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Do You Believe In Magic? Restoring The Dodger Way
Over at ESPN, Howard Bryant has a long piece on the rebuilding of a once-proud franchise:...
Risk And Romance Among NBA Groupies: An Embed's Report
Originally published in the April 1992 issue of Esquire. Reprinted here with the author's permission....
Sin City: Magic, HIV, And A Night At Roxbuy
In 1992 Paul Solotaroff wrote "The Skin Trade," a story for GQ about Roxbury, the famous L.A. nightclub. Looking back, Solotaroff doesn't think much of his story but I wanted to share its conclusion with you because it touches on the nature sports, celebrity and sex:...
The Helmet Con: How To Make A Buck Off The Concussion Crisis
"It helps with the ringing in my ears." James Harrison was on the phone, explaining that he collided with other human beings with such ferocity that his ears would ring for hours after games. He was worried about this....
J.J. Redick And His Ex-Girlfriend Had An Abortion Contract
The muckrakers at MediaTakeOut have done it again, this time uncovering a very odd legal document that was drawn up in 2007 by lawyers representing NBA player J.J. Redick and his then-pregnant ex-girlfriend, model Vanessa Lopez. The document is essentially a contract that seems to be the result of R...
Nuggets Guard Jordan Hamilton's Magical Shorts Fly Right Off His Body
I have watched this video multiple times, and I still don't know how the hell Hamilton ended up with his shorts around his ankles....
And Say Children, What Does It All Mean?
The Little Flower reads the comics....
An Interview With That Guy Who Ruined Serena's Wimbledon And Wrote A Book About Navy Pilots With Call Signs Like Crapper and Steamer
Stephen Rodrick is one of our finest magazine writers and this spring he published a compelling memoir about this father, The Magical Stranger. Check out book excerpts in the New York Times; Slate, and a nice long one in Men's Journal. And visit The Magical Stranger website. ...
Flummoxed, Pacers Reportedly Consult Shaman About Extending Series
But according to South Florida's Sun-Sentinel, he wasn't much help....
Even Magic Johnson Has Given Up On The Lakers
It's come to this. Last one off the bandwagon has to root for the Celtics!...
Still Diggin': Welcome To The Stacks
I don't consider myself a backward-looking person by nature but I've always been fascinated with 20th Century American pop culture. Ever since I was a kid I've been curious about painters and musicians, actors, playwrights and athletes. It started as a way to connect with my father and his family. ...
Magic Johnson Has A Gay Son, And He Is Very Charming
Until today, we had no idea that Magic Johnson's 20-year-old son, Earvin Johnson III, was gay. We only know this now because someone from TMZ decided to badger Johnson III about the Dodgers, bathrooms, and the Lakers while he was trying to walk down the Sunset Strip with someone who appears to be hi...
Sandy Koufax Relieves Magic Johnson To Throw Out First Pitch On Opening Day
OK, this was a great bit of theatrics. Just as Magic was getting ready to throw the first pitch to Orel Hersheiser, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly came out to the mound and called for the lefty. ...
Steve Carell Needs A New Trick: <i>The Incredible Burt Wonderstone</i>, Reviewed.
1. Steve Carell, leading man, is a lot funnier when he's not trying to be funny. He tends to work better in supporting straight comedy roles (most famously Anchorman, but also Bruce Almighty and even Bewitched) than as the lead (Dinner For Schmucks, Get Smart). His sweet spot as a leading man is ba...
Dwight Howard Responds To Heckler With A Lame "Yo Mama" Joke
Dwight Howard did more than blow kisses at Magic fans last night. Late in the third quarter, Howard found himself being heckled by a fan seated near the basket, and he responded with a comeback from the always reliable "Oh yeah, well I fucked your mom!" catalog....
Dwight Howard Dunked, Then Blew A Kiss To Magic Fans
Naturally, Dwight Howard's season-high 39 points came in his only visit to Orlando this season, a 106-97 Lakers victory. Serenaded by boos and greeted by signs ("Dwight Coward" was a personal favorite), Howard returned the love after this slam, wholly set up by Steve Nash drawing two defenders. A ki...
The Heat Win Their 16th Straight, But Not Without Getting Every Single Break
The Heat got lucky. They got all the rolls, all the whistles, and the winner, a LeBron James layup with three seconds left, came off a timeout that was never called. It's almost a paradox: You get all the breaks when you're the type of team that can win 16 in a row, but you also don't win 16 in a ro...
Chicago's Kiss Cam Is Almost As Hot As The Blackhawks
Here's a lady and gent thoroughly enjoying their time on the United Center's Kiss Cam during the Blackhawks win over the Colorado Avalanche. And why not? The Blackhawks won again tonight with a last-minute goal from Daniel Carcillo; it was his first of the season. Jonathan Toews also chipped in wit...
Twitter Loves The Orlando Magic, Has Never Heard Of The Arizona Cardinals
The Wall Street Journal has helpfully assembled the sort of slow-news-month story that lets you forget that none of the four major sports (five, if you include college football) is playing many meaningful games at the moment. In it, the incomparably named Stu Woo compiled the Twitter follower counts...
Doug Collins Has Hit A Wall In Philadelphia, Like We All Knew He Would
It's getting harder and harder to remember that the Philadelphia 76ers, who just polished off a six-game losing streak and sit in the dregs of the Eastern Conference at 22-33, were full of hope coming into this season. It was less than a year ago that a plucky Sixers team scrapped its way into the ...