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Dwyane Wade And Kevin Durant Are Now Feuding, Or Something
In a recent interview, Kevin Durant said that he thought his former teammate James Harden was a better basketball player than Dwyane Wade. That's a pretty uncontroversial thing to say, but it was enough to goad Wade into responding on social media. And Wade's response was enough to get a passive-agg...

Steinski's Records Weigh A Ton
Last week I hung out with my man Steinski and spent the afternoon in his lab listening to records....


Oh Look, The Cardinals Found Another Good Young Pitcher Lying Around
For the third time this season, a no-hitter was broken up by the would-be 27th out. Last night's hard-luck winner was Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha, making just his ninth career start, and it came down to a matter of inches....

Frat Bro's Amazing Pregame Speech Gets The <em>Any Given Sunday</em> Treatment
Yesterday, we brought you a video clip of one of the frattiest bros we've ever seen firing up his brothers with a passionate and profane speech before a flag football game. Today, we bring you the work of reader Kevin, who is a hero. Kevin decided to take the music from the end of Al Pacino's famou...

Braves Fan Ignores Baseball, Fondles Nearby Woman's Breasts Instead
This Braves fan in the Budweiser section of Turner Field takes "Grab Some Buds" way too literally....

Jason Giambi Hits Pinch-Hit Walkoff Home Run, Is 42 Years Old
Jason Giambi brought the Cleveland Indians one game closer to a postseason berth by hitting a pinch-hit walkoff two-run homer against the White Sox tonight. Yes, the 42-year-old Giambi is still in the MLB, and he can still occasionally destroy pitches....

Day-Drinking Is Bad, Says Philly Guy Who Got KO'd By His Wife's Car
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Man vs. Car: The Saddest Fight Of All Time." Tonight's commentator: Gary, who fought the car. (Coming next week: A Quezon City ladyfight.)...
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Mariano Rivera Bobblehead Night Is A Fiasco [Updates]
It is Mariano Rivera bobblehead giveaway night, and the Yankees do not have any Mariano Rivera bobbleheads to give away....

De-Pantsing Is Soccer's Most Effective Defensive Strategy
Late in the first half of today's <del>Premier League</del> match between Aston Villa and Tottenham, Villa's Nick Helenius beat his defender and made a dangerous run towards Tottenham's goal. That's when Jan Vertonghen decided that desperate times called for desperate measures, and stopped Helenius...

Craig James Is A Christian Martyr, According To Craig James
After a disastrous senate run, Craig James landed himself a gig at Fox Sports Southwest—for all of one show before being dumped. Officially, the higher-ups at Fox were caught by surprise by the regional network’s hire of the all-around toxic James, and he was tossed out before any deal was official....

See Ya, Mick: The Best Photo Ever Taken Of A Great Athlete in Decline
All the recent hoopla around Mariano Rivera's retirement brings to mind other, crappier ways that famous athletes have elected to leave the game(s) they love....

Frat Bro Gives Pregame Speech For The Ages Before Flag Football Game
Have you ever been just so, so amped about something? Well, you've never been as amped about anything as this Drexel frat bro is about flag football. Because flag football isn't just about hanging out with your buddies, it's about fucking legacies. ...

Roger Angell On Mariano Rivera
Angell's take on Mariano Rivera Appreciation Day:...

NBA 2K14 Is More Of The Same
NBA 2K has long been the best basketball video game franchise on the market. This year's version is just as good as past installments, but as Kotaku's review points out, nothing much has been added. Maybe 2K is holding something back for next-gen consoles?...

Vikings Owners Must Pay $85 Million For "Organized Crime-Type" Fraud
The owners of the Minnesota Vikings were ordered to pay nearly $85 million in damages to former business partners they defrauded with "evil motive", and will face a criminal investigation into their actions, which a judge declared violated racketeering laws. There's a chance this ruling could hold u...

Ray Lewis Could Have Prevented Ravens Party Bus Brawl, Says Ray Lewis
Good news, everyone. Former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, now an ESPN analyst, has some opinions about the recent party bus incident during which Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones got whacked with a champagne bottle by a stripper named Sweet Pea. What's Lewis got to say about the whole situation? Pre...

Hear A Bengals Announcer Lose His Mind Over The Go-Ahead Fumble Return
Late in the Bengals win over Green Bay, Johnathan Franklin took a fourth-and-one carry only to fumble, see the ball scooped up by Terence Newman, and returned 58 yards for what would be the winning score. Exciting? You bet. Almost too much to handle for Cincinnati's radio color guy....

The Broncos' Running Backs Played Rock-Paper-Scissors For A Touchdown
Denver's tailback Cerberus seemingly exists only to screw fantasy teams. It can seem like carries are decided by a game of chance. But that'd be ludicrous, right?...

Rick Reilly's Dumb Vuvuzela Joke, Explained
Reader Freddie writes in:...