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A Gentle Giant
Jack McCallum is a terrific reporter and writer. He was with SI for many years and still does the occasional piece for them. He is also an author and runs a blog. The blog has lots of fun posts. This one, a tribute to the late Robert Creamer, is tender:...
And Where Do You Think You're Going? “I Said, ‘Out.’ Shit.”
Carlin on White Harlem. ...
The Art of Storytelling: Joyce Carol Oates
From Open Culture, here's The Writing Life of Joyce Carol Oates:...
Infographic: Every Pitch Of The All-Star Game
The folks at Statlas have put together this visualization of each and every pitch thrown at last night's All-Star Game, broken down by type, speed, and result. You can probably guess who invariably threw the same pitch, at nearly the same velocity, every single time....
ESPN Never Had A Golden Age: The Real Meaning Of Olbermann's Return
So Keith Olbermann is returning to ESPN, which a) has to be one of the more expensive press releases in history and b) shows that the company really has come to that age where you start getting deeply sentimental. It all makes sense....
Stephen A. Smith Gossip: James Dolan Wanted To Trade Iman Shumpert
You're looking at a very unique piece of video, dug up by Azaz of the Knicks FanBlog. It's from the taping of Stephen A. Smith's ESPN interview with Dwight Howard this weekend, but for whatever reason, one Youtube user was able to tune in to the satellite feed and record the taping. It's basically S...
Everyone's A Winner, Bargain's Galore!
Pictures of Tom Waits by Anton Corbijn over at Everyday I Show. ...
Report: Keith Olbermann To Re-Join ESPN, Host His Own Show
It's been 16 long years since Keith Olbermann left ESPN's SportsCenter to make his name as a political commentator at MSNBC and, most recently, Current TV. But as Variety first reported this evening, Olbermann will be returning to the network he helped put on the map as an anchor alongside Dan Patri...
Here's Security Tackling The All-Star Game Idiot, As Called By Jim Ross
You knew it was coming, didn't you?...
Ralph Nader Is Just Mailing It In These Days
Here's an email that just popped into our inbox: ...
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Worst Person In America Teams Up With Worst Charity In America [UPDATE]
Every day, optimistic PR people fill our tips box with mumbo-jumbo about new sports websites, book review offers, and other pitches that usually get auto-tagged as spam and are subsequently binned. Today, though, we received the following—and it's so perfect we can't help but share it with you:...
Well, This Is Just A Miserable Soccer Play All Around
You might've missed the Haiti-El Salvador Gold Cup match last night. Now you've seen all you need to see....
Marrying Television, Football Gained An Audience But Lost A Game
Dig Sherry Kafka's 1973 Texas Monthly article on Don Meredith: "Tuning In Dandy Don":...
ESPN's Mark May Needs To Shut Up About Johnny Manziel
Here's Mark May, responding to the latest bit of news about Johnny Football:...
Phil Mickelson Hit A Ball Backwards (He Meant To Do It)
[Video by Geoff Shackleford.]...
A Fire On The 7 Train Strands Crowds Leaving Home Run Derby
According to various reports from Twitter users leaving the Home Run Derby at Citi Field, there is a fire somewhere on the 7 train line—initial reports indicate there is an investigation at the 103rd street stop—and it isn't running. The 7 is the only subway that services Citi Field. There are obvio...