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Painted Outfield Wall Makes For A Great Optical Illusion
No, Indians outfielder Carlos Moncrief is not about to go crashing through some poor sap's kitchen while chasing down a fly ball. ...

Josh Reddick Steals Two Home Runs
I don't even really care how spectacular A's outfielder Josh Reddick's two grabs—both robbing Michael Morse of home runs—were. It's just damn good to see baseball highlights again....

This Kid Is A Fan Of Basically Every Sports Team Ever
There are bandwagon fans, and then there's this guy. A tipster made us aware of his existence. His rooting interest? All of the teams, everywhere. It's rather impressive, because that's a lot of money to spend on apparel....

Manu Ginobili Explodes Shoe
With the amount of money NBA ballers make in shoe endorsement deals, you'd think the companies could supply them with something that won't fall apart on the basketball court. ...

HS Coach Gets Ethered By Girlfriend On FB, Resigns Amid Investigation
On Monday, a woman living in Bowling Green, Ky., used her Facebook page to unleash one of the coldest, boyfriend-crushingest Dear John letters you'll ever read. I've bolded the brutal parts:...

Gareth Bale And Cristiano Ronaldo Swiss-Cheesed Schalke's Defense
Hey, stupid Real Madrid fans: can we stop pretending like Gareth Bale isn't still the great player Madrid thought they were buying? Today's complete demolishment of Schalke in the Champions League has to finally shut you guys up, right?...

It Took 17 Days For Someone To Write A Story About Michael Sam's Dick
Here is the most trenchant analyses of one of the biggest sports stories in years, as only MediaTakeOut can offer it:...

Hank The Dog Runs In A Milwaukee Brewers Sausage Race
Hank the dog continues to solidify his status as the world's best baseball doggie. Today, Hank the dog got to face off against the Brewers' famous sausage racers, an honor that has surely never previously been bestowed upon a stray dog who survived being hit by a car. ...

Ryan Kalil Sends Off Jordan Gross With Barbershop Quartet Performance
Hey, here's a thing about football and offensive linemen and how teammates treat each other that will actually make you feel good, for once....

At The Combine, NFL Teams Asked Blake Bortles About His Girlfriend
On this morning's Dan Patrick Show, UCF quarterback Blake Bortles shared one of the more unusual lines of questioning he faced at the NFL Combine:...

The Young Ryan Brothers Dapping Each Other Causes A Swagger Overload
The hair. The mustaches. The swag. The young Ryan boys were so much cooler than you will ever be. ...

I'm Dirk Hayhurst. Got Any Questions For Me?
We're joined by Dirk Hayhurst, former MLB pitcher, broadcaster, and author of Bigger Than The Game: Restitching a Major League Life. Read an excerpt from his new book, and ask him your questions below. ...

Coach K's Facebook Presence Does Not Come With A Sense Of Humor
The person who runs the official Mick Krizilonski Facebook page is a person who cannot put "has a functioning sense of humor" or "understands satire" on a resumé. Case in point: This morning, Coach K's official Facebook page shared an article with the headline "#HotSportsTakes: Jim Boeheim Could Lea...

Russian Skier Remains Paralyzed After Sochi Crash
Maria Komissarova, suffered a fractured vertebra and a dislocation when she crashed during a practice run for an Olympic ski cross race on Feb. 15. Two surgeries later, she still can't feel the lower half of her body....

Every NBA Team's Season, In One Chart
Here's a chart by Houston Rockets analyst Ed Kupfer (you might remember him from that NBA strength of schedule chart a while back) that does the simple, useful job of lining up how each NBA team's offense and defense have stacked up to the rest of the league. You aren't going to find too many surpri...

The Oracle of Ice Hockey
Interesting read from Chris Koentges over at the Atlantic:...

Kazan: An Appreciation
A few years ago there was a nice appreciation of Elia Kazan by John Lahr over at The New Yorker:...

Let's Go To The Movies
I thought of the old New Yorker theater the other day because it is where my brother and I saw Tron. Our old man dropped us off outside the theater and we asked some grown ups to get us in. Later, I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show there. This was well past the theater's prime, but I am fortunate e...

Dwight Howard Blocks Little Kid; Little Kid Schools Dwight Howard
If you're a small child and you want to go one-on-one with Dwight Howard, now seems to be the time to strike. Previously, we saw him dunk on and block the crap out of a small Wizards fan, and now we have him taking on a pint-sized Kings fan. But this game comes with a surprise ending....

It Really Shouldn't Take That Much Effort To Beat Indiana
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