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Referee Hit With Smoke Bomb Thrown By Tottenham Supporter
West Midlands police arrested two men believed to be responsible for tossing a flare or a smoke bomb onto the pitch during yesterday's Tottenham Hotspur-Aston Villa match. In footage that was broadcast to viewers on Sky Sports 1, which you can watch below, the smoke bomb struck assistant referee Dav...

Lahr and Buscemi: Who You Callin' Funny-Lookin?
John Lahr's first book was a biography of his father, Bert Lahr, Notes on a Cowardly Lion....

My Life As A Young Thug By Mike Tyson
In the latest issue of New York Magazine, Mike Tyson looks back:...

Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 7 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....

Prince Fielder Continues To Be Tripped Up By The Same Thing
(Previously.)...

Idiot On The Field Interrupts Premier League Action
This idiot made his way onto the pitch During Man City's match against West Ham United. Now, while there may not be a thrilling takedown or anything like that, you've got to give him a little credit for his Stay-Puft-Marshmallow-Man-like run....

Arsenal Just Scored The Best Goal Of The Season So Far
Arsenal are playing Norwich City today in the English Premier League, and Gunners fans were excited to see new signing Mesut Özil team up with their best player from last year, Spanish attacking midfielder Santi Cazorla. But striker Oliver Giroud and midfielder Jack Wilshere stole the show when the...

Tom Terrific And His Mystic Talent
From Pat Jordan's 1972 SI profile of Tom Seaver:...

What's Behind The Grambling Football Team's Protest
Grambling's storied football program is in complete disarray. On Tuesday, players walked out of a meeting with coaches and administrators. On Wednesday, they skipped practice altogether in protest, then repeated the boycott again today. And interim coach George Ragsdale has reportedly been fired. Th...

The Playmaker Gives Up The Ball
Paul Solotaroff profiles Jason Kidd in the latest issue of Men's Journal:...

Book We Want To Believe: A-Rod Got His Hookers "Two At A Time"
Do you like pure, shameless, unverifiable A-Rod gossip? Good, so do we. An upcoming book, about his luxury condo tower of all things, reports that Rodriguez had a thing for hiring prostitutes in pairs....

"Redskins": A Native's Guide To Debating An Inglorious Word
Nigga say nigga we cool but/Cracker say nigga, nigga knocked the fuck up ... —NWA, "Niggaz 4 Life"...

20 Minutes At Rucker Park
Nice piece by Flinder Boyd over at SB Nation Longform. ...

Aaron Hernandez's Girlfriend Accused Of Destroying Evidence
Shayanna Jenkins appeared in Bristol County court today, three weeks after being indicted for perjury relating to the murder case against Aaron Hernandez. Speaking at the hearing, prosecutors alleged that Jenkins actively disposed of evidence that could have tied Hernandez to the shooting death of O...

So, What <em>Was</em> Philip Rivers Saying Here?
So commenter 50ShadesOfJimGray made our day with his caption of this Philip Rivers GIF, but now we can't help but wonder what Rivers is actually saying. Maybe "Nnnnhh, peppermint roll!" is a real catchphrase....

Lighten Up, Francis
A trip to the SI Vault brings us this gem on David Cone by my man John Ed Bradley. From the 1993 Baseball Preview issue:...

Philip Rivers Is An Intense Weirdo
San Diego 19, Indianapolis 9: This is the only GIF necessary from this game. Nick Novak hit a 50-yard field goal just inside the two-minute warning to give the Chargers a two-possession lead. This was Philip Rivers's reaction. He's like a sad movie character who pumps himself up in front of a mirro...

How Statistically Unlikely Was The Patriots Comeback? (Spoiler: Very)
How unlikely was Tom Brady's game-winning pass to Kenbrell Thompkins? Unlikely enough to make this Win Probability chart for the Saints look like it got stabbed in the heart with a spear. ...
