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Audiobooks Are For Communists And Charles Bronson Villains
We welcome September into our lives and all it has to offer: sweet weather, the NFL, meaningful baseball games and two months before I have to run 13.1 consecutive miles. It's a pretty decent time to be alive; let's talk about why it's not. Here's your Spotify playlist....
Jair Benitez Scored An Amazing 50-Yard Goal
Jair Benitez of FC Dallas scored a ridiculous goal from 50 yards out against Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saturday night. It sailed perfectly over helpless keeper David Ousted for a 3-1 FC Dallas lead. Ousted understandably took the score poorly....
The Latest Korean First Pitch Involved A Bow And Arrow
South Korean Olympic archer Ki Bo-Bae entered the Hall of Bizarre Korean First Pitches when she "threw" her pitch using a bow and arrow. She was relatively accurate for someone shooting a baseball-tipped arrow....
It Took The Tennessee Titans Exactly One Second To Fuck Everything Up
Pittsburgh got their season's scoring started with a safety on the kickoff, thanks to this dopey play by Titans returner Darius Reynaud....
Penn State Freshman QB Has Bad Start, Bounces Right Back
This is not how Christian Hackenberg wanted to start the game, gifting Eastern Michigan a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, but he quickly rebounded on the following possession....
Guy You've Never Heard Of Misses Perfect Game By One Pitch
Yusmeiro Petit, of whom you've never heard, ensured his continued obscurity by missing out on a perfect game when on the final out he allowed a hit to the Diamondbacks' Eric Chavez on a 3-2 count....
Penn State And Iowa Wrestling Coaches Schedule Meet On Twitter
Well, this was easy....
The Best And Worst Of Summer Movies: An A.J. Daulerio Report
According to Grierson and Leitch, summer movie season is over. I agree. Here's my report. ...
Mike Tomlin Unfollowed Cut Steelers Players On Twitter
This is pretty much the perfect 21st century NFL story, pairing the coldly impersonal nature of personnel moves with the vapidity of social media relationships. After the Steelers made their final roster cuts, head coach Mike Tomlin promptly unfollowed them on Twitter....
Why Do Tennis Players Say "Come On!" So Much?
On Tuesday, in front of a small crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Serbian Ana Ivanoivc had an early lead on Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round at the U.S. Open. At the end of a 14-shot rally late in the first set, Ivanovic slapped a weak forehand into the net. ...
The Main Ingredient
Check out this piece about the importance of authenticity by Sara Jenkins in the Atlantic:...
"No Other Men In It, Just Me": A Letter From A Porn Hopeful
Yesterday we shared an adorable letter from a fan of the New Orleans Pelicans, begging the team to give him a chance and a million-dollar contract. Reader Daniel used to work at an adult video company, and dug up a letter from one of the company's biggest fans, begging for a role in porn....
King Sun's Memorable Tupac Diss Record
I first heard this King Sun diss record late one Thursday night—or was it Friday morning?—on the Stretch and Bob KCR show. This was in the spring of 1996. It's my favorite of the East Coast-West Coast diss records that came out around that time. Man, I remember walking into Fat Beats the day Tupac d...
Rally Car Co-Driver Vomits Blood On Himself
New question on rally car application forms: Do you get carsick?...
Why Was Manchester United's Offseason So Bad?
Let's talk about that Manchester United offseason....
The 16 Fall Movies You Should Be Excited About: A Guide
Labor Day is the signpost every year that the sugary summer junk is behind us and that the nutritious square meal of awards season has finally arrived. That's the theory, anyway: In actuality, summer movies like Before Midnight and Fruitvale Station will be as well-received as any Oscar bait, and th...
Fan Writes Letter To Pelicans Asking For $1 Million Contract
I know what the jerseys look like, but the Pelicans are a real NBA team. With professional players and everything. You can't just get a job by writing them a polite, poorly spelled letter—hold on, did you say you're better than LeBron and "Kobie?"...
Maryland Won't Hand Out Game Balls Because Of NCAA Regulations
Linebacker Marcus Whitfield had a hell of an opener for the Terps, racking up five tackles and one-and-a-half sacks. He was awarded the game ball, but won't get to see it for a while—the school is putting it in storage to avoid running afoul of NCAA regulations....