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South Korea's Biggest Royals Fan Throws Out First Pitch
We've been keeping track of Sung Woo Lee, a cool-ass dude from South Korea who somehow ended up rooting for the Kansas City Royals and finally got to see a game in Kansas City thanks to a generous group of fans. He was a guest of honor of sorts at last night's game, and even got to throw out the f...
A's Fans Rage One Last Time For Former Closer Grant Balfour
A cool thing happened in the bottom of the tenth inning of last night's extra-innings tilt between the Rays and Athletics. Grant Balfour, who spent three seasons becoming an Oakland fan favorite as the A's hard-throwing bullpen goon, came on to pitch for the Rays against his old squad. Even with t...
Jaguars Owner Shad Khan Is One Chill-Ass Dude
Here is Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan gracing the cover of Void, a North Florida culture and lifestyle publication, while looking like the chillest old dude to have ever chilled. ...
Here's Stuart Scott's Moving Speech From The ESPYS
Stuart Scott was given the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at tonight's ESPYS and gave a speech reminiscent of the award's namesake. Among other topics, Scott described his recent hospitalization in grim detail and spoke about the nature of "beating" cancer....
The Day the Fairytale Died
The business of writing obituaries may seem, at first glance, a morbid affair. Just think of the title of Gay Talese's 1966 Esquire profile of the New York Timesobituary writer Alden Whitman: "Mr. Bad News." But obituary writing is far from depressing and some of the best non-fiction writing of the ...
Irish Comedy Show Pokes Fun At Brazil-Netherlands Match With "Highlight"
Après Match is a comedy show on Irish station RTÉ that mocks various soccer commentators from Ireland and Great Britain. (Here's more of their stuff; it's amusing!) Yesterday, the crew found their "Great Dutch Play" from the third-place World Cup match between Brazil and the Netherlands, and the hig...
Superstar Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid's "Blond Arrow," Has Died
You've heard of Pele and Maradona, most certainly. Today, though, I sing of Alfredo di Stéfano. Di Stéfano, who died today at 88 from a heart attack, was arguably the greatest player never to have played in a World Cup....
Someone Invented A Better Way To Broadcast The World Cup
Dutch designer Guus ter Beek doesn't really like what he sees when he watches watches World Cup games on ESPN, so he and his colleagues went and invented a new, better way to broadcast the games....
Adam Silver And The NBA Draft Isaiah Austin
Last Sunday, Isaiah Austin found out he wouldn't be able to start a career in the NBA. The Baylor center was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, and continuing to play competitive basketball would jeopardize his life. Tonight, he was still at the draft, and in the middle of the first round, Adam Silver ...
Novak Djokovic Gives Point To His Opponent Instead Of Replaying It
There was a rare moment of sportsmanship in today's match between Novak Djokovic and Radek Stepanek. Even in a tight fourth set, Djokovic was nice enough to concede a point to his opponent....
Deafblind Boy's Friends Build Mini Pitch And Help Him "Watch" World Cup
Carlos is deafblind, but he was hoping to experience the World Cup and support Brazil. Fortunately for him, his two friends found an incredibly creative way to let him follow the first game of the tournament....
Ellen Kershaw's Reaction To Her Husband's No-Hitter Was Great
One of the best things about Clayton Kershaw's dominant no-hitter is the fact that Kershaw's wife, Ellen, was there to witness the whole thing in person. The broadcast showed Ellen watching nervously from the stands throughout the night, but things really got good when her husband finally recorded t...
The Swing Machine
From SI's Tony Gwynn tribute issue here's Richard Hoffer's 1995 profile, "The Swing Machine":...
Yoenis Cespedes's Amazing Throw Gets The Special Effects It Deserves
Did you see Yoenis Cespedes's incredible throw from last night? If you haven't, you need to go watch it right now. And then you need to look at this cool Vine:...
John Harbaugh Crashes Marriage Proposal, Is Really Cool About It
This is fun. David Rudich brought his girlfriend, who is a huge Ravens fan, to the team's practice facility so that he could propose to her. Right after he popped the question, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh coincidentally came upon the happy couple. ...
Marlins Fan Gives Foul Ball To Cubs Fan, Who Gives Ball Back To His Son
At the end of the day, one Marcell Ozuna foul ball made three fans happy at a Marlins-Cubs game, even though only one of them actually got the baseball....
Yasiel Puig Loves Playing In The Snow, Is Still A Giant Six-Year-Old
When we last checked in on Yasiel Puig's Instagram account, we found him proudly showing off all of his neat toys like a kid trying to impress the new neighbor boy. This one is mine. So is this one. Do you have this one? I got it for Christmas. Now, we find him frolicking in a patch of snow and cont...
Clayton Kershaw And Kenley Jansen Impersonate Each Other's Windups
Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen have two of the more unique windups in baseball, which makes them ripe for imitation. This fact is not lost on Kershaw and Jansen themselves, and so they spent some time before a recent game working to perfect their imitations of each other....
Doug Collins AKA Pusha D Wonders What Happened To That Boy
Jalen Rose sets 'em up, and right on cue, Doug Collins knocks 'em down with a timely quote from one of the great underappreciated tracks from the early aughts....