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Which Oakland Player's Bare Ass Was Caught On Camera Last Night?
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Serena Williams Just Won the 2013 French Open
Top-seeded Serena Williams just beat Maria Sharapova in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4, to clinch this year's French Open. It capped a ridiculous tournament for the 31-year-old champion, who mowed down her opponents en route to the second French Open win in her career....
Big Brown Has A Nicer House And Way More Sex Than You
Yesterday, we published a story on racehorse Big Brown's near-completion of the 2008 Triple Crown, and some shady Wall Street characters who surrounded the horse's failed run. Last night, the Wall Street Journal took readers on a tour of some of Kentucky's greatest stud farms, where retired racehors...
My Dinner With Ali
Adapted from the original, which was published in 1989 in the Louisville Courier-Journal Magazine. Footnotes from the author (as told to Tommy Craggs) are included throughout the story, and a postscript from Glenn Stout, editor of Houghton Mifflin’s Best American Sports Writing series, follows. The ...
Yasiel Puig Does It Again, Goes Opposite Field For Grand Slam
Yasiel Puig has played in four Major League Baseball games. He has made three curtain calls already....
Tony Parker Lifted The Spurs Over The Heat With This Shot
The San Antonio Spurs just upset the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA Finals, 92-88. There's a lot to cover, but for now, let's just watch this over and over and over again....
Fight Breaks Out In Pricey Seats At Blackhawks-Kings Game
A fight broke out at a hockey game? That's not surprising. That it happened in the stands—and in seats that likely cost more than you or I could ever imagine affording—is....
Serena Williams Is Destroying Everyone In The French Open
It's time to talk about Serena Williams. ...
On the Slant
A few weeks ago I had a phone conversation with Red Smith's biographer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Ira Berkow. He told me:...
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Report: A-Rod Refuses To Give Bosch Money; Bosch Cuts Deal With MLB
According to the New York Daily News, Anthony Bosch tried to get money from A-Rod to help pay his mounting legal bills, due in part to the frivolous lawsuit filed by Major League Baseball for tortious interference. A-Rod refused his request, so Bosch cut a deal that would end the lawsuit and require...
The Penguins Hang Around But Boston Takes Commanding 3-0 Lead
In this longest game of the playoffs, the Bruins got off to a fast start again when David Krejci scored within the first two minutes of Game 3. It was his ninth goal of these playoffs, the most of any player. The lead held until midway into the second period when Chris Kunitz lit the lamp off a nic...
Guy Runs Over Kid Trying To Get Game-Tying Grand Slam In Seattle
So, there's a pretty bonkers game going on in the Pacific Northwest. The Mariners and White Sox were in a scoreless tie for 13 innings before Alex Rios broke the tie with a little single to left-center. Chicago added four more runs and, mercifully, it looked like the game was over....
Goalie Scores Own Goal With Huge Assist From Mother Nature
Most of the more common own goals you'll see are the result of miscommunication or some freak bounce that happens too quickly for the goalie to react. Not so in this recent match from Italy's Serie D. ...
Guy Tries To Catch Foul Ball, Fails, But His Lady Friend Catches It
This is a refreshing change from how it's been going lately. ...