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Lee Westwood, Professional Golfer, Just Completely Whiffed On A Shot

He then insisted to everyone around him that it was a practice swing....

Ben Watson's Added-Time Header Delivered Doomed Wigan The FA Cup

Wigan entered today's FA Cup final as 17-2 underdogs, and are facing a major uphill battle to stay in the Premiership. That Ben Watson—a late substitution who broke his leg early this season—scored the winning goal for the Latics makes today's story that much more improbable....

Lampard Chelsea's Record Goal Scorer, Delivers Blues To Champions League

Today's Aston Villa-Chelsea match held many futures in its outcome: UEFA Champions League dreams for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, and attempts to avoid relegation for Villa. The day would end up being even more dramatic than that, though....

MLB.com Gave Red Sox Owner A Byline To Respond To Dan Shaughnessy

Well, this is ... interesting. MLB.com published a column this afternoon that takes the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy to task for filling precious newspaper space by creating accusations of PED usage for David Ortiz to deny. The author of that MLB.com column? None other than Tom Werner, the Red Sox...

Eddie Jordan Admits He Didn't Graduate From Rutgers [UPDATE]

Earlier today, we reported that Rutgers's new men's basketball coach, Eddie Jordan, never received a degree from Rutgers University, even though his official university bio says he graduated in 1977....

MLB Has Disciplined The Umps From Last Night's Angels-Astros Game

Well, what do you know? MLB has not only decided to swing its shithammer at the crew that screwed up a basic rules interpretation during last night's Angels-Astros game. It's also publicizing the discipline being meted out....

Here's A Special Bottle Of Woodford Reserve With Papa John's Name On It

If we've learned one thing about Papa John over the last few weeks, it's that he really likes to get faded. But what does Papa like to get shitfaced with? What's his drink of choice? Bourbon, apparently....

Dying to know the history of stadium nachos? The Smithsonian has you covered: "What he did that no one else had done before, was create the pump-able consistency of the orangey-gooey goodness we see today—what the company calls 'cheese sauce.'” [Smithsonian]...

Watch This Rugby Guy Get Tackled Really Hard

Man, that was a hard tackle....

Let it Bleed

Head on over to the Columbia Journalism Review for this appreciation of Red Smith by his son, Terence Smith:...

The Nassau Coliseum Was Not A Dump: What The Isles Are Leaving Behind

In October 2012, a month into the NHL lockout, with the schedule already beginning to crumble, the New York Islanders made a big announcement: Upon expiration of their lease in 2015, the Isles would be leaving the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, their publicly owned home of 40 years, for Brooklyn...

This Is What It Looks Like To Be A College Baseball Catcher

South Carolina gave catcher Grayson Greiner a helmet cam for the Gamecocks' bout Wednesday against Wofford, and after some editing put the footage up on YouTube. ...

Eddie Jordan Didn't Graduate From Rutgers, Despite School's Claim [UPDATE]

On April 23, Rutgers introduced Eddie Jordan as the new men's basketball coach. Nearly three weeks earlier, ESPN had aired video of the previous coach, Mike Rice, calling his players "fucking faggots" and chucking basketballs at their heads. From the beginning, Jordan was presented a sort of institu...

Here's Penn State Coach Bill O'Brien Doing An Impression Of His Mother

Bill O'Brien just concluded a stand-up routine coaches' caravan tour around Pennsylvania. Yesterday, he addressed whether he said "fuckers" or "fighters" on live TV after the Nittany Lions' season-ending win against Wisconsin. Turns out even his mother thought it might not have been "fighters."...

Kobe Bryant Suggests His Mom Stole Memorabilia From His House

Last week, we told you about Kobe Bryant's legal battle with his mother, who he claims illegally sold a bunch of Bryant's memorabilia from his high school playing days to an auction house for $450,000. We suggested that Bryant was being kind of a dick for preventing his mom from selling stuff that w...

Your Heart Will Be Warmed By This Canadian Drunkard's Obituary

Alvin Cote of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, died of pneumonia on April 19th at the age of 59. He is being fondly remembered by those who knew him best: the police officers who arrested him over 1,000 times for public drunkenness....

Umps Don't Give A Shit As Astros Make Illegal Pitching Change

The human element is really on a roll this week. Approximately 24 hours after the umpires in Cleveland reviewed an obvious home run and declared it wasn't a home run, another blue crew in Houston allowed the Astros to make a pitching change that is explictly prohibited by MLB's rules....

Roundup: Your Best Bird-Flipping Miami Fan Photoshop Contest Entries

Yesterday's Photoshop contest yielded a treasure trove of hilarity. Here is a selection of our favorite entries, including your winner....

Only Baseball Matters

Seen on the subway this morning in New York. ...

Astros Fan Behind Home Plate Really Wants You To See His Fake Dong

We pride ourselves on vigilance to behind-the-plate fan frivolity, what with jackasses pantomiming blowjobs at Wrigley or dudes outfitting themselves in Marlins gear during non-Marlins postseason games. So when this fan at last night's Angels-Astros game kept standing up to show off his fake dong, ...