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The Jets Are Going To Ruin Geno Smith

So here's the pre-camp report from ESPN New York:...

I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya

Each week, I'll hip you guys to a cool Tumblr site....

How Hollywood Ruined Our Best Football Novel

Originally published in 1977 in the Chicago Daily News. Reprinted here with the author's permission....

Brandon McCarthy Does Not Take Kindly To Mitch Williams's Stupidity

On last night's episode of MLB Tonight, analyst Mitch Williams said something stupid. That's not necessarily noteworthy, because Mitch Williams says stupid things all the time, but on this particular occasion his stupidity involved Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy....

The Streetwalker of New York

Check out this New Yorker "Talk of the Town" item (May 1, 1943) by Joseph Mitchell....

Slim Thug Is Now Working On Josh Smith To The Rockets

Yooooo @JSmooveNBA...

Photos Of College Football Player's Bloomin’ Onion Burns [GRAPHIC]

Earlier today we relayed the story of Kyle Smith, the college football player who suffered horrific burns after a cooking accident. Now we've received two photos of his burns, and warning: they are graphic....

College Football Player Horribly Burned While Making Bloomin’ Onion [Update]

Kyle Smith, a sophomore defensive tackle for NAIA Carroll College in Montana, received horrific burns last month after a cooking accident at his girlfriend's home. Smith was attempting to make a battered, deep-fried onion when everything went horribly wrong. ...

Vintage Interviews with Music Industry Legends

The Library of Congress presents the Joe Smith Collection. Includes interviews with Bo Diddley, Mick Jagger, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Ahmet Ertegun, B.B. King, George Harrison, Linda Ronstadt and more. ...

Jackie Mitchell, the 17-year-old girl who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, is part of baseball lore. But was it legit? The story's not so simple. [Smithsonian]...

The Success of Failure

In Joe DePaolo's fine profile of talk radio host Mike Francesa, published earlier this year at SB Nation Longform, this struck me:...

Here's How The WNBA's No. 2 All-Time Scorer Announces Her Retirement

Here's a snippet of a Twitter conversation that the New York Liberty's Katie Smith, who is the No. 2 all-time scorer in WNBA history, had with one of her followers last month:...

Entourage

From SI back in April of 1988, here's Gary Smith: "Ali and His Entourage":...

Bill Simmons Is Pissed That <em>SportsCenter</em> Edited Out This Joke [UPDATE]

Up above, Bill Simmons and the rest of the NBA Countdown crew discuss how Dwyane Wade transmogrified himself last night into an All-Star once again. Magic Johnson wonders if he could do it again for Game 5, and Michael Wilbon says he'll benefit from getting two off days. ...

The Moving Finger Writes: Red Smith On Reggie Jackson's Historic Homers

Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...

A Little Greedy, And Exactly Right: Red Smith On Secretariat

Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...

On the Slant

A few weeks ago I had a phone conversation with Red Smith's biographer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Ira Berkow. He told me:...

The Black Berets: Red Smith On The Olympic Black Power Salute

Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...

Night For Joe Louis: Red Smith On Rocky Marciano's Knockout

Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...

Miracle Of Coogan's Bluff: Red Smith On The Shot Heard ‘Round The World

Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...