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Love Song to Willie Mays
Joe Flaherty's love song to the Say Hey Kid. ...


Postgame Quotes From Last Night's Knicks Debacle, Ranked
The Knicks did what they do best last night: they lost a game in hilariously inept fashion. While that's bad news for Knicks fans, it's good news for people who like schadenfreude. In that spirit, here are the best of last night's postgame quotes, ranked....

The New York Knicks, In One Tidy End-Of-Game Bungling
Here are your 2013 New York Knicks, Knicksing it up in Madison Square Garden against the Washington Wizards. The Wizards, incidentally, hadn't won in New York since 2006. We say hadn't because the Knicks decided the best defense is none at all and just let a returning Bradley Beal drive unfettered ...

No Cameras Allowed In "St. Jetersburg"
"St. Jetersburg" is the name of Derek Jeter's Florida home. In addition to having a name, Derek Jeter's home has a strict no camera/phone policy. ...

Seattle Car Dealership Owes 12 People $35K Because Giants Got Shut Out
Eli Manning and the Giants are a terrible gag gift that keeps on giving. After their loss to the Seahawks yesterday, in which Eli threw five interceptions and New York was shut out at home for the first time in almost 20 years, a Seattle area car dealership has to pay out $420,000....

Young Child Screams "You Suck" After Eli Manning's Fourth Interception
Out of the mouths of babes. ...

Drunken SantaCon Brawl Features Six Santas
For the unfamiliar, SantaCon is a holiday bar crawl in which bros dress up like Santa and get shitfaced. When SantaCon winds down and Santas have imbibed more than they can handle, a pedestrian can usually witness Santas puking, sleeping or—in this case—fighting. So get that warm, fuzzy holiday feel...

MLB Investigates Yankees For Potential Tampering With Mike Trout
This seems like a whole lot of nothing, but we can stand behind anything to make baseball's silly season the sillier. Yesterday, Yankees president Randy Levine had this to say by way of explaining why the team was hesitant to give Robinson Cano too many years:...

Report: Knicks Might Try Drafting In The First Round For Once
When the reports started coming down yesterday that the Knicks were seeking Kyle Lowry from the Raptors in exchange for a package including a 2018 first-rounder, it sounded eminently logical. Not in the "that's a smart move" sense, but in the "of course the Knicks are going to give up on a draft tha...

Broadway Danny Rose: It's A Beautiful Thing
We're getting into a definite type of situation here......

Dad Saves Daughter From Flying Basketball Player
Well done, Knicksdad! Your paternal instinct to protect your offspring won out over your natural desire to touch a professional athlete. Truly you are the dad of the year. (If you had let her get hurt, the Knicks probably would have given you some signed swag, maybe even free tickets. Next time.)...


This Hilarious Knicks Fan's Rant Is The Epitome Of Knicks Fandom
Believe it or not, the Knicks' 41-point loss to the Celtics this Sunday has at least one fan fed up. This video from said disgruntled fan could be the new manifesto for Knicks fandom nation-wide. While it's probably in some part staged, everything "Billy" says is gospel....

Derek Jeter Revived A Dying Man With His Handsome Face
Everyone shut up, we have some very important Derek Jeter news to share with you....

Curtis Granderson: "True New Yorkers Are Mets Fans"
Curtis Granderson was officially introduced a Met today, with a four-year, $60 million contract and a preternatural knack for winning over the fans. Within minutes of meeting the media, he tossed some fire on a Yankees-Mets rivalry that only exists on tabloid back pages. ...

Wikipedia vandalism is generally tired, but let's make an exception for James Dolan's band, JD & The Straight Shot. USA Today pointed out some since-corrected Knicks jokes in the song titles, but there are already a few more to replace them. ("Don't Waste My Time I've Got a Team to Run Into the Grou...

Yankees Replace Robinson Cano With Carlos Beltran
The Yankees signed Carlos Beltran to a three-year, $45 million deal. Beltran, still willing to cut the Yankees a break, reportedly took $3 million less to sign with New York. In exchange, the Yankees had to budge from the two-year contract they preferred. Who knows if the Yankees are done; according...

