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College Athlete Ends Career To Donate Bone Marrow To Man With Leukemia
Cameron Lyle is a senior at the University of New Hampshire and a member of the track and field team, focusing primarily on the shot put. In his sophomore year, the team encouraged players to join the bone marrow registry and Lyle signed up and got his mouth swabbed....
Delaware Police Finally Track Down Man Wanted For 16 Naked Incidents
"Naked incidents" sounds pretty weird, right? And 16 of them seems like kind of a lot, yes? Questions for another day, I'm afraid. We've got more important things to talk about....
Good News, Thunder Fans Have A New Fight Song To Sing While Shirtless
Nice song, Mathias in Southern California. Nice pecs, too. Keep doing you. ...
Robin van Persie's Wondergoal Likely Delivered Man United An EPL Title
Yes, he was offside. Yes, it was against hapless Aston Villa, who ought to be down at least 4-0 already. But Robin van Persie's golazo today in the match Manchester United needs to clinch their 20th league title is remarkable under any conditions....
Brand New TV News Anchor's First Words On-Air: "Fuckin' Shit!"
Tonight was A.J. Clemente's first night at the anchor desk for Bismarck NBC affiliate KFYR. Things did not go well for A.J....
Here's The Wheelchair Collision From The London Marathon
We told you earlier today about the accident at the London Marathon early Sunday morning between an olympic champion and a wheelchair racer. Now we have video....
Rain Makes Everything More Dramatic: Recovering Fatass Soundtrack
A weekly look at the iPod of a regular dude trying to run himself out of an early grave....
More "Fucking" On Cable Television This Weekend
There's been a lot of "fucking" on TV recently; this time it's on ESPN during the X Games in Brazil....
Jack Edwards Is Crazy, Compares Matt Cooke To Sirhan Sirhan
And just like that Jack Edwards cashes in all that Boston good will....
Are Men More Likely To Stand On The Subway Than Women?
Welcome to Dataspin, a weekly data visualization of whatever the fuck....
Mother Knows Best
Here's Frank Deford's 1978 Sports Illustrated portrait of Jimmy Connors: "Raised By Women to Conquer Men."...
Transit Cop Injured In Gun Battle Has Been Identified
Authorities have released the name of the MBTA transit police officer who was shot and injured by the Boston bombing suspects. He is Richard H. Donohue Jr., 33, and he has been a transit cop for three years. He is reportedly in critical condition at Mount Auburn Hospital....
Your Team Will Win 11, Maybe 12 Games Next Season
Originally published April 20, 2011....
NFL Player's Boyfriend: Teammates Knew We Were Humping And Didn't Mind
Anyone wondering whether an NFL locker room would accept a gay teammate? Check out this interview with Russell "Hollywood" Simpson, the man who says he's Kerry Rhodes's former lover (emphasis ours):...
Olympic Organizers: Ugh, Fine. We Won't Kill 2,000 Stray Cats And Dogs
Getting a city ready to host the Winter Olympics is not an easy task. Stadiums have to be built, snow has to be hoarded, scores of innocent animals have to be mercilessly slaughtered. It's all just such an ordeal....
Cool Hand Joe
If you've never read Gay Talese's seminal Esquire magazine story on Joe DiMaggio, do yourself a favor and check out "The Silent Season of a Hero."...
Soccer Coach Steals Player's Credit Card To Buy 36 Bottles Of Jäger
This is Josip Gašpar. Jozo played nine years for Croatia's most popular team, and even had one cap at the national level. Until April, Jozo coached first-division side Prečko. But Jozo was fired, and no one knew why, until today. ...
Minor Leaguer Reportedly Tried To Climb Into Stands To Fight Fan
Details are still scarce and even a bit contradictory, but according to reports, fans in Toledo angered one or more Indianapolis Indians players last night by throwing things at them, and that at one point former major leaguer Félix Pié attempted to climb over a railing to go after people before bei...