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That time Bo Jackson tried to kill Kevin Seitzer

An excerpt from Jeff Pearlman’s latest, The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

Jeff Pearlman

PublishedOctober 28, 2022

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<em>Winning Time</em> ‘The Swan’ a review

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Winning Time ‘The Swan’ a review

An in-depth look at Episode 1 of HBO's series on the Showtime Lakers

Lee Escobedo

PublishedMarch 5, 2022

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Let’s talk the Lakers, the Magic and HBO's '<em>Winning Time'</em><em></em>

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Let’s talk the Lakers, the Magic and HBO's 'Winning Time'

Deadspin chats Max Borenstein about what it took to tell the story of the Showtime Lakers

Lee Escobedo

PublishedMarch 4, 2022

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Football

Boot this reboot

Fox's new USFL steals from original USFL, gets sued

Jeff Pearlman

PublishedMarch 2, 2022

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Magic wants no part of scripted series about the Showtime Lakers

Johnson has his own documentary in the works and isn’t ‘looking forward to’ Adam McKay series.

Stephen Knox

PublishedDecember 31, 2021

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Football

USFL may be back, but without the fool who ruined it the first time

In case you missed the news, the USFL is back!

Jeff Pearlman

PublishedJune 3, 2021

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Don’t expect the upcoming Lakers docuseries to be the next <em>Last Dance</em>

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Don’t expect the upcoming Lakers docuseries to be the next Last Dance

2022 will be the “Year of the Lakers.” Not on the court, necessarily, but definitely on our television screens.

Jon Hoefling

PublishedMay 11, 2021

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4/2/21

Which team played the villain role best?

With the Houston Astros now wearing the crown as the most hated team in professional sports — as indicated by the cho…

Jon Helmkamp

PublishedApril 2, 2021

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FootballNFL

Brett Favre's Vikings Had A "Bounty" Program Too

This excerpt from Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre by Jeff Pearlman is reprinted…

Jeff Pearlman

PublishedOctober 25, 2016

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Greatest Inbounder, Dumbest Guy, And Other Unsung Heroes Of Showtime

My interview with Jeff Pearlman, author of Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the…

Alex Belth

PublishedMarch 21, 2014

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Did Ya Hear The One About The '84 U.S. Hockey Team?

Over at SB Nation Longform, Jeff Pearlman details a miracle put on ice:

Alex Belth

PublishedFebruary 4, 2014

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Jeff Pearlman Interviews Tyler Kepner

Tyler Kepner, the talented lead baseball columnist at the New York Times is interviewed by Jeff Pearlman.

Alex Belth

PublishedOctober 10, 2013

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Should Steroids-Era Sportswriters Be Kept Out Of The Hall Of Fame Voting?

Jeff Pearlman has an interview up with Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci, one of the most accomplished baseball…

Barry Petchesky

PublishedJanuary 4, 2013

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9/30/11

Mike Ditka Is Angry About The Walter Payton Book He Hasn't Read

I'd bet all the money in my pockets against all the money in yours that Mike Ditka hasn't read Jeff Pearlman's…

Tommy Craggs

PublishedSeptember 30, 2011

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Playboy Alum From Poland Purchases Soccer Team

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning,…

Brian Hickey

PublishedJanuary 22, 2011

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1/14/10

Five Offensively Stupid Reactions To Mark McGwire's Steroid Admission

Would the following people kindly shut the hell up about Mark McGwire?

Tommy Craggs

PublishedJanuary 14, 2010

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The Last Days Of Sal Fasano

SI Writer Jeff Pearlman goes back to the Fasano well for the most depressing piece yet. Sal's now 38, and…

A.J. Daulerio

PublishedSeptember 29, 2009

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7/13/09

Report: Unnamed Amorous Ballplayer Plays For Team That Appropriately Doesn't Know How To Score

Onetime declared virgin Jeff Pearlman knows which baseball player was cold mackin' on an intern in Houston recently,…

Tommy Craggs

PublishedJuly 13, 2009

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FootballNFL

The Sad, Hilarious Tale Of Elvis Grbac, 1998's "Sexiest Athlete Alive"

This is an epically comical story courtesy of SI's Jeff Pearlman, that includes the following absurd characters:…

A.J. Daulerio

PublishedJune 25, 2009

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6/16/09

Jeff Pearlman Apologizes For Becoming Mike Lupica When He Ripped Mike Lupica

" Maybe, in the act of jabbing Mike Lupica, I've actually become Mike Lupica. If so, it's not the way I want to…

A.J. Daulerio

PublishedJune 16, 2009

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