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What ESPN Will Be Talking About Today: Plaxico Catching A Football In A Pretend Game
A new feature in which we condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
ESPN Is Airing This TV Commercial For Grantland
Huh. It's like Jim Jarmusch meets The Sting meets a Klondike bar....
WNBA Trick Shot Commercial Features Layups! Jumpers! And More Jumpers!
Boost Mobile signed a huge multiyear sponsorship deal with the WNBA this morning, and it's not like other American sport sponsorships. Boost won't just have their name on courtside advertisements or all-star weekend programming. They'll have their logo plastered on the front of every WNBA jersey, ...
The Cool Kids Will Now Be Sitting At Bleacher Report's Lunch Table: A Slideshow
Introducing your new Bleacher Report "National Lead Writers" ......
Three-Time Kentucky Derby Winner Calvin Borel Busted For DWI In Indiana
The squeaky-voiced superhero hath fallen. Calvin Borel, the maybe-toothless jockey aboard 2007's Street Sense, 2009's Mine that Bird, and 2010's Super Saver, Kentucky Derby winners all, was arrested for DWI in Evansville, Indiana....
Watch This Braves Fan's Leaping, One-Handed Foul Ball Catch
Poignant, indeed, that the catch reminds the announcers of a receiver—because it's getting to be the end of August, when Atlanta forgets that baseball exists....
Two Fans Shot In Candlestick Park Parking Lot After Raiders-49ers Preseason Game
We suggested some months ago that Los Angeles might have the most violent fans in America. But now—with two shootings in the Candlestick Park parking lot after last night's Raiders-49ers preseason game—it seems like all of California might have the worst fans....
Gird Your Loins, Green Bay: Some Dude Is Running Around Town Pretending To Be Brett Favre
We hear completely retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is pretty revered up in Wisconsin. Especially in the town of Green Bay. Midwesterners are forgiving folks, and they put up with the whole dong-texting and playing-for-the-Vikings thing. So, as you might expect, some dude (pictured above) pretend...
Ball Bounces Off Centerfielder's Glove, Then His Head, Then He Catches It And Starts A Triple Play
Omaha Storm Chasers vs. Nashville Sounds, yesterday. Triple-A-y baseball even by Triple-A baseball standards. We'll set the scene for you: men on first and second, no one out, Clint Robinson up for Omaha. Logan Schafer is in center field....
Broncos 20:11 "And He Was Rebuked, And Had To Back Up Brady Quinn"
Says John Clayton: "The decision to have Brady Qunn ahead of Tim Tebow Saturday isn't permanent but it is a sign that Tebow had to pick up game to be Denver backup." Quinn went 10 of 16 for 130 yards, with a TD and a pick. Tebow went one of two, for ten....
Watch Shaq And His Ladyfriend Do Parlor Tricks Involving Smoke
Bet Flavor Flav couldn't figure out how Shaq 'n Hoopz's bit of smoky magic came to be. (H/T The Hoop Doctors)...
Let's Watch Some Ravens Fans Fight A Guy Who Roots For The Chiefs
Todd Haley will probably find this more offensive than the two late touchdowns the Ravens scored against his Chiefs. Or not. Either way, it's still a bunch of guys from Baltimore jumping someone. Thank God Omar ain't around to see such disrespect for the rules of the game....
Here's Video Of A Pack Of Young Ladies Robbing A D.C. Convenience Store
Per MyFoxDC, "Another flash mob robbery has occurred in the area, this time at a convenience store ... Surveillance video from the Shop Express Convenience Store shows that there were 10 young women involved....
For Trivia-Contest Purposes, It's Best To Remember Seattle Isn't In California
During last night's Syracuse Chiefs 5-2 victory over the Gwinnett Braves, two fans vied to win a foam finger in a "Smarter Than An Intern" trivia contest. The secret question (paraphrased): Name the 13 professional sports franchises in California. With the eighth pick, one competitor chose the Sea...
Presenting Slo-Mo Video Of A Little League Player Taking A Baseball To The Face
Your morning roundup for Aug. 20, the ninth day that Delonte West will wake up hoping Home Depot calls. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. (Video from California's 11-0 win over Rhode Island H/T Shaun B). ...
Jimmy Johnson Thinks Nevin Shapiro Is A Jock-Sniffing Wannabe Parasitic Scumbag
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: more name-calling for Nevin Shapiro....
The Chinese Basketball Association Doesn't Want Kobe Bryant To Play Next Season, Either
One nice, unproductive distraction from the lockout has been to speculate about which NBA players will spend the lockout playing in China, Turkey, and, somehow, England. But now the Chinese Basketball Association has gone and deprived us even of that pleasure, announcing today that it would not perm...
This Just Might Be The Worst Slide In Baseball History
This is from way back in July, but after being brought to our attention by Hot Clicks, via Logan Morrison, we'll do our part to make sure everybody in the world sees Graham Taylor hurl himself onto the plate like a sack of potatoes with MS that was just struck by lightning....
Here's Video Of Bryce Harper Getting Helped Off The Field After Hurting His Hamstring Tonight
Washington Nationals prospect/messiah Bryce Harper of the Harrisburg Senators came up lame after trying to advance from first to third in the 8th inning against the Akron Aeros. He couldn't seem to put much weight on his right leg as he got helped off the field....
Here's Video Of A Street Fight During Which One Participant Is Shoved Into A Trash Can
It's unclear where why this battle royale broke out since the "Ghetto fight - big brawl" description on YouTube only states, "Some ppl fighting in da streets look like black vs white."...