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The Yankees Rushed Derek Jeter Back, And Look What Happened
If you'd like to throw up after reading about Derek Jeter's 1-for-4 season debut, in which he never quite got the ball out of the infield, this is the column for you:...
It's Good To Be The King
From “The Age of Movies,” here’s P. Kael on History of the World, Part I:...
Jets Lineman's Palestinian Heritage Is A Dog Whistle For Bigots
New York Jets fifth-round draft pick Oday Aboushi, the 22-year-old offensive lineman from the University of Virginia, is a physical freak. He's 6-foot-6 and weighs over 300 pounds, which is one of the main reasons why he's in the NFL. He's also a Palestinian Muslim, which is why the worst of us—th...
Desperate Cubs Fan Resorts To In-Game Cannibalism
OM NOM NOM....
Martell Webster Thinks His Kids’ Pictures Suck
Wizards forward Martell Webster shared some tough love for his kids via Instagram....
Los Angeles Lakers Amnesty Metta World Peace
This sucks. ...
Andrei Kirilenko Signs Inexplicable Deal With Brooklyn Nets
What the hell, Andrei Kirilenko? After opting out of his contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which would have paid him $10 million during the 2013-2014 season, AK47 has decided to sign with the Brooklyn Nets—for just $3.1 million. ...
Ashton Agar's 98 Runs In The Ashes Set A New Test Match Record
An email from reader Tim:...
Ilya Kovalchuk Retires From NHL
Thirty-year-old Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk will "retire" from the NHL, most likely to return to Russia and the KHL. It's a big day for CapGeek....
“Runs Adeptly”
Jeter gets infield single, runs adeptly to 3d on Cano's single and scores on Wells's sac fly to RF. Huge smile as he bumps fists in dugout....
ESPN Gets Defensive About Ratings Drop
Earlier this week we told you about ESPN's recent ratings woes. The numbers dropped significantly in the second quarter this year. They were down in the first quarter, too, and they were flat last year. Now that the news is getting around, ESPN PR—which usually projects an air of lordly remove in t...
“D-Day, Which Will Live In Infamy”: June's Local TV News Screwups
June was relatively quiet for local TV news apologies, at least compared with the previous disastrous month. Still, there's plenty of war-related doozies as well as the usual collection of misidentified criminals, innocent businesses targeted as dangerous or fake, and pit bull panic....
Everybody Street
Over at Lomography, Cheryl Dunn talks about this cool-looking new documentary about New York City street photographers....
Derek Jeter Is Back
With a heavenly choir and a rainbow stretching from Hunts Point to Riverdale, the True Yankee has returned....
<em>Fox & Friends</em> Anchor Throws Basketball Into Baby's Face
And not just any baby! No, this is the very same baby whose awful shooting form somehow turned him into an internet sensation a few months ago....
That's An Excellent Question
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Brandon McCarthy Does Not Take Kindly To Mitch Williams's Stupidity
On last night's episode of MLB Tonight, analyst Mitch Williams said something stupid. That's not necessarily noteworthy, because Mitch Williams says stupid things all the time, but on this particular occasion his stupidity involved Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy....
Patriots’ Alfonzo Dennard Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI
Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early this morning in Lincoln, Neb. It could be worse than the usual DUI punishment for Dennard, who's projected to start for New England this season—he's still on probation for punching a cop last year....
It's What You Do With The Gift That Counts
There was a good story by John Le Carre in theNew Yorker earlier this year (subscription required) about the making of his novel The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. The piece centered on the tense relationship between the film’s director, Martin Ritt, a left-wing Jew who’d been blacklisted, and its s...