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“Howie Felterbush” Has A Wife, And She Was At The Zimmerman Trial Too
Despite telling USA Today he didn't wish to be photographed, George Zimmerman trial spectator "Howie Felterbush" did get captured by the cameras of Jacksonville's First Coast News, alongside his wife "Cindy" (who also provided a quote to the news outlet)....
A Fire On The 7 Train Strands Crowds Leaving Home Run Derby
According to various reports from Twitter users leaving the Home Run Derby at Citi Field, there is a fire somewhere on the 7 train line—initial reports indicate there is an investigation at the 103rd street stop—and it isn't running. The 7 is the only subway that services Citi Field. There are obvio...
A Fight Broke Out Behind ESPN's Home Run Derby Set
Mike Piazza, even years after retirement, still brings New Yorkers to fisticuffs....
People Were Angry About ESPN's Bilingual Interviews Of Cuban Players
It's growing increasingly predictable that whenever the Spanish language appears on ESPN, angry responses are sure to come from viewers. That happened again tonight, when Pedro Gomez conducted bilingual interviews with Aroldis Chapman and Yoenis Céspedes and the Worldwide Leader received this kind o...
Here's Matt Harvey Asking New Yorkers What They Think Of Matt Harvey
Jimmy Fallon got Matt Harvey to do some man-on-the-street interviews with one goal: ask New Yorkers their thoughts on Matt Harvey. It goes exactly how you'd expect and it's just good, clean fun. Plus, it's always good to put a few dents in the myth of the Savvy New Yorker. ...
Jon Heyman Got Videobombed
When last we touched base with Jon Heyman, he was the victim of a hilarious and entirely twitter-induced typo. Fun times. Now we find Heyman falling victim to another new-media blight: the videobomb. More fun times!...
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Mets Fans Struggle With High Fives, Obviously [UPDATE]
We have an update!...
A Champ Looks At A Champ
From Leonard Gardner's 1971 New York Times review of the Jose Torres book, Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story:...
The Sportswriter Who Left Her Job After Finding A Million Dollars
You may remember Selena Roberts from her days at The New York Times, where she became notorious for her crusading columns about the Duke lacrosse rape case. Or maybe you know her from her stint as a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, where she was part of the rotation that replaced Rick Reilly in...
The Jets Are Going To Ruin Geno Smith
So here's the pre-camp report from ESPN New York:...
The Movie Love Bookshelf
Here’s a good read for the movie nerd in your life. Thomson is a lot of fun to read even when you don’t agree with him....
Mets Utility Player Reportedly Calls His Manager A Cocksucker
The saga of Jordany Valdespin, which began with him taking a fastball to the dick and peaked with him standing at the center of a very Mets-y controversy, has now ended with him apparently calling his manager a cocksucker. Hurray for the Mets!...
Ilya Kovalchuk Joins The KHL, And He's Getting A Raise
Four days after Ilya Kovalchuk's shocking retirement from the Devils, he's found himself a job. As expected, Kovalchuk's deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL was made official today. Let's see how much he'll make, and then maybe we'll stop calling his NHL retirement "shocking."...
DeMar DeRozan, JaVale McGee Still Very Good At Dunking
DeMar DeRozan and JaVale McGee may be a lot better than most of the players in the Nike Drew League, but it's still nice to see them rising up and throwing down. That's what he's best at. (Epic Vale after the cut.)...
Teenager Jordan Spieth Finally Wins PGA Tour Event
Here's something to remember if you played 18 this weekend: 19-year-old Jordan Spieth won his first PGA Tour event on Sunday, outlasting David Hearn and 2007 Masters champ Zach Johnson at the John Deere Classic. And it was arguably a long time coming for Spieth. (P.S.: You're so old.)...
Never Mind This Futures Game Spectator Deep-Throating A Budweiser
I wish we could say he was living the high life, but he's not drinking Miller....