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100 Years Ago, Ty Cobb Had A Very Modern Holdout
It's not about money, it's about the principle. Or, No one player is bigger than the game. Sound familiar? Ty Cobb's holdout, over a matter of a few thousand dollars, was reported exactly 100 years ago to the day, in nearly the exact same language you'd hear in a modern contract dispute. Baseball tr...
Golf Fans Are The Worst, And Golf Is OK With It
We know that someone ratted on Tiger for taking an incorrect drop after his pinseeker on 15 found the drink on Friday afternoon. But why do they do it, and how does the tournament handle the tips?...
Lindsey Vonn's Ex-Husband Gets All The Retweets
Could we have a name and face to go along with one of the key parties to the whole Tiger Woods drop shot scandal that dominated Saturday morning? Could it be that there is no fury like a Vonn scorned? Or is Thomas Vonn just a funny guy? ...
In A Bizarre Flip Flop, Nick Faldo Changes His Mind On Tiger Woods
Wait, what? Nick Faldo was stomping around The Golf Channel this morning basically calling for Tiger Woods's head. He said that Woods should do the "manly thing" and withdraw from the Masters after he improperly took his drop several feet behind where he originally hit his third shot at the 15th ye...
Masters Statement: TV Viewer Narced On Tiger Woods
Here's the statement:...
Nick Faldo Calls On Tiger Woods To "Do The Manly Thing" And Quit
Golf Channel analyst and three-time Masters champ Nick Faldo crushed Tiger Woods this morning, claiming Woods made no attempt to obey the rules of golf and that he deserved disqualification—then pleading with Tiger to "do the manly thing" and retire from the tournament....
Tiger Woods Avoids Disqualification From The Masters For Cheating, Is Penalized Two Strokes Instead
Tiger Woods will begin Round 3 of the Masters five strokes behind the leader after tournament officials elected to punish him with a two stroke penalty for taking an illegal drop at 15 Friday after this disastrous turn of bad luck....
Tiger's Third Stroke At 15 Bounces Off Flagstick, Almost Goes Into Hole, Bounces Into Water Instead
Tiger Woods's career is full of miraculous shots (16th at the Memorial, anyone?) but his seemingly perfect third stroke at Augusta National's 15th ended in disaster....
Tiger Woods Drops His First F-Bomb Of The Masters
Tiger Woods wasn't exactly angry at the result of his approach shot on the eleventh hole of his opening round at the Masters—I'd say he was more bemused—but that didn't stop him from dropping a big ol' f-bomb in range of NBC's CBS's microphones. Looks like he's having a good time out there, though!...
Watch Prince Fielder Beat Out An Infield Single
He steals bases! He can't be caught in a rundown! And ... [grunt] ... now ... [heave] ... he's ... [grunt] ... sprinting ... [gasp] ... for infield singles even when he hits the ball to the right side! [exhale] There's just no stopping Prince Fielder on the base paths. He's this generation's Rickey ...
The Grambling State Baseball Team Lost A Game 30-0
We did our best to keep you abreast of Grambling State's historically awful season on the basketball court, but it turns out that the school's futility sometimes extends to the baseball diamond as well. ...
Denard Robinson's First Pitch At The Tigers Game Eventually Reached Home Plate
The former Michigan quarterback is trying to make the NFL as a receiver. A throw like this might just convince the Arizona Cardinals to let him run their offense....
Prince Fielder's Home Run Knocked Some Poor Fan Right The Fuck Out
Prince Fielder went deep off of Boone Logan in the bottom of the fifth inning today. Bad news for this guy....
"Six-Month Investigation" Reveals Synthetic Marijuana "Epidemic" At Auburn
If you were wondering what it takes to write a good, old-fashioned Scary New Drugs! article, it takes 12 failed tests and a principal's testimony in open court about using "spice," the scary-sounding and "highly addictive" pot-like substance....
What The Hell Is Going On In Selena Roberts's Auburn Story?
Welp. In the wake of the big, ugly story that Selena Roberts dropped on the Auburn football program yesterday, several of the players quoted in the report are now rowing furiously backward and claiming they were misquoted. ...
Former Auburn Football Players Accuse Program Of Racism, Bribery, And Numerous Other Violations
Two years ago, four Auburn University football players—Antonio Goodwin, Shaun Kitchens, Mike McNeil and Dakota Mosley—were arrested and charged with armed robbery. Almost immediately, all four players were dismissed from the team by then-coach Gene Chizik, and everyone got on with their lives. Now, ...
Somebody At LSU's Pro Day Asked If A Spandex Shorts-Clad Russell Shepard "Could Run With A Snake In His Pants"
ESPN3 is one of the WWL's best offerings, from its multi-screen coverage of tennis events to its always reliable Sri Lankan cricket broadcasts. This time of year the online channel is full of live pro day coverage, and yesterday found ESPN's Tom Hart and Andre Ware in Baton Rouge for LSU's exhibiti...
D.J. Stephens Threw Down A Lob, Drove Verne Lundquist And Bill Raftery To Gus Johnson-Levels Of Excitement
We haven't heard a scream like that since Howard Dean was running for office. [CBS]...