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The Final Two Goals Of The Stanley Cup, In Finnish
Earlier, we brought you a Doc Emrick-less version of all the goals scored in the Stanley Cup Finals. This is also Emrick-less, but we can make it up to you: it's the final two goals as called by Finnish broadcasters Antti Mäkinen and Jani Alkio....

Bryce Harper Homers In First At-Bat Off The DL
In his return from a stint—it's always a stint—on the disabled list for injuries including left-knee bursitis and a wall-negotiating impairment, Bryce Harper sent the second pitch he saw over the left-center fence and gave the Nationals a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers....

The Yankee Bullshitters: What Joe D, Yogi, And Mickey Were Really Like
Last week gave a short post on the late, great Lenny Shecter. Now, for a real taste of his no-bullshit style, here's an excerpt from "The Flower of America" chapter of his 1969 book of essays, The Jocks....

Melting the Plastic Man
Here's a classic for you—Gary Cartwright's 1973 Texas Monthly piece on Tom Landry:...

You're Having a Party?
My aunt and uncle, longtime Upper West Siders love telling stories about Morris, the deli counter man at the old Daitch Shopwell that used to be on Broadway. They adored Morris and the little old ladies who would visit him. This is what they overheard:...

Knicks And Raptors Agree To Trade For Andrea Bargnani
According to Howard Beck, the two sides have agreed on a trade that will send Andrea Bargnani to the Knicks. In return for Steve Novak, Marcus Camby, a 2016 first-round pick and two future second-round picks, the Knicks will receive the first overall pick from 2006, who is owed $22 million over the ...

Sunday Gravy
Simplicity at its finest (and most delicious) from the Goddess Marcella Hazan....

Toronto Maple Leafs Get Their Man
Frederik Gauthier: "I don't really watch hockey." Grew up near Montreal but doesn't have a favourite team....

A Dog Almost Caused A Massive Pileup In The Tour De France
Less than three miles from the finish of the second stage of this year's Tour De France, a small white dog almost caused an enormous crash....

This Is Where The Debate Over "Redskins" Went Completely Off The Rails
We've finally come to the end of the crazy line in the Washington Redskins name debate. It's going to be hard to top Walter E. Williams writing about "busybodies and tyrants" for The Oakland Press in a column so nuts you really want it to be satire. ...

Bounce, Rock, Skate
Stacy Peralta's 2001 documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys is a riveting thrill ride of pop-sport history. If you've never seen it—doesn't matter if are into skateboarding or not—do yourself a favor. ...



The Tour De France Is Back And It's A Bloody Mess
We know — cycling is mostly for European rednecks who only watch it for the crashes. And the blood these gentlemen left on the pavement in Corsica is a high school science fair project waiting to happen....

How To Make Kebabs, Because You Like To Stab Things And Play With Fire
You dusted off your crummy charcoal grill way back in April, and by now, through all the contrived family gatherings that are really just flimsy pretexts for playing with fire, you've already run through your basic repertoire of grilled foods: chicken thighs and chicken breasts and steak and lobste...

Victims Of The Boston Marathon Bombing Begin Divvying $61 Million
America, on occasion you really take care of your own. After the Boston Marathon bombing, people and companies pulled together more than $60 million that's now being disbursed to 232 people who were hurt or killed in the attack and its aftermath. Two double amputees and the families of four people w...

Bus Crashes Into Finish Line Banner At Tour De France
The Orica-GreenEDGE team bus crashed into the finish line banner during today's opening stage of the Tour de France, forcing a frantic attempt to unhook the bus from a banner before the cyclists reached the finish line....

The Bill Simmons-Doc Rivers Beef Continues To Heat Up
Oh good, we've reached the "Bill Simmons condescendingly refers to Doc Rivers by his given name" stage of this slapfight. ...

Matt "Doink The Clown" Osborne Has Died
Matt Osborne, a wrestling lifer who will forever be known as a symbol of the WWF's cartoonish early-'90s era, was found dead this morning in Texas. He was 57....

The Time Has Come For Dan Snyder To Change His Name
Times change, people. There once was a day in America when the idea of two gay men openly marrying seemed absurd. There was once a day in America when segregation was the law of the land. But the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice, and today we no longer tolerate evil that in another er...