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Russian Speed Skater Narrowly Avoids Wardrobe Malfunction
Russian speed skater Olga Graf took the bronze medal in today's 3,000m event. Afterward, she understandably wanted to cool off a bit. One problem: she forgot that she wasn't wearing anything underneath her suit. Oops!...

Herm Edwards Suggests Mike Sam Is "Bringing Baggage" Into Locker Room
Herm Edwards repeatedly called Michael Sam by the wrong name and compared the openly gay NFL prospect to a player with off-the-field issues in a disaster of an appearance tonight on ESPN....

Paper Tiger
Dig this excerpt from Stanley Woodward's classic memoir, "Paper Tiger." It concerns Red Smith and the great horse racing columnist, Joe Palmer:...

The Reason To Love Joakim Noah, In One Meaningless Play
Here's a play from the end of of last night's Bulls-Warriors game that's really nothing special at all. The game itself wasn't all that interesting—the ever-overmatched Bulls hung around for as long as they could, scrapping out points like a mid-major college team, before eventually being overwhelm...

Here Is An Important Photo Of Pacman Jones And Rod Stewart
This chance encounter earned an "OMG" from Pacman, which is delightful. Rod looks a little out of it, though....

Here's Jimmy Howard's Olympic Mask
We now have the masks for all three of Team USA's Olympic goaltenders, after designer Ray Bishop posted photos of Jimmy Howard's on his company's Facebook page....

13 Drinks To Get You Through The Worst Month Of The Year
Did any of you wasters (pretend to) go alcohol-free in January? I know Jolie did, and I considered joining her, because I'm a big proponent of limiting your gross booze intake any way you can. Obviously year-round moderation is the best way to do it, but many of us just aren't wired that way, nor do...

Jack Edwards Mocks Peter Gammons, Makes Fart Noise During Bruins Game
We missed this from yesterday's Kings-Bruins game, but reader Zach helpfully pointed it out. Bruins play-by-play man Jack Edwards is probably one of the few announcers to use a Bronx cheer while calling a game. ...

State Hate: Which State Is Your State's Enemy?
Alabama: Mississippi...

Cristiano Ronaldo Cries After Winning Ballon D'Or
[Turns out there's a soul inside that chiseled case of muscle and arrogance after all. That or the cyborgs are getting good at feigning human emotion. Photo by Michael Probst/AP]...

Dwight Howard Posts Up Small Child, Slam Dunks On Him
Dwight Howard or not, this is adorable....

Stewart Cink Has The World's Most Glorious Tan Line
Stewart! Maybe consider going outside without a hat on once in a while....

Houston Rockets Get The Crap Scared Out Of Them By Their Own Mascot
Here's another reason for us to love inflatable mascots. Not only are they good at creating timeless GIFs and eating cheerleaders, they are also well-equipped to scare the shit out of a bunch of grown men. ...

NFL All-Non-Playoff Team: The Best Players Not In The Postseason
In the NFL, where many believe that winning supersedes stats, many outstanding players don't get the accolades or attention they deserve, just because the rest of their team was shit. We think that's dumb, so we've gathered up the best players out of the league who didn't make the playoffs this seas...

"David Lee, Bodied By Big Dick Baby"
I'm trying real hard to come up with possible words Bob Fitzgerald, the Warriors play-by-play man for CSN Bay Area, could have said instead of "Big Dick Baby" and I'm coming up short. ...

The Lesson Of Black Monday: Your NFL Team Doesn't Know What It's Doing
Yesterday was Black Monday in the NFL. My team's coach got fired. Your team's coach got fired. EVERYONE'S coach got fired. If six Fortune 500 CEOs were all shitcanned on the same day, the markets would crash; there'd be barricades in the streets by noon. But it's a telling sign of football cultu...

