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Holy Shit: Brad Stevens Is The New Coach Of The Boston Celtics
Humming along, day before a national holiday, late afternoon, nothing to see here—wait, holy shit, Brad Stevens just took the head coach position with the Boston Celtics. The 36-year-old Stevens had been in charge at Butler for six years, with two NCAA finals appearances, four Horizon League champio...
The Yankees Don't Have An A-Rod Problem; They Have A Yankees Problem
Originally published in Bloomberg View...
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Photos Of College Football Player's Bloomin’ Onion Burns [GRAPHIC]
Earlier today we relayed the story of Kyle Smith, the college football player who suffered horrific burns after a cooking accident. Now we've received two photos of his burns, and warning: they are graphic....
Alex Ovechkin Somehow Named Twice To NHL All-Star Team
The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is a great hockey player, this GIF aside. He led the league in goals and willed his mostly bad team to the playoffs. He was, it's fair to say, the best right wing in hockey. And the Pro Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) recognized that in its all-star balloti...
How Bold Is The New BBQ Whopper? A DadBoner Taste Test
'Sup. Karl "K-Money" Welzein here with an urgent message about bold flavors. The other day I was at BK and decided to give the Carolina BBQ Whopper a go-round. Man, I gotta say, it was off the chain. With a flamed-up beef patty, all natch thick-cut bacon, pepper jack, lettuce, ripe tomates, and wit...
Which NBA Pundit Has Made The Worst Picks Over The Last Four Years?
Republished with permission from PunditTracker....
Jerzy Janowicz Winning His Wimbledon Quarterfinal: An Awesome Moment
One thing was certain before today's Wimbledon quarterfinal between Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot: Poland would have its first ever men's Grand Slam semifinalist. Janowicz claimed the spot with a straight sets win over his fellow countryman, and his ensuing reaction is everything we love about sp...
Dead Wrestler Of The Week: “Maniac” Matt Borne, AKA Doink The Clown
When Matt Osborne died on Friday, the news rang out far and wide. Fox Sports: "Report: Doink the Clown dead at 56." TMZ: "Doink the Clown Pro Wrestler Dies at 55." New York Daily News: "Ex-WWE wrestler Doink the Clown dead at 55." The implication was that the role had overtaken its actor. As this s...
He's Showing His Love For Ghana By Wearing Blackface
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The Twins Gave Mariano Rivera A Chair Made Of Broken Bats
I'd say it's like a more splintery Iron Throne, if Game of Thrones references on sports blogs weren't now punishable by death. [NYDN]...
Laker Bros Featured In L.A. TV Celebration Of Being Named Bros Capital
Some website we've never heard of decided to rank the "best cities for bros," and Los Angeles unsurprisingly came out on top. After all, our favorite bros ever hail from the City of Angels. Laker Bros, indeed, found themselves featured this morning on KTLA's report about L.A. being named Capital Ci...
The Foodspin Cookout Reader
Here's your handy-dandy collection of all the Foodspins you'll need in order to put together a cookout good enough to stave off total abandonment by all of your loved ones for at least another 32 hours or so. We'll update this occasionally with new cookout-appropriate stuff. In the meantime, get c...
George Zimmerman Trial Interrupted By Trolls Who Use Skype
It turns out that you can't bring a witness to the stand via Skype for a nationally televised trial like George Zimmerman's without dozens of trolls calling in to talk with that witness!...
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College Football Player Horribly Burned While Making Bloomin’ Onion [Update]
Kyle Smith, a sophomore defensive tackle for NAIA Carroll College in Montana, received horrific burns last month after a cooking accident at his girlfriend's home. Smith was attempting to make a battered, deep-fried onion when everything went horribly wrong. ...
36 Cheap American Beers, Ranked
I realize you're going to spend Independence Day happily drinking whatever cold beer you're served, because you're polite and you're an alcoholic. And I trust you'll have a fine old time no matter what you drink. But that doesn't mean America's shitbrews are all the same. The list below breaks down...
My Nike Swishy's Stay Crispy
Here's a profile on Phil Knight by Jackie Krentzman that appeared in Stanford Magazine back in 1997:...
Minor Leaguer Hits Walk-Off Single, His Team Loses Game
The Lansing Lugnuts, the Blue Jays Single-A affiliate, managed to lose a baseball game in the worst possible way when they took on the Great Lakes Loons on Monday night....
The Odd Couple
From Jock magazine, here's a 1969 one-on-one with Bill Bradley and Calvin Hill. ...