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Bitchy, Hilarious Lawsuit Tears Apart A Prestigious D.C. Baseball Camp
Washington D.C., former home of two different major league teams that fled and current home to one best known for resting its healthy ace pitcher in the postseason, has never had much of a reputation as a baseball town. It is, however, an inarguably great town for youth baseball camps....
The Fall Of Texas Track Coach Bev Kearney Required Awesome Hubris
Texas Monthly this week threw a Proustian 12,800 words at the sad, strange story of Bev Kearney, and if you manage to read the entire thing, because perhaps you've had a flight canceled or you're pulling a double shift in the parking garage tollbooth, you'll likely follow a winding trajectory in try...
Builder's Lawsuit Accuses Todd Haley Of Defacing Luxury House
Todd Haley's return to his hometown to work as the Steelers' offensive coordinator continues to be far more entertaining off the field than on it. Pittsburgh television station WPXI was first to report that Haley and his wife were sued by a luxury home builder who claims they walked away from a rent...
Albert Pujols Will Sue You If You Say He Used PEDs
In what is surely a distant second in sexiness among today's baseball lawsuits, Albert Pujols is suing former radio host Jack Clark for claiming he knew "for a fact" that Pujols used steroids in St. Louis....
Alex Rodriguez's Suit Against MLB Is The Year's Best Baseball Reading
Late last night, Alex Rodriguez filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court, accusing MLB and Bud Selig (specifically named as a defendant) of, and I'm quoting, "improperly marshal[ing] evidence that they hope to use to destroy the reputation and career of Alex Rodriguez, one of the most accompl...
Here's The Worst Late Hit You'll See This Year In College Football
Hope you're proud, Longhorns fans....
EA Sports Settles With Former Players For $40 Million. Next: The NCAA?
Yesterday it was announced that EA Sports is at least temporarily getting out of the college football video game business, after settling lawsuits brought by thousands of former players claiming their likenesses were used without compensation. It's chump change for the players, but one big fish stil...
Who Is The Most Pompous Sports Pundit? A Scientific Investigation
Of all the stupid rhetorical plays columnists use—issuing thundering imperatives, positioning their banal opinions as the exact midpoints between varieties of unyielding madness, championing their cronies' worthless businesses as examples of the disciplinary power of markets, etc. etc.—the funniest ...
Vikings Owners Must Pay $85 Million For "Organized Crime-Type" Fraud
The owners of the Minnesota Vikings were ordered to pay nearly $85 million in damages to former business partners they defrauded with "evil motive", and will face a criminal investigation into their actions, which a judge declared violated racketeering laws. There's a chance this ruling could hold u...
Cobra '79 T-Shirt
Via It's a Long Season check out this boss T-shirt by Chris Brennan. ...
Gale Sayers Withdraws Concussion Lawsuit Against NFL After One Day
On Friday, a lawsuit was filed against the NFL under Gale Sayers's name, claiming that the league didn't properly treat his head injuries. One day later, Sayers said he would drop the case....
The NFL's Concussion Settlement Is A Disaster
As currently constituted, the NFL's $765 million settlement with former players over the league's handling of brain trauma would not include those who died before 2006, according to Outside The Lines. As the plaintiffs include those who played as early as the 1940s, that means a large number of form...
Lance Armstrong Can Lie In His Autobiographies, Judge Rules
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Lance Armstrong, who is being sued by a group of people who purchased his books. They claim Armstrong committed fraud by writing that his successes were the result of hard work and perseverance, and not enough PEDs to send even the gentle dugong on a murderous r...
Buffalonian Intimately Familiar With Tom Brady's Bathroom Habits
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Chase Utley Finally Answers Mac From <em>It's Always Sunny's</em> Fan Letter
The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode in which Mac's very sad letter to Chase Utley is read aloud is four years old, but we'll excuse the tardiness of this response because it's pretty damn funny. Maybe Utley just had a lot of catching up to do on his DVR queue. ...
Why The NFL And Players Were Both Desperate To Settle Concussion Suits
Now that emotions have cooled, it's worth looking back at the concussion litigation that led to a $765 million settlement from the NFL. Something resembling a near-certainty emerges: Had it gone to trial, this was a case the NFL was going to win, for two distinct and dispassionate reasons....
Hawaii QB Lays Out USC Defender With Monster Block
This is almost not fair. Hawaii quarterback Taylor Graham is listed at 6'5", 235. He has five inches and 35 pounds on his prey, USC cornerback Kevon Seymour. Still: head on a swivel, Trojans....
The Bridges Of Olbermann County
Keith Olbermann's new late-night talk show will premier on ESPN2 tonight. This is good news for a network that could use some right now, but if history is any guide, we know where this is heading:...
Cubs-Padres Gives Us Most Cubs-Padres Play Possible
If you're keeping score at home—we're talking about a late-August Cubs-Padres game that took 15 innings to complete, so you likely weren't—this one goes down as a fielder's choice, E3. But for a full appreciation of all of the fail involved here, be sure to scroll through this short checklist of der...
Family Of Player Killed In Practice Sues NCAA, Coaches, Helmet Maker
A lawsuit filed by the family of a D3 football player killed during practice alleges that his coach ordered players to "lead with your head" in helmet-to-helmet drills, and sent him back onto the field despite needing medical attention four times over the three days leading up to his death....