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What Time Is The Super Bowl? No One Cares AnymoreIn 2011, the Huffington Post cracked the code. It ran an SEO keyword-laden article headlined "What Time Does The Superbowl Start?", and cleaned up. By reaching the top of search engine results, it drew the clicks of millions of people searching for that phrase—style error and all. ...

Wanna Know What Happens In A March Madness Game Slightly Before It Airs On TV? Use This PasswordSure, it's the most boring way to watch the year's most exciting sporting event. But it might help you win money from dopes at the bar....

For Just $34.99 Plus Tax Plus Shipping And Handling, This Plain White Cap Can Be YoursTo celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Fenway Park, both the Highlanders Yankees and the Red Sox will be wearing 1912 throwback uniforms for this afternoon's game. Here's New York's old-timey duds; here's Boston's. ...

Get To Know Norris Cole (That Guy Playing Point Guard For The Heat)

The NBA season started on Sunday, and the whole thing has been predictably disorienting. Vince Carter is now fat and on the Mavs bench? Who knew?...

Reader Writes In About "Heinous," Camel-Toe-Laden Fishing Program; We Fix It

Matthew writes in, and we solve the problem....

If You Throw An Octopus On The Ice in Detroit You Could Be Fined $500 And Ejected (UPDATE: Statements from Red Wings, Police)

Tommy B. got home from last night's Detroit/Phoenix game but despite a Game One victory, he was sad. Sad because he had a run-in with Johnny Law. This, because he threw an octopus on the ice....

How To Throw A Knuckleball, Starring Jim Bouton

This is the first of an occasional video series in which someone good at something doable teaches you how to do it. Today we have Jim Bouton, former major leaguer and author of the great Ball Four, demonstrating his old signature pitch, the knuckleball....

The 8 Things I Learned Using Sports-Figure iPhone Apps

It was only a matter of time before athletes and other sports figures got into the iPhone app game, and now, thanks to one company, they have done so only as modern sports celebrities can: tackily....