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Seattle Mariners Celebrate Bleak, Dystopian Future With Ghastly "Turn Ahead The Clock" Night Uniforms
Saturday night the Mariners celebrated the 20th anniversary of “Turn Ahead The Clock” night in a home game against the Kansas City Royals. The original “Turn Ahead The Clock” night was most memorable for Ken Griffey Jr. wearing his hat backwards, but it was also a grim glimpse into a dismal future ...
Here’s Mike Moustakas<em></em> Hitting A Homer In The Snow
It started snowing around the sixth inning of the Angels-Royals game last night, and by the time Mike Moustakas came to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning it was really coming down....
Bad Fans Try Distracting Skier By Throwing Snowballs
It is—with good reason—generally very difficult to smuggle anything that could be considered a legitimate or even semi-legitimate threat of violence or distraction into a major sporting event. How do bad fans get around that? They use whatever they might find waiting for them in the stands. Like, at...
I Hate My Wide Feet
My feet are big. Not in a potentially good way, the way that might grab the interest of an NBA scout. Or in the way that might set a woman to wondering. No. My feet are wide....
The Legal Fight Between Nike And Boris Berian Is Heating Up
Nike is steamed that 800-meter star Boris Berian has had the temerity to both reject their contract offer and continue to run very well, all the while wearing New Balance gear. In fact, they’re so riled up over losing Berian—who only two years ago was flipping burgers—they’ve filed for a federal cou...
Nike Sues 800-Meter Star Boris Berian For Breach Of Contract
Last night at the Hoka One One Classic, 800-meter runner Boris Berian tweeted that he was being sued by Nike:...
Tom Thibodeau Used To Be A Stud With A Gorgeous Mullet
Tom Thibodeau is the new president/coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it’s not the first time he’s worked with the team. In 1989, he took a job with the T-Wolves as an assistant coach under Bill Musselman. At that time, Thibs also had some glorious lettuce....
The Best-Selling Throwback Jerseys By State
Clothing company Mitchell & Ness, best known for its retro uniforms, has compiled the data on the top-selling throwback jerseys in every state for 2015. Your new champion, at least by number of states? Larry Bird, shoving out Kobe Bryant from last year’s top spot....
Wisconsin Cheerleaders Leave The Field After Home Fans Pelt Them With Snowballs (UPDATE: Refs Too)
Your team is hosting the #21 Northwestern Wildcats in a crucial late-season game. You’re understandably pumped and there’s snow on the ground. You should throw a snowball! But no Northwestern fans are in range. Should you throw it at the nearby cheerleaders?...
Allow The Buffalo Sabres To Tell You Why Drugs Are Bad
Here’s a slice from the past: What appears to be the 1985 Buffalo Sabres sang an anti-drug song for the children. A nice person uploaded it to YouTube so we could all enjoy the hockey hair and awkward dancing....
This Sharks Arena Hype Video From 1993 Is The Most '90s Thing Imaginable
The San Jose Sharks are celebrating their 25th anniversary season (though it’s only their 24th season because of the 2004-05 lockout) this year. Tonight is the first of five throwback games, and they’re wearing their original sweater designs against the Blue Jackets (seen above). ...
The Best-Selling Throwback Jerseys By State
Clothing company Mitchell & Ness has made its name on classic and retro gear. Using sales data from 2014, they've figure out which is the best-selling throwback jersey in every single state plus D.C. There are some obvious ones, but some definite surprises too....
Guy Fieri Had A Beautiful Mullet 14 Years Ago
No frosted tips, but Guy Fieri looks like a relief pitcher for the Flavortown Donkey-Saucers in this photo from 2000. Makes sense....
The Rams Will Wear Those Sweet 1999 Throwbacks Tonight
St. Louis is breaking out the 1999 throwback uniforms for Monday Night Football tonight, and goddamn, it brings back some fond memories. I genuinely wonder how much of that is the actual uniform and how much is the fact that it was last worn by one of the most exciting teams of football's modern era...
Reports: San Francisco Giants Boycotting Long-Time Beat Reporter
Yesterday CSN Bay Area's Giants beat writer, Andrew Baggarly, reported that San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sergio Romo and coach Shawon Dunston "exchanged heated words with raised voices, causing Bruce Bochy to emerge from his office to intervene." Fast forward to today, and something weird was...
The Mystery Of The Vanishing Screwball
Nice story by Bruce Schoenfeld in the New York Times Magazine on a pitch we don't see anymore—the screwball:...
You Do Not Love New Balance As Much As This Guy
A reader sends us this photo of a man with New Balance shoes, New Balance socks, and, oh yeah, a goddamn New Balance tattoo. Rovell would be proud of this brand loyalty....
A Tolerable Adam Sandler Movie! <em>Blended</em>, Reviewed.
In the late '90s, when Adam Sandler decided to transition from imbecile par excellence to romantic lead, he teamed up with Drew Barrymore to make The Wedding Singer, a very silly and very lovable '80s comedy that brought a softer, more human side to his Happy Gilmore/Billy Madison persona. That fi...