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In case you forgot, Justin Herbert had a historic rookie season
A lot of people are aware of the fact that Justin Herbert is what we in the sports word like to call “good,” but it doesn’t seem like the brilliant start to his career is being talked about enough....
Keith Hernandez was ready to dip when the lights went out in St. Louis
Before the Mets lost to the Cardinals 6-5 and fired hitting coach Chili Davis and his assistant Tom Slater, the team had something else to worry about — actually finishing the game. ...
Mets breaking bank for Francisco Lindor has claimed its first victim
It’s funny who ends up paying after a team signs a player to its biggest ever contract. The Mets stuck it on the little guy after the team’s wonky start at the plate, firing hitting coach Chili Davis and his assistant Tom Slater. The Mets are 11-12 and that’s not what they had in mind this year afte...
Mocking the Mock Draft: First-round scenarios sure to piss everyone off
You all have seen more mock drafts than you can count by now. I get it. I promise you, though, you have not and will not see another that resembles this in any way. With the NFL Draft finally, mercifully starting soon, let’s have a little fun and create the most chaotic mock draft we can think of. M...
The 2018(ish) Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog
[greets you at the door while wearing a frayed holiday sweater; offers you curdled egg nog]...
Kelly Slater Pulled Off A Miraculous Mid-Wave Recovery After Falling Off His Board
Here we have 46-year-old surf dude Kelly Slater getting mega pitted at Billabong Pipe Masters this weekend and living to tell the tale. Slater won his matchup against Brazilian surfer Filipe Toledo, though the most impressive thing he did was get back on his board after eating a wave. Slater was pre...
Petty-Ass Derek Jeter Yanks Credentials From Radio Host Who Tracked Down Marlins’ Overseas Corporate Office<em></em>
Last month Miami radio host Andy Slater joined Marlins Man on an investigative trip to the British Virgin Islands, where they learned that the corporate address of the Miami Marlins was a post office box, listed in order to establish the Marlins as a foreign company, for the most cynical of reasons....
Is The First Pro Surfing Contest In A Wave Pool The Sport's Future, Or Its Bastardization?
LEMOORE, Calif. — Imagine a gymnastics floor routine competition in which athletes are scored on the difficulty, variety, and quality of execution of their maneuvers. Now imagine that the floor itself is in a constant state of change. It may be longer or shorter, harder or softer, weirdly curved, bu...
A Dumb, Specific Argument About Balks
It doesn’t take long at all for any debate about a balk to feel extremely stupid, or, at least, extremely tiring; this is due, in large part, to the fact that there’s no great shared understanding of what a balk is. Not among fans or broadcasters or even umpires, sure, but not quite among the league...
Tyron Smith's "Bulging Dick" Issues Have Apparently Returned
Anytime an athlete gets diagnosed with a bulging disc, it’s only a matter of time until some unfortunate broadcaster slips up and briefly misdiagnoses them with a much more concerning issue. Today, Jane Slater joined the hallowed ranks of sportscasters who have done so....
Christian Slater Is Ready For Your Boat Takes
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Bill Belichick Had A Plan, It Just Backfired Completely
By now we know that the Patriots’ decision to kick off to start overtime wasn’t a mistake—or at least, not the one it appeared to be at the time. New England never touched the ball in their 26-20 OT loss to the Jets, and while the outcome wasn’t by design, the strategy was. Whether or not it was a w...
<i>Mr. Robot </i>Telegraphed Its Punches And Knocked Us Out Anyway
The funniest thing about Mr. Robot, USA’s deeply unfunny and usually badass new sullen-hacker dystopian drama, is all the passwords, and how easy it is for a sullen hacker to crack them. Your hero is Elliot Alderson, who has crippling social anxiety and a black hoodie permanently grafted to his body...
John Calipari's Deal Is Bad, Even For Players Whose Knees Survive It
Last week, I wrote about the ways that both pro- and anti-NCAA camps tend to miss the mark when talking about University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari. He deserves less criticism for breaking NCAA rules and more for profiting from them, because even his “Players First” arrangement forc...
Alex Poythress Doesn't Prove That John Calipari Is The Devil
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I Finally Watched <em>Dumb And Dumber</em>, And I'm Smarter For It
We all have one or two movies we haven't quite gotten around to yet, even though practically everyone else in the world has; mine include Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, and, until this week, Dumb and Dumber. Wednesday night, I stumbled across that one on Netflix and decided to fina...
Kelly Slater's Impossible, Unnameable Air: An Explainer
Today in Portugal, Kelly Slater pulled off an aerial maneuver never before completed on a surfboard. The only problem is no one can agree on what to call it. ...
Kelly Slater Will Not Die
Kelly Slater surfed the elimination round today in the Hurley Pro at Trestles in California. Facing off against Jeremy Flores, who is 26, Slater lofted this monster air into the closeout, magically riding away and advancing into round three. ...
Showing Attractive Fans On TV? That Was One Man's Idea
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