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Ali In Exile: The Once And Future Champ Clowns In NYC, 1968
For several years in the late Sixties, while (largely) lesser fighters vied for the heavyweight title and while his great nemesis Joe Frazier was powering his way through the ranks, Muhammad Ali was effectively in exile. Barred from the prizefighting ring for refusing induction into the Army ("War i...

Pouya Dianat's Gorgeous Baseball Photography
Slide on over to the New York Times and enjoy this slideshow of Pouya Dianat's beautiful photography. ...

The Taxonomy Of Brewing: 500 Beers On One Ridiculous Chart
Updating their 2010 and 2011 offerings, Pop Chart Lab has released "The Magnificent Multitude of Beer," a 60'' x 40'' print/chart detailing dozens of brewing styles and sub-styles, as well as over 500 individual beers (click here for a larger version)....

Jay Z Explains Why He'll Be A Good Sports Agent: "I Was A Drug Dealer"
The November issue of Vanity Fair features a big story on Jay Z—Get ready to find out how he wooed Beyoncé!—and the mag released an interview from the story today, a portion of which deals with Jay's recent venture into the world of sports agency:...

Infographic Of Mariano Rivera's Career
The most talented Craig Robinson looks at Mariano Rivera's career....

Drake And Rob Ford, Together At Last
There was a press conference in Toronto today to announce that the city will be hosting the 2016 NBA all-star game. Crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford was there. Toronto native Drake was also there, because Drake is now some kind of "global ambassador" for the Toronto Raptors, whatever that means. We're j...

Chart: Eli Manning Has Started 150 Consecutive Games; We Are Old
Eli Manning made his 150th consecutive start for the Giants this Sunday, completing 18 of 37 passes for 217 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. The excellent New York Times graphics team has put Manning's feat of longevity into historical context, creating an interactive chart that chronicle...

Who Is The Most Pompous Sports Pundit? A Scientific Investigation
Of all the stupid rhetorical plays columnists use—issuing thundering imperatives, positioning their banal opinions as the exact midpoints between varieties of unyielding madness, championing their cronies' worthless businesses as examples of the disciplinary power of markets, etc. etc.—the funniest ...

See Ya, Mick: The Best Photo Ever Taken Of A Great Athlete in Decline
All the recent hoopla around Mariano Rivera's retirement brings to mind other, crappier ways that famous athletes have elected to leave the game(s) they love....

G.O.A.T
It ain't cheap but Taschen Books' tribute to Muhammad Ali, Greatest of All Time, sure is fucking fabulous. ...

Royals Win In 10 On Justin Maxwell's Walk-Off, Pimp-Hit Grand Slam
It wasn't a good day for the person doing the closed captioning on the Royals' TV broadcast. ...

Here's Willie Mays, MVP, Eating Breakfast In His Little Apartment
In 1954, Willie Mays was 23 years old. That year he hit 41 home runs, had a .345 average, and was the National League MVP. And here he is, at his rented apartment in a Harlem walk-up with his landlady, one Mrs. Goosby, looking protectively over his shoulder as he eats....

The Beautiful Photography Site: Everyday I Show
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Villa Scores Hat Trick As Atlético Beats The Washington Nationals 5-2
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Infographic: Are College Sports In The Midst Of A "Shaq Boom"?
Over on his blog, Ken Pomeroy makes a convincing case that we're in the midst of a "Shaq Boom." The babies named "Shaquille" that were born in O'Neal's heyday in the '90s are now turning 18 and entering college basketball. The name "Shaquille" first entered the list of top 1,000 baby names in 1991 (...

A Conversation With Ron Rapoport
Best of Chicago: Westbrook Pegler on Babe Ruth's called shot | Wendell Smith on the White Sox in Jim Crow Florida | Bob Greene on a hockey "intellectual" | Skip Bayless on Harry Caray | John Schulian on the end of summer...
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Dear CBS, Please Stop Using Yellow In Your Ticker [Update]
I've been bugged by this since around 3:55, and I'm not the only one—we've gotten emails and tweets from people complaining about CBS's ticker, which uses a striking yellow "Final" box to indicate which games are over. If you're half paying attention, it makes you think there's a flag on the play. E...

Peyton Manning Is From Los Angeles, According To CBS
CBS's Manning Bowl graphics have played up the brothers' backgrounds, with a New York City skyline for Eli and for Peyton.. Los Angeles? Wait, why?...