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How We Acquired That Bo Pelini Audio Recording
That audio of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini venting and cursing (and cursing and cursing) about fans and some members of the media has existed for two years now. But it was made public yesterday because that's when we first learned of it. In fact, the source who gave us the recording reached out...
Bo Pelini On Nebraska Fans: "Fuck You, Fans. Fuck All Of You."
This is fun. Here we have an audiotape of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini flipping his shit about both the media and the Cornhuskers' fans after a 2011 game. Why are we getting this now? Well, our tipster was particularly exercised by Nebraska's flameout against UCLA on Saturday, which has led to ...
Old Glory: Long Live the Bills
Here's a good one for you—Ben Austen's 2012 story for Grantland, "The Glorious Plight of the Buffalo Bills": ...
The Veeck Family Business: Make 'Em Laugh
Last month, Michael MacCambridge was good enough to include Tom Boswell's 1981 Inside Sports profile of Bill Veeck to Grantland's stellar "Director's Cut" series....
Irritating bracket can't get geography right either: "Romantics will regard the Killers as this year's Gonzaga, or more recently, Butler — a mid-major with a solid program, and a dynamic man out front. ... Consider these similarities: the Killers' Las Vegas home base and those mid-majors' Southweste...
Young Gun: Dempsey Pounds Willard
Slide on over to Deadline Artists for this look into the past—Grantland Rice's 1919 column on the Jack Dempsey Jess Willard fight:...
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[UPDATE] Siragusa Forced To Sell Restaurant License After Drunk Patrons Die
UPDATE: In the official press release regarding the matter, Siragusa is not listed as an owner of this specific Tiffany's. The owners are Bruno D'Uva Sr., Bruno D'Uva Jr., and Lisa Barna....
The Greatest Yankees Meltdown Ever Captured On Tape [NSFW]
Here's a cool old relic from the last great era of Yankees dysfunction. It's a clip of Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage losing his shit in front of the New York media in 1982—the beginning of a miserable, drawn-out decade for the organization, when all that '70s glory turned to pinstriped shit....
Padres Analyst Sneaks A "Baby Booey" Into The Telecast
It might be the most commonly spoken phrase in the history of televised baseball: "This copyrighted telecast is presented by authority of the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, &c., &c." But do you really listen? Padres color commentator Mark Grant is betting you don't....
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
Over at Grantland, dig this cool short film by Caroline Laskow and Ian Rosenberg on Wilt Chamberlain in the Catskills. ...
What's Your Problem With My Dreadlocks, Bill Simmons?
Originally published on WayneWashingtonHoops.com....
Tiger's Burdened Walk
Charlie Pierce once wrote a celebrated story about Tiger Woods. Now, he writes about Woods again. Slide on over to Grantland and read "The Burdened Walk":...
What Is Nate Silver's New ESPN Site Going To Look Like?
Nate Silver's ESPN-owned FiveThirtyEight site is not going to be The Nate Silver Show + a few contributors. Silver's plan is to make it a Grantland II, of sorts. ...
Kevin Durant Remorselessly Swats The Jump Shots Of Children
Children beware, if you attend Kevin Durant's basketball camp, you are likely to get your shit ruined. ...
Shall We Dance?
Another gem from Grantland’s “Director’s Cut” series, this one by the late Paul Hemphill (may he not be soon forgotten)....
Woman Sobs And Rants After Not Getting Autographs At Redskins Camp
Oh, dear. This is just so very sad. Crying Giants fan, you may have met your match. ...
I Can't Stop Looking At Steve Spurrier In A Fast-Food Restaurant
I’m not sure which part of this photo of Steve Spurrier in a fast-food restaurant I like the most. That suit with the undone tie that makes him look like he just slept in his car? The sunglasses indoors? That thumbs-up and facial expression of utter satisfaction as he reaches into the condiment stat...
Bringing It All Back Home
Grantland's Director's Cut series began with this gem from Tony Kornheiser: a 1980 Inside Sports cover story on Nolan Ryan:...