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<i>Charlie Hebdo </i>Is France's Answer To <i>South Park</i>, Or Vice Versa
Most Americans woke up last Wednesday, scrolled through social media, learned of the Paris terrorist attack that left 12 dead, and, within minutes, had formed an opinion about a French satirical newspaper they'd never heard of. A consensus emerged: Charlie Hebdo (typical print run: 60,000) was an ...
P.J. Hairston Flies And Flops Into Coach Pop
This might be the least believable flop I've ever seen in the NBA....
The Best Fake Law Firm Name We've Ever Seen Added Some New Partners
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Dumbest Man Alive Gives Dumbest Possible Explanation For Dumb HOF Vote
This year, I decided to make my life a little happier by giving up on my usual winter pastime of hate-reading terrible Hall of Fame columns written by trolls and gibbering nitwits. Stan Keister of the Hackensack Courier-Educator-Herald voted for no one and spent his entire column on the greatness of...
The Winter Classic Was Really Great Even If Not Many People Watched
Did you see the Capitals top the Blackhawks in a thrilling game played outdoors at Washington's Nationals Park? Statistically, you probably did not:...
Report: Jabari Parker Out For The Season With Suspected Torn ACL
Jabari Parker will likely miss the rest of the season with a "suspected torn ACL," according to ESPN's Marc Stein. Parker left last night's win over the Suns with a "sprained knee" after he collided with PJ Tucker. He becomes the second lottery pick to suffer a season-ending injury, after Julius Ran...
Liverpool Still Rely On A Player They No Longer Have
On Saturday, Liverpool dominated midtable side Hull City, but couldn't find the back of the net. Though they came close to stealing all three points with a late flurry, the match finished a scoreless draw. It was Liverpool's best performance of a nightmare week....
FA Charges Rio Ferdinand With Misconduct, Probably For "Yo Mama" Joke
The English FA can't really be this uptight, can they? Today, the Premier League's governing body has announced that it has charged QPR's Rio Ferdinand with misconduct for a Tweet of his, without mentioning the specific one. It appears that it is this little bit of humor, sent to a bantering Mancu...
Dude Faints Three Damn Times While On Slingshot Amusement Park Ride
Videos of people freaking out while on the slingshot ride have become an entire YouTube genre, but aside from the one in which DMX rides the slingshot with a stranger, none of them have made me laugh as much as this one did....
So Did Rajon Rondo Break His Hand At A Trampoline Park Or Not?
The controversy over just how Rajon Rondo broke his hand, which should be nicknamed "TrampGate" but probably won't be, has entered its fourth day. And on Day 4, as these things usually go, the trampoline park manager has spoken....
Attention To Detail
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<em>South Park</em> Trashes The Washington Redskins; Watch The Highlights
South Park's season premiered tonight with a take on the Washington Redskins nickname and its trademark cancellation. If you missed it, here are the best moments. (Note that they were quick to replace RG3—who appeared in last week's teaser—with Kirk Cousins.)...
Soccer's Faulty New Money Rule Hurts The Clubs It Was Meant To Protect
Queens Park Rangers are the latest victim of Financial Fair Play, the laudably-aimed yet poorly calibrated rules which are in theory meant to keep teams solvent but in practice keep them from sensibly spending to improve their position, or even from spending money they actually have. Yesterday, Engl...
The Wet Stuff
Over at Grantland, here's our pal Bryan Curtis on the men who built the great American waterpark:...
The Gonzo <em>District B13</em> Proves That Parkour Was Good For Something
Right now, someone, somewhere, is trying to turn Ice Bucket Challenge: The Movie into a thing. That's how it works: These little movements bubble up from nowhere, briefly seize the collective imagination, and then disappear in a ball of smoke before some asshole figures out a way to monetize the t...
Brittney Griner Throws Down A Nice Breakaway Dunk
Brittney Griner slammed home the first dunk in the history of the WNBA playoffs during last night's rout of the L.A. Sparks. ...
KBO Star Murders Baseball Over Enormous Scoreboard In Center Field
Korean Baseball star Park Byung-Ho of the Nexen Heroes absolutely demolished a home run on Friday that cleared the giant scoreboard in centerfield. He now has 39 home runs, most in KBO. That's four more than the his teammate Kang Jung Ho, and 13 more than the next guy Lee Seung Yuop at 26. Heroes be...
Let It Be Demolished: Paul McCartney Shuts Down Candlestick Park
Paul McCartney is like the Grand Canyon, or bangers and mash: There's no sexing him up. At 72, he's the rare individual for whom the phrase "living legend" feels like kind of a slight. Bigger than Jesus? Quite possibly. But how many records did Jesus ever sell, and what has he done for you lately? T...
Here's How To Sneak Into Candlestick Park
That guy in the picture above is a reader who just emailed to tell us all about how he snuck into Candlestick Park yesterday, where he hung out on the field for about a half hour without anybody noticing or caring. The key to sneaking in appears to be wearing a suit and telling security you are ther...