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Brandon Bollig Is Not A Stickhandler
Last week, video of Patrick Kane pulling off some really remarkable stickhandling went, as we in the biz would say, viral. So his Blackhawks teammate, enforcer Brandon Bollig, decided to give it a shot. Not so easy, it turns out. We like this video better....

TMZ: Ravens In Stripper-Instigated Party Bus Brawl
It was reportedly Jacoby Jones that got hurt ("Questionable–Bashed over head by stripper"), but this is just more evidence that Bryant McKinnie's social life needs its own Hard Knocks camera crew....

Which Dead TV Person Got The Most (And Least) Applause At The Emmys?
The "In Memoriam" segment is an awards-show staple. Every year, we're provided a montage of those who died in the previous year; last night's Emmy Awards, though, provided a handful of dead luminaries their own, separate mini-eulogies. Of those who weren't given that honor, which one got the most a...

Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Photobomb Steelers Owner Dan Rooney
Before last night's kickoff at Heinz Field, the Chicago Tribune's Brian Cassella caught a couple of Hollywood types—Bears fan Ashton Kutcher and his girlfriend, Mila Kunis—photobombing 81-year-old Steelers chairman Dan Rooney. This is what 0-3 looks like, Pittsburgh....


God Willing, The Raiders' Nightmare Mascot Will Not Take The Field
Relax. Breathe. The Raider Rusher is not Oakland's new mascot. It will not prowl the sidelines. You can summon it by repeating its name three times into a darkened bathroom mirror, but it will not trouble your dreams by showing up on an NFL broadcast....

G.O.A.T
It ain't cheap but Taschen Books' tribute to Muhammad Ali, Greatest of All Time, sure is fucking fabulous. ...

The A's Postgame Celebration Featured A Beer-Drinkin' Baby
For the second year in a row, the Oakland A's have shocked everyone by capturing the AL West title. The team celebrated after clinching the division with an 11-7 victory over the Twins last night (the Rangers helped out by losing 4-0 to the Royals), and everybody had a good time. ...

The NFC East Is The Worst Division In Football
Before the season, the NFC East was tapped as one of the most wide-open, unpredictable divisions. That assessment may still hold true—with the possible exception of the Cowboys, the NFC East is a Superfund site, its four constituents 1-7 outside the division....

Sabres-Leafs Game Featured Line Brawl And Goalie Fight
Preseason hockey might not count for anything, but the Sabres and Leafs didn't care, getting into a line brawl in the third period of tonight's game....

Play To The Whistle, Sheldon: Your Week 3 Late Games Roundup
Jets 27, Bills 20: The first battle of AFC East rookie QBs was must-see TV, in that it was extraordinarily ugly. New York was flagged for 20 penalties, breaking a team record for most penalties in a game. (The NFL record was 22; oh, so close!) The Jets took a 20-6 lead in the third quarter, and some...

Bill Leavy's Officiating Crew Blows Another Call
NFL referee Bill Leavy's season is off to a fantastic start....

Royals Win In 10 On Justin Maxwell's Walk-Off, Pimp-Hit Grand Slam
It wasn't a good day for the person doing the closed captioning on the Royals' TV broadcast. ...

Hey, Look, The Patriots' Rookie Receivers Actually Played Pretty Well
After poor performances from New England's rookie WRs Aaron Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins through two weeks, some reactionary writers did what they did best: They flipped the hell out....

Metallica Performs "Enter Sandman" At Yankee Stadium For Mo Rivera
In a pregame ceremony, Metallica performed "Enter Sandman" to honor Mariano Rivera as he walked onto the field from the bullpen. Rivera's final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium will be Thursday, but the Yankees retired his number today....

Tom Brady Bitches At Himself: Your Week 3 Early Games Roundup
Patriots 23, Buccaneers 3: Without Danny Amendola or Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots managed to make their rookie receivers drop less. Kenbrell Thompkins had two touchdowns on three catches, and Aaron Dobson had seven catches for 52 yards. Brady threw a pick in the end zone in the third quarter, and th...

The Bengals Beat The Packers With This Late Fumble Return For A TD
Hoo boy. Ball tapping aside, Packers-Bengals was officially the craziest of the day's early games....

Vontaze Burfict Draws A Penalty With A Ball Tap
Packers-Bengals has turned into a shootout complete with pushing, shoving, and a ball tap the officials never saw....
