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Been There, Bombed That. <em>White House Down</em>, Reviewed.
Die Hard was a brilliant concept for an action movie that's been much duplicated since: Die Hard on a bus (Speed); Die Hard in a hockey rink (Sudden Death); Die Hard on a battleship (Under Siege). But what a lot of the copycats forget is that it's not the claustrophobic location that made the origi...
Fox's Shep Smith On Aaron Hernandez: "Tim Tebow Might Get Some Work"
Right on time. (Related.) ...
CBS Boston Wonders If Arrest In Murder Case Is "Blemish" For Patriots
Before Aaron Hernandez's arraignment, CBS Boston was already wringing its hands over how much Hernandez's arrest in the Odin Lloyd murder case would diminish the Patriots' tireless community service efforts. It's almost like a party trick: Can you carry water for the local boys while simultaneously...
"Hernandez Arrest Bodes Well For Tim Tebow At TE," Guy Actually Writes
George Diaz, writing for the Orlando Sentinel:...
Browns Rookie Charged With Attempted Murder
It's a banner day for the NFL!...
White Sox Blow Lead In Ninth; Hawk Harrelson Goes Silent
This isn't a new reaction from Hawk, but it's still fun. With a man on second and two outs in the ninth, the White Sox coughed up a one-run lead against the Mets Tuesday night, sending Hawk spiraling down to the bad place. ...
Chris Berman Spoke At A High School Graduation, And It Was A Disaster
ESPN's Chris Berman was the commencement speaker at Connecticut's Greenwich High School last Friday, and it was baaaaad. So bad that the crowd actually started cheering during his apparently endless speech, hoping to drown him out and urge him off the stage, according to five people in attendance....
Let's Watch A Flyers Beat Writer Throw Ilya Bryzgalov Under The Bus
The Flyers bought out Ilya Bryzgalov's humungous big contract today, after two years of a rocky relationship with Philadelphia fans and media. It took about 20 minutes for Randy Miller, of the South Jersey Courier-Post, to start the smear campaign....
Someone Wrote The World's Dumbest Column About John Wall's New Tats
This, from the Washington Post's Jason Reid, is not so much a column as it is an extended pageant answer. It's as if someone had just asked: "Miss DC, do you think the Washington Wizards should give John Wall a max contract in light of his recently revealed predilection for body art?" And Miss DC h...
How The Blackhawks Made It Back To The Top
The Chicago Blackhawks, the first two-time champions in the NHL's salary-cap era, could tell you better than anyone: It takes an entire team to win a Stanley Cup, but nothing is possible without the right core....
Bill Cowher Crashed His Car In New York City Yesterday
Bill Cowher was involved in a two-car, chain-reaction crash yesterday afternoon on Manhattan's Upper East side. One of the vehicles—not Cowher's—eventually slammed into scaffolding, cracking a pole and and bringing down construction debris. No one was injured....
Dirk Nowitzki "Flops" In A Charity Soccer Match
Dirk pretty much fessed up to "selling" contact in NBA games to draw a whistle, but said the league needs to get rid of "the really obvious ones." Like, say, toppling over at a charity soccer match in Germany yesterday. ...
Even Bubba Watson Can Be A Petulant Jerk
Here's a nice reminder that despite his penchant for driving hovercrafts, rapping, and starting memes, Bubba Watson is still a professional golfer. Which is to say, he possesses an innate urge to act like a dick from time to time....
Little League Coach Melts Down; Parent Urges Therapy And Medication
A tipster passed along this email exchange from a recent little league dispute that is just a wonderful example of how stupid and petty and irrational children can be. These kids, especially whichever little tyke wrote the scathing reply, have got some real 50-cent words in their back pockets, too. ...
Reporter's Field Report: "Fuck Me, I Can't Even Fucking Talk"
Lindsay Nadrich of Fox's Spokane, Washington affiliate got a little tongue-tied during a live shoot on strawberry picking and got frustrated with herself. She also apparently forgot she was doing a live shoot.* ...
The Toronto Blue Jays Are Out Of The AL East Basement, Barely
The Blue Jays were so far south of their preseason projections that even after a 10-game winning streak they're still the most disappointing team in baseball this season. But! After a wild 11-day charge, they've gone from 12 games back in the AL East to 6.5 back. They're now above .500 for the first...
Two Ways To Make Alfredo Sauce So Rich It'll Stop Your Heart
So you've decided to end your life, or at least the segment of your life during which you could walk from here to there without your chest making sounds like a whirring blender full of silverware. Because that is the only conceivable reason why you would choose to make Alfredo sauce, which, scientif...
