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Eric Wedge Released From Hospital After “Very Mild Stroke”
Seattle manager Eric Wedge was hospitalized before Monday's series opener against his former team, the Cleveland Indians, due to light-headedness he experienced during batting practice. Wedge was released today and is expected to make a full recovery from what doctors believe was a "very mild stroke...
Cristiano Ronaldo Broke A Kid's Wrist
It was an accident! (That's what Ronaldo wants you to think.) The kid received a signed shirt, a phone call from Real Madrid's president, and some lingering trauma over his dad lunging aside instead of shielding him....
Dodger Stadium Now Offers “Frozen Beer Foam” To Keep Your Drink Cold
Last month, the Dodgers introduced a frozen beer foam machine, made by Japanese beer company Kirin. It is possibly witchcraft....
Lance Armstrong: The USPS Team Should Have Known I Was Doping
Lance Armstrong is facing a lawsuit claiming he defrauded team sponsor US Postal Service out of millions of dollars. Armstrong's lawyers have fired back, claiming the government shouldn't collect because it should have seen all those media reports about Armstrong doping....
Can Diamond Dallas Page Save Wrestling's Walking Dead?
Diamond Dallas Page needs to make some phone calls. He's sitting in a high-backed chair at the head of a gigantic, cherry-wood table in the dining room of his home in Smyrna, Ga. He calls this his Sons of Anarchy room, because the table reminds him of the one the bikers in the television show sit ar...
Cops: MTSU's J.D. Jones Choked Woman On Camera As Teammates Watched
Middle Tennessee State defensive tackle J.D. Jones choked his girlfriend as teammates watched and filmed it, according to The Daily News Journal's story on a report from the school's police department....
Report: Ohio State RB Carlos Hyde Won't Be Charged In Alleged Assault
Yahoo's Charles Robinson reports that Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde is not expected to face charges for the alleged assault of a woman at a Columbus nightclub over the weekend....
Halftime Interview With Just-Concussed Athlete Doesn't Go So Well
They call sideline reporters boundary riders in Australia. Boundary rider and former Australian rules footballer Cameron Ling thought it would be a good idea to do a halftime interview with St. Kilda's Dylan Roberton the other day. It wasn't....
Cowboys Stadium Is A Horrible Place To Host Soccer
The Gold Cup semifinals will be held tomorrow at Cowboys Stadium, and if early photos are any indication, it's going to be an embarrassing shitshow for everyone involved. How bad? That photo is a pile of green sand to cover up the holes in the grass....
What Was The Worst Moment Of Your Life?
Put off by the cloying repetition of the Richard Deitsch-spurred Twitter craze of people sharing their triumphant moments, we asked readers for the opposite: a photo or video of the single Worst Moment of Your Life. You have led some miserable lives, and we're proud to share them with the world. ...
NBA's 499th Best Player Has “499” Stitched Into His Shoes
More Kent Bazemore news! Last year, in ESPN's annual ranking of the 500 best players in the NBA, the Warriors' maestro of the bench celebration was ranked No. 499. During yesterday's summer league action, the always vigilant CJ Fogler noticed that Bazemore has the number 499 stitched into the tongue...
Stanley Cup Baby Don't Care
[Pic by Michael Singer, via TBL]...
Idiot On The Field Gets A Knee To The Neck And A Face Full Of Dirt
I'm not sure if these San Francisco bros had a clear plan in mind when they rushed the field at last night's Reds-Giants game, but if they did I don't think it involved eating the warning track....
Dick Young's America ... The Reactionary Who Changed Sportswriting ...
Originally published in the Aug. 1, 1985, issue of Sport magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author's widow, Laura Ross....
Plucked Her Eyebrows On The Way
Found this Guardian reprint of an old Lester Bangs column on Lou Reed over at Longform last week. ...
The Art of Storytelling: John Hersey's Writing Seminar
Our man Peter Richmond wrote a wonderful piece over at the Nieman storyboard about John Hersey's senior-year writing seminar at Yale. ...
Here's The Thing
Alec Baldwin talks to Doc Gooden about addiction and Gooden's playing career:...
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The WWE Needs Better Wardrobe People [NSFW]
The Bella Twins have apparently been part of WWE for almost seven years. You'd think in that time, they'd find outfits that don't leave nipples exposed for minutes at a time. That is, unless the slip was intentional....