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Marshawn Lynch Dives Into "End Zone" Full Of Skittles On <i>Conan</i>
The notably media-reluctant Marshawn Lynch has been popping up on TV a bit more in the offseason, and was Conan O’Brien’s guest tonight as the late night talker set up an “end zone” full of Skittles for the star running back to dive backward into. He even did his signature dick grab....

Sometimes It's Hard To Intentionally Walk A Batter
Ronald Belisario was just trying to walk Michael Brantley to set up a potential double play when things went horribly, horribly wrong:...

Report: Phil Mickelson Connected To $2.75 Million Money Laundering Case
Phil Mickelson’s money was at the heart of a recently concluded federal money laundering case, according to ESPN’s Outside the Lines. OTL reports on the case of Gregory Silveira, who plead guilty last week to money laundering charges for moving $2.75 million through multiple bank accounts in an ille...

It's Time Again To Watch Alex Trebek Rap: Now, The <i>Fresh Prince</i> Theme
Alex Trebek is no stranger to rapping on Jeopardy!, and America’s favorite former Canadian took on the flow tonight when lyrics to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song turned up in a first round category. He got in one little fight, and his mom got scared....

Kings Terminate Mike Richards's Contract Under Mysterious Circumstances
The offseason hits are piling up for the Los Angeles Kings. Four days after center Jarret Stoll pleaded out his case after being arrested in Vegas for possession of ecstasy and coke, the Kings have terminated center Mike Richards’s contract for a “material breach.” Here’s the full, terse, statement:...

The Plan For An All-Royals All-Star Lineup Has Gone To Hell
Barring a miracle, the AL All-Star lineup won’t end up as eight Kansas City Royals and Mike Trout. The dream is over....

Bo Ryan Is Retiring, And College Basketball Will Be Worse For It
With Wisconsin Badgers’ head coach Bo Ryan announcing his retirement following the end of the upcoming season, the college game is losing one of its best player-development coaches....

Cleancast: Meet The Mother-Daughter Professional Organizing Team
My guests this week on the official Ask a Clean Person podcast are the ladies of Done & Done NYC, a professional organizing and home staging company that mother-daughter team Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski founded four years ago. Their Operations Manager, Abby Lofberg — who has been Kate’s best fr...

Aaron Rodgers Is Bad At Swords
Aaron Rodgers has to work on his sword skills, man. They’re terrible. What’s he doing out there?...

Shia LaBeouf Why The Fuck What
What we have here is Shia LaBeouf and his rattail on like a riverbank somewhere, surrounded by a bunch of white people, rapping. Yesterday, the overstaffed People aggregator Gawker wrote about the performance, calling it a freestyle and even giving LaBeouf a legitimate, albeit uncreative rapper name...

How To Be A Good Person On An Airplane
Things are getting bleak in the skies. See this article in the New York Times about swapping seats on a flight:...

Mets Rookie Steven Matz Is A Man Of Many Talents
Everyone loves Mets rookie pitcher Steven Matz today, mostly because he did a lot of cool shit in his first big-league game, and also because he has a swell grandpa. Well, did you also know that Matz is really good at spinning stuff on his finger?...

Sweaty Gronk Freestyles At Bar, Gets The Boot
If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it, or just let it slip? Perspiring colossus Rob Gronkowski let it slip, at a Georgia bar over the weekend....

Cyclist Fight!
This happened just beyond the finish line at this weekend’s Longsjo Classic. Based on the bib numbers, the guy throwing the punches is named Jerome Townsend, and the dude getting popped is named Dave Warner....

Kobe Bryant Unbothered By His New Teammate Calling Him A Rapist
There was a mild kerfuffle following last week’s NBA draft, when some internet sleuth went spelunking into the Twitter history of Lakers draft pick Larry Nance Jr. and found this old tweet:...

Mets Rookie Steven Matz Had One Hell Of A Debut
The Mets’ Steven Matz played in his first MLB game Sunday against the Reds, and went 3 for 3 at the plate with four RBI. Steven Matz is a pitcher....

LeBron Opts Out Of Cavs Contract, But He Probably Isn't Going Anywhere
The idea of LeBron James signing with a different subpar team every season and dragging them to the Finals would make for an entertaining project, but that probably won’t happen, even though James reportedly decided to decline his player option with the Cavaliers....

Mike Napoli Says He Was Ejected For Not Picking Up His Bat
Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli has had a terrible season, hitting just .203 with 10 home runs and 70 strikeouts. It’s the kind of season that can lead to angry outbursts after fairly unremarkable strikeouts in the second inning:...

MotoGP Racer Completes Miracle Save By Crossing Finish Line Sidesaddle
Yesterday’s Moto3 Dutch Grand Prix featured an unreal save by rider Niklas Ajo, as the Finn kept his KTM upright despite being tossed wildly off the track—and then crossed the finish line without actually being on the bike. This seems physically impossible:...

Andrea Pirlo Attends NYCFC-Red Bulls Match, Is Enjoying Himself
Sex bomb Andrea Pirlo is rumored to be signing soon to play in MLS with NYCFC, and the Italian heartthrob showed up at Yankee Stadium today to watch his new side take on their crosstown rivals. We’re not totally sure this GIF is safe for work. ...