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"Bodies Not Created To Be Sexually Involved With Lots Of People," Reports NBA Writer
Over on Kingmovement.com, ESPN NBA reporter Chris Broussard writes:...
Grinning Baboon Gropes Reporter's Breast On Live Television
This is a couple of weeks old, but it's getting around today, so blame the internet for being slow in sharing it. That's Sabrina Rodriguez of Sacramento's Fox 40. She did a live report from the Lodi Grape Festival. There was a baboon. The baboon had a real feel for the moment....
Pitcher Do Get Lonely (Even Scrubs)
I used to play stickball with my pals out in Brooklyn in the late '90s. One summer morning I was pitching and getting bombed. When I tried to be cute, I didn't come anywhere near the box on the wall. When I tried my best David Wells and just put the ball over the plate, they murdered me....
Watch Out World, Rob Gronkowski Is Starting To Get "Jacked"
The world has been a more somber place with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski out of the spotlight. But Gronk's arm is almost healed, and he will soon be back in our lives on a daily basis. Based on a quote he gave to reporters today, Gronk's return can't come soon enough....
High School Player Penalized For Spectacular Touchdown Run
That's L.J. Scott of Marion (Ohio) Harding High rumbling for a 50-yard touchdown run last Friday night against Bowsher (Ohio). You'll notice that an official threw a penalty flag. The penalty was against Scott. His run was too good for high school football....
Vodka Samm Has Been Immortalized In A Painting
Vodka Samm, the University of Iowa student who infamously blew a .341 after getting arrested at a Hawkeyes football game, is now art. The painting above is currently up for sale on eBay. Go on, make a bid. YOLO....
De-Pantsing Is Soccer's Most Effective Defensive Strategy
Late in the first half of today's <del>Premier League</del> match between Aston Villa and Tottenham, Villa's Nick Helenius beat his defender and made a dangerous run towards Tottenham's goal. That's when Jan Vertonghen decided that desperate times called for desperate measures, and stopped Helenius...
Why <em>SI</em>'s Oklahoma State Series Sucked: The Inside Story
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Sports Illustrated senior writer George Dohrmann placed a phone call to Oklahoma State's public relations office. He said that the magazine was about to publish a series of stories about what he characterized as "disturbing allegations" involving the OSU football program. An i...
M.I.A. Calls Out The NFL On Its Bullshit Lawsuit Against Her
Before all is said and done, the NFL may regret bringing a $1.5 million suit against M.I.A. because she had the audacity to flip the bird during the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show. Because M.I.A. is not afraid to fight the NFL, and she's not afraid to call the league on its bullshit....
Jhumpa Lahiri's Latest Book
Jhumpa Lahiri is one of my favorite writers. Her new novel is called The Lowland. ...
Hear A Bengals Announcer Lose His Mind Over The Go-Ahead Fumble Return
Late in the Bengals win over Green Bay, Johnathan Franklin took a fourth-and-one carry only to fumble, see the ball scooped up by Terence Newman, and returned 58 yards for what would be the winning score. Exciting? You bet. Almost too much to handle for Cincinnati's radio color guy....
Former NFL Player Whose House Was Trashed By Teens Is A Bit Crazy
The saga of Brian Holloway, a former NFL lineman who had his house broken into and trashed by partying teenagers last week, refuses to end. After setting up a website to shame the teens who destroyed his house, Holloway found himself threatened with legal action by parents of the partying teenagers...
Big D After JFK's Assassination
The Cowboys had to repair Dallas' image after the JFK assassination. So writes Michael Granberry in the Dallas Morning News:...
Angry BYU Fans Throw Garbage At Referees
Angry Mormons! Everyone hide!...
Which Dead TV Person Got The Most (And Least) Applause At The Emmys?
The "In Memoriam" segment is an awards-show staple. Every year, we're provided a montage of those who died in the previous year; last night's Emmy Awards, though, provided a handful of dead luminaries their own, separate mini-eulogies. Of those who weren't given that honor, which one got the most a...
The Gamer According To Tom Boswell
"Baseball has a name for the player who, in the eyes of his peers, is well attuned to the demands of his discipline; he is called 'a gamer.' The gamer does not drool, or pant, before the cry of 'Play ball.' Quite the opposite. He is the player, like George Brett or Pete Rose, who is neither too inte...
Hey, Look, The Patriots' Rookie Receivers Actually Played Pretty Well
After poor performances from New England's rookie WRs Aaron Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins through two weeks, some reactionary writers did what they did best: They flipped the hell out....
Chargers-Titans Game Ends With Ridiculous, Desperate, Failed Play
How many things go wrong in this last-ditch effort by the Chargers? We can't decide if Philip Rivers kicking the ball is pure genius or pure stupidity. Like many of Rivers's plays, it's probably somewhere in between....