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A's Get Into Playoffs; Josh Reddick Celebrates With His Sack Out [NSFW]
The Oakland Athletics are in the postseason, and the superhero underwear-clad Josh Reddick is very, very happy about it. (The full, sacktastic version is below.)...
The Problem With Peter King
Let’s begin with Peter King on Twitter last night. If you hate-follow poor Peter on Twitter, as I do, you know that his stream consists largely of mangled replies and random compliments to entire towns—Helluva main street you got there, Hanover, New Hampshire!—and last night was no different. The S...
Angry Baby Royals Fan Mean-Mugs Tigers Fan, Gives Her The Finger
Fans were really out of control this weekend. Brawls all over the place, and this mean-ass was being a jerk to this lady. Our tipster says he's a Royals fan, and he's unhappy with the Tigers fan back there. The Royals lost two of three to the Tigers at home this weekend, though, so you can suck it, ...
Cheerlessly, Asian Games Begin
The Olympic-style Asian Games open today in Incheon, South Korea, providing a flag-spangled stage on which to celebrate the universal sport of politics. North Korea has reestablished its dominance in this arena by first deploying, then withdrawing, their newest weapon—feminine charm....
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Reggie Bush Admits To "Harshly" Disciplining His 1-Year-Old Daughter [Update]
Lions running back Reggie Bush was a guest on the Boomer and Carton radio show yesterday, and he shared some extremely bad thoughts about Adrian Peterson and corporal punishment....
Sandy Koufax: Jackie Robinson Tried To Make Things Easier For Me
The beauty of the Internet is that it offers up surprises and treats. Never know when you're going to find something worth remembering. I was toolin' around my Tumblr feed the other day when I ran across a beautiful illustrated piece by an artist named Katherine W. Wirick. Another talented picture-m...
Rihanna Goes After CBS For Pulling Her Song From <em>Thursday Night Football</em>
The NFL has already decided it can thrive while excluding women. Its handling of the Ray Rice mess has alienated millions of fans. Sponsors fleeing? They can be replaced. But Roger Goodell really stepped in it now: he's got Rihanna pissed off....
Gus Johnson Is Out As Fox Sports' Soccer Guy
Nineteen months after the announcement that Gus Johnson would become Fox Sports' voice of soccer and of the 2018 World Cup, and 29 months after his immersive training began, the grand experiment is over. Both Johnson and Fox Sports tell SI's Richard Deitsch that Johnson has stepped down from the rol...
ESPN's Hannah Storm: "What Exactly Does The NFL Stand For?"
ESPN anchor Hannah Storm signed off this morning's SportsCenter with thoughts on covering the NFL and their handling of Ray Rice, and essentially questioned if the league she enjoys actually cares about female fans, families, or the issue of domestic violence....
CBS Instructed Pregame Broadcasters To Avoid Calling Anyone Out
CBS had already made some changes for its inaugural Thursday night football broadcast in the wake of the Ray Rice mess, axing a musical "high-energy" intro featuring Rihanna and cutting a "comedic segment." SportsBusiness Daily reports that things went even further, with CBS Sports chairman Sean McM...
Deadspin OBLITERATES Current Internet Headline Meme
As an internet user, you're probably aware of the symbiotic relationship between popular broadcasters like Jon Stewart and John Oliver and the internet. It works like this: broadcasters sum up a current issue in an entertaining, shareable video, and then websites looking for content that takes no ti...
Something Very Weird Happened During ESPN's Interview With Bill Polian
Former NFL executive Bill Polian was brought onto SportsCenter this morning to give some insight into the NFL's bungling of the Ray Rice situation. He was specifically asked if he, as someone who has worked in the NFL office, thought it was possible for an NFL executive to have obtained a copy of ...
Katie Nolan: NFL Won't Respect Women Until Sports Media Does The Same
Is there any real, tangible way female football fans can show Roger Goodell how grossly offensive his handling of Ray Rice's domestic violence was? Fox Sports' Katie Nolan starts out this video, posted today, with that tricky question. Then she diverges into deeper territory. ...
11 Sports GIFs That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
It's a tough time to be a sports fan. From the Ray Rice fiasco, to (even more) racism in an NBA front office, to a pervert college athletic director, finding anything positive about the world of sports is a challenge. In an attempt to lift your spirits, we're happy to present you with eleven sports ...
Has Peter King Read His Own Reporting On The Ray Rice Fiasco?
On July 29, SI.com's Peter King, who covers the league from the centermost pleat on Roger Goodell's khakis, reported that "NFL and some Ravens officials" had seen unreleased security-cam footage of the Ray Rice altercation from within the elevator. At the time, it was important for the NFL to establ...
Jimmy Johnson Is Possessed By A Demon
How do you spell the noise he is making?...
Pam Oliver: Fox Sports' New Hires "Are All Young, Blond, And 'Hot'"
Pam Oliver will have one more season as a Fox Sports sideline reporter, although she'll no longer team up with Fox's "A" crew of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Oliver has written an account for Essence of how Fox broke the news to her, and on where sideline reporting is headed....
Which Sports Subreddits Curse The Most?
Reddit user Niehaus has crunched the numbers, and put together a series of graphs comparing the rate of swearing across team- and sport-specific subreddits. Feel free to use it as a proxy for all sports fans, and considering the Bruins come in No. 1, it's probably pretty damn accurate. [Reddit] ...