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Why Did MLB Pull This Pro-Oakland Promo?
You're watching "This Is Oakland," narrated by legendary PA announcer Roy Steele—"the Voice of God." It was released last week to get A's fans hyped for the playoffs, and just as quickly deleted. It was not aired in-stadium as planned. Why don't MLB or the A's want you to see this pro-Oakland, pro-...

Joe Thornton On The Proper, Explicit Way To Celebrate A Four-Goal Game
Adam Oates was not too happy with Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl's "disrespect to the league" when he went between the legs to score his fourth goal. Here's Hertl's teammate Joe Thornton to put it all in perspective....

Adam Oates Is A Hertl Hater
Hockey is a bizarre, wonderful, terrible sport where a fresh-faced teenager can wow the world with a precocious and exuberant display of skill, and at least one NHL lifer's response is, "Someone should hurt that kid."...

Tomas Hertl Is Your New Favorite Hockey Player
Something became very clear last night, right around the time a 19-year-old Czech rookie was going between his legs for his fourth goal of the game: It's Tomas Hertl's world, and we're all living in it....

What The Heck Was Joe Maddon Doing Last Night?
If he were anyone else (and the box score looks like a Tony La Russa special), the Rays manager would be getting flayed this morning. But everybody loves Joe Maddon, and his magnum opus of overmanaging in the Rays' 5-4 win over Boston somehow came back around to directly stave off elimination. That ...

Rays Keep Season Alive With Walkoff Homer Into Rays Tank
Facing elimination for the fourth time in eight days, the Rays overcame a blown Fernando Rodney save to extend their season and beat the Red Sox thanks to a ninth-inning Jose Lobaton homer that ended up in the center field fish tank....

Zigging And Zagging And Then Ending: <em>Don Jon</em>, Reviewed
1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of those actors for whom I find it nearly impossible not to root. He has an inherent, innate likability about him that doesn't seem forced, calculated or manufactured; he's a labrador puppy you have beers with. Now, I don't know anything about Joseph Gordon-Levitt in r...

Joseph Fauria Is The NFL's Most Entertaining Undrafted Rookie
Lions tight end Joseph Fauria follows up his touchdowns with the best celebrations. Today, he took a move from 'N Sync after scoring against Washington. In Week 1, he made this face after his first career touchdown. When Fauria scores, we all win....

Jose Fernandez Hits Home Run, Styles <i>And</i> Profiles, Benches Clear
What's up, the Marlins? How you guys doing? Hangin' in there? Good, good. Braves? How you guys...ah, not so great, I see....

Vanity Fair Turns 100
Slide on over to Vanity Fair and dig their 100th Anniversary site. ...

Blindsided
Michael J. Mooney's a good one. I remember liking this GQ story he did a couple of years ago:...

Willian's Shock Transfer To Chelsea Is More Than A Cock-Waving Contest
London club Chelsea unveiled Brazilian star Willian from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for around £30 million. We're sad to see this particular transfer saga come to an end, because for a couple of weeks, this was the best story going....

Joseph Mitchell: My Ears Are Bent
Something good is this: John Schulian on Joseph Mitchell:...

Jose Fernandez Isn't Fair
Here's Marlins phenom Jose Fernandez throwing Troy Tulowitzki a curveball so vicious that it briefly turned the all-star shortstop into an overmatched little leaguer....

The Security Guard Richie Incognito Fought Is A Former NFL Player
We've obtained the police report from the June nightclub incident in which Dolphins G Richie Incognito allegedly punched a security guard, as first reported by ESPN. That guard, it turns out: former University of Miami starter and NFL draftee Carlos Joseph....

A-Rod's New Lawyer Claims The Yankees Wanted His Hip Surgery Botched
Alex Rodriguez has hired a new lawyer named Joseph Tacopina, and he's accusing the Yankees of asking the doctor performing Rodriguez's surgery to make sure Rodriguez remained hurt and never played for them again. Tacopina is a lawyer who's made his reputation with outlandish statements, so this acc...

José Iglesias Took A 95 MPH Fastball To The Dick
Will MLB players ever learn to wear cups?...

Jose Iglesias Makes Ridiculous Bare-Handed Play
Remember when the Detroit Tigers edged their way into the Jake Peavy trade by sending Brayan Villarreal to the Red Sox in exchange for shortstop Jose Iglesias? This is why they did that:...