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Bud Selig Poses With A Kid Wearing An “A*Roid” T-Shirt
Reader Adam sends along this photo, which was snapped at a Fanfest event before the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis. It's a fitting picture, despite the fact that old man Bud probably didn't notice what was on Adam's shirt before agreeing to pose. ...
In The Back By A ‘93 Pickup, There's Gonna Be A Dead Body
Jeremy Markovich delivers a fine story on the death of Dick Trickle at SB Nation Longform:...
Adrian Peterson's Son Is The Cutest Sports Toddler
Good god. This picture could not be any more adorable....
The Yankees Aren't Homering, And That Makes John Sterling Sad
The feeble Yankees offense has been rough on everyone, but no one more so than radio play-by-play man and walking catchphrase John Sterling. When you make your bones with a series of silly home run calls, a lack of home runs can have you questioning your purpose on this earth....
Mike Shanahan Says He Doesn't Use Email, Is Probably Full Of Shit
Here's a partial transcript—flagged by DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg—of a meeting Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan had with reporters on Monday night:...
The Man Who Broke Atlantic City
Dig Mark Bowden's 2012 story for the Atlantic:...
Nighthawks: The Blueprints
Cool article by Robin Cembalest over at Art News on Edward Hopper's storyboards for his famous painting, Nighthawks. ...
Adrian Peterson Predicts When He'll Break The All-Time Rushing Record
Mark your calendars for Week 16 of the 2017 season. That's when Adrian Peterson says he'll break Emmitt Smith's all-time NFL rushing mark of 18,355 yards....
Why Your Supermarket Only Sells 5 Kinds Of Apples
Over at Mother Jones, here's Rowan Jacobsen's story about one man's quest to bring hundreds more back: ...
Brett Lawrie Eludes Ghost Man At Third, Gets Out At First
OK, fine. Lawrie was actually trying to record some kind of jump-throw out at second base but decided mid-jump that he couldn't make the play. Instead, he gracefully pirouetted, composed himself and fired to first to get The Flash Josh Donaldson....
Old Man Giambi Hits Walk-Off, Kicks White Sox Off His Lawn
Jason Giambi gave the Indians a 3-2 win over the White Sox with this walk-off home run to deep center field. Giambi, 42, is apparently the oldest man in baseball to hit a walkoff home run, narrowly edging out Hank Aaron by 45 days....
Chris Kluwe Is Wearing Google Glass To Training Camp
Raiders punter Chris Kluwe has gotten his hands on Google's Skynet eyewear, Google Glass, and is using it to capture some point-of-view action from training camp this summer. ...
MLB May Suspend A-Rod And Force Him To Serve Penalty Immediately
The Associated Press is reporting that MLB may seek to suspend Alex Rodriguez under the collective bargaining agreement, as opposed to the drug agreement, therefore eliminating the automatic stay triggered when an appeal is filed. ...
Former MLB Pitcher Frank Castillo Drowns
Frank Castillo, who logged 13 MLB seasons with six teams, drowned in a lake near his Arizona home yesterday. He was 44....
Wildlife Camera Captures Bear Party That You Wish You'd Been Invited To
These bears, man. Just get a load of these bears—each one perfectly inhabiting the happy-go-lucky persona that has been fleshed out for it by countless Disney movies and children's cartoons....
Counterpoint: Eddie Lacy Is Not Fat
Eddie Lacy looks pretty fat in that photo, doesn't he? That picture has been pinballing around the internet over the last hour or so, and everyone who sees it is like, "Maaannnnn, Eddie Lacy is fat!"...
So, When's That Alex Rodriguez Suspension Coming?
It's been one week since Ryan Braun became the first domino to fall in the Biogenesis scandal, but it seems like we're all just waiting for the main event: a lengthy suspension for Alex Rodriguez. But when will it come down? If reports out of New York are any indication, I'd hold off on that bathroo...
The Yankees Are The Worst Right-Handed Hitting Team Ever
Originally published on Baseball Prospectus...