturally going to settle on Tom Brady, who's been so consistently great over the course of his career that this sea...
CFL Linebacker Talks Trash To Opponent During Halftime Interview
I'm not going to pretend to know anything about the CFL, but I will say that I am now a fan of BC Lions linebacker Solomon Elimimian. That's because during halftime of yesterday's game between the Lions and Calgary Stampeders, he did some great on-camera shit-talking....
Palmer Vs. Palmer
Over at the Daily Beast, I reprinted Tom Boswell's fine 1983 portrait of Jim Palmer:...
The Marathon World Record Will Always Go To The Aged
With Dennis Kimetto's marathon world record on Sunday, it's provided further evidence for what we've long suspected: it's never been a better time to be an old man runner....
Steven Souza's Brilliant Catch Completes Jordan Zimmermann's No-Hitter
Nationals righty Jordan Zimmermann turned a 10-strikeout, one-walk no-hitter against the Marlins today, and Steven Souza capped it off with a thrilling catch in left field for the final out. It was the first no-hitter in Nationals history....
Steve Smith Is Gutting And Sautéing And Eating The Panthers
We've had this Panthers-Ravens game circled ever since Steve Smith got released from Carolina, warned everyone to "put your goggles on because there is going to be blood and guts everywhere," and signed with the Ravens. It was worth the wait....
Phillies Fans Mimic Craig Kimbrel's Stance To Mess With Him
Braves closer Craig Kimbrel has an odd stance before he pitches. He hunches over and stretches his arms out, resembling a bird of prey defending itself. As he worked in the ninth inning last night, Phillies fans behind home plate decided to imitate his habit. From the view on the pitching mound, i...
How To Call A Team's Bluff On Stadium Subsidies
Today, the Angels walked away from negotiations on a deal to renovate Angel Stadium, all because the city did something every city ought to do when its sports team comes looking for handouts: Anaheim did its homework....
Wrong Cricket, Buddy
Hey, pal! There's a match going on! Get outta here!...
The Sports Guy Vs. ESPN: How Bill Simmons Lost Bristol
It was, he would later tell a confidant, like something out of The Godfather. Bill Simmons was meeting with two of the most powerful executives at ESPN, John Skipper and John Walsh, in a conference room in ESPN’s then-unfinished Los Angeles office hard by the Staples Center. Within three years, thi...
Steve Smith Warned Of "Blood And Guts," And DeAngelo Williams Is Ready
The Ravens and Panthers play this Sunday, which means that Ravens receiver Steve Smith, who was released by the Panthers in the offseason, will be facing his old team for the first time. If you know anything about Steve Smith, you shouldn't be surprised to learn that he started his shit-talking earl...
Law Enforcement Official: We Sent The Ray Rice Tape To The NFL
A law enforcement official tells AP he mailed a copy of the inside-elevator video showing Ray Rice punching out his then-fiancée to the NFL's security chief, Jeffrey Miller, back in April....
So Normal It Hurts: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Phil Hartman
There were few thrills in preadolescent life as dependable as the voice of Troy McClure. That first resoundingly confident "Hi!" triggered a Pavlovian response like no other single syllable: Here, without a doubt, comes a belly laugh....
How Do Other Notable ESPN Suspensions Compare With Bill Simmons's?
ESPN dropped a three-week suspension TV personality and Grantland honcho Bill Simmons last night, somehow working that large stick even deeper into its collective anus. How does Simmons's punishment compare with other notable suspensions handed down by the ever-suspension-happy ESPN in the past?...
André 3000 Channels Hendrix, Finds Himself In <em>Jimi: All Is By My Side</em>
In the early 2000s, OutKast seemed poised for world-conquering superstardom. But flush with the success of 1998's Aquemini and 2000's Stankonia (and hit singles like "Rosa Parks" and "Ms. Jackson"), the Atlanta hip-hop duo of André 3000 and Big Boi fractured instead. When the double-solo-album...
ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons Three Weeks Over Goodell Criticism
Bill Simmons practically begged ESPN to suspend him, and the oafish and epically tight-assed media behemoth did just that Wednesday night, giving him three weeks for coming to the same conclusion about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that just about everyone in the thinking public has....
Will The Pope Save The Soul Of A D.C.-Area High School Basketball Team?
The most important recruit in D.C.-area schoolboy basketball this year might just be a 77-year-old man who currently rides pine in Rome....
Phil Spector's Mug Shot Is Scary As Hell
Phil Spector's still in prison, and convicted life has not been kind to him. The Smoking Gun got his latest mug shot, and it pretty much says it all. ...