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What UConn's Breanna Stewart Means To Women's Basketball
Last night, sophomore forward Breanna Stewart led her UConn Huskies to their second-straight NCAA title and ninth overall. Her stat line offered a little of everything: 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks. "The first Durantesque player in the women's game," her coach, Geno Auriemma, c...
Brazilian Soccer Match Devolves Into Flying-Kickpalooza
This is just a brief clip of a game played in Brazil on Sunday. There are approximately 157 attempted flying kicks....
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s Car Engulfed In Flames At Texas Motor Speedway
Today's weather-delayed running of the [Corporate Sponsor] 500 in Texas got bad for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. very quickly as his car lost a tire then caught on fire after hitting the wall....
Natty Light: The Choice Of A New, And Every, Generation
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Umpires Used Instant Replay To Check The Count And I Wanted To Die
It took exactly four days for me to do a complete 180° on MLB's new replay review system. It happened when umpires lost track of the count in the ninth inning of last night's Yankees-Astros game, and spent more than three minutes using replay to count balls and strikes. I went from let's use technol...
Former Astros Pitcher Says Beating By Police Ended His Career
Brandon Backe, a former pitcher for the Devil Rays and Astros, believes that his MLB career was cut short by a police beating in 2008 that significantly damaged his shoulder. He's taken his claim to court, seeking millions in damages....
Dumb Red Sox Fan With Misspelled Sign Is Just Too Perfect
Oh my. This is almost more than I can handle. The sign, the camouflage hat, the shit-eating grin. Look upon the face of Red Sox Nation, America, and weep....
Jimmy Patsos: A True Student Of Gary Williams
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Woman Stabs Husband Because Devil Said He Was "Worshipping NASCAR"
A 23-year-old Tennessee woman—upset that her husband was "worshipping" a NASCAR race—drove her car into the church across the street from their home, called her husband from the wreckage, and stabbed him in the chest when he arrived. Prior thereto, she was smoking weed all day and all night while ha...
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Says He Eats Banana And Mayo Sandwiches
The peanut butter and cheese sandwich—shudder for a second at that—has some competition for the title of worst sandwich. ...
The Astros Have A 315-Pound Player In Camp
Saturday saw the long-delayed, long-awaited spring training debut of Astros prospect Japhet Amador. At a listed 6'4", 315 pounds, should "el Gigante de Mulegé" make the club, he could very well be the heaviest major leaguer ever....
Iguana Decides He Does Not Want That Golf Ball After All
This iguana was hungry for a golf ball at the Puerto Rico Open when something—the ball rolling away, taunting him? all the people watching him fail at eating?—spooked him and he had to hastily abort mission....
I Think That's The Take Sign
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Hockey Fight Turns Players Into Bloody Messes
[Robert Bortuzzo and Colin Wilson go at it during last night's Penguins-Predators game. That's, um, a lot of blood. AP/Mark Humphrey]...
MLB Drug Testing Drives One Prospect From Marijuana To Alcohol
The AP has a story about top Astros prospect Jon Singleton, the point of which seems to be to leave readers feeling inspired by Singleton's journey from being a marijuana-addicted and troubled youngster to clean-living prospect knocking on the door of the big leagues. And I suppose it is that kind o...
Greek Soccer Coach Takes A Cup Of Soda Right To The Face
Sunday's match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos turned into a shit show when unruly Olympiakos fans began throwing things onto the pitch. One fan tossed a flare, and another nailed Panathinaikos coach Giannis Anastasiou right in the face with a cup of soda....
Roundup: Your Best Craig Bjornson Photoshop Contest Submissions
A couple days ago we asked you to photoshop Astros bullpen coach Craig Bjornson and/or his handy sign. You rose to the snarling challenge....
Photoshop Contest: Craig Bjornson's Viking Rage
It's abundantly clear that Astros bullpen coach Craig Bjornson is the Face of MLB. But he deserves to be the face of so much more....