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Craig James Is A Christian Martyr, According To Craig James
After a disastrous senate run, Craig James landed himself a gig at Fox Sports Southwest—for all of one show before being dumped. Officially, the higher-ups at Fox were caught by surprise by the regional network’s hire of the all-around toxic James, and he was tossed out before any deal was official....

Ray Lewis Could Have Prevented Ravens Party Bus Brawl, Says Ray Lewis
Good news, everyone. Former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, now an ESPN analyst, has some opinions about the recent party bus incident during which Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones got whacked with a champagne bottle by a stripper named Sweet Pea. What's Lewis got to say about the whole situation? Pre...

Say Hi To Sweet Pea, The Hostess At The Center Of The Ravens Bus Brawl
Earlier today TMZ broke the story of Bryant McKinnie's birthday party, which started with a club party and ended with a fight in a party bus, reportedly sparked by a stripper breaking a bottle of Armand de Brignac over Jacoby Jones's head. OK, everyone said, sounds like a typical night out with McKi...

TMZ: Ravens In Stripper-Instigated Party Bus Brawl
It was reportedly Jacoby Jones that got hurt ("Questionable–Bashed over head by stripper"), but this is just more evidence that Bryant McKinnie's social life needs its own Hard Knocks camera crew....

Which Dead TV Person Got The Most (And Least) Applause At The Emmys?
The "In Memoriam" segment is an awards-show staple. Every year, we're provided a montage of those who died in the previous year; last night's Emmy Awards, though, provided a handful of dead luminaries their own, separate mini-eulogies. Of those who weren't given that honor, which one got the most a...

Colby Rasmus Is Done For The Season Because Of A Warm-Up Toss
In Friday night's game against the Red Sox, Colby Rasmus suffered a dumb baseball injury that turned into a season-ending one....

Why The NFL Should Let Players Smoke Pot
Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Older Lady Snags Screaming Foul Liner
Move over, Adeiny Hechavarria. Jan Church, who played softball for decades, made her case for a web gem with this grab....

"False Start, Everybody But The Center"
Walt Coleman Anderson's got jokes! Accurate too, if unfair—everyone besides center Jason Kelce knew the snap count....

Jake Gets Hitched...Again
From the New York Times in 1985, here's Ira Berkow on Jake LaMotta's sixth wedding:...

Here's LeBron At The Vatican
Reader Tony sent us this photo, taken earlier today, of LeBron James and new bride Savannah taking a tour of the Vatican. Love the "you taking my picture?" stare on LeBron's face. Love the classical cock 'n' balls over his shoulder....

That Awful Michael Jackson Statue At Fulham's Stadium Will Be Removed
Happily, the eyesore is gone. Unhappily, it will not be vaporized, shoved into the Thames, flash-frozen and shattered by mallets, coated in fox blood and torn apart by famished hounds, shot into the sun, or melted down into a fine paste suitable for insulation....

Bo Is Right: Fuck The Fans!
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....

What Happened To Jai Alai?
Earlier this year at SB Nation’s Longform, the talented Michael Mooney asked: What Happened to Jai Alai:...

USC Students Made The Most USC Video Possible
"Trojans for Life." For better or worse....

Browns Promote Third-String Quarterback To Starter
Browns gonna Browns, I guess. Via the team's Twitter account and an unintentionally hilarious use of the word "BREAKING," the Cleveland Browns have announced that third-string quarterback Brian Hoyer will start this Sunday's game against the Vikings....

How An MMA Fighter Faked His Own Death
The Times has produced another intimidatingly pretty story this morning, in the "Snow Fall" vein. This one concerns a low-rent mixed martial arts fighter in Michigan, and unlike with "Snow Fall," you will actually read this and enjoy it immensely and not merely pretend to. ...

<em>Enough Said</em>: James Gandolfini Says Goodbye
Enough Said was always meant to be a bittersweet comedy-drama, but the film became additionally poignant after the unexpected death of one of its stars, James Gandolfini, this summer. One of his last movies, Enough Said isn't the definitive showcase for what the 51-year-old actor could do. (That's a...

