list Page 11 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Bill Simmons's Rankings Of Patriots Wins, Ranked
Bill Simmons had his buddy Hench on his podcast yesterday. They ranked the best 25 Patriots wins since 2001. It took almost two hours and I listened to all of it. Here is the correct ranking of Simmons’s rankings, honorable mentions excluded....
Substances Dumped On Mike Trout's Head To Celebrate His Birthday, Ranked
Today was Mike Trout’s 26th birthday. He recorded his 1,000th hit. He hit a home run. He remains so spectacularly talented to be almost boringly so, with no indication that he will develop any flaws soon. Here are his teammates, celebrating this glorious day by dumping all manner of stuff upon his h...
Cubs' And Diamondbacks' Rain Delay Theater Activities, Ranked
The Cubs and Diamondbacks had to sit through several delays waiting for rain to pass tonight before Arizona could out-slug Chicago, 10-8. Here are the rain delay activities of the two bullpens, ranked:...
Most Exciting Baseball Plays, Ranked
There’s not much happening besides baseball right now, but that’s okay. It’s a great sport because every single pitch is an opportunity to see a new, weird thing....
Things Anthony Scaramucci Said In The Interview Where He Talked About Steve Bannon Sucking His Own Cock, Ranked<em></em>
Anthony Scaramucci, a finance guy or something who doesn’t seem to understand anything about being a press flack, called the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza last night and ethered every one of his White House enemies in one of the greatest and most surreal interviews in American political history. Here are ...
Is The Uptick In Blisters Another Sign Of A Juiced Ball?
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman caused a bit of a kerfuffle this month when he talked about why so many pitchers are getting blisters this season. A few weeks ago, after being pulled from a game because of an oncoming blister, Stroman told reporters:...
College Baseball Names, Ranked
Michael Lananna does an excellent job of covering college baseball for Baseball America. He did a particularly excellent job of selecting the game’s best names in a beautiful act of public service today:...
Neighbors Are Hell
When I was a young kid we knew all the names of pretty much everybody in our whole little neighborhood. The kids were a pack; in the summer, when your parents kicked you out of the house after breakfast—everybody did this—you just found the other kids and skulked around until somebody came up with ...
Couldn't We All Use A Generic Father Figure In Our Lives?
Get to it, veteran dads. ...
Pro Sports Mascots, Ranked
Everyone knows that Mr. Met, unjustly persecuted this week, is the best mascot. What this ranking presupposes is: Of course he is, but we can prove it scientifically....
Beans, Ranked<em></em>
As you know, this site supposedly exists for the sake of juicy sports news and gossip, but what we REALLY do instead is rank random bullshit and start flame wars with those rankings. This week, that means we’re ranking beans. And I don’t mean bean dishes. I’m talking about the actual beans themselve...
Record-Setting Mountain Climber Ueli Steck Dies While Preparing For Historic Everest Ascent
Ueli Steck’s latest project was maybe the most ambitious undertaking of his long climbing career. The 40-year-old Swissman was preparing to summit Mt. Everest via the treacherous West Ridge, then traverse south along the Nepal-China border and reach the peak of Lhotse, the fourth tallest mountain in...
The Patriots Signed The Hollister Twins And An Ivy Leaguer Named Max Rich
The Patriots drafted only four players this weekend—although a few of their original draft picks did result in talent via trades—but like every other team, they sifted through the pool of leftover undrafted free agents. These signings might not make the 53-man roster, but they certainly have the loo...
Madison Bumgarner Placed On The DL After Presumably Bitchin' Dirt Bike Accident
The Giants placed Madison Bumgarner on the disabled list with a sprained left shoulder and bruised ribs. According to Ken Rosenthal, ...
Rich Hill's Blister Problem Isn't Going Away
Here now is one of the least surprising sentences in sports: Rich Hill has a blister....
Lawn Games, Ranked
It’s springtime. Tender bright green shoots of grass are poking through the dead winter earth, squinting people are venturing outside to revel in the warm weather, and parks are beginning to fill up with all sorts of recreational activities. Here is a list of games you can play on grass, in descendi...
MLB Opening Day Hashtags, Ranked
Opening Day begins in less than one hour, and we have been blessed with 30 team marketing slogans and emojis to celebrate. Ranked:...
Kettle Chips Flavors, Ranked
Kettle Chips are the finest chip (potato division) that one can find at almost any grocery or convenience store. What sets the mighty Kettle Chip apart from the standard potato chip is its heft and wide range of flavors on offer. Which flavors are the tastiest? Here is a semi-exhaustive guide to the...
Thrillist Employees Vote Overwhelmingly To Unionize
For the past several weeks, employees at the media company Thrillist have been subject to an anti-union campaign from their management. Today, Thrillist employees voted on whether or not to unionize. ...
The Dismal Thrillist Anti-Union Campaign
Successful union campaigns have flourished across the digital media industry over the past year and a half. Few have run into more anti-union pushback than the one currently happening at Thrillist. And employees are pissed. ...