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True Grit
Mark Kram Jr's heart-breaking book, Like Any Normal Day is now out in paperback. Check out this excerpt from SI.com:...

Wigan Fan Gives Zero Fucks
As we have told you here repeatedly, Wigan is going to be relegated. Today's 4-1 result (and counting) against Arsenal are making sure of that. Their supporters, well, this guy will love it in the nPower Championship....

Here's What <em>SportsCenter</em>'s Huge New Set Will Look Like
ESPN unveiled a digitized preview of what its new SportsCenter set will look like and, holy shit, it's huge. ...

Drunk Ump Passes Out On Field, Tries To Fight Medics, Is Arrested
A 49-year-old high school umpire, who witnesses say was "visibly under the influence," is in custody in an Illinois jail after he passed out on the field of a baseball game he was actively umpiring last Friday....

Dwyane Wade Sometimes Wears Clothes
From time to time, Dwyane Wade wears clothes. I think tonight was one of those nights. Maybe....

Bryce Harper Ignores Warning Track, Smashes Face Against Wall
It's called a warning track for a reason....

Bruins Win Overtime Thriller, Toronto Left Staring Into Nothingness
Patrice Bergeron scored the game-tying and game-winning goals for the Bruins. ...

New England Sports Net Switches To Toronto Feed In Ultimate Dick Move
The Bruins scored two goals inside the final two minutes of Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs to tie the game and force overtime. Toronto is in the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and they rallied from down three games to one to even force this game. Toronto held the lead since Cody Fra...

Russian Youth Hockey Fight Is Insane, Full Of Flying Russian Children
I've been trying to write the first sentence of this post for a while now and it's just a lot of opening my mouth as if to offer up some kind of context, followed by quickly shaking my head. ...

We Were All, Once, The Saddest Fan
Crystal Palace dispatched Brighton & Hove Albion to end the latter's dreams of winning playoff promotion to the Premiership. We've all been there, lad....

Tiger Woods Wins Players Championship, Still Can't Celebrate Properly
We'd probably think it was unfair if Tiger was awesome at both golf and celebrating golf played well, but still, these celebrations are brutal....

Derek Boogaard's Family Is Suing The NHL For Wrongful Death
Almost two years ago to the day, Derek Boogaard died in his Minneapolis apartment. Late Friday afternoon, his family filed suit in Circuit Court of Cook County (Illinois) for his wrongful death. ...

A Special Mother's Day Message From "Get In The Hole!" Guy
The "get in the hole!" guy is pretty much the worst guy on any televised golf course, but even that guy has a mom, or a wife or a sister with kids. ...

It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Someone Says "Shushgate"
Aw, crap. It was me. ...

Titus Young Arrested...AGAIN
That would make it three arrests in one week for the former Lions wide receiver. One week ago today, Young was arrested twice in the span of 15 hours. Now comes word out of California that he was arrested Friday night and charged with breaking into someone's home. Oh, and he allegedly tried to fight...

Sometimes You Have To Shit In A Dunkin' Donuts
It is done. I ran a half-marathon, front-to-back, without having to stop to walk. I did have to stop to shit, though. Here's a Spotify playlist that helped me through it. ...

Watford's Premier Dreams Still Alive After Wild Finish
Watford saw its hopes for promotion to the Barclays Premier League go from dead to alive in a matter of seconds. In the 96th minute Leicester's Anthony Knockaert was awarded a penalty kick that would surely have tied the game, sealing Leicester's aggregate win and ending all hope for Watford's promo...

The Maloofs Still Want Nothing To Do With Sacramento
The Maloofs recently announced they have a "Plan B" up their sleeves if the NBA does not approve the latest offer made by the Seattle-based ownership group with whom they have been negotiating the sale of the Sacramento Kings: they're going to make things ugly....

