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Trapped In The Water Closet, Featuring Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney had himself a bit of an adventure in the dugout bathroom at O.co Coliseum last night. It's unclear what exactly caused it, but the Rays closer found the exit blocked and required the introduction of a foreign object before he was finally free....
Chargers Announcer Has Something To Say About "Richard Cunt"
Billy Ray Smith, the color commentator for Chargers preseason broadcasts on KFMB, made a reference last night to Richard Kent, a punter who was cut by San Diego on Sunday. Smith initially used the wrong vowel when pronouncing Kent's last name. His quick correction rolled right off his tongue....
Here's Alfonso Soriano Celebrating A Home Run He Didn't Hit
This looks like a home run celebration—you always save the bat-toss-transitional-slow-trot-skip for home runs—but it is not a home run celebration....
Joe Flacco Couldn't Understand A Damn Thing Ray Lewis Said
Nice little profile in ESPN The Mag of Joe Flacco, the defending Super Bowl MVP who can't get any respect. We'll have more on Flacco, but let's pull out one quote that's getting all the attention....
Ray Lewis And Pharrell Team Up For A Mixtape Of Sorts
So this is weird. Pharrell Williams, who is perhaps the hottest producer in music right now, has teamed up with former NFL linebacker and full-time crazy person Ray Lewis to release a mixtape. It's not really a mixtape, though, it's just four minutes of Lewis's old locker room speeches backed by Pha...
We Finally Saw An Idiot On The Field In Person
By "we" I mean "Tim Burke," and by "saw" I mean "properly recorded video with a smartphone in landscape mode."...
The Elements of Style: "I Never Liked Fighting"
My father wasn’t a boxing fan but talked about Sugar Ray Robinson with admiration. Robinson was a brutal and efficient fighter, I was told, “pound-for-pound, the greatest boxer of all-time."...
Rays Handling A Long-Ass Snake? Rays Handling A Long-Ass Snake.
It's the Rays. And they're handling a long-ass snake....
Juan Uribe Fell For The Hidden-Ball Trick
The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off the hidden-ball trick Saturday, and Juan Uribe was the unfortunate victim....
Watch Bill Murray And Harry Caray Kick Off The Cubs' First Night Game
Twenty-five years ago today, the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies played the first-ever night game at Wrigley Field. After having only played day games since claiming the park as home in 1916, the Cubs finally succumbed to pressure from MLB, which threatened that if the team ever won a pen...
Trouble Is My Business
“Any man who can write a page of living prose adds something to our life, and the man who can, as I can, is surely the last to resent someone who can do it even better. An artist cannot deny art, nor would he want to. A lover cannot deny love.”...
Can I Have Your Autograph?
Ray Robinson? Terrific guy—great guy, in fact. ...
Dwyane Wade And His Sons Are Trayvon Martin
Dwyane Wade, who Sharpied "RIP Trayvon Martin" and "We Want Justice" on his shoes in the wake of Martin's 2012 shooting, is still taking up for the slain Florida teen, this time on one September cover of EBONY....
Rays Lose Faith In Ball Boy; Ball Boy Redeems Self With Terrific Catch
A true-life story of failure, doubt, and redemption played out in the Rays' bullpen, as ball boy R.J. Boggs turned boos into a standing ovation midway through last night's game at Tropicana Field....
Hey, An Umpire Blew A Call That Affected The Outcome Of A Game
And it was Jerry Meals! And, say, he's done this sort of thing before!...
Woman Not Pressing Charges Against OSU RB Carlos Hyde (For Now)
Police in Columbus, Ohio, say they've closed the case involving Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde, who was a person of interest in an alleged assault on a woman at a nightclub on July 20. The 19-year-old victim decided not to press charges....
Chris Bosh Gets No Respect In The Russian Nesting Doll Game
According to the Reddit user who spotted these nesting dolls while visiting Russia, Bosh's doll was the smallest one in the set, coming in behind both Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers. That's some cold shit, Russia....
Things Are Getting Salty Between The Rays And Red Sox
John Farrell was ejected in the eighth inning after a blown call at home plate—that would have tied the score—ended the inning....