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Grand Jury To Investigate 1983 Death Of Jimmy Snuka's Girlfriend
On May 11, 1983, Nancy Argentino died in a Pennsylvania hotel room from traumatic brain injuries. An autopsy showed injuries consistent with a history of domestic abuse, and her boyfriend initially told the responding officer he had shoved her, causing her to hit her head. No charges were ever broug...
Check Out Daniel Sturridge's Outrageous Rainbow Shot Golazo
It's not every day a center back pings a perfect long ball over the back four for an assist, but then again it's not every day that a striker's first-time, high-arching shot actually finds the back of the net. Did I mention that he wasn't even looking?...
Marshawn Lynch's Media Day Interview Was Short And Sweet
Marshawn Lynch is known for being a bit reclusive and wary of speaking to the media, but Deion Sanders was able to corner him for a few minutes of screen time on NFL Network today. Things got off to a good start; Lynch just replied, "smooth" when Sanders asked him how he was feeling. "You look good...
Richard Sherman Answers Question About Strippers The Best Way Possible
Super Bowl Media Day is a circus, and the mass of "journalists" allowed to ask questions inevitably results in events like this, when Richard Sherman is asked a question about how to prevent girls from becoming strippers....
D-Leaguer Posterizes 7-Footer With Two Vicious Dunks
This is Ra'shad James, a 6-foot-1 guard for the Reno Big Horns, dropping the damn hammer on poor Travis Hyman. ...
Juan Mata Is Signed. What Will Manchester United Do With Him?
We knew something had to give at Manchester United, what with the team's huge mounds of money begging to fill the huge holes in the squad, but it's still a bit of a surprise that the deal in hand is for Chelsea's Juan Mata, bought for a reported £37M. A bona fide world-class number 10 is a nice addi...
Deion Sanders Kept Bikini-Clad Pro Bowl Streaker Out Of Jail
The Pro Bowl fosters two traditions: crushing boredom, and fans running onto the field. Sunday's edition produced both!...
David Ortiz Films Interview With Tiny-Ass Dog On His Lap
Relive some of David Ortiz's best moments this year—"this is our fucking city," the iconic cop-celebrated home run in Game 2 of the ALCS and so much more—with quick cuts to David Ortiz sitting in a wood-panelled room with a tiny-ass dog on his lap. Since dogs that small are technically cats anyway,...
Dude Is So Pissed Batista Won The Royal Rumble
Batista won the Royal Rumble last night and, for a number of reasons, the crowd booed the outcome lustily. Pittsburgh was already pissed that Daniel Bryan was not included and even booed the harmless Rey Mysterio, Jr. when he came out as the last man and not Bryan. When Batista eventually won, they...
Sources: ESPN <em>First Take</em> Boss In Talks With NBC To Produce <em>Today</em> Show
ESPN vice president Jamie Horowitz, the midwife of Bristol's "Embrace Debate" era that made us all a little dumber, has been approached by NBC to take control of the Today show, according to two sources. A deal appears likely, we're told, though Horowitz still has to extract himself from his contrac...
Braised Boneless Short Ribs And A Chat With L'Artusi's Erin Shambura
A few years ago my wife and I were introduced to L'Artusi, an Italian place down on West 10th street in the Village. We rarely have the chance to dine out, but we've been back to L'Artusi a dozen times since that introduction. We feel welcome there—it's a place that makes us happy. The environment ...
Sports Talk Radio: Art Rust Jr.
When I was a kid in the early 1980s, before WFAN, I listened to Art Rust Jr. talk sports on WABC radio. One day, must have been in 1981 or '82, I was home sick and I got to stay in my parents bed that afternoon. Nobody else was home. I listened to Art and was desperate to ask him a question, the mos...
Martin Brodeur Blames The Ice For His Being Old And Bad
Martin Brodeur called the makeshift rink at Yankee Stadium "the worst ice I ever played hockey on," and given a 21-year career, that's saying something. No other player on either team had such harsh words for the ice, but, then, no other player got yanked after giving up six goals in two periods....
I Wonder What They Talked About
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Idiot On The Field Invades Pro Bowl, Manages To Make It Interesting
The Pro Bowl is going on right now. You knew that, right? Anyway, it's a yearly tradition for somebody to run out onto the field during the game in Hawai'i, and sure enough it happened again tonight as a bikini-clad young woman rushed out to celebrate a touchdown. From the sounds of it, she managed...
Watch The Celtics' Tribute Videos For Kevin Garnett And Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce returned to TD Garden for the first time since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets, and it didn't go unrecognized. Each player had a video tribute played on the Jumbotron, and both received ovations....
That's Just Anally Bi
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