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Charlie Strong Is Probably Done At Texas And He Knows It
Texas boosters were reportedly pressuring the school to fire head football coach Charlie Strong earlier this week, since his third season at the school has followed the same rocky pattern as the first two. There was at least potential for modest improvement—if the Longhorns had won out, with Kansas ...
Marc Gasol Unveils The "Spanish McGregor Walk"
The Memphis Grizzlies got themselves an impressive win on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers last night. The Grizz were down 107-106 with 23 seconds to play when Marc Gasol stepped up to hit a game-winning three from the corner. ...
Report: Three NBA Teams Have Stopped Staying At Trump Hotels
The Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, and Dallas Mavericks have all stopped staying at Donald Trump-owned hotels this season, according to a report from ESPN. The three teams stay at Trump properties in either New York or Chicago, but have since sought accommodations not owned by the repugnant pre...
I Have No Idea How Braden Holtby Didn't Allow A Goal Here
The Capitals beat the Jets 3-2 thanks to Jay Beagle’s goal of his own faceoff win with 30 seconds left, but the star was goalie Braden Holtby, who made 43 saves. Four or five of them came on this one sequence:...
Craig Anderson Posts Shutout In Emotional Return After Wife's Cancer Diagnosis
There is, I think, something universal to be taken from Senators goalie Craig Anderson’s return to the team after a truncated personal leave to be with his wife Nicholle, who was recently diagnosed with cancer: When life gets hard, you can always lose yourself in your passion, or your work, and idea...
Jimmy Howard Basically Won A Game By Himself
If you were stuck in one of those obstructed-view seats at MSG last night and couldn’t see either net, it probably looked to you like the Rangers dominated the Red Wings. Well I hate to be the one to break this to you (honestly I’m surprised you didn’t find out before now, or even pick up on the myr...
ESPN Runs Memphis Grizzlies Puff Piece Written By Guy The Grizzlies Just Hired<em></em>
This morning, ESPN published a positive and forward-looking profile of new Memphis Grizzlies head David Fizdale, focusing on his first practice yesterday. It was written by veteran NBA writer and ESPNer Michael Wallace—an awfully strange choice considering that last week Wallace announced that he wa...
The NBA Is Just The Latest Organization To Profit From Martin Luther King Jr.'s Body
On Wednesday, the Memphis Grizzlies unveiled their MLK50 Pride uniform, which they will debut against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 15, 2017, the night before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and wear on select days throughout Black History Month. The uniform incorporates a number of elements from Memphis’s ...
A.J. Burnett Told Andrew McCutchen To Hit Two Homers, So He Did
The Pirates whacked a mess of dingers in their 15-2 win in Philadelphia, but none quite so on-demand as Andrew McCutchen’s. Former Pirate (and Phillie) A.J. Burnett visited the Bucs’ clubhouse before the game, and, like a dying child, he had a request for his favorite slugger....
Andy Murray Maimed (And Probably Killed) A Butterfly
Oh, you thought Andy Murray was just a cool down-to-Earth Scottish bloke who liked to swing his tennis racket in peace? You thought he wouldn’t commit lepidoptericide on the court? Wrong, he’s a monster....
Americans Lie About Reading Books
According to a new Pew Research Center study, 73% of American adults say they have read a book in the past year. Okay. What book was it? ...
Chase Utley's Return To Philadelphia Was Perfect
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Chase Utley to the Dodgers almost exactly one year ago. Utley spent 12 seasons in Philly, winning a World Series ring and making the All-Star team six times. He is nearly as synonymous with the Phillies as Jimmy Rollins, and he played his first game in Philly as a vi...
The Time I Got Fired By The Philadelphia Phillies
I grew up just outside of Philadelphia, the kind of rabid Phillies fan who had a life-size Pat Burrell poster on wall of the bedroom that my sister and I shared for so many years that we ended up telling two-dimensional Pat all our deepest secrets. I have also spent a not especially impressive but p...
Messi A Fool
Behold Lionel Messi’s perfect overhead-kick assist from today’s friendly against Sampdoria in all its glory:...
Report: Grizzlies Fired PA Announcer After Accusations He Made Upskirt Videos In Church
Rick Trotter has been calling Memphis Grizzlies games since 2006, but the team announced they’d fired him this afternoon after the Shelby County Sheriff’s office put out a warrant for his arrest. The warrant lists three charges for photographing persons without consent, issued today....
I'm Inspired By This Popcorn Vendor
Innovation is real and strong and it’s my friend....
So It Looks Like Barcelona Will Be Pretty Good This Season
Yes, it’s just a friendly against Premier League champions (still insane to say that) Leicester City. But despite playing only three players from what will be Barcelona’s best line-up when the season kicks off for real, the Spanish squad is showing that they are in fact still incredible. In case the...
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Phillies Fan Ejected By Home Plate Umpire For Heckling [UPDATE]
Heckling is built into baseball. The game is slow and judgment-dependent, and for the fans close to the action at home plate, giving it to the players and umpires is a good enough way to pass the time and possibly influence the outcome of the game....
Lucky Fan Gets A Smooch From Chase d'Arnaud
Chase d’Arnaud went running towards the bleachers looking for a foul ball, but instead he found someone to peck on the cheek. Aww!...
Phillies Prospect Loses Eye In Freak Injury
Last Friday, Phillies minor-league pitcher Matt Imhof suffered a serious eye injury in an absolutely freakish accident. He was stretching using a rubber resistance band anchored to a wall when the metal base broke, and a piece struck him in the eye. Doctors tried to save it, but Imhof revealed today...