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Yankee Voices Sterling & Waldman Have Nothing To Talk About — That's Sheltering In Place, Suzyn
From the window of his living room overlooking the Hudson River, John Sterling can see the George Washington Bridge if he cranes his neck far to the left. No matter how hard he tries, however, he can’t quite see where he would really like to be, which is in the radio booth at Yankee Stadium....
Michael Jordan Got Exactly What He Wanted Out Of The Last Dance
Watching The Last Dance is like looking through a wedding album — you see staged photos and snapshots of joy without the warts....
Buck Laughlin Showed What Professionalism In Broadcasting Looked Like
Most of the time, when a broadcaster becomes the voice of a particular sport is when they find the tide shifting against them. Or maybe it’s just that Joe Buck has become the voice of two. Al Michaels and football. Mike Breen and basketball. Doc Emrick and hockey. While all are unquestionably at the...
Here's A Look At Some Of The Most Loaded Campuses In Sports History
With commencement ceremonies taking place in some form all over the country this weekend, we decided to look at some notable college campuses that had quite the array of athletes and personalities inside their athletic departments at the same time. From the hardwood to various playing fields, these ...
Quinton Dunbar, DeAndre Baker Post Bond After Night in Jail
Pro cornerbacks Quinton Dunbar and DeAndre Baker, wanted on felony charges in the wake of an alleged armed robbery Wednesday night, surrendered to police on Saturday, their lawyers confirmed....
NFL Cornerback Duo Swiped Watches, Cash at Gunpoint in $70K House Party Heist, Cops Say
Police in Florida have issued arrest warrants for NFL cornerbacks DeAndre Baker, of the Giants, and Quinton Dunbar, of the Seahawks, after the pair allegedly stole thousands of dollars in cash and valuables at gunpoint from guests attending a Miami-area house party late Wednesday night....
Hip-Hop Professor 9th Wonder Talks Musical Storytelling, NBA Rap Skills, And Rowing
Patrick Douthit, otherwise known as 9th Wonder, is a Grammy-winning producer and a hip-hop veteran. Formerly of North Carolina rap standouts Little Brother, 9th Wonder soon found success cooking up tunes for TV, and in academia, where he serves as a professor of his craft — all while still contribut...
Err Jordan: Where The Hell Did Michael Learn How To Dress?
It’s almost taken for granted nowadays that to be in the NBA, you also have to be a style icon. Russell Westbrook in his Tom Ford goodness makes best-dressed lists everywhere, and pregame television coverage now includes obligatory shots of players arriving for games, walking through dank, undergrou...
The Bad Call that Michael Jordan And The Last Dance Conveniently Ignored
As The Last Dance rolls on in this barren landscape, it becomes more and more apparent that it’s a Michael Jordan vehicle to tell Michael Jordan’s story. Sure, not everything is about blowing cigar smoke up his own ass, but it kinda is. Gambling is mentioned so he can deny it was ever a problem. His...
Last Dance: Scottie Pippen Steps Up And The 1.8 Seconds He Sat Down
If you want to understand how truly great of a basketball player Scottie Pippen was, all you have to do is focus your attention on one person....
When It Comes To Isiah Thomas, The Admiral Should Just Stand Down
The Admiral should face a court martial....
Accused Woman Beater Greg Hardy Wins MMA Match
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 10 with a headline and a specific passage that was insensitive to victims of domestic violence in general, and specifically to the alleged victim of Greg Hardy. The wording in those parts of the post have been changed to better reflect our va...
More Georgia Justice: Shannon Brown’s Case Highlights The Bias In Law Enforcement
You never have to look very hard to see the bias toward black people in this country....
This Week, We Were Reminded That Darryl Strawberry Is An Always-Trumper
Missions Box is a website focusing on Evangelical Christianity, and an example of some of the content you’d find there is a piece from April 28, titled, “Survey Reveals America’s Greatest Existential Threat?”...
AEW Loses Some Of The High Ground
Admittedly, the term “high ground” would rarely find a working relationship with pro wrestling. The point of the whole enterprise, or at least a good portion of it, is that it’s not the high ground. It’s supposed to be ridiculous, silly, edgy, and not cause your brain to breathe all that hard if you...
Listen, Kristin: Jay Cutler Has Earned The Right To Sit On His Ass
Earlier this week, talentless harpy and anti-vaxx shitbird Kristin Cavallari announced that she and Jay Cutler were getting divorced after 10 years. Now she says it’s because Culter was “lazy and unmotivated.”...
Report: Earl Thomas’ Wife Catches Him In Orgy, Holds Him At Gunpoint. Thomas: Things Like This Happen, Pray For Us
The football world is afire with Wednesday’s report of an intense and near-violent domestic incident involving Baltimore Ravens star Earl Thomas....
Wake Forest’s New Basketball Coach Is Already The Laughingstock Of The Game
Introductions are really important....
'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too' And Other Memorable Quotes That Shook Up The Sports World
Last night, some sports fans got an explanation they had been waiting years for. ...