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Can Diamond Dallas Page Save Wrestling's Walking Dead?
Diamond Dallas Page needs to make some phone calls. He's sitting in a high-backed chair at the head of a gigantic, cherry-wood table in the dining room of his home in Smyrna, Ga. He calls this his Sons of Anarchy room, because the table reminds him of the one the bikers in the television show sit ar...
A Young Karl Malone Once Fell For A Great Frank Layden Prank
The Salt Lake Tribune caught up with Karl Malone, who turns 50 tomorrow, a fact that ought to make any kid who followed basketball closely in the '80s and '90s feel really old. Malone tells the newspaper the story of his first visit to Utah in 1985, a little more than a month after the Jazz drafted ...
Lying and Charm: Woody Allen's <em>Blue Jasmine</em>, Reviewed.
Write and direct about 45 movies in the span of five decades, and there's a pretty good chance that certain themes will keep repeating themselves. Woody Allen's huge body of work is impressive both because of the number of gems he's produced—by dint of his work ethic, he has more great films to his ...
Yasiel Puig Makes Sensational Catch
Just the latest from the nightly highlight reel that is Yasiel Puig's rookie season with the Dodgers. In what was a nine-run game in the eighth inning, here's Puig running from somewhere near Montreal to take away extra bases from J.P. Arencibia, and a likely run from the Blue Jays. That's not a bad...
Jason Heyward Makes Diving Catch To Save Game Against Mets
With two outs and two men on base in the bottom of the ninth of a 2-1 game, Mets pinch hitter Justin Turner hit a tailing line drive to left-center. By the time the ball makes its way into the outfield, Andrew Brown is rounding third and Omar Quintanilla is already at second. If Heyward—who began t...
Charlie Weis On KU: “Have You Looked At That Pile Of Crap Out There?”
Did last year's 1-11 season—dare we say it!—humble Charlie Weis? Answer: Maybe!...
Here's George Brett Eating Baby Food In Slow Motion
In a video probably made only for SEO purposes, three members of the Royals—James Shields, Eric Hosmer, and hitting coach George Brett—chowed down on baby food. ...
Jose Reyes Takes A Pick-Off Attempt Right In The Dick
The most painful part of Jose Reyes being hit in family jewels here is the replay. The second-most painful part is the entire stadium reacting to the replay being aired in the stadium before the broadcast has shown it....
Ernie Banks Joined Pearl Jam On Stage At Wrigley
Pearl Jam played a rain-delayed show at Wrigley Field Friday night and before Eddie Vedder began singing the Cubs tribute song "All The Way," he introduced Ernie Banks, to the delight of the Chicago crowd....
Jay Cutler's 1980s Charity Party: Billy Ocean And Many Grimaces
We already mentioned how ridiculous Jay Cutler's outfit for his '80s-themed party for charity on Thursday was. Now we have an eyewitness report from a tipster....
Can Jason Whitlock Save Sports Broadcasting?
Originally published in Bloomberg View...
Jay Cutler's 1980s Party Costume Is Ridiculous, As Expected
Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari threw an '80s-themed charity party tonight, and, as one would expect, Cutler looks ridiculous....
<em>The Conjuring</em> Is Old-School Terrifying
The Conjuring didn't literally scare the piss out of me, but it was close, and all told, there might have been a dribble or two....
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:...