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Cops: X-Pac Was Trafficking Meth Out Of LAX [Update]
Pro wrestler Sean Waltman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend. Per a police report, the grappler best known as X-Pac was caught with 38 capsules containing amphetamine or methamphetamine, three chocolate weed bars, a few liquid weed cigarettes and $736.10 in cash....
Women Wrestlers Had The First Half Hour Of <i>Raw</i>, And It Was Really Fun
A year and a half ago, Stephanie McMahon launched what she called the “WWE women’s revolution.” Several call-ups from NXT—Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch—showed up to challenge for the old Divas Championship. Stables were formed, and WWE’s women wrestlers were supposedly thrust into the spotl...
I Can't Decide What To Get David Brooks For His Wedding
I mean obviously the first and most important point is: Mazel tov! After a few years of harrowing personal crisis for America’s Foremost Moral Decay Diagnostician, our boy David Brooks has at last found love, and gotten married (to his 23-years-younger former research assistant)!...
I Have A Weak Take On Matt Niskanen's Hit On Sidney Crosby
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Sidney Crosby lying on the ice like that, but it was immediately and frighteningly familiar. Crosby famously lost a year of his prime to concussions, so it feels like too much to hope for that we’ll get to see him again over the final month of the postseason....
Northwestern Suspends Football Player Xavier Washington After Cocaine Arrest <em></em>
Northwestern junior defensive end Xavier Washington has been indefinitely suspended from the football team after he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance early Sunday morning. ...
Capitals Win Wild Game 3 In OT After Blowing Late Two-Goal Lead
With two minutes left to play in Pittsburgh and the Washington Capitals leading 2-0, it seemed a mere formality that the Caps would win Game 3. However, the Penguins pulled their goalie and Evgeni Malkin scored to make it 2-1 with just under two minutes to play. Moments later, the Pens’ Justin Schul...
Manny Machado Bashes Huge Homer Over The Green Monster, Takes His Time Admiring It
Manny Machado, who just a few days ago crushed the longest homer of the season so far when he sent a ball flying over the restaurant in the Yankees’ center field, hit another major tater at Fenway tonight, sending Rick Porcello’s 2-2 pitch well over the Green Monster....
Sidney Crosby Leaves The Ice After Headshot From Matt Niskanen<em></em>
The Washington Capitals are in Pittsburgh tonight for a must-win Game 3. They dropped both Game 1 and 2 in Washington, and now they have to win on the road to keep their season alive. Things are getting understandably testy. As Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby went in on goal in the first period, Al...
Record-Setting Mountain Climber Ueli Steck Dies While Preparing For Historic Everest Ascent
Ueli Steck’s latest project was maybe the most ambitious undertaking of his long climbing career. The 40-year-old Swissman was preparing to summit Mt. Everest via the treacherous West Ridge, then traverse south along the Nepal-China border and reach the peak of Lhotse, the fourth tallest mountain in...
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James Harrison Continues To Work Out In Ways No One Else Should Try
Steelers linebacker James Harrison loves to work out and share videos of his workouts. Sometimes he’ll boast about his feats, but other times, the clips are presented without commentary or platitudes. They reinforce a blunt fact: James Harrison can attempt this, and you (almost certainly) cannot....
The House From WWE’s House Of Horrors Match Is For Sale For Just $36,000
Last night, the WWE held its first ever “House of Horrors match.” It did not go over well....
Let This Be The End Of The Clippers<em></em>
The Los Angeles Clippers got eliminated on their home court by the Utah Jazz yesterday, in Game 7. The Jazz were the lower-seeded team, so nominally this qualifies as an upset—though of course it wasn’t really, in the dual sense that, A) even before the Clippers lost Blake Griffin to a season-ending...
Former NFL Lineman Pushes Back On Roger Goodell’s Dumb Weed Qualms
Roger Goodell spoke about weed on Mike & Mike on Friday, and surprise: He’s against its use. The NFL commissioner said he didn’t want marijuana usage to be “something that we’ll be held accountable for some years down the road.” According to Goodell, the NFL’s medical advisors “haven’t really said” ...
Happiness Is Watching Mario Balotelli Drive PSG Insane
Mario Balotelli’s Nice hosted Paris Saint-Germain this weekend in what was a hugely important match in the Ligue 1 title race. Nice did what they’ve done all year and upset the odds by whooping up on PSG by a score of 3-1, and Balotelli scored a pretty goal to kick off the beatdown. By the end of th...
Ryan Zimmerman Is Having A Comeback Season For The Ages<em></em>
You’ve probably heard that Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is the best hitter in baseball right now. You’ve likely then heard the two immediate follow-ups: Wow, he stands out on a team with Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy; wow, he was really bad last year!...
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Anthony Rendon Had Himself A Day
This was a truly glorious day for the Nationals, updates on Adam Eaton’s injury notwithstanding. They romped to a 23-5 victory over the Mets, setting a franchise scoring record and providing a platform for Anthony Rendon to stage an all-time great offensive performance....
Vikings' New Stadium Struggling With Leaky Walls, Loose Panels
Less than a year after it opened, the Vikings’ new stadium has leaky walls and loose panels with no clear plan for scheduling or funding repairs, according to reporting by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. ...