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Patrick Sharp's Daughter Is The Cutest Sports Baby
Babies with the Stanley Cup are almost as much of a tradition as bodily fluids in the Stanley Cup, but just slightly more adorable. ...
Rivers: "I Would Like To Call (Simmons) An Idiot"; Simmons Fires Back
On one hand, Bill Simmons' metastasis into a Stage V Pundit is more grave than previously observed, and Doc Rivers is passive-aggressively taking shots on ESPN. On the other, whoa, is this a gripping minute of television....
Here Lies Boston Sports Guy: Bill Simmons Reacts To Celtics/Nets Trade
The primary gift and curse of ESPN's coverage of this 2013 NBA draft has been the presence of Bill Simmons, one full year into his mid-career renaissance as a talking head/typing head combo pundit. Getting the world's most vocal Celtics fan to react in real time to the Celtics trading Kevin Garnett ...
Spain Beats Italy After Epic Penalty Kick Shootout
Today, Spain played Italy in the semifinal of the Confederations Cup. It was a great game, likely the best of the tournament, because for the first time in years, Spain looked vulnerable. Italy countered Spain's dominance in possession by countering quickly when they won the ball, attacking through ...
"WHOA!": Bill Simmons Steals The NBA Draft, Early
It may not be traditional ESPN TV, but the genuine surprise in Bill Simmons' voice (Update: And on his face!) here is hard to beat....
This Phone Book Cover Shows An Awfully Excited Penn State Mascot
If it wasn't obvious before, it certainly is now: The Nittany Lion has absolutely no trouble getting up for every game at Beaver Stadium....
Foul Ball Scares The Shit Out Of Two Women In Front Row
From last night's Mets-White Sox game in Chicago, OMGWHATWASTHAT!?!!?...
Darren Daulton Hospitalized With Brain Tumors
Darren Daulton, Philadelphia's longtime sparkplug catcher who finished off his career with a championship with the Marlins, has been diagnosed with two brain tumors. One of them is reportedly inoperable....
Manchild In The Promised Land: Where Darryl Dawkins Came From
Originally published in the April 30, 1980, issue of Inside Sports. Reprinted here with the author's permission....
Redskins' Indian-Chief Defender: Not A Chief, Probably Not Indian
Lately, the Washington Redskins are having a harder time defending the team's name than the rest of the NFC East had defending the read-option last season. One of the more entertaining parts of Redskins owner Dan Snyder's effort has been his ongoing Indians-love-"Redskins" campaign, whereby the team...
Curious How Much ESPN Executives Make? We Have Pay-Grade Charts
Want to know what a vice president of production makes at ESPN? We can give you a pretty good idea. An ESPN source sent us the company's pay-grade charts. ...
Adam LaRoche And His Son Would Like To Show You Their Very Large Guns
No big deal, just the Washington Nationals first baseman and his son enjoying a summer day with their guns. Someone should introduce these two to Brek Shea. I bet they could team up for a kick-ass Fourth of July party. ...
Looks Like The Knicks Will Have An Orange Alternate Jersey
Last night, birthday boy Iman Shumpert instagrammed—then quickly deleted—this picture from an Adidas photoshoot in Los Angeles. I'd put good money on this being an official-unofficial leak of the Knicks's new third jerseys....
Birds on a Wire
Over at his website, David Simon reprints an entertaining piece he wrote last year for Sports Illustrated about rooting for the Orioles:...
Not Every Dillweed Is A Murderer
There was some pushback to my post yesterday asking Peter King to please "Shut Up. Shut Up, Shut Up, Shut Up. Shut Up." I'll just put this here, because something tells me King's tweet about Aaron Hernandez—"He was the 113th pick in 2010 for a reason"—won't be the end of this particular vector of t...
The Alex Rodriguez Saga Is Turning Ugly
On Tuesday, Alex Rodriguez revealed to the world that he's been cleared to play in games again. Yankees GM Brian Cashman said A-Rod "should just shut the fuck up." Here's what Rodriguez is thinking: The Yankees should pay the fuck up. Because whether he plays again this season is a $22 million ques...
Neymar Does It Again: Talks Smack, Then Sets Up Winning Goal
This Confederations Cup has shown the world what Neymar brings to the table—and why Barça was willing to spend $74 million for his contract rights. The star Brazilian striker was back at it today, setting up a late winner after a bit of injured-opponent taunting....
Fox's Shep Smith On Aaron Hernandez: "Tim Tebow Might Get Some Work"
Right on time. (Related.) ...