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Bill Raftery Leaving ESPN For Fox Sports
Fox Sports 1, which launches in August, has poached its biggest name from Bristol: Bill Raftery is joining Fox Sports 1 after more than three decades with ESPN. He'll do Big East games with Gus Johnson. Enjoy that, internet. ...
I Can't Stop Looking At These Pics Of Pierre McGuire Scaling The Boards
NBC rinkside reporter Pierre McGuire is presumably allowed to leave his spot between the benches; we just can't picture him anywhere else. But a series of photos shows that Pierre does need the occasional escape—and it's not that easy for him to get back in....
Birds on a Wire
Over at his website, David Simon reprints an entertaining piece he wrote last year for Sports Illustrated about rooting for the Orioles:...
Pimpin' Ain't Easy
From Humans of New York, the business card says it all:...
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. ...
The Look of Love
Found at the consistently-stellar site, Kottke, check this out:...
Big Trouble with a Capital "T"
From Lenny Shecter, dig this 1963 Sports Illustrated piece on Rubin "Hurricane" Carter:...
Straight, No Chaser
Last week, we featured an excerpt from Eliot Asinof's fine baseball novel, Man on Spikes. Today, here's more on Asinof....
Bet a Million
I once had dinner with Vic Ziegel and asked him to name the most literate sports writer. And he laughed at me, laughed at the idea that someone working on deadline would stop to consider what they were doing literate. ...
Brighton Manager Learns From BBC He's Been Fired While Working For BBC
Gus Poyet had been the manager for Brighton & Hove Albion for over three years when he was suspended following the club's loss to Crystal Palace in mid-May. Today, Poyet learned he was officially fired when BBC producers printed out a press release from the team announcing the decision and it was ...
Old Timey
The Yankees are the only team in baseball that still holds an Old Timer's Day. It's equal parts pitiful and proud, cool and corn, genuine nostalgia and Yankee self-aggrandizement. It's probably a health hazard, too. But I enjoy it. ...
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...
A Win Is A Win, But The Blackhawks Have Been Fortunate.
Three out of the four Stanley Cup Finals games have been decided in overtime. The other one was decided by two goals. The Bruins and Blackhawks both have loads of talent, but good fortune's also played a part....
Golfer Celebrates A Nice Shot By Picking His Nose
Golfer Charley Hoffman struck gold after hitting this shot just next to the hole at the Travelers Championship. He apparently struck gold in his nose, too....
Wil Myers's First MLB Home Run Was A Grand Slam
Potential Tampa Bay rookie sensation Wil Myers smacked his first career homer against the Yankees today with the bases loaded. Brett Gardner may have unintentionally helped it over the wall, but it was still nice....
Why Are You Yelling, Flip Saunders?
HOPE EVERYONE SURVIVED STORMS IN MINNESOTA WITHOUT TOO MUCH DAMAGE. THX FOR DRAFT SUGGESTIONS. DO KNOW EVERYONE CANT BE PLEASED. GO WOLVES...