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Off-Broadway Joe: The Song And Dance Of A Playboy Nearing Middle Age
Originally published in the July 1981 issue of Inside Sports. Reprinted here with the author's permission. For more on Namath, check out this reprint of a frank Playboy interview from 1969....
Book Excerpt: Nicholas Dawidoff On The 2011 New York Jets
Over at Men's Journal check out this excerpt from Nicholas Dawidoff's new book, Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football:...
John Tavares Would Like To Show You His Disgusting Tooth Implants
We all kind of cringed/wretched a little bit when Islanders captain John Tavares yanked out one his front teeth right there on the bench a few weeks ago. So (ugh) let's re-live (gulp) it by checking out (covers eyes) what his mouth looks like now (runs away from computer)....
Man Arrested For Threatening The Mets
Aryn Leroux, a 42-year-old from West Haven, Conn., has been arrested and charged with second-degree threatening and breach of peace for allegedly sending a lots and lots of threatening tweets to Mets players, coaches, executives, and a "specific threat" to Citi Field....
If You Weren't Picturing Mike Milbury Having Group Sex, You Are Now
Last night's "30 for 30" was Big Shot, a look at John Spano, the con man who briefly purchased the Islanders before the NHL realized he didn't have any money. (A similar scenario would play out in Nashville just 11 years later.) The most prurient part was then-GM Mike Milbury recounting how Spano of...
Bill Belichick Says The Jets Also Pushed. Did They?
Lots of controversy—fun, silly controversy—over the overtime penalty on the Patriots that may have cost them Sunday's game at the Jets. Tackle Chris Jones was flagged for pushing teammate Will Svitek into the offensive line, negating a missed field goal. The first conspiracy theory was that the NFL ...
He's Not Getting Drug Tested Anytime Soon
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., OCT. 21: Steve Weatherford attempts to prevent return man Marcus Sherels from scoring. Also, punters are still punters. (Al Bello/Getty)...
Vikings-Giants Was Punishment For Something You Did In A Past Life
During the offseason, an ESPN executive sat down with the Week 7 slate. After NBC snagged the obvious Denver-Indy game, the executive pointed to Vikings-Giants, and decided That's the game we want to show to a national audience. It seemed like a good idea at the time; the Vikings were a playoff team...
Dolphins Alerted League To Personal Foul On Last-Second FG In Week 5
After a loss to the Ravens in which Caleb Sturgis missed a last-second 57-yard field goal that would have tied the game, the Dolphins noticed that Baltimore pulled the same maneuver the Patriots got busted for yesterday. Miami sent video of the play to the league and the league reportedly admitted t...
Every Tom Coughlin GIF, In One GIF
"And the Giants special teams continues to be very, very bad." - Mike Tirico, October 21, 2013...
Police Question Suspect In Jets Fan Fight
According to the Daily News, New Jersey State Police are have identified a 38-year-old Long Island man and are questioning him on his role in a brawl after yesterday's Jets game. He's believed to be the one captured on video punching a female Patriots fan in the head....
Patriots Had Cheated Before On FGs; Jets Warned Officials
You're looking at a screengrab from last weeks' New England win over the Saints, shared by the Globe's Ben Volin. On a New Orleans field goal attempt, rookie tackle Chris Jones is pushing Will Svitek into the offensive lineman. It's the same illegal move, with the same two players, that got the Pats...
Lahr and Buscemi: Who You Callin' Funny-Lookin?
John Lahr's first book was a biography of his father, Bert Lahr, Notes on a Cowardly Lion....
My Life As A Young Thug By Mike Tyson
In the latest issue of New York Magazine, Mike Tyson looks back:...
Male Jets Fan Decks Female Fan In MetLife Stadium Fight
As MetLife Stadium let out after the Jets' OT win over the Patriots, a fan brawl eventually resulted in one man punching a woman in the head. What do you expect from a jamoke in a Wayne Chrebet jersey and green camouflage pants?...
Obscure New Rule Gives Jets An Overtime Win Over The Pats
The Jets were granted a second chance in overtime after Nick Folk missed a 56-yard attempt. Patriots defensive tackle Chris Jones was flagged for a rule instituted this offseason....
Tim Cahill Scored The Fastest Goal In MLS History
In a matchup rife with Supporters' Shield implications, RBNY's Tim Cahill got things going quickly. Historically quickly. From 20 yards out, just seven eight seconds in....