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Pimpin' Ain't Easy
From Humans of New York, the business card says it all:...

Who You Calling a Red-Ass?
From his classic memoir, A False Spring, here's Pat Jordan on his minor league encounter with Joe Torre....

Getting Closer to God in a Tight Situation
It's Wimbeldon time again, a good moment to revisit David Foster Wallace's celebrated 2006 New York Times story on Roger Federer:...

White Sox Blow Lead In Ninth; Hawk Harrelson Goes Silent
This isn't a new reaction from Hawk, but it's still fun. With a man on second and two outs in the ninth, the White Sox coughed up a one-run lead against the Mets Tuesday night, sending Hawk spiraling down to the bad place. ...

Shaq Lip-Syncs Brian McKnight For Girlfriend From Restaurant Piano
We don't have much information on this one, but a tipster has passed along a picture and caption from a facebook update describing what sounds like a delightful evening for Shaq and Ms. Shaq. ...

Mark Sanchez's Ass Apparently Made An Appearance At Boozy Dance Party
That filthy sleuth Terez Owens has uncovered what appears to be additional footage from Mark Sanchez's wine-and-boobs dance party in Napa. The star of this new footage appears to be Mark Sanchez's ass. ...

Brian Cashman: A-Rod "Should Just Shut The Fuck Up"
Alex Rodriguez got some good news today: he can play in actual baseball games! It's exciting stuff for A-Rod, so much so that he got on his recently created Twitter account and told the world all about it. ...

Guy Goes To Iceland And Makes Gorgeous Video Of Himself Juggling
Do yourself a favor and take two minutes out of your evening to watch this visually and sonically beautiful video of a guy juggling his way across Iceland. ...

Report: Ravens RB Bernard Pierce Robbed And Carjacked In Philadelphia
CBS 3 in Philly is reporting that Ravens running back Bernard Pierce was robbed at gunpoint and had his BMW stolen Sunday night in West Philly....


Here's The Moment The Party Started In Chicago
It was all downhill from here....

Why Do We Say Three-Pointers Come From "Downtown?"
If you've ever watched a basketball game, you've heard a play-by-play announcer exclaim something along the lines of, "From way downtown!" after a made three-pointer. But when did this become the go-to turn of phrase for describing three-point shots? On this week's excerpt of Slate's Hang up and Lis...


Stray Cat On Baseball Field Causes Delightful Delay
Sunday’s Class A short-season Northwest League game between the Everett (Wash.) AquaSox and the Hillsboro (Ore.) Hops was briefly delayed when a stray cat—...


LeBron Won A Stanley Cup Too, It Seems
That sonovabitch. [Instagram]...

The Look of Love
Found at the consistently-stellar site, Kottke, check this out:...

Why On Earth Do The Harlem Globetrotters Have A Draft?
Here's the press release from the Globetrotters:...