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Ilya Kovalchuk Joins The KHL, And He's Getting A Raise
Four days after Ilya Kovalchuk's shocking retirement from the Devils, he's found himself a job. As expected, Kovalchuk's deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL was made official today. Let's see how much he'll make, and then maybe we'll stop calling his NHL retirement "shocking."...
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Aaron Hernandez Got Some Support
Not Everyone Is Turning Their Backs On Aaron Hernandez...
DeMar DeRozan, JaVale McGee Still Very Good At Dunking
DeMar DeRozan and JaVale McGee may be a lot better than most of the players in the Nike Drew League, but it's still nice to see them rising up and throwing down. That's what he's best at. (Epic Vale after the cut.)...
Here's A Bunch Of Pro Golfers Giving The <i>Happy Gilmore</i> Shot A Try
This is fun and something we've all done, right? Sometimes teeing off like Sandler did in Happy Gilmore is the only way to get through a round of golf. A European Tour camera crew got several players participating in the Scottish Open to try out the famous (infamous?) shot....
Live at the Barbecue
From Garden and Gun, here's Rodney Scott's BBQ mix tape....
The Main Ingredient
What's essential to have in your kitchen? The basics that make life richer—and tastier. Well, you could do worse than starting with this beautiful finishing salt. Find it—it's worth the dough—and you'll fall in love. It's a life-changer. ...
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....