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ThruYou: Kutiman's You Tube Mash-Ups
Does it get any better than this?...
The Last Days of Stealhead Joe
From Outside, here's a good story by Ian Frazier—"The Last Days of Stealhead Joe":...
32 Paragraphs About 32 Teams: A Thinking Fan's Guide To The NFL Season
The following is excerpted from the team chapters of the always-excellent Football Outsiders Almanac. Buy the PDF for $12.50 or order the printed book from Amazon....
Gettin' Ill With A Yo-Yo
You should check out Kottke regularly because it always gives us the goods. Like this post, with some crazy videos, of yo-yo tricks through the ages. ...
How Jadeveon Clowney Became A Folk Hero
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney got The New York Times long-form treatment yesterday, with writer Greg Bishop hieing himself to Rock Hill, S.C., to get a snapshot of Clowney's upbringing. It's an important story, because it finally attaches a prologue to a figure whom most of the coun...
The Unlikely Gay Advocate
Another one, worth your time—Mary Rogan's 2010 GQ story, "Out on the Ice":...
A Visual History Of Bizarre Korean First Pitches
Rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji broke the internet last month with this pelvis-bending ceremonial first pitch before a KBO game last month. It's far from the strangest South Korea has to offer....
There's A Lot Going On In This USF Video
Dick Vitale? Jon Gruden? I think I'll wait for the next bus....
Random Football Rap Lyrics Of The Day
Ronnie Lott, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman. It's that Liks', baby. ...
Terry Southern on Stanley Kubrick
Everything You Always Wanted To Stop Worrying About The Bomb over at Cinephilia and Beyond including these two notable items by screenwriter Terry Southern:...
With No Footage, Sportscaster Does His Own Highlights For His Segment
When Todd Summers of WSPA in Greenville, S.C. was informed that he'd be missing most of his video highlights 20 minutes before his sports segment on the 11 p.m. news, he decided to improvise by reenacting some plays as they probably would have happened....
Sergey Liakhovich Gets KO'd In The First Round, Convulses On Mat
Heavyweight Deontay Wilder had a 28-0 record with 28 knockouts coming into his bout against Sergey Liakhovich. He notched his 29th KO in a little under two minutes in the first round, causing Liakhovich to convulse and fall into the fencing response....
Football Must Be Here: Shirtless Steve Spurrier Is Making The Rounds
We're not positive when this photo was taken, but so what? Photos of Steve Spurrier shirtless (and barefoot!) and again giving zero fucks are bouncing around the internet. Which can only mean one thing: Football season is at last upon us....
Who Killed Nugget II? Solving The Death Of Southern Miss's Mascot
The 1992 death of Nugget II, the University of Southern Mississippi's Golden Eagle, is cloaked in mystery. A federal investigation and autopsy revealed two possible causes of death: The eagle's body contained lead shotgun pellets, and it suffered from malnutrition. But no blame was ever assigned, an...
Ex-Giants Lineman Allegedly Assaults Wife With Her Own Pocketbook
Luke Petitgout, a 1999 first-round draft pick who spent all but one of his nine NFL seasons with the Giants, turned himself in to New York City police today after his wife accused him of smacking her with her pocketbook and shoving her out of a car....
How Jadeveon Clowney Got Nicknamed "Doo-Doo," And Is Not Sidd Finch
Via Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World, we get the best detail of Jadeveon Clowney's life yet: He was nicknamed "Doo-Doo" as a child for taking a shit in a swimming pool. It's humanizing, funny, and another reminder that Clowney is not Sidd Finch....
Greg Oden Will Try To Revive His Career With The Miami Heat
Former first overall pick Greg Oden hasn't played in an NBA game since December 5, 2009. He's had four major surgeries on his legs since then. On Friday, Oden announced that he'd be signing with the Miami Heat. What better way to gently come back than by joining the defending champions?...