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When There Are Too Many High Fives, There Are No High Fives
This is from an April 7th game between the Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning but it is tremendous and we are sharing it....
The Knicks Win A Playoff Series For The First Time Since 2000
It almost didn't happen (again), but the Knicks were able to hold off an increasingly uncomfortable fourth-quarter comeback from Boston to advance past the first round of playoffs for the first time in more than a decade....
Jay Onrait And Dan O'Toole Are Coming To America
The duo of Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, SportsCentre anchors and the two of the three most important people in Canadian history (with Chris Hadfield, of course), will be leaving TSN in June and heading to Los Angeles, reportedly to work for the soon-to-launch Fox Sports 1....
ESPN Blunder Leads To Amazing Bob Ley Moment
Bob Ley is the cornerstone of ESPN's journalism credibility. His role at the helm of Outside The Lines has established him as a trusted voice in news, which is why this crazy moment is so very precious....
How Ed O'Bannon's Lawsuit Would Dismantle The NCAA
Originally published in Bloomberg View....
This High School Water Polo Player Is A Very Sore Loser
What you are looking at are members of the St. Thomas Aquinas and Belen Jesuit water polo teams lining up to shake hands after their state championship match in Miami. What you are also looking at is one of the Belen players deciding to go out with a flourish....
De-Pantsed Baby Wanders Through Rockets Postgame Show
Who is that child? Where did it come from? Won't somebody pull up its pants?...
Under Pressure
In the summer of 1968, Jack Olson wrote a series for Sports Illustrated about race (it was later turned into a book). Here is the first piece: "The Black Athlete: A Shameful Story." ...
Reggie Miller Saying "Shit" On TV Is The Least Offensive Part Of This
A.J. Clemente cursed and got fired. Susannah Collins said "sex" and got fired. TNT analyst Reggie Miller said "shit" tonight while giving a sappy post-game speech to the victorious Golden State Warriors, and we hope he gets fired—but not because he said "shit."...
CSN Chicago Fires Susannah "Tremendous Amount Of Sex" Collins
CSN Chicago announced the departure of reporter Susannah Collins tonight, two days after her on-air slip-up during which she said the Blackhawks had "a tremendous amount of sex."...
Here Is A Dog Riding A Scooter At A Baseball Game
It's been awhile since we checked in on our favorite baseball "sideline" reporter Jim Knox, but he's once again finding the weird and wondrous at Texas Rangers baseball games. Tonight? A dog that rides a scooter....
Eric Gryba Ejected From Sens-Habs After Bloodying Lars Eller With Hit
Senators defenseman Eric Gryba may be looking at a league suspension after his hit in the second period of tonight's matchup in Montreal left the Canadiens' Lars Eller bloodied and motionless on the ice....
Monterrey Wins CCL Over Santos Thanks To Four Late Unanswered Goals
Monterrey retained ownership of North America's most prestigious club soccer crown after a stunning comeback against Santos Laguna, including three goals in the final ten minutes of play in the CONCACAF Champions League final....
Timbers Play Make-A-Wish Game, Kid With Cancer Scores Winning Goal
An estimated 3,000 fans turned out at Jeld-Wen Field today to watch the Portland Timbers take on the Green Machine, an eight-year-old's soccer club scheduled to take on the MLS side by the Make-A-Wish foundation. Yes, the cancer patient scored the winning goal....
Why ESPN's Chris Broussard Came Out As A Bigot
Outside the Lines is supposed to be the safe haven from all the bullshit. Bob Ley likes to call the show the Switzerland of ESPN. It's the thinking man's sports program—Bristol's answer to NewsHour. Sonorous reporters intoning Serious News. An air of calm, cool reflection about the issues of the day...
Why Did Geno Smith <em>Really</em> Fire His Agents?
Geno Smith fell to the second round of the NFL draft, 39th overall. It wasn't unfathomable, but it was toward the most pessimistic end of the most pessimistic projections. Then, weird stuff happened: Smith fired his agents. His agents went to the media, anonymously claiming that Smith was disappoint...
Tim Hudson Has More Home Runs Off Bryce Harper Than Vice Versa
Braves pitcher Tim Hudson came into tonight's game against the Nationals with two career home runs. Young Washington superstar Bryce Harper? 31. None of those were off Hudson, though, which puts the legendary Atlanta hurler one up on the Nats' wunderkind after this bizarre play....