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Knicks Owner Just Wants To Say Stupid Shit About Music
Knicks owner James Dolan sat down for a Q&A with the New York Post's Mike Vaccaro, and the two men talked about everything from the team to Dolan's lifelong love of music. Actually, they talked about music a whole lot, because that seems to be all James Dolan wants to talk about....

Doris Lessing As A Sportsman
From a 1956 New Yorker story by the late Doris Lessing:...

Jimmy Graham's Dunk Ruins The Goalpost
After a 44-yard touchdown, Jimmy Graham's dunk celebration resulted in a tilted goalpost. Hulk out a little less, Jimmy. But keep being awesome....

Rob Gronkowski Thinks Planes And Cars Are Time Machines
Football steakhead Rob Gronkowski is back! Well, he's been playing for a few games now, but we know he's really back because of the astounding answer he gave after being asked for his ideal superpower. Basically, the Patriots' tight end doesn't understand how time works....

How Jimmy Graham Became The Most Productive Tight End In Football
Calling Jimmy Graham a tight end seems dishonest. Drew Brees's favorite target is a freak who's blowing the other competition at his position out of the water in 2013. Because "Jimmy Graham is good" isn't a very compelling statement, let's go a little further. Since Graham is essentially a wide rece...


Million-Dollar Hobby
This is fun. Check out Greg Hanlon's entertaining New York Observer story on the big money world of Bridge:...

Detroit Is Trading Prince Fielder To Texas For Ian Kinsler
Everyone is now reporting that the Tigers have traded slugger first baseman (and, didjaknow, baseball's reigning Iron Man?) Prince Fielder to the Rangers for second baseman Ian Kinsler....

This Wire Story Gives Not A Single Shit About North Koreans
The Associated Press just published a story about Dennis Rodman's latest endorsement venture and his untethered blather about what good buds he is with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Read the whole thing here, if you have two minutes for an extra-large helping of starry-eyed banality. Here are ...


Minneapolis Reporter, Live From Scene Of Ice Rink Opening, Faceplants
It's apparently getting cold in some places, or in the case of Minneapolis, it was already cold. Either way, the John Rose Minnesota skating oval is open over in Roseville, and KMSP reporter M.A. Rosko was on the scene this morning to test it out with her face. ...

What The Hell Is Amar'e Stoudemire Doing?
Did Amar'e expect Peyton Siva to immediately chuck up a three and ignore the wide open lane, or did his brain just break? Who disconnected the controller, dammit?...


Why Officials Picked Up The Flag And Gave Carolina The Win
The non-call that ended the Panthers' win over the Patriots was a bad call. Not a historically terrible one, in a vacuum: worse missed penalties and more egregious undeserved flags happen every week in the NFL. But on the last play of the game, a supremely entertaining slugfest between two Super Bow...

Steve Smith To Aqib Talib: "Ice Up, Son!"
Steve Smith and Aqib Talib spent a good portion of the evening locking arms and dancing the dance of people who hate each other. Twice in one drive the two had to be separated, the first coming on a first down conversion where Talib wouldn't let go of Smith's leg. The two tumbled to the ground and ...

Tom Brady Drops F-Bomb On Ref Following Loss To Panthers
The Panthers barely held on to beat the Patriots 24-20 on Monday Night Football and the Charles flows with the tears of confused Bostonians thanks to a defensive pass interference call that was wiped away. Tom Brady might be the saltiest of the bunch; he dropped a serious F-bomb on referee Clete Bl...

Picture Of Tim Tebow Sent To Mayor Of Jersey City; City Hall Evacuated
A letter addressed to Jersey City Mayor "Steven Fulop, family and friends" was mailed to City Hall along with white powder and a picture of Tim Tebow. Public Safety Director James Shea reported that an aide opened the letter and called police immediately when the powder fell out of the envelope. Th...

How The <em>New York Post</em> Manufactured A Stupid Jets Controversy
Earlier today, we told you about the New York Post's stupid attempt to turn a completely non-controversial event—a Jets team trip to Dave & Buster's the day before their game against the Bills—into a controversy. That story, by columnist Mark Cannizzaro, was based in part on a quote from Buffalo def...

Your Latest Dumb Jets Scandal: A Trip To Dave & Buster's
The Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and they lost badly. This was not a surprising turn of events, as the Jets are a not-very-good football team that often loses badly to other football teams that are good and sometimes also not very good. But these are the Jets, so obviously their latest ...