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Gennady Golovkin Obliterated Matthew Macklin With A Lethal Body Blow
Gennady Golovkin retained his WBA middleweight title at Foxwoods tonight after dispatching what was supposed to be his toughest challenger ever, Matthew Macklin. The Kazakh did so by hammering Macklin with a terrifying body shot that left the challenger flat on the floor for several minutes....
New ESPN Ombud Finds Breezy Forgetfulness Over Broussard Fracas
Robert Lipsyte's first column as ESPN's ombudsman dissected the squirmworthy Chris Broussard-LZ Granderson showdown when Jason Collins came out. It's just as ombudsy as you like it, 3,300 words of media-ethics spinach. Lipsyte swings his prose like a lead pipe when he sees a deserving target; his re...
Anthony Bennett Explains His Meteoric Rise: "I'm A Great Guy"
A news conference starring a 20-year-old is generally doomed to devolve into scripted platitudes unless the 20-year-old in question strays into honesty. Therein, we prod Anthony Bennett into discussing the reasons the Cleveland Cavaliers made him the surprise top pick in this week's NBA Draft. His ...
Bounce, Rock, Skate
Stacy Peralta's 2001 documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys is a riveting thrill ride of pop-sport history. If you've never seen it—doesn't matter if are into skateboarding or not—do yourself a favor. ...
Player Swaps Caddie For Boyfriend During Round At U.S. Women's Open
Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman delivers the most earth-shaking tweet of this Saturday: Jessica Korda fired her caddie during the middle of the third round of the U.S. Women's Open, and replaced him with her boyfriend....
The Tour De France Is Back And It's A Bloody Mess
We know — cycling is mostly for European rednecks who only watch it for the crashes. And the blood these gentlemen left on the pavement in Corsica is a high school science fair project waiting to happen....
How To Make Kebabs, Because You Like To Stab Things And Play With Fire
You dusted off your crummy charcoal grill way back in April, and by now, through all the contrived family gatherings that are really just flimsy pretexts for playing with fire, you've already run through your basic repertoire of grilled foods: chicken thighs and chicken breasts and steak and lobste...
Victims Of The Boston Marathon Bombing Begin Divvying $61 Million
America, on occasion you really take care of your own. After the Boston Marathon bombing, people and companies pulled together more than $60 million that's now being disbursed to 232 people who were hurt or killed in the attack and its aftermath. Two double amputees and the families of four people w...
Soccer Stadium Blasts Kill 5 As Friday Bombings Claim 22 Lives In Iraq
Twenty-two people were killed yesterday in Iraq when bombs went off in a police officer's car, at a funeral, near a bakery, and at a soccer stadium, Reuters reports. ...
Hey, It's 15 Years (And A Day) Since Mick Foley Got Thrown Off A Cage
In keeping with our inability to notice anniversaries until it’s too late, we’d like to point out that it was 15 years ago last night that Mankind and the Undertaker faced off in one of the most memorable and brutal wrestling matches of all time....
The Bill Simmons-Doc Rivers Beef Continues To Heat Up
Oh good, we've reached the "Bill Simmons condescendingly refers to Doc Rivers by his given name" stage of this slapfight. ...
Dead Letters: Some Friendly, Productive Exchanges With Our Readers
Normally we begin with reader mail and close with Dead Tweets. Not today. There are some good tweets....
One Alleged Vandal Of Clemson's Special Rock Arrested
Clemson University police announced today that they arrested 18-year-old Micah Rogers of Pisgah Forest, N.C., for the vandalism done to Howard's Rock earlier this month. Rogers is accused of breaking the glass case that holds the rock and chipping off a chunk of it. There is no indication how this w...
Pats Fans Can Get A Free Exchange For Their Aaron Hernandez Jerseys
If you're somebody who currently owns a #81 Aaron Hernandez jersey, but you are also somebody who isn't really down with wearing an accused murderer's name on your back, I've got good news for you! On July 6 and 7, you can take your Aaron Hernandez jersey to the Patriots pro shop and exchange it for...