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Miguel Cabrera And Chris Davis Are Chasing History And Each Other
It's July 1, the effective halfway point of the season, so it's time to take notice of what could be the American League's closest and most historic race. Miguel Cabrera has his batting eye on the first ever back-to-back Triple Crowns in baseball history. In his way is Chris Davis, himself right on ...
Quit Being So Lazy And Just Do <em>Something</em>
In this week's episode of Recovering Fatass Soundtrack, watch a man go from clapping himself on the back for merely writing down a weak-ass running schedule to signing up for another race, in little over 2,000 words. Here's the Spotify list that gets you there. ...
"Would I Do Troy Aikman on Sunset Strip? Yes!"
Check out David Kamp's 2006 GQ profile of Dave Kopay:...
Help! My Fiancée Is Orange And So Is My Bathroom
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
NBA Finals Elimination Games, Ranked According To Fun
Note: An earlier version of this post was missing two key elimination games – 1988 Game 7 and 1993 Game 6 – which are now included in the rankings....
Everyone Is At The Blackhawks Parade
There's not a lot of work getting done in Chicago today, we'd wager. This photo, from CSN's Nina Falcone, gives a sense of the scale of the crowd at Grant Park for the Blackhawks' profane Stanley Cup celebration. We don't think the Ravens will have much to say about this one....
Lance Armstrong: Tour De France "Impossible To Win Without Doping"
It's a whole new Lance! A "nothing left to lose" Lance. An "I'm a scoundrel, like all the rest" Lance. An "I don't need or want your fucking love" Lance. And he's here to drop some truth bombs....
Patrick Sharp's Daughter Is The Cutest Sports Baby
Babies with the Stanley Cup are almost as much of a tradition as bodily fluids in the Stanley Cup, but just slightly more adorable. ...
Mark Messier Can Take A Hint, Leaves Rangers
Noted trophy presenter Mark Messier is parting ways with the Rangers after four years as "special assistant," which was a made-up job anyway....
Darren Daulton Hospitalized With Brain Tumors
Darren Daulton, Philadelphia's longtime sparkplug catcher who finished off his career with a championship with the Marlins, has been diagnosed with two brain tumors. One of them is reportedly inoperable....
The Lightning Buy Out Vincent Lecavalier
In a shocker, Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier will be bought out after 15 years as the face of the franchise. The salary cap has no time for sentiment....
While In The Batter's Box, Alex Gordon Was Attacked By A Giant Moth
Bottom of the ninth, two outs, runners on second and third. The Royals were down by a run. There was a one-ball count to Alex Gordon, when—WAIT!...
Stealing Signs In Baseball: A Hall Of Famer's Guide
There are many fair ways to steal the signs of the enemy, so many that the smart ball-player is always kept on the alert by them. Baseball geniuses, some almost magicians, are constantly looking for new schemes to find out what the catcher is telling the pitcher, what the batter is tipping the base...
Kevin Sumlin Helped Johnny Manziel Overturn His Suspension
There was almost no Johnny Football. No Heisman Trophy. No two-loss season culminating in a Cotton Bowl win for the Aggies' successful SEC debut. After being suspended for the entire 2012 season, Johnny Manziel started making plans to transfer from Texas A&M. That's when the coach stepped in....
Glendale May Sell City Hall To Pay For The Coyotes
The day after a Stanley Cup; we all have hockey hangovers. I can't think of a better day for the Glendale, Ariz., City Council to quietly vote on an emergency measure that would, quite literally, sell City Hall to pay off its debts on Jobing.com Arena. ...
PHOTOS: Chicago's Stanley Cup Celebrations Got Slightly Out Of Hand
After their second championship in three years, Blackhawks fans flooded out of the bars and into the streets of Wrigleyville to celebrate with each other, to drink, and in a few noteworthy instances, to bust shit up....
What Was Patrice Bergeron's Mystery Injury? Pretty Much Everything.
Bergeron, the Bruins' irreplaceable two-way center, was questionable for last night after being rushed to the hospital during Game 5. No one would say precisely what was ailing him, but after he had to watch the Blackhawks lift the cup, he fessed up: he was a broken man....
Andrew Shaw's Bloody Face Is The Face Of The Stanley Cup
Andrew Shaw was the Game 1 hero, but that's not what he does. He's a pest. An agitator. A player who gets his hands dirty, and his face bloody, and raises a Cup....
Brek Shea Posted—Then Quickly Deleted—This Very American Photo
Why yes, Shea is from Texas, how did you guess?...