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Battle Of The Sexes
Next month, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "The Battle of the Sexes," American Masters will premier their show on Billie Jean King. It's the first time in the program's history that a sports figure has been profiled. And this Sunday over at ESPN, Outside the Lines will feature a segment on Kin...
Joey Chestnut Loses Pot-Sticker-Eating Contest, Tarnishes Legacy
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut still holds the nauseating record for hot dog consumption, but he was unable to defend another eating title this past weekend in Los Angeles....
José Iglesias Took A 95 MPH Fastball To The Dick
Will MLB players ever learn to wear cups?...
Everything Happens To Reds Catcher Ryan Hanigan On This Play
This is from yesterday at Wrigley. It's another reminder that the importance of wearing a cup when playing baseball cannot be overstated. It's also a reminder that playing catcher has its own unique set of on-the-job hazards....
LaTroy Hawkins Took A Ball In The Nuts And It Was The Worst Thing Ever
It is clear now that the Dodgers cannot lose. Scoring two in the ninth and one in the 12th, Los Angeles took its eighth straight. But I'm not here to talk about that. With the help of my friend LaTroy Hawkins, I'd like to tell all the kids out there just how important it is to wear your cup....
Sure, Let's Watch A Guy Get Kicked In The Nuts 10 Times And Not Flinch
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Guy walks up to two bros outside of a bar and dares them to kick him in the nuts 10 times in a row. "If I flinch at all, I'll give you $25," he tells them. Haven't heard that one? Then go ahead and watch the video above. If you want to skip over the bargaini...
Independent League Baseball Team Lights Fireworks Before Game Ends
Last night was supposed to be a special one for the Rockland Boulders. The president of Ramapo College threw out the first pitch, the team cheekily pushed its anti-PED message by dubbing the evening "A Night of Rods" and giving fans free pretzel rods, and the game was to be followed by a fireworks s...
Hoops Heaven
This here book is a must for basketball junkies. Snag it if you run across a copy in a used bookstore. ...
Joey Chestnut Eats 69 Hot Dogs, Breaks Record, Wins 7th Straight Belt
Joey Chestnut retained the mustard-yellow belt and broke his own record with an astounding 69 hot dogs today at Coney Island, earning the praise of competitive eating mavens worldwide as he cruised to his seventh straight victory at Nathan's....
Minor Leaguer Hits Walk-Off Single, His Team Loses Game
The Lansing Lugnuts, the Blue Jays Single-A affiliate, managed to lose a baseball game in the worst possible way when they took on the Great Lakes Loons on Monday night....
Taste Test: Uncrustables. What Does The Crustless PB&J Say About Us?
One of parenthood's myriad challenges, as any parent will attest, is finding the time in one's overscheduled, playdate- and tedious-errand-choked day to make weirdo peanut-butter-and-jelly-stuffed pierogi to foist upon our frightened and sobbing children. Thankfully, somebody at The J.M. Smucker Co...
Norris Cole Gave David West A Mighty Forearm Shiver To The Balls
Last night's loss to the Heat hurt for a Pacers team that hit two late shots to tie in regulation and take what looked like a winner at the charity stripe in overtime, but it was especially painful for David West—mostly because of Norris Cole's blast to the 'nads....
An Astros Vendor Pooped Next To His Snow Cones
Astros fans: do not eat the yellow snow cones. They are not lemon. (The browns aren't chocolate either.)...
CSN Chicago Fires Susannah "Tremendous Amount Of Sex" Collins
CSN Chicago announced the departure of reporter Susannah Collins tonight, two days after her on-air slip-up during which she said the Blackhawks had "a tremendous amount of sex."...
Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson
Republished with permission from The Nation....
