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Old Lady Goes To Ballgame, Catches Foul Ball While Ignoring Ballgame
This is great. This little old lady is not even paying attention to the game, the crowd or the person sitting next to her and manages to come away with a foul ball. ...
Scenes From The Final Hours Of The Watertown Manhunt
The manhunt in Watertown for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev concluded with Tsarnaev's capture around 8:45 p.m. Friday night. It capped off a surreal day that paralyzed the city of Boston and ensnared the Watertown community in a harrowing 24-hour period. ...
Baseball Fans React To The Capture Of The Second Bombing Suspect
With the Red Sox and Royals game postponed and Fenway Park empty as the manhunt for the suspected second Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued, the rest of Major League Baseball played its regular April 19 schedule. ...
Here's How Every Network Announced Dzhokar Tsarnaev's Capture On-Air
Most of us learned that the manhunt for Dzhokar Tsarnaev was over via Twitter or by listening to online feeds of law enforcement radio. But for those watching at home, the suspenseful moment of his capture—and learning that he was alive—would be a memorable if complicated moment: somber in light of...
Czech Republic Denies That It's Chechnya
A very important statement from the Czech Republic's ambassador to the U.S.:...
Which NBA Pundits Made The Worst Regular Season Predictions?
Republished with permission from PunditTracker...
Rick Telander Doesn't Realize That Baseline "Raptors" Sign Isn't Real
It's been two seasons since Toronto introduced their 3D, optical illusion "Raptors" sign underneath each basket. It was sort of cool at first, and even now good for a moment of "oh yeah," whenever you catch a Raps game. But at least we all understand how it works. One Sun-Times columnist does not....
Are Men More Likely To Stand On The Subway Than Women?
Welcome to Dataspin, a weekly data visualization of whatever the fuck....
Here's A Video Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Wrestling With His Friends
This was just put on YouTube by one of Dzhokhar's former wrestling teammates. The description reads, "Rindge and Latin wrestling team, taking it easy over the summer. I remember Jahar, he was my friend and my teammate."...
Help! How Do I Clean Up All This Butter That Exploded In My Car?
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....
Félix Pié Was "Covered In Beer" After Near-Fight With Fans
With all the other news going on this week, we missed the fallout from the Pirates' minor league dustup on Tuesday, the one that found outfielder Félix Pié—and possibly other players—trying to climb into the stands to fight fans in Toledo. A reader who was there has contacted us with more specifics....
Darkness Visible
The cover of next week's New Yorker. By Eric Drooker. ...
It's A Bad Time For A "Pressure Cooker Redeems Itself" Story
Just chalk this one up to unfortunate timing....
Bombing Suspects' Father Speaks, Claims His Sons Are Innocent
BBC News caught up with Anzor Tsanarev, father of marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and conducted a brief interview with him. Speaking through an interpreter, Anzor vehemently defended his sons, expressing confidence in their innocence. "I have 100 percent, million percent c...
Meanwhile, On Fox News, Megyn Kelly Is Reading Rap Lyrics
Quality manhunt coverage right here. ...
Todd Frazier Homered At The Request Of A Batboy With Down Syndrome
Heartwarming news has certainly been in short supply this week, but a baseball game in Cincinnati last night provided us with some—and in a way that only adds to the growing legend of Reds third baseman Todd Frazier....
This Is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Twitter Account
Our friends at Gawker have found the real Twitter account used by Dzhokhar Tsaranev. His handle is @J_tsar, and it is listed under a simplified version of his name, "Jahar." The account has been active since the day of the marathon bombing, but as far as we can tell, his feed offers little insight o...
Mother Knows Best
Here's Frank Deford's 1978 Sports Illustrated portrait of Jimmy Connors: "Raised By Women to Conquer Men."...