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Finding Jeff Gillooly, 20 Years Later
It was 20 years ago today—Jan. 6, 1994—that a hired goon struck Nancy Kerrigan with a telescoping baton. It was a plot by rival figure skater Tonya Harding to sideline Kerrigan for the Olympics, and remains one of sports' most unbelievable scandals. But whatever happened to the mastermind?...
Finding Gillooly: What Happened To Figure Skating's Infamous Villain?
"Twenty years," said Jeff Stone, standing at the door of his home in Clackamas, Ore. "Is that what it is?"...
Steve Kerr's Story About Toni Kukoc's Pregame Ritual Is Wonderful
Here's Steve Kerr telling a story about his former Bulls teammate, Toni Kukoc, that makes Kukoc sound like the most European man to have ever existed. I think it's safe to say that the world needs more stories about Toni Kukoc....
Penguins Remove Jagr's Image From Their Locker Room, For Some Reason
So says Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist Dejan Kovacevic, who broke the news last night:...
Islanders Player Too Modest To Let Bird Flap In The Wind
This poor guy. A teammate in the back of this John Tavares interview poked his head around the wall of the showers and saw nothing but cameras rolling. Apparently in the nude and unwilling to strut his stuff for all the viewers tuning in for Islanders pre-season post-game coverage, he popped back ...
Steve Smith <em>Really</em> Wants You To Know He Ain't In Kerry Rhodes's Circle
Last week I wrote a post asking why free agent safety Kerry Rhodes couldn't find a spot on an NFL roster. Charlotte radio hosts Taylor Zarzour and Marc James were wondering the same thing, and put the question to Panthers wideout Steve Smith, who was disturbingly insistent in rejecting the idea....
Report: Giants Plan To Work Out Kerry Rhodes On Tuesday
The fact that no NFL team signed or even worked out All-Pro safety Kerry Rhodes in the offseason is mind-boggling, but at least one team now wants to give him a look....
Now Kerry Rhodes Is Out Of The NFL Because He Wanted Too Much Money
Or is it because he's not really that good and doesn't actually "like" football, whatever the fuck that means? These are the latest reasons for explaining the increasingly inexplicable lack of interest in Kerry Rhodes this season. ...
Is The NFL Blacklisting Kerry Rhodes?
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Fox Sports 1 Launched With A Major Discrimination Lawsuit Problem
Fox Sports 1 (and 2) launched Saturday to the media world's rapt attention. It did so despite one major division of Fox Sports coming under fire in the courtroom, with multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination in the company's music department....
The Magic Word
The greatest word in baseball is "horseshit." This isn't a matter of opinion, it's a scientific fact. From Kevin Kerrane’s fine book, Dollar Sign on the Muscle:...
Report: Kerry Rhodes Is Claiming To Be The Father Of KimYe's Baby
Kerry Rhodes is awfully tired of people thinking he's gay. So tired, evidently, that he has claimed paternity of Kim Kardashian's just-born daughter....
Anibal Sanchez's 17-K Game Trumped Even Randy Johnson's 1992 "Hammer From Hell" Game
If we can indulge in a brief moment of Welcome Back, Baseball — still early enough in the season, right? — it’s a joy to watch a sport that puts the ball in the hands of the defense. Virtually any other sport you care to name turns a defensive player into an offensive player as soon as he takes poss...
NFL Player's Boyfriend: Teammates Knew We Were Humping And Didn't Mind
Anyone wondering whether an NFL locker room would accept a gay teammate? Check out this interview with Russell "Hollywood" Simpson, the man who says he's Kerry Rhodes's former lover (emphasis ours):...
Kerry Rhodes Insists He's Not Gay, But At Least He Insists It Nicely
Lost in yesterday's important news was this "SUPER WORLD EXCLUSIVE" from MediaTakeOut: Kerry Rhodes kissed a dude on the head. And not just any dude, but a dude who is said to be Rhodes's assistant, and gay. [Update: We've taken down MTO's photos. See note at the bottom.]...
Quentin Tarantino, Slave To His Habits: <em>Django Unchained</em>, Reviewed
1. Django Unchained is giddily entertaining, powerful, confident filmmaking by a guy who keeps finding new tricks up his sleeve with every movie. It's a big, sprawling statement that throws everything at the wall and sees what sticks, which has always been one of the strengths of Quentin Tarantino, ...
Darnell Dockett Apologizes For Fighting Teammate Over "Let Them Score" Strategy, Still Clearly Doesn't Understand Why He Was Wrong
On Sunday, the Jets had the ball deep in Arizona territory and a one-point lead. The directive came in from the Cardinals' sideline: Let them score a touchdown, so Arizona could get the ball back down eight with more than a minute remaining. Sound advice, though it was mooted when Shonn Greene inten...