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Is Wladimir Balentien Having The Most Dominant Baseball Season Ever?
Wladimir Balentien, the impeccably named, once-heralded Mariners prospect who hit just .221 in three seasons in the majors before retreating to Japan, is smacking the everloving shit out of baseballs right now. Friday he hit his 52nd home run—three shy of the Nippon Professional Baseball record—and ...
Reports: Jay Z Selling Nets Shares To Jason Kidd
Forced to give up his lifelong dream of franchise ownership for his new lifelong dream of being an agent, Jay Z has been looking to unload his stake in the Nets for a few months now. It seems it'll stay in the family: the Post reports that at least some of Jay Z's share will be purchased by new Nets...
Meet The 31-Year-Old Rapper Who Is Dating LeBron James's Mom
See that guy creeping behind LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the beach in the picture above? His name is Da Real Lambo, he's currently dating Gloria James, and he has a very active Instagram account....
Jared Sullinger Arrested On Domestic Assault Charges
Celtics sophomore forward Jared Sullinger turned himself into police this morning, and was charged with assault and battery, malicious destruction of property and witness intimidation, after a weekend confrontation with his girlfriend....
I Must Go On. I Can't Go On. I'll Go On.
Our man Mark Jacobson has a beautiful story on Sonny Rollins in the latest issue of Men's Journal. Rollins played with the great musical innovators of the mid-century—Parker, Monk, Dizzy, Miles....
You're All Right, Jack
The title is a riff on the Peter Sellers movie, I'm All Right, Jack. Now, check out Dan Jenkins on the 1975 Masters:...
Craig James Fired From Fox Sports Southwest After One Show
That didn't take long....
Officer Who Arrested Idiot On The Field Writes Fantastic Arrest Report
Our friends at Drunk Jays Fans have unearthed an arrest report written by a Toronto police officer about a fan who ran onto the field at a Blue Jays game on May 5. It is perhaps the best arrest report ever written....
Redskins LB Tackles Two Bucs At The Same Time
The Maginot Line provided more protection than tackle Mike Remmers. At least the Germans had to waste time going around it. Remmers merely found himself in in the way of Rob Jackson, and suffered the consequences....
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....
If The Jets Are Going Down, They're Taking The Media With Them
The New York Jets have graduated from hapless ne'er-do-wells to full-blown snowball rolling down the mountain, taking out everything in its path. Tonight, the Jets jump-started an ugly dustup between national and local media. Maybe, just maybe, some good can come out of this Jets season: total media...
Michigan Recruit Breaks Tackles Like A Video Game Character
Paramus (N.J.) Catholic senior Jabrill Peppers, who's already verbally committed to Michigan, is one of the nation's top recruits for the Class of 2014. He's going to play defensive back in college. This is Peppers running for a touchdown during a scrimmage Tuesday against Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic. ...
James Dolan Complained To The NBA About Mikhail Prokhorov's Bullying
Yesterday, the New York Post reported that the David Stern brokered a détente between the feuding owners of the Knicks and Nets last season, apparently because the league hates fun. But the more interesting part comes farther down: this meeting wasn't initiated by the NBA. Instead, Dolan went to the...
Will Drinking 28 Non-Alcoholic Beers In An Hour Make Me Drunk?
Back in April, competitive eater and world champion burper Tim "Eater X" Janus contacted us with an idea for "a very cool stunt that I'd like to have documented by a reputable news outlet."...
Keith Olbermann's New Show Is Entertaining. Should We Be Surprised?
ESPN prodigal son Keith Olbermann made his return to the four-letter network last night, premiering his eponymous hour-long ESPN2 program while calling up a number of golden-age SportsCenter memories. Here are the highlights....
Young Gun: Dempsey Pounds Willard
Slide on over to Deadline Artists for this look into the past—Grantland Rice's 1919 column on the Jack Dempsey Jess Willard fight:...
Rajai Davis Has A Magic Cap
Baseball and collision physics, man....
How ESPN Pulled A Bullshit Colin Kaepernick Story Out Of Thin Air
By pulling out of its partnership with Frontline, ESPN reminded us, yet again, where its newsroom stands. It's second fiddle to the company's business interests. So, let's show you what the flagship show of ESPN's newsroom does in lieu of participating in a documentary that the NFL is afraid of. It...