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Dan Shaughnessy Wants The Red Sox Barred From The Playoffs Even If They Qualify
Here's the CHB: "How about banishing the 2011 Red Sox from postseason play on the grounds of horsebleep play for the entire month of September?...
The Big East Is Reaping What Its Founder Sowed
Since when did Dave Gavitt become a paragon for all that is harmonious and decent and noble in college sports? Gavitt, who died a week ago today at the age of 73, was the founder and first commissioner of the Big East. And because Pitt and Syracuse have decided to seek higher ground by airlifting t...
SprtsCntr: ESPN Has A Thousand Words for "Will Play"
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Bill Belichick, Terror Of The High Seas, On Roller Skates
Your morning roundup for Sept. 23, the day we learned Einstein might have been wrong about that whole theory of relativity jazz. Photo courtesy Larry Brown Sports, via @xmasape. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Peruvian Goalkeeper Gets In Trouble For "Sexist, Denigrating" Comments About A Female Referee
After a 2-0 loss in second-tier Peruvian futbol on Sunday, CA Mannucci goalkeeper Victor Ulloa had something mean to say about female referee Auria Christama, who helped call the match....
Today In Marcus Camby Got Arrested With Weed In A School Zone News
"Officers pulled over Camby's black Porsche around midnight when he was spotted driving north on Cullen Boulevard with a sun screen device blocking the front window. ... Officers say they noticed the smell of marijuana. Camby gave permission for the car to be searched and police said they discovere...
Bryan Stow Speaks His First Words Since Dodger Stadium Beating
Great update via the website through which Bryan Stow's family keeps the world apprised of how his recovery from a brutal beating outside Dodger Stadium is going....
Andray Blatche Made Pitiful "Team Building Workout" T-Shirts For His Wizards Teammates
And then SB Nation's Jon Bois wrote a one-act play about it. If you only read a single one-act play today, this should be it: "TEAMMATE 2. This... workout? You made us shirts for a workout?" [SB Nation]...
Terry Francona Says Sphincters Remain Unclenched In The Red Sox Clubhouse
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Tito denies feeling any pressure....
Pearl Jam Fan Notes: Joe Buck Talks About The Night Eddie Vedder Made Him Squeal
My homework assignment from my good friends at Deadspin was to write about my interaction with Pearl Jam and in particular Eddie Vedder in honor of their 20th Anniversary. The difficulty in this assignment is writing it without coming off like a name-dropping ass. Well for those of you who don't lik...
Dear Fox, Your Graphics Blow
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Buy Drew's new book, The Postmortal, through here. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed....
Lady Gaga Won’t Empower You For Shit
I don't quite know when Lady Gaga evolved from talented pop star into the world's least convincing self-help guru, but that shit needs to stop immediately. ...
Rashard Lewis Is "Willing To Sacrifice" Himself For The NBA Owners' Sins
In 2007, chronic underachiever Rashard Lewis signed a six-year, $118-million contract with the Orlando Magic. Then, last December, the Magic unloaded Lewis onto the Washington Wizards in exchange for their own chronic underachiever, Gilbert Arenas. Arenas had a six-year, $111-million contract at the...
If The '90s Braves Were Doctoring The Ball, More Power To Them
Where does the credit go for the dominant Braves pitching staffs of the 1990s? Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux themselves? A front office that got them, kept them, and found nearly-as-dominant fourth starters seemingly every year? A goodly amount of praise has been heaped on Leo Mazzone, the pitching coa...
Logan Morrison Would Like To Borrow Your Black Flag T-Shirt
Your morning roundup for Sept. 22, the day we learned live trees make great ancient bridges. Photo via @Jimmy Traina. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Somebody Stole A Minor-League Baseball Mascot's Head And That Makes People Sad
"'Stomper' the bear disappeared from All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon [Ohio] sometime last month. With eight games left to go in the season, fans immediately took notice. 'He's a little overweight and that keeps him warm in the winters. He's fun-loving and loves to dance,' said Crushers V.P. Dan He...
Fox NFL Sunday Analysts Are Really, Totally Not Transparently Excited About <em>The X Factor</em>
From today's Twitter postings:...
Delonte West Was Tripping On Antipsychotic Drugs The Night He Got Pulled Over With Three Guns
Delonte West gave an interview to SLAM in which he finally opened up about that time in September 2009 when he was pulled over for negligent driving and cops found a stash of weapons in his three-wheel Can-Am Spyder. Turns out he had a rather intense reaction to the drug he was taking for bipolar d...
I Bought My Ticket But The Game Was Gone: Pearl Jam And The SuperSonics, 1990-2008
If you were going to pick a day to be a fly on the wall, you could do a lot worse than Oct. 8, 1990, in the dank downtown Seattle basement-cum-rehearsal space where Eddie Vedder, having arrived on a plane from California that morning, sang with Pearl Jam for the first time....
A Drunk's Guide To Watching Rugby
Chris Benz and Dave Shireley will be filing dispatches from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, in the odd moments that they are sober. For a rugby glossary and position guide, click here....