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Miguel Delivered A Diving Leg Drop To Two Fans At The Billboard Awards
Miguel's career in music may be over after this freak accident tonight at the Billboard Awards, but we're sure he has a future in the WWE—especially after we matched this slobberknocker to Jim Ross audio....
Singer Of National Anthem Forgets Words, Powers Ahead Anyhow
Listening to this instantly immortal rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner," I'm reminded of Kevin Kline's character in "A Fish Called Wanda," who after receiving any sort of instruction always had to ask, "What was the part in the middle?"...
Sadistic Media Targeted "Carolina Way," Whinges Ex-UNC Chancellor
Pro tip for anyone trying to make sense of a scandal. If the person at the center of it starts claiming that "the media" are persecuting them, it's usually (though not always) a solid bet that they are patently full of shit. It's the equivalent of shooting the messenger and then claiming self-defens...
The Outrage Over Students "Cheating" Is Mostly Harmful Nonsense
The Wall Street Journal asked a question with an obvious answer this week under the headline "How Could a Sweet Third-Grader Just Cheat on That School Exam?" A quick answer is, because human beings are a naturally social species that has survived and flourished for thousands of years by collaboratin...
Here's Jake "The Snake" Roberts Singing At Last Night's Braves Game
So last night the Atlanta Braves played the Dodgers. They won, which was expected. What wasn't expected was ex-professional wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts making a cameo to lead everyone in singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch. That's what happened, though....
The Astros Lost On A Moronic Walk-Off Error
"Looks like we're going to extra innings." That's what Greg Brown, the Pirates' TV broadcaster, said as soon as Russell Martin made contact on this fly ball to shallow right-center. But Brown should have known better. Because it ain't over till the Astros have finished tying all of their shoelaces t...
Lion in Winter
In case you missed it, check out Wright Thompson's ESPN story on Michael Jordan at 50: ...
UFC Fighter Uses Homophobic Slur, Manager Offers Moronic Defense
Yesterday, UFC fighter Nate Diaz took to his Twitter account to voice the following opinion:...
The Kings Are Staying In Sacramento
The Maloofs are out. According to the Sacramento Bee, the brothers came out of hiding long enough to to sell the Kings to a group for $535 million. The group, led by Silicon Valley billionaire and Golden State Warriors minority owner Vivek Ranadive, will be keeping the team in Sacramento. The deal i...
Marc Gasol Makes Wonderful <em>Pulp Fiction</em> Reference In Postgame Interview
Here's Marc Gasol answering questions from the media after helping his team to a Game 5, series-clinching victory over the Thunder. At about the 25-second mark, a reporter asks him how meaningful a trip to the Western Conference finals is to the franchise. His response is priceless....
New Year's Baby
Check out this 1951 column by Red Smith on Mickey Mantle:...
A Heat Win In Five Spells Relief
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What Johan Cruyff's Flameout Says About Mexican Soccer's Problems
Republished with permission from The Classical, which just launched a fancy new web magazine. The magazine is available via monthly or yearly subscriptions, as well as single-issue purchases, on the Apple iOS newstand. It’s $2.99 if you pay monthly, $29.99 if you sign up for a year in advance, and $...
ESPN Edits Fart Noise Out Of <em>First Take</em> Re-Air
Scandal! ESPN just aired its Best Of First Take clip show, which included a particularly fart-y piece of footage from this morning's edition of First Take, and where there was once a fart, there is a fart no more!...
You're Fucked, But You're Free: A Message To The Class Of 2013
It's May, which means it's time once again for actors and writers and politicians and whatever Thomas Friedman is to hit the graduation circuit and hold senior classes hostage for hours and hours in 85-degree heat. These grad speeches are little more than TED talks in funny hats. Trust me: One day...
The Summer Game
Nice piece by Adam Sobsey over at the Paris Review on what promises to be a great documentary: Bull City Summer....
It Sure Sounds Like Someone Unleashed A Monster Fart On <em>First Take</em>
OK, so we can't say for sure that this was actually a fart, nor can we say for sure who was responsible for it. But we choose to believe that it was a fart, and that it came from Skip Bayless....
Murder Was the Case
Mark Seal goes inside the Oscar Pistorius murder trial for Vanity Fair:...