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James Harrison Says Something Dumb About <em>Hard Knocks</em>
Newly minted Bengal James Harrison got more than he bargained for when he signed with Cincinnati—the Bengals agreed to be this year's Hard Knocks goldfish. And he doesn't like it....
Random Football Rap Lyrics Of The Day
Ronnie Lott, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman. It's that Liks', baby. ...
King Kirby: What Becomes A Legend Most?
Slide on over to HiLobrow and check out their boss series on Jack Kirby....
Disco Demolition Night, Animated
This charming little film was put together by Triple Threat TV, animating the recollections of Mike Veeck, the brain behind 1979 promotion Disco Demolition Night that saw the White Sox forced to forfeit amid a near-riot....
History As Pop As Camp: <em>The Butler</em>, Reviewed.
1. Lee Daniels is a total lunatic of a director, a man who knows nothing of restraint, decorum or moderation. Sometimes this works for him; his Precious was lurid and garish and melodramatic in a way that fit the material, making the protagonist's sufferings feel both pulpy and weirdly real. Mostly,...
Jason Dufner Sleeps With The Wanamaker Trophy
Winning a major is a big deal. Winning that first major at age 36, when it may have seemed like it was never going to happen? That's the kind of thing that makes you never want to let go of the trophy....
Iman Shumpert Releases New Track, And It's Good
Kendrick Lamar may have put a stranglehold on the rap industry last night, but he wasn't the only one to drop a new verse. Knicks forward and sometimes-rapper Iman Shumpert released "Versace (Freestyle)," and it happens to be very good....
Althea Gibson and Robert Lipsyte's Forgotten Bookmark
My friend Michael Popek owns a used bookstore and runs a site called Forgotten Bookmarks, devoted to the things he finds in old books. The site did so well Michael published a book of the same name. (Check out this Q&A we did in 2011 and this profile of Michael by Shannon Firth.)...
Tiger's Burdened Walk
Charlie Pierce once wrote a celebrated story about Tiger Woods. Now, he writes about Woods again. Slide on over to Grantland and read "The Burdened Walk":...
Dry Bones
Doug Miller has an uncommonly thorough piece on Dr. Frank Jobe over at MLB.com:...
Robert Griffin III Wants To Play, And Mike Shanahan Won't Let him
The Redskins' season ended in controversy, as Mike Shanahan was blasted for not removing his gimpy star quarterback from a playoff game before he shredded his knee. This season picks up where the last left off, only Shanahan finds now himself at the other extreme, with one very vocal critic—Robert G...
Buck Dilla
Buck O'Neil meets Jay Dee. A little something we threw together a few years ago:...
The Derek Jeter Mask Is Terrifying
I don't want to go so far as to call it Nightmare Fuel, but this is a goddamned mess. It is hypnotizing in all the wrong ways....
Holy Shit, Blaine Gabbert Has A Theme Song
And it suuuuuuuucks. My sincere hope is that Rick Singleberry and The Casual Lovers were being ironic when they recorded "Blaine Gabbert: The Real American," because if this was done in earnest, the Jaguars franchise should just be liquidated right now. ...
Head Of Elite Youth Basketball Program Charged In Drug Investigation
As reported by the Washington City Paper, Curtis Malone, the co-founder and president of DC Assault, has been arrested after a year-long DEA investigation indicated that he is a part of a D.C. drug ring. DEA agents found what is believed to be 100 grams of heroin and one kilo of cocaine in Malone's ...
Here's The Controversial Call That Ruined Yu Darvish's Perfect Game
Yu Darvish had retired the first 17 batters he faced (that's like a 1-2-3 inning against non-Astros teams!). He got what he thought was strike three against Jonathan Villar to end the sixth, but home plate ump Ron Kulpa didn't see it that way....
Three Red Sox Players Spent Their Off Day At The Blue Jays Game
You would think that three professional baseball players—who are forced to spend a good chunk of their lives in baseball stadiums—would find somewhere, anywhere else to be during one of their precious off days. Not Jonny Gomes, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Dustin Pedroia. Those bros just can't get eno...
Adam Rosales Is An AL West Hot Potato
In the span of two weeks, Adam Rosales has gone from the A's to the Rangers to the A's and now back to the Rangers. It is clear that only death will bring Rosales peace from the waiver wire....
The 10,000-Hours Rule, And Other Myths: Live Chat With David Epstein
We're joined now by David Epstein, a former senior writer for Sports Illustrated who's just been hired by Pro Publica to be an investigative reporter. Epstein is the author of The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, which was recently published by Current. Among ot...