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Rob Ryan Loves New Orleans, And New Orleans Loves Rob Ryan
After being fired and blamed for the Cowboys' failure last season, defensive coordinator Rob Ryan went to the Saints. With his scheme, the Saints' defense has substantially improved, allowing Drew Brees to create a lead and keep it. It's worked so far, as the Saints are 6-1, but fans in New Orleans...
NFL's New Cover Girl A Former Teen Porn Model?
If you're unfortunate enough to receive junk mail from the NFL, you recently received the holiday issue of the NFL Shop catalog, which features a big Patriots fan named Jaime Morente. Several individuals familiar with the Florida modeling scene contacted us and said they recognized a previous itera...
Loic Remy's Late Goal Seals Newcastle Upset Over Chelsea
It seems like we've been here before, with a member of the Premier League's royalty losing unexpectedly to a team with nowhere near comparable talent. But that's the 2013 season for you, where Arsenal and Liverpool face off in a top-of-the-table clash while fighting off the likes of Tottenham, Sout...
That Time Mike Schmidt, Age 38, Scored From First On A Wild Pitch
A reader named Brad wrote in to ask if we could track down the video for this one. It's Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt scoring from first on a wild pitch during a game against the Mets on April 18, 1988. Hardball Times remembered it several months ago, on the occasion of its 25th annivers...
This Graduation Photo Of Rex And Rob Ryan Is Fantastic
The NFL Network's upcoming retrospective on Rex and Rob Ryan's playing days at Southwest Oklahoma State will air Sunday morning. To promote it, network is circulating this photo. We can't believe there's much more to see besides the matching mustaches, the matching mullets, and Buddy in a white suit...
Why The Yankees Gave Derek Jeter A Raise
Today the Yankees announced that they have re-signed Derek Jeter for one year at $12 million. This, despite Jeter holding a $9.5 million player option, and unlikely to fetch more than that in free agency coming off a year in which injuries limited him to 73 plate appearances. ...
Taj Gibson Has A Strange Happy Face
It's not every day your backup power forward hits a buzzer beater, albeit to end the first quarter, so we'll cut him some slack if he doesn't yet have the Kobe ice grill committed to muscle memory. Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images...
Kraft Mac: Now Marginally Less Like A Shredded Raincoat
Great news! Thanks to some concerted petitioning by concerned citizens, Kraft Food Group Inc. has agreed to remove the hilariously artificial-looking yellow dye from some varieties of its boxed mac-and-cheese. One synthetic and likely radioactive ingredient down, 927 to go!...
Idaho Sportscaster Does Entire Segment As Ron Burgundy
Sports director Paul Gerke of KIVI in Boise went all out for Halloween, delivering his full sports segment as Ron Burgundy. Local news is a lawless place....
Eddie Gaven, The Oddest Goalkeeper In MLS History, Retires
Eddie Gaven retired today, and the math doesn't seem right. He's only 27 years old, but already an 11-year veteran of MLS. That's what happens when you get drafted at age 16, as Gaven was by the MetroStars in 2003. The wunderkind never quite lived up to the hype, but he proved to be a versatile, wor...
Opera Star: I'm Obsessed With Manti Te'o
Nico Muhly, the young composer behind the very buzzy opera Two Boys, has a bit of an obsession with Manti Te'o. Two Boys, currently running at the Metropolitan Opera, has a Te'oish plot: It's about a teenage boy who assumed numerous online personalities in order to convince an older teenage boy to—t...
Jrue Holiday Forgot What Team He Plays For Last Night
What's up, Pelicans fans? Are you excited about your team's new identity and collection of talented young players? That Anthony Davis sure looks like he's going to be great!...
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...
The New Orleans Pelicans' Mascot Is Here To Terrify Your Children
This is Pierre the Pelican, the mascot that the New Orleans Pelicans have chosen to represent the team's totally badass namesake. Pierre the Pelican is not badass and does not really look like a Pelican. He is terrifying and awful....
Tim McCarver Says Farewell. That's Another Word For Goodbye, Which Is A Thing People Say When They're Parting Ways.
Tim McCarver signed off for the last time on Fox last night. In the video above, Joe Buck says "I love you" three times. McCarver's last word on a national broadcast is "ditto." Let's all be nice and remember there was a time when McCarver was actually really very good....
It's A Bad Night To Be A Windshield In Boston
Bedlam in Beantown. Here's the dispatch from our man on the ground, Samer, rendered into singable lines through the atomizing magic of chat:...
After Waiting 95 Years, The Red Sox Win A World Series In Boston
The Red Sox vanquished America's Sweetheart tonight at Fenway Park, to win their third World Series in the past 10 years. But this was the first World Series Boston iced in Boston since 1918. How long ago was 1918? Here are all the things that have happened since then:...
Filmmakers, Strongman Star Of <em>Bending Steel</em> Talk Raw Strength
Lately I had the strange experience of voting among the jury of a documentary film festival's sports documentaries, and finding that my top three choices were nowhere among those the festival recognized. Big deal; tastes differ. Still, I couldn't figure how my top choice, Bending Steel, wasn't every...