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Summer In The City
Here's an article I wrote for SI.com four years ago about summer sports in New York:...
Russia: Tourists, Athletes Subject To Anti-Gay Laws At Winter Olympics
Russia has a problem: Gay people exist. They're ghastly and gross and bad, and they could destroy the traditional family and rip apart the very fabric of the nation. Even the idea of homosexuality represents a danger to the country, which is why this summer, Vladimir Putin signed wide-sweeping anti-...
Reporter Is Really Concerned About All The Condoms In This Parking Lot
Is it just me, or are there not actually any condoms in that parking lot?...
Report: A-Rod Considering Settlement
MLB has made it clear to Alex Rodriguez and anyone willing to listen that a lifetime ban was possible for his connection to Biogenesis. Hours after MLB's final and most emphatic threat, A-Rod and his representatives are trying to negotiate a settlement for a "lengthy suspension" to avoid such a poss...
Alex Rodriguez Ate At Hooters
TMZ is exclusively reporting that Alex Rodriguez—baseball's Alex Rodriguez—and a lady-friend had lunch at Hooters over the weekend. Soak it in, folks; this is it. This is what rock bottom looks like. ...
<em>USA Today</em>: MLB "Prepared" To Suspend Alex Rodriguez For Life
Hot off the internet machine is this dispatch from Bob Nightengale:...
Can Baseball Actually Ban Alex Rodriguez?
Originally published in Bloomberg View....
Why Robert Lewandowski, Gareth Bale, Luis Suárez Want To Move, But Can't
Last May, Borussia Dortmund lost to rivals FC Bayern in the Champions League final after finishing second by 25 points to Bayern in the German Bundesliga. Just days after, it was reported that Dortmund's Mario Götze and Robert Lewandowski—possibly the club's two best players—were headed to Bayern. G...
Red Sox Get Jake Peavy In Three-Team Deal
Late last night, we finally got some TRADE FUCKING DEADLINE action thanks to a three-team deal struck by the Red Sox, White Sox, and Tigers. Boston comes away from the deal with the most meaningful upgrade, nabbing Jake Peavy in exchange for shortstop Jose Iglesias and a bushel of prospects. ...
A History Of Violence
Dig Carlo Rotella’s 2008 Washtington Post Magazine profile of the novelist and screenwriter George Pelicanos:...
MLB Tells Union Who's Getting Suspended; Announcements Coming Soon
If you've been feeling like a kid trying to sleep on Christmas Eve, the wait for Biogenesis suspensions is almost over: MLB has informed the players' union whom it intends to suspend and for how long. And if reports are to be believed, everyone plans to take a deal—except Alex Rodriguez....
As The Sun Sets Through Everyday
One of the all-time cool-out records: ...
The Man Who Scored The First Basket In NBA History Has Died
Ossie Schectman, who scored the very first basket in the very first game of the Basketball Association of America (the predecessor of the NBA), passed away today at the age of 94....
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....
Bud Selig Poses With A Kid Wearing An “A*Roid” T-Shirt
Reader Adam sends along this photo, which was snapped at a Fanfest event before the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis. It's a fitting picture, despite the fact that old man Bud probably didn't notice what was on Adam's shirt before agreeing to pose. ...
Andrelton Simmons Is Good At Baseball Tricks. His Teammates Are Not
Remember that old Nike commercial in which Tiger Woods did that awesome bouncing-ball trick? You know, the one that every kid within 15 miles of a driving range spent the next two years trying to duplicate. Well, a few Atlanta Braves players recently tried to execute a baseball-themed version of the...