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This Is How You Get Away With Throwing A Ball Into Your Opponent's Face
That's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for the Swedish national team and giving us all a master class in how to be a dickhead without getting caught. Oh hello, Mr. Referee. I would like to discuss that call with you in a civil and practical manner. What ball? Whose face? I don't know what you're talkin...
Andre Drummond Abuses Chris Brown On A Dunk
Andre Drummond, coming off a promising rookie year in Detroit, went to town all over Chris Brown and his detestable self at a Los Angeles gym yesterday. Vine time:...
Beer-Wielding Mets Fan Tumbles Over Seats
We thought this would be the Metsiest Mets thing that happened today, but nope. It's this....
Does The Majority Party Have An Advantage In Congressional Ballgame?
Tonight, Congress will once again take part in its annual baseball game, an ultra-American tradition that dates back to 1909. The Democrats, led by Louisiana Ace Cedric Richmond, have won the last four, but Republicans have a new weapon in freshman Rep. Ron DeSantis. Both played serious college ball...
Mets Approached Cougar Site About Stuffing Ballot Box For David Wright
When the first vote totals for the MLB All-Star Game were released last week, David Wright was in second. A desperate Mets marketing department didn't want Wright to lose to Pablo Sandoval for the second year in a row, especially not with the game being held at Citi Field. So one employee decided t...
Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?
Gordon Wright, another lover of classic sports writing, suggested this fun piece of work by Jeff MacGregor. From Sports Illustrated back in 1998, dig "Snakes Alive!"...
Paul Bissonnette And Evgeni Malkin Continue To Be The Best Twitter Pals
When we were last given a glimpse into Paul Bissonnette and Evgeni Malkin's internet relationship, a locked-out Bissonnette was asking for a spot on Malkin's Russian hockey team, and Malkin was responding hilariously....
Somebody Broke Off A Huge Piece Of Clemson's Special Rock
According to various reports, another one of college football's sacred totems has been vandalized beyond repair. Police say that somebody recently broke into the Clemson University football stadium and broke a huge chunk off Howard's Rock. The stone sits on a pedestal at the top of the hill that the...
Andrew Shaw Was Mic'd Up For His Game 1 Winner, And It's Fantastic
NBC had Andrew Shaw wearing a microphone last night, and it just might be the best decision the producers have made all playoffs. ...
Jason Kidd Hired As The Brooklyn Nets Head Coach
Jason Kidd has just been selected to take over as the next Brooklyn Nets head coach. According to Yahoo! Sports, he'll have a three-year, guaranteed deal with a fourth-year team option. Kidd, 40, announced his retirement shortly after the New York Knicks were eliminated in this year's playoffs. Toda...
The NCAA's Enforcement Division Is A Mess, And That's A Good Thing
This week's Sports Illustrated (print edition) includes a lengthy rundown of the bureaucratic troubles plaguing the NCAA's enforcement division. SI's take: That the ineptitude created by these troubles is preventing the NCAA from properly administering its rulebook. SI treats this as a problem, as s...
Feedbag: How Can I Make Caveman Food That Tastes Good?
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected] wit...
Puerto Rican League Game Delayed When Players' Families Start Fighting
We are actually big fans of Baloncesto Superior Nacional, the Puerto Rican professional basketball league that's become somewhat of a summer league stop-over for sub-NBA pro ballers. (Games are aired live on local TV here in St. Petersburg.) Last night's Humacao-Carolina vs. Ponce game, though, got...
What Hockey Needs Is More Violence
Originally published in Inside Sports in January 1981....
Last Pitch
A week of Father's Day stories continues. This little gem comes from Glenn Stout:...
USA Score Two Incredible Goals To Beat Panama In World Cup Qualifiers
I'm telling you, man. The U.S. Men's National Team is looking kind of good these days....
