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David Villa Just Scored A Golazo In His First Match Against Barcelona
Barcelona sold David Villa to Atlético Madrid this summer, partly because he's old and he never quite recovered after breaking his leg two years ago, and partly to make room for new signing Neymar. But David Villa is a legend, and he's a legend because he's long been one of the best finishers in the...
Love, Boxing and Hunter S. Thompson
Check out this long 2012 essay on Love, Boxing, and Hunter S. Thompson by John Kaye over at the Los Angeles Review of Books:...
Rays Handling A Long-Ass Snake? Rays Handling A Long-Ass Snake.
It's the Rays. And they're handling a long-ass snake....
Idiot On The Field With A Camera Is A Game-Changer
Recently, Idiots on the Field broke new ground by Vining themselves running in the middle of a sporting event. That clip was only six seconds, though. This Idiot named Zack has just revolutionized Idiot footage with a lengthy video....
Timberwolves Make Empty D-League Threat To Shabazz Muhammad
Timberwolves general manager Flip Saunders is not pleased with rookie Shabazz Muhammad's career to this point, leading him to make one of the emptier threats in the NBA: If you don't shape up, we'll send you to THE D-LEAGUE....
Fan Interrupts Chelsea-Real Madrid Match To Embrace Cristiano Ronaldo
Another day, another Idiot On The Field. This one came from Miami, and we're frankly surprised that city doesn't produce more Idiots....
Shabazz Muhammad Sent Home From Rookie Program For Having Girl In Room
USA Today reports that Timberwoves rookie Shabazz Muhammad was sent home from the NBA's Rookie Transition Program today. Why? Because he had *gasp* a girl in his room, and unauthorized guests are strictly forbidden at the transition program....
Mind The Gap
From the New York Magazine archives, here’s the late, great Vic Ziegel on Ali-Spinks II:...
A Non-Exhaustive List Of People MLB Has Not Suspended For 211 Games
Major League Baseball has suspended Alex Rodriguez for 211 games. There are, however, many people who haven't been suspended for 211 games. Here are a few of them:...
Cardboard Busts
Via Oddity Central, dig these busts of famous people by Scott Fife. ...
11-Year-Old American Soccer Prodigy Joins Real Madrid
Rejoice, America, for we finally have our soccer savior. He's 11. His name is Joshua....
Is Gareth Bale Really Worth $150 Million?
Even before Tottenham winger Gareth Bale swept the Premier League season individual awards last year, winning player of the year, young player of the year and Football Writers' Association player of the year, we knew that Real Madrid wanted him. We just didn't know how badly....
Watch The Pro-Weed Commercial Briefly Shown At A NASCAR Race
Alcohol brands can plaster their logos all over race cars, and gun nuts can sponsor races, but if you pay to show an ad attempting to educate NASCAR fans on the benefits of weed, they'll pull it....
“Source? <em>I'm</em> Your Fucking Source!” Dick Young, As He Really Was
To round off our Dick Young tribute/roast, please enjoy this excerpt from Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat Was The Best Job On The Paper, a new oral history compiled by Dennis D’Agostino in the tradition of Jerome Holtzman’s No Cheering in the Press Box. Dennis was good enough to let me ...
Richard Sherman's Email To His Stanford Dorm Is Priceless
We have a very special set of overwrought emails today, as this particular collection of haughtily typed words features a celebrity guest: Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman! What follows is a conversation that took place on a Stanford dormitory listserv in 2007. Our tipster sets the scene:...
Gonzalo Higuain Signs With Napoli, And Now Arsenal FC Are Screwed
Last week, Italian runners-up Napoli sold their best player, striker Edinson Cavani, to French champions Paris Saint-Germain for €64 million. It was the fifth-highest transfer fee ever for a player, and there were sure to be implications all over Europe as international soccer inched through the sum...
Madison Square Garden Has 10 Years To Get Out
The demolition of the gorgeous old Penn Station in 1963 to make way for the construction of Madison Square Garden remains one of the country's great civic tragedies. Now, New York is finally trying to rectify its mistakes: the city council has given MSG 10 years to vacate the premises. ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Broke A Kid's Wrist
It was an accident! (That's what Ronaldo wants you to think.) The kid received a signed shirt, a phone call from Real Madrid's president, and some lingering trauma over his dad lunging aside instead of shielding him....
How Muhammad Ali Conquered Fear And Changed the World
More Ali. This one's from Mikal Gilmore, Men's Journal, 2011:...
Sunday Sermon: Al Green, Greg Maddux, And The Power Of Softness
Greg Maddux used to talk about throwing softer rather than harder when he was in a tight spot. Back in August of 2004, Mark Prior told Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci:...