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Here's The New Shaq Soda We've All Been Waiting For
So Shaquille O'Neal tweeted today that he partnered with AriZona Beverage Company to release a soda line. After countless hours of grunt work and delibration peppered by brief, magical moments of marketing genius, Shaq's new soda will be called Soda Shaq....

Watch Boston Marathon Bombing Heroes Throw Out Tonight's First Pitch
Marathon Bombing survivors Jeff Bauman and Carlos Arredondo were on the mound tonight to throw out the first pitches for the Red Sox game against the Philadelphia Phillies....


Down on the Corner, Out in the Street
From the SI Vault, check out Gil Rogin's 1964 story, "Confessions of a Stoop Ball Champion":...

The Ugly American
Here's a good sports-related scene from The French Connection II. ...

Nobody's Interested In Watching John Cena Wrestle Anymore
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The Last American Hero
And since we're talking classics, how 'bout Tom Wolfe's 1965 Esquire story on Junior Johnson? ...

People Will Say We're in Love
Here's Frank Deford's classic 1985 Sports Illustrated bonus piece, "The Boxer and the Blonde":...

Rutgers President: Julie Hermann Won't Be Fired Amid Allegations
Even though a number of New Jersey government officials already want newly-appointed Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann fired after accusations of her abusing former players as a volleyball coach, school president Robert Barchi says Hermann's job is safe....

This Video Is Accurately Titled "Tim Duncan Realizing He Has Arms"
The title of this video turns some otherwise mundane sideline footage of Tim Duncan into something great. Whoaaaa. What are these things, man?...

Dusty Baker Wants Fights To Settle Disputes In The MLB
In the sixth inning of Sunday's Cubs-Reds game, Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto threw a pitch over the head of David DeJesus, causing umpire Bob Davidson to warn both teams....

Danica Patrick's Boyfriend Causes Her To Crash At Coca-Cola 600
With 82 laps to go in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. bumped Danica Patrick, causing her to crash, along with Brad Keselowski. Worth noting: Stenhouse Jr. and Patrick are dating. Drama!...

MLB Network Is Just Inventing New Statistics Now
If only my dog could shit with at least a .275 average....

Club America's Insane Liga MX Title Win Included A Goalie Scoring
Down 1-0 with a few minutes left in regulation, Club América looked like the runners-up to Cruz Azul for the Liga MX Clausura title. In those last minutes, though, Club América was able to send the game into extra time and eventually come up with their 11th title by winning in penalties. Oh, and Cl...

Denny Hamlin's Mid-Race Snack Of Choice Is An Uncrustable
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A Camera Cable Fell On Kyle Busch's Car During The Coca-Cola 600
The cable, which belonged to FOX, snapped and struck several cars at lap 124 of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch was in the lead, and presumably driving upwards of 200 miles an hour when the cable snapped and struck his car and others', causing the race to be red-flagged....

"This Is Becoming Comedy Central": NJ Senators Want Rutgers AD Fired
Two State senators, Governor Chris Christie and other New Jersey officials want to put an immediate end to the Rutgers/Julie Hermann circus. Senators Ray J. Lesniak and Richard Codey have gone on record as wanting to see newly-hired athletic director gone and university president Robert Barchi follo...
