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Smells Like Teen Spirit
This here's a good one, Donna Tartt's 1993 Harper's story: "Basketball Season, or Team Spirit: Memories of Being a Freshman Cheerleader for the Basketball Team":...

Stealing Signs In Baseball: A Hall Of Famer's Guide
There are many fair ways to steal the signs of the enemy, so many that the smart ball-player is always kept on the alert by them. Baseball geniuses, some almost magicians, are constantly looking for new schemes to find out what the catcher is telling the pitcher, what the batter is tipping the base...

Kevin Sumlin Helped Johnny Manziel Overturn His Suspension
There was almost no Johnny Football. No Heisman Trophy. No two-loss season culminating in a Cotton Bowl win for the Aggies' successful SEC debut. After being suspended for the entire 2012 season, Johnny Manziel started making plans to transfer from Texas A&M. That's when the coach stepped in....

Here's Patrick Kane Partying And Spraying Champagne On People
It was only a matter of time before Patrick Kane took to the bars of Chicago to do his thing in the wake of his team's Stanley Cup victory. ...


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—...