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Lightning Defensemen Combine For Humiliating Own Goal
The timing couldn't have been worse. With 1:49 left in regulation, just 40 seconds after the Lightning had taken the lead on the defending champ Blackhawks, Matt Carle inexplicably and forcefully fired a pass back at Radko Gudas. It deflected off a surprised Gudas's skate, skittering past Ben Bishop...

Bad News For Baseball: World Series Viewers Are Getting Older And Older
Originally published on Bloomberg View....

Jonathan Quick Scored A Power Play Goal On Himself
The last time we checked in on Jonathan Quick in these parts, he was saying "fuck" repeatedly. He probably did that again tonight, after a blunder handed the Rangers a third-period shorthanded goal that actually required zero hands....

Suspect Arrested in Murder Of Dodgers Fan
More details have emerged about the murder of a Dodgers fan following Wednesday's Dodgers-Giants game in San Francisco, and a 21-year-old has been arrested and booked, with more subjects being sought....

Every Glorious Angle Of The Astros' Buttslide
Just as the Buttfumble couldn't have happened to any team other than the Jets, it had to be the Astros to bring you this piece of baseball history. Behold the Buttslide....

Former FAMU Player Killed By Police Was Shot 10 Times
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said today that officer Randall Kerrick, who faces manslaughter charges, fired 12 rounds at Jonathan Ferrell, striking him 10 times. ...

Unarmed Former Florida A&M Player Shot Dead By Police
Jonathan Ferrell, a former safety at Florida A&M, was shot and killed by North Carolina police early Saturday morning, apparently after seeking help after a car accident. Ferrell was unarmed, and the officer who fired the fatal shots has been charged with manslaughter....

Jonathan Vilma Sues Marlins For Allegedly Ruining His Barbecue Stand
Baseball season's almost over, so we've got precious few chances left to make fun of the Miami Marlins organization before it disappears from our consciousness for the winter. What are the Marlins up to today? Oh nothing, just getting countersued by NFL linebacker Jonathan Vilma for allegedly fuckin...

Patriots President: Belichick Didn't Tell Hernandez To Get Safe House
Many of the most interesting details to come out of Rolling Stone's big story on Aaron Hernandez concern the Patriots' handling of Hernandez in the months leading up to his arrest. Specifically, the story alleges that a drug-addled Hernandez told head coach Bill Belichick that he thought his life wa...

Ring Lardner: An American Original
This week gives Ring Lardner who is being honored with a volume by the Library of America (edited by Ian Frazier). We'll run one of his stories from the collection tomorrow, and later today we've got a treat from his eldest son, John. Meanwhile, check out three of his most famous stories at the LOA'...

What's The Rumpus?
Kudos to Rolling Stone for reprinting Jonathan Cott’s 1976 profile of Maurice Sendak:...

Jonathan Papelbon Continues To Endear Himself To Phillies Fans
Much like the Mariners, the Phillies also brought in the wrong pitcher last night. Unlike the Mariners, this one wasn't an accident; Jonathan Papelbon's the closer....

Jonathan Villar Steals Home, Gets Hit By Pitch
Jonathan Villar gets a fantastic jump off third here, thanks to Wei-Yin Chen sort of ignoring him. Chen then pegs him in the back of the head with the throw home....

Jonathan Papelbon Says Blow Up The Phillies
The Phillies are done, the rest of their season rendered cosmetic, and their high-priced closer, never one to mince words, is getting a little frustrated. Jonathan Papelbon, after pitching a meaningless inning in Philly's embarrassing 12-4 loss just to get some work: "I definitely didn't come here f...

Grumpy Hater Jonathan Papelbon Doesn't Think Yasiel Puig Is An All-Star
Everyone loves Yasiel Puig, because Yasiel Puig has done nothing but be completely awesome since being called up by the Dodgers one month ago. Everyone except Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, that is, who thinks that it would be "a joke" if Puig made the National League all-star team....

How The Blackhawks Made It Back To The Top
The Chicago Blackhawks, the first two-time champions in the NHL's salary-cap era, could tell you better than anyone: It takes an entire team to win a Stanley Cup, but nothing is possible without the right core....

Game 6 Could Come Down To The Skating Wounded
They say the NHL playoffs are a battle of attrition, and the Blackhawks and Bruins, the last two teams remaining, remained remarkably unscathed until the finals. But a close, hard-fought series that's already required 20 periods over five games is taking its toll, and each team may or may not be wit...

With A Little Luck And A Gigantic Glove Save, The Kings Carry On
Hockeywood is halfway to putting out a sequel, and the script looks a lot like last year's: timely goals from unlikely sources, defense that doesn't take a breather, and a Conn Smythe-caliber campaign from Jonathan Quick in net....

The Kings Are Staying Home, But The NBA Is Still Rigged Against Them
Originally published in Bloomberg View....

How Frank Isola Became The Most Hated Man At Madison Square Garden
Frank Isola started on the Knicks beat for the New York Daily News in the fall of 1996, when he was 29 years old. Now, at 46, he has been covering the team longer than anyone else....