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Apocalypse Is The Only Path To Equality, Says The New Prophet Of Doom
Perhaps you imagine that enlightened lawmaking will bring our nation’s rampant inequality problem under control. History tells us the prognosis may be much, much more grim. We spoke to the author of one of the scariest books we have ever read. ...
No, We Definitely Do Want To Take Billionaires' Money
Can you imagine telling an inequality-wracked world that we might not want to take away a billionaire’s money? Absurd. And poorly argued! ...
MLB Is Reportedly Introducing An Automatic Intentional Walk<em></em>
According to a report from ESPN’s Howard Bryant, Major League Baseball and the players’ union have agreed on a plan to scrap current intentional walk rules and allow managers to signal from the dugout and automatically send the batter to first base. The rule, like the proposed change to extra inning...
Once Again, Atlético Madrid Are All In On Winning The Champions League
Since Diego Simeone took over Atlético Madrid half a decade ago, Madrid’s other club has morphed into a juggernaut of sorts. La Liga has always been a comically imbalanced league, but Atleti spoiled Barcelona and Real Madrid’s party in 2013-14 and became the first “other” team to win the league in a...
Atlético Madrid's Saúl Scores A Banger Against Bayer Leverkusen
Saúl must have something against German teams. A year after ripping apart Bayern Munich with the run of his life, the Atlético midfielder thumped in a beautiful curler against Bayer Leverkusen today:...
NBA Teams Reportedly Want To Trade For Derrick Rose, But Why?
Here are two sets of Derrick Rose numbers....
Youth Baseball Games In Panama Are Rowdier Than Anything In MLB<em></em><em></em><em></em>
PANAMA CITY, Panama — Baseball was on. Real, true baseball. A sweltering Friday night, a flashy casino in the heart of Panama City, an enormous projector looming over the slot machines, showing the game. To this American, whose offseason antsiness is fading into the inevitable letdown of spring tra...
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Police Begin Second Day Of Search For Missing Clemson Athletics Department Official [Update]
Bert Henderson, Clemson’s associate athletic director of planned giving, was reported missing from his home in Easley, S.C. at 3:45 p.m. Monday afternoon, according to WSPA. Clemson released the following statement after being notified of Henderson’s missing status:...
Chill With The "Journalists Are Heroes" Thing
Whoa now. Everyone take a deep breath....
How To Keep A Healthy Distance From Your Terrible Co-Workers
One look at the way I operate around my co-workers and you’d think I’m anti-social and evil. I don’t talk to these people, I don’t let them talk to me, and I keep all group participation levels to an absolute minimum. Simply put, if I don’t have to interact with them, I don’t. I’m not evil, though. ...
Derrick Lewis After Knocking Out Travis Browne: "I Gotta Do #2...Where's Ronda Rousey's Fine Ass At?"
Derrick Lewis made easy work of Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night, knocking him out in the second round and then launching into a weird post-fight interview in which the heavyweight addressed Browne’s domestic abuse allegations, Browne’s girlfriend Ronda Rousey, and the fact that Browne’s body kicks ...
Brad Stevens Is Real Jazzed
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: I Was Only Joking About A Bill Forcing NFL Players To Stand For The National Anthem
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has walked back a statement he made earlier in the week about passing a law that would require NFL players to stand for the national anthem....
Ahh... You Touch My Tra-La-La
John Calipari was clearly feelin’ it during the Wildcats’ big 82-77 win over Georgia today....
Lesson Learned
Joe Harding tried his best Ali, or at least Broner, during a British Challenge MMA match against Frenchman Johan Segas tonight. It did not go well for Mr. Harding, who spent several minutes on the canvas....
I Don't Want To Hear Another Fucking Word About John McCain Unless He Dies Or Actually Does Something Useful For Once
John McCain—the original Maverick, ol’ Walnuts, the brave teller of truths—is somehow once again positioning himself, to credulous journalists, as a renegade Republican who isn’t afraid to buck his party, despite his three-decade record of not ever actually bucking his party in any meaningful way....
Trent Richardson Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge In Alabama
Former Indianapolis Colts running back Trent Richardson was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Hoover, Ala., on Thursday night, according to reports....
Roland Leitinger's Parents Couldn't Even Hide Their Shock At His Success
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — With a line-up like today’s, it’s easy to make the mistake of predicting the podium....
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Could Get The Best Of Tomas Berdych This Time<em></em>
World No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won two tiebreaks against World No. 7 and tournament top seed Marin Cilic on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Rotterdam Open, where he’ll face a familiar foe: Tomas Berdych. ...