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Predators Goalie Carter Hutton Probably Made The Save Of The Season
It sounds like hyperbole, but tonight's save by Predators goalie Carter Hutton will likely be the best of the season when it's all over. Absurd....
Nashville
Here's a long, thoughtful, and engaging essay about "Nashville" by Ray Sawhill (Salon, June 27, 2000):...
The Real Reason Ashley Wagner Made The U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team
On Sunday, U.S. Figure Skating gave the final spot on its three-member women's Olympic team to Ashley Wagner, even though she had fallen twice the previous day during an "embarrassing" skate at the national championships in Boston. The other selections were Gracie Gold, the newly crowned national ch...
All Javaris Crittenton News Continues To Be Bad News
One-time Washington Wizards lockerroom gun-brandisher Javaris Crittenton, who hasn't played in the NBA since his 2010 arrest on murder charges, was arraigned Wednesday in Atlanta on drug charges....
Sadly, This Great Picture Of Ronaldo Stealing Messi's Girl Is Fake
Cristiano Ronaldo won his second Ballon d'Or yesterday, awarded to the year's best soccer player. He beat out Lionel Messi, who had won it four years in a row. Ronaldo's win was expected (though neither he nor Messi had each other in their top three), so the highlight of the gala was the above photo...
These Guys Sucked In The Playoffs. Should That Matter To HOF Voters?
Having acquired a Hall of Fame ballot, which we'll be filling out in accordance with the wishes of our readers, we're examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can...
The Devil And Phil Robertson: My Day With <em>Duck Dynasty</em>
So GQ sent me down to Monroe, La. (GUMBO GUMBO GUMBO), to hang out with the Duck Dynasty family. You can read the story right here, and whenever I go deep into the heart of 'MERICA—be it for this assignment or the Kid Rock cruise or the Values Voters Summit—I'm always careful not to be the sneering ...
Oh Hey, How Often Do You Wash Your Jeans?
Back in October, TMZ reported that Tommy Hilfiger doesn't wash his jeans. Ever. ...
Now Let Me Taka A Trip Down Memory Lane
The album version of Nas' mournful 1994 song "Memory Lane" is rightfully considered a classic. ...
Arizona State Fan's Shirt Lets Everyone Know How He Eats Pussy
Shocker sign, crude t-shirt, and a dumb facial expression. Yeah, this guy's an Arizona State fan....
This Predators Video Could Not Be More American
Nashville put up a very red-white-and-blue victory over Toronto on Thursday, with Americans notching all four goals and seven of the eight assists. To celebrate, the Predators put together this foot-stomping, air-guitar-shredding, manifest-destiny-realizing highlight video. Today, we are all Predato...
Martin Truex Jr. Sounds Like A Pretty OK Guy
We received this email from reader Philip, about a run-in last week with a certain NASCAR driver:...
Wendell Scott, NASCAR's Racial Pioneer
Darrell Wallace Jr. became the second black driver to win a NASCAR national series event on October 26th. The first was Wendell Scott back in 1963. While not exactly the Jackie Robinson of NASCAR, the tribulations Scott endured during his racing career were severe...
Why I Quit The Major Leagues
During my first year in the major leagues, I was twice sent back down to the minors. This is common for rookies, especially if their competition for a roster spot is doing well—and I was playing behind Darwin Barney, who was chasing the record for the most consecutive games at second base without an...
McKayla Maroney Was Doing The "Not Impressed" Face At Age 8
Lest you think the smirk made its debut at the London Olympics, here's video evidence that it's been in McKayla Maroney's arsenal for a long time....
Florida State's 1st Quarter Against NC State Needed A Mercy Rule
After 13 minutes of football today, Florida State was beating North Carolina State 35-0. The game was over. Here's how that happened:...
Gymnastics Robot Is Here To Ruin Your Shit
Our day in the sun is over, humanity. Someone in Japan—not even a group of mad scientists, but literally one Japanese man with a basement and time on his hands after being laid off—has taught his robot to perform on the horizontal bar....