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Not Everyone Is Turning Their Backs On Aaron Hernandez
Apparently this would have been at the Pouncey brothers' birthday party last night, which NFL beat writer Omar Kelly attended unironically/journalistically:...

MLB May Let Alex Rodriguez Cut A Plea Deal, Is Full Of Shit
According to the Daily News, Major League Baseball has fully embraced its role as the ersatz judicial branch of sports and is now accepting plea deals. Lest you forget that Alex Rodgriguez, Ryan Braun and their ilk—co-defendants, co-conspirators, maybe?—are the dregs of baseball society, MLB is here...

<em>USA Today</em> Article On Zimmerman Verdict Quotes A “Howie Felterbush”
Here's the original article, which we're assuming was reported by a former KTVU employee. ...

Say, If You Get Near A Song: Play It
I once kept this up for three days. ...

Mariano Rivera Sets Another Record And Why In Hell Is He Retiring
Another day, another record for Mariano Rivera. He's the MLB career leader in saves, so naturally every one breaks that record, ho-hum. Friday*, though, he also passed Trevor Hoffman's mark for career 30-save seasons, with his 15th, and he's still going to retire at the end of this season. Which suc...

Chris Wondolowski Keeps Letter From Misspelled Jersey, Is The Best
When Chris Wondolowski netted a hat trick in the first half on Tuesday against Belize, he did it with a misspelled jersey that had an extra W on it. Today, there was a third W again—sewn on the inside of the jersey—and there were two more goals....

Even YES Can't Believe The Yankees Got This Call
It says a lot when even YES Network, the house organ to end all house organs in sports broadcasting, can't justify a call going the Yankees' way....

I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya
Each week, I'll hip you guys to a cool Tumblr site....

Baseball Blogger/Waitress Claims Melky Cabrera Left Her A Shitty Tip
Getting away with bad tips is harder and harder with the prevalence of smartphones. One way to guarantee you won't get away with it as a baseball player is by leaving a bad tip for a baseball blogger....

Check Out This Frickin' Beer-Cup Tower English Cricket Fans Built
Sometimes Internet scribes write some perfunctory story when all they want to do is post a fun picture, such this shot of a beer-cup pipe project by cricket fans in Nottingham, England....

NTSB Blames “Summer Intern” For Confirmation Of Fake Asiana 214 Names
That epic prank that someone pulled on Bay Area TV station KTVU? The National Transportation Safety Board is blaming a “summer intern” for their part in it....

Baseball Sure Takes Its Sweet Time, Wall Street Journal Finds
Baseball. It sure goes slowly. Sometimes something happens. Mostly, nothing happens....

Excited Children Take Photo With Their Favorite Nashville Predators
Yesterday was Predators community day, as Preds prospects fanned out to area schools, food banks and hospitals. A good time was had by all, except perhaps these two....

Help! How Do I Get These Rust Stains Out Of My Shirt?
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....

Pranked TV Station Reports “Ho Lee Fuk,” “Wi Tu Lo” As SF Crash Pilots
Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU purportedly learned the names of the flight crew of Asiana flight 214, which crashed last Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, killing two. These—"Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow"—are not their names. The newscaster's credulous rea...


