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S'Long Holly
Carol Reed's movie The Third Man, based on one of Graham Greene's "entertainments," is a favorite....

Bear Walks Into A Bar, Nobody Notices
An Estes Park, Colo., bar was recently visited by a curious bear who just wanted to say "What's up?" to the ladies and possibly make a few friends. You know, the usual stuff. Despite arriving in style at 9:15 p.m. (that's when all the cool people arrive), the poor bear's nightlife experience left mu...

Mike Francesa Cuts Off Caller's On-Air Marriage Proposal To Girlfriend
Are you near New York and thinking of proposing to your lover? Yay for you! But how and where to pop the question? Your cup runneth over with charming options: a favorite restaurant, somewhere with a stunning view, the afternoon drive-time show on WFAN....

One Ohio State Player Dismissed From Team, Other Arrested
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that top Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde has been dismissed from the team by head coach Urban Meyer. Hyde was reportedly named as a person of interest in a case regarding a woman who was assaulted in a Columbus bar this weekend. At this point, Hyde has not been...

Brad Stevens’s Wife Negotiated His Boston Celtics Contract
The Indianapolis Star published an interview with new Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens' wife Tracy yesterday, and it was adorable. The Q+A was essentially a goodbye to Mrs. Stevens, who undoubtedly assumed status during her husband's six-year stint as Butler University's head basketball coach....

New Maple Leafs Boss Has Already Planned A Stanley Cup Parade
You don't touch the Cup. You don't plan the parade route. Conventional wisdom that simply hasn't worked for 46 years, so maybe it's worth tempting the jinx to try something wholly new and inconceivable in Toronto: a little optimism....

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....

What Exactly Is Happening In This Old Photo Of Mike And The Mad Dog?
This amazing photograph comes to us from reader Ryan, who says he found it in an old Giants program from the early '90s. Please bask in the glory of Mike Francesa's jacket, Mad Dog's shirt-tucked-into-the-jeans look, and the fact that it's impossible to tell which one of them is supposed to be the r...

And Say Children, What Does It All Mean?
The Little Flower reads the comics....

As I Was Saying---
Dan Barry takes the mickey out of John Sterling in the New York Times:...

This Sure Looks Like Ike Reese Passed Out At A Bar In Philly
Either that, or he's just resting his eyes a bit while out on the town. Look alive, Ike! ...

Nobody Knows Anything
Via Cinephilia and Beyond, check out this post about William Goldman. It features the following interview with Goldman and John Cleese: ...

Bradley Cooper And Gerard Butler Enjoyed Their Time At Wimbledon
Cooper and, particularly, Butler really lose themselves in their roles on the set of Wimblebros, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Laker Bros....

The Tour De France Is Also A Tour Of French Bros
Chris Froome today won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, becoming only the sixth Briton to wear the yellow jersey in the century-old race, joining last year's winner, Sir Bradley Wiggins. (So what if Froome was born in Kenya and lives in South Africa and Monaco — he's got the passport, so natu...

Brad Stevens Just Doesn't Age
One more Brad Stevens shot, from his playing days at DePauw: pic.twitter.com/jsBUW9by2o...

Arencibia's Pleasant Retorts Are Canada's Version Of Shit-Talk
When Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia heard the media criticism in Toronto, he had two choices. He could bear the slings and arrows in silence, or he could stand up take the fight right back to 'em. The 27-year-old opted for the latter, and did so in a most Canadian fashion: respectfully dispute his...

Holy Shit: Brad Stevens Is The New Coach Of The Boston Celtics
Humming along, day before a national holiday, late afternoon, nothing to see here—wait, holy shit, Brad Stevens just took the head coach position with the Boston Celtics. The 36-year-old Stevens had been in charge at Butler for six years, with two NCAA finals appearances, four Horizon League champio...

The Odd Couple
From Jock magazine, here's a 1969 one-on-one with Bill Bradley and Calvin Hill. ...

Clippers Swap Eric Bledsoe For J.J. Redick In Three-Team Trade
Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Clippers, Bucks, and Suns have finalized a mini-blockbuster of sorts. The Clippers are sending young stud Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler's expiring contract to the Suns in exchange for Jared Dudley. The Bucks are shipping J.J. Redick to the Clips, and ...