st Page 1697 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Check Out These Beautiful (And Useful) Graphic MLB "Box Scores"
Michael Deal, who previously gave us this infographic of every pitch of the All-Star game as part of his Statlas project, has developed a new take on the MLB box score. The sample above shows the 8th and 9th inning of Game 2 of the ALCS, which, as Deal's line-and-node representations make clear, wer...
Jackson State To Sue Grambling For Boycotting Its Homecoming Game
The Grambling football players' decision not to travel for Saturday's game left its opponent in a lurch. It was homecoming for Jackson State, which earned a forfeit win but suddenly had less than 24 hours to come up with some alternative programming for all those returning alumni. Jackson State ende...
Stephen Curry's Numbers Are As Unlikely And Wonderful As Stephen Curry
Take a look at the two charts below. If you want to understand the unique appeal of someone like Stephen Curry—a player on whom both the basketball romantics and the quants agree, a guy who represents a rare intersection of narrative and analytics—there is no better place to start....
If You Weren't Picturing Mike Milbury Having Group Sex, You Are Now
Last night's "30 for 30" was Big Shot, a look at John Spano, the con man who briefly purchased the Islanders before the NHL realized he didn't have any money. (A similar scenario would play out in Nashville just 11 years later.) The most prurient part was then-GM Mike Milbury recounting how Spano of...
Dwyane Wade Is Very Afraid Of Birds
Dwyane Wade doesn't like birds, so sometimes he sits outside his house and yells at birds. Stupid birds....
Atlanta Newspaper Tweets Some Dumb Shit About Lottery Winner
It's since been deleted (of course), and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has yet to offer an apology or an explanation, but some announcement about their account being hacked will probably hit the Twitter machine any moment now....
Steve Smith Isn't Done With Janoris Jenkins Just Yet
Steve Smith had some fighting words for Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins after the two faced off this Sunday, and it looks like he's not done being angry yet....
100 % Dundee
Here's a couple of stories about Angelo Dundee. From Grantland, a nice piece by Dave Kindred; at SI, dig Richard Hoffer:...
The Main Ingredient
Bucatini All’Amatriciana is my go-to meal, a signature dish in Rome (or just outside of Rome). It’s simple: bacon (or, in Rome, Guanciale), onions, hot pepper flakes, olive oil and tomatoes. Served with bucatini, the long pasta with a hole in the middle....
Boston Mayor Wants Red Sox To Bring Home "World Series Cup"
Boston Mayor Tom Menino should probably just stop talking about sports in public....
Steve Kerr's Story About Toni Kukoc's Pregame Ritual Is Wonderful
Here's Steve Kerr telling a story about his former Bulls teammate, Toni Kukoc, that makes Kukoc sound like the most European man to have ever existed. I think it's safe to say that the world needs more stories about Toni Kukoc....
Bobby V: I Could Have Reached World Series If Red Sox Had Kept Me
The brief Bobby Valentine era is one Red Sox fans want to forget as soon as possible. He's currently the AD at Sacred Heart University while new skipper John Farrell and the Red Sox are in the World Series, so that probably helps. But Valentine thinks that if the Red Sox hadn't fired him, he'd have...
Gronk To Host Women's Football Clinic At Harvard. There Will Be Booze.
Sup, ladies. Do you like football? Do you like Rob Gronkowski? Do you want to learn some of the basics of how to play football? Would you like to learn those basics from Rob Gronkowski? Welp, for $99, Gronk is here to help. Provided you're at least 21 years old and you're into drinking before any so...
This Is Not Lesbian Pornography: <em>Blue Is The Warmest Color</em>, Defended
Blue Is the Warmest Color should have been one of the feel-good stories of the fall. A moving three-hour drama about a young woman named Adèle's (Adèle Exarchopoulos) coming-of-age while pursuing a passionate relationship with her first love, an out lesbian named Emma (Léa Seydoux), this French film...
Northwestern Walk-On Receives Full Scholarship, Hugs From Entire Team
Senior guard James Montgomery has spent two years walking on for Northwestern, getting a grand total of 124 minutes. But new head coach Chris Collins has apparently been so taken with Montgomery's effort in practices, he called a team meeting to announce that Montgomery will be receiving a full sch...
Amputee Paralympian Has The Best Halloween Costumes
It might take you few seconds to figure out exactly what you're looking at. It's former Paralympic Games ski racer Josh Sundquist, unveiling this year's edition of his always-great Halloween costume....
StubHub Cancels $6 World Series Ticket Sale, Gives Guy Ticket Anyway
We told you last night about reader Erik, who logged on to StubHub and bought a $6 ticket (including $3 in fees!) for tomorrow night's World Series opener at Fenway. Yeah, well, StubHub has now let it be known the sale was "fraudulent" and that they've canceled Erik's purchase....
The Biggest Moments Of The NLCS And ALCS, Recreated With Legos
This is the work of our friends at SI Kids, and it's definitely the best baseball-themed short film featuring Lego men that you will see this week. Is Torii Hunter falling over the outfield wall still funny in Lego form? You bet it is....
Gymnastics Robot Is Here To Ruin Your Shit
Our day in the sun is over, humanity. Someone in Japan—not even a group of mad scientists, but literally one Japanese man with a basement and time on his hands after being laid off—has taught his robot to perform on the horizontal bar....