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A Pissed-Off Charl Schwartzel Smashes His Club In Frustration

After bogeying Nos. 10, 12, 13, and 14 today at Muirfield, Charl Schwartzel found himself in the rough at No. 15. He didn't quite get to the green from there, and his 6-iron paid the price. Stupid 6-iron. Schwartzel wound up with a double-bogey at 15....

The Hornets' Name-Change Party Is Going Strong

The Bobcats are holding an all-day "Buzz City Celebration" to mark the impending return of the Charlotte Hornets. Reader John stopped by:...

ESPN Aired DeAndre Jordan's "Jon Hamm Has A Big Dick" Joke

If you weren't aware, Mad Men star (and tonight's ESPYs host) Jon Hamm is alleged to be well-endowed. DeAndre Jordan cracked a joke about Hamm's man meat, and ESPN aired it....

This Is Not How You Ask Rob Gronkowski About Aaron Hernandez

Here's talking haircut Don Dahler trying to get Rob Gronkowski and his family to talk about Aaron Hernandez while filming a sit-down interview for CBS This Morning. ...

The ESPYs Are A Colossal Waste Of Money

It's a nearly annual question in Bristol: Can we finally cancel the ESPYs?...

Australian TV Host Storms Off Set Because Of Rugby League

Australia's annual State of Origin rugby league series is apparently about a lot more than lots of punching and naked man-baby streakers—it's also a matter of regional pride. Which is why calling out the validity of a fan's allegiance to either Queensland or New South Wales can lead to straight to ...

Wantster Cuts Ties With Worst Charity In U.S.; Sticks With Chris Brown

Less than 24 hours after we reported Wantster had teamed up with America's Worst Charity and America's Worst Person, the cheap Pinterest knock-off is ending its partnership with Kids Wish Network (but affirms it's dedicated to promoting Chris Brown)....

Worst Person In America Teams Up With Worst Charity In America [UPDATE]

Every day, optimistic PR people fill our tips box with mumbo-jumbo about new sports websites, book review offers, and other pitches that usually get auto-tagged as spam and are subsequently binned. Today, though, we received the following—and it's so perfect we can't help but share it with you:...

Remembering Occupy Tebow: Jewel Of ESPN's Dying Comments Section

The ESPN comments section will no longer exist in its current form after today. The cesspool that allowed sports fans to anonymously post their unpunctuated thoughts about sports while hiding behind the shield of anonymity is being replaced by a system that will force users to tether their comments...

Jack Nicholson: Macho Loser-Hero

From the collection “When The Lights Go Down,” here is Pauline Kael on Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:...

ESPN Announcer On Japanese Fan: “I Need Some Rice, I Need Some Sushi”

I'm thinking Michele Smith of ESPN is going to regret this "joke" about that Japanese fan during last night's World Cup of Softball gold medal game....

Cable bills are higher, and ratings are down. Welcome to the sports network bubble. Here's the WSJ: "The fees cable operators pay to carry sports networks have risen 113% since 2002, according to Kagan. Last year cable operators paid regional sports networks on average $2.47 per subscriber to carry ...

Only The Ball Was Brown

From his website, here's David Kamp's 2006 GQ story on Early Lloyd:...

The Movie Love Bookshelf

Here’s a good read for the movie nerd in your life. Thomson is a lot of fun to read even when you don’t agree with him....

<em>USA Today</em> Article On Zimmerman Verdict Quotes A “Howie Felterbush”

Here's the original article, which we're assuming was reported by a former KTVU employee. ...

Split-Screen Is Not Always The Best Option For Breaking News

h/t to Andrew...

"Oh, Come On": Eric Wynalda Reacts Like A Patriot To USMNT Failure

Oh, come on. It's not like Eric Wynalda's ever really been good at soccer commentary. He was just supposed to be the better half of a booth with the still-struggling Gus Johnson for Fox Sports....

Even YES Can't Believe The Yankees Got This Call

It says a lot when even YES Network, the house organ to end all house organs in sports broadcasting, can't justify a call going the Yankees' way....

Pranked TV Station Reports “Ho Lee Fuk,” “Wi Tu Lo” As SF Crash Pilots

Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU purportedly learned the names of the flight crew of Asiana flight 214, which crashed last Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, killing two. These—"Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow"—are not their names. The newscaster's credulous rea...

ESPN Gets Defensive About Ratings Drop

Earlier this week we told you about ESPN's recent ratings woes. The numbers dropped significantly in the second quarter this year. They were down in the first quarter, too, and they were flat last year. Now that the news is getting around, ESPN PR—which usually projects an air of lordly remove in t...