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I Was Piggybacked By The Piggyback BanditThe Piggyback Bandit, aka Sherwin Shayegan, is the bogeyman of high school sports. As chronicled by Grantland's Bryan Curtis, the 31-year-old Shayegan has spent the last few years showing up randomly at sporting events, pretending to be a player, manager, reporter—anything to get close enough to the...

The Second Time They Met, Jeffrey Maier Didn't Dare Mess With Tony TarascoWhen I met Jeffrey Maier, he was Coach Maier and I had no idea who he was. Of course I remembered the boy who stole an out from two feet above Tony Tarasco's glove and turned it into an eight inning, game-tying home run in the '96 ALDS. The Yankees would win the game, and the series, and the champio...

I Witnessed Carl Lewis Murder The National Anthem Maybe Steven Tyler's performance of the Star Spangled Banner before the AFC championship game was the worst rendition ever, maybe not. It's on the list, anyway. And the list jogged my memory: On Jan. 21, 1993, I was in Brendan Byrne Arena when Carl Lewis sang the National Anthem....

It's Daytona 500 Sunday, Sunday, Sunday

On Aug. 31, 1996, I drove my Toyota Corolla onto the infield of Darlington Raceway. It was an import, driven by a guy from the North, but I done didn't care. From all accounts, the Southern 500 was a grand time in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. All accounts were correct....

Here's A Photo From The "Festive" Rich Rod Tent Sale (With Updates!)

Thanks to Jon Gunnells for sending this photo in....

I Was There: Ripping On "Taking Back Sunday"

Here's a good one from the #iwasthere section. Continue to add your own concert/music memories throughout the weekend....

A Gallery Of Happy Spaniards Yelling And Burning Stuff (UPDATES)

Spain won the World Cup yesterday, and as with every place ever that has won a large sporting event, the fans there took to the streets with an assortment of alcohol, chanting, pyrotechnics, and team-colors-wearing....

A Blow-By-Blow Account Of The Vomiting Phillies Fan

In our #tips section, we received a purported firsthand account from someone sitting in the same section as Matthew Clemens, the New Jersey man accused of throwing up on an 11-year-old girl. We reprint it here for your reading pleasure....