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Blind Alley
Friday, what better time for a good bowling story? This one, by the late Jeff Felshman, is a keeper, a funny and understated gem:...
NBA Cameraman Tries To Be Cool About His Foot Falling Asleep
Dude was working Saturday's Bulls-Pacers preseason game. He had to spring into action during a timeout, but his right foot needed a few more seconds to wake up. He tried to act all nonchalant by sticking his hand in his pocket, but it was already too late. Most of us aren't carrying a television cam...
The New Pro Bowl Uniforms Are Here
The Pro Bowl now has a whole bunch of new rules. It's a fantasy draft format instead of conference vs. conference. Kickoffs and kneeldowns are banned. The play clock will be shorter, but will run after incomplete passes. With today's release of the new uniforms, this Pro Bowl absolutely won't look a...
Jonathan Quick Scored A Power Play Goal On Himself
The last time we checked in on Jonathan Quick in these parts, he was saying "fuck" repeatedly. He probably did that again tonight, after a blunder handed the Rangers a third-period shorthanded goal that actually required zero hands....
There's No Crying At The Pee Wee Super Bowl
A new magazine story from Jeanne Marie Laskas is good reason to be excited. Her latest for GQ, "There's No Crying at the Pee Wee Super Bowl" looks like another sure shot:...
Did Wil Myers Blow This Play, Or Was He The Victim Of Gamesmanship?
Here's Rays outfielder Wil Myers, in the fourth inning of today's playoff game against the Red Sox, doing God knows what....
Watch Marco Reus Score This Stupid Goal From Really, Really Far Away
This is so dumb....
Terrell Suggs Says Roger Goodell Caused The Super Bowl Blackout
Terrell Suggs recently sat down for an interview that will air on tonight's episode of E:60, and he talked some shit about Roger Goodell. Specifically, he blamed Goodell for the blackout that delayed the 49ers-Ravens Super Bowl for 34 minutes....
Marching Band's Halftime Show Results In Six-Sousaphone Pileup
We're not sure when this happened, but it was uploaded to YouTube last week and it's getting around the internet today, so here we are. We do know that's the marching band from Lake Travis (Texas) High School, and we also know that pileup of sousaphone players was not supposed to be part of their ro...
This Is A Very Bad Onside Kick Attempt
Last week we showed you an awesome onside kick. This one, by SMU from today's matchup against TCU, did not go so well....
Routine Line Drive Avoids Starlin Castro's Glove
Just your garden-variety three-base error for Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro in this afternoon's fourth inning. He would later boot a grounder in the ninth, too, but the Cubs did manage to win. ...
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...