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This Is Painful: Floyd Mayweather Struggles To Read A Brief Radio Drop
So it looks like 50 Cent may have had good reason to challenge Floyd Mayweather to read a single page from one of the Harry Potter books. Above is a clip from this morning’s edition of The Breakfast Club on Power 105, in which co-host Charlamagne Tha God plays an unedited version of a drop Mayweathe...
The Darkest Knight
Dig this profile of Frank Miller by Sean Howe for Wired:...
The Time Joe Torre Broke Down At A Self-Help Seminar
Former Yankees manager Joe Torre, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last month and will have his number retired by the Yankees tomorrow night, sat down for an interview with The New York Times. During the conversation, Torre was not shy about revealing personal details about his past....
Chicago's Little Leaguers Are Fun, Fast, And Don't Care For Stop Signs
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.–The Jackie Robinson West Little League team from Chicago hits everything that's thrown at them, including spiders. ...
Paralyzed Olympian Van Dyken-Rouen Takes First Steps With Bionic Legs
Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen severed her spinal cord in a freak ATV crash back in June, and was paralyzed from the waist down. Her future prognosis isn't yet clear, but this is a huge, huge victory: ...
50 Cent Challenges Floyd Mayweather To Read For Charity
Floyd Mayweather has been beefing with numerous rappers of late. He fought T.I. at a Fatburger in Las Vegas in May. Nelly blasted Mayweather for being a high school dropout on ESPN, and he's also dating Mayweather's ex-fiancée. But no beef has been more entertaining than Mayweather's fallout wit...
Shea Weber Can't Find The Net
Here's a really worrying portent for the accuracy of Shea Weber's slapshot, as tweeted out by teammate Seth Jones:...
Guy Spills Beer Everywhere Trying For Foul Ball; TV Guys Buy Him New One
The guy in the blue Brewers jersey with sunglasses on his head was heading back to his seat holding beers in each hand when he lost both trying to snag a foul ball. As he approached his seat, Josh Thole sliced a foul ball right at him and he was in the perfect position to grab it, but for the occu...
Comedian Tempts Gym Goers With Pastries, Is Threatened With Violence
Exercise, like alcohol, is beneficial in moderation. Most people understand this. Then there are the hardcore gym rats whose beliefs can be shaken to the core by a cupcake....
Mo'ne Davis Pitches Tonight. This Is Why You Need To Watch.
The Taney Dragons, representing Pennsylvania, will take on Nevada in a Little League World Series semifinal tonight. On the mound for the Dragons will be Mo'ne Davis, a 13-year-old girl whom you have surely heard of by now. You should be watching this game, because even though this is just little ...
Chris Kluwe and the Vikings have reached a settlement that will avert his wrongful termination suit against the team. The Vikings will donate to gay-rights charities, while Kluwe will not receive any money. The full and independent report, which found Kluwe's release was justified, will not be made ...
Poll Results: What's A Sport And What's Not?
Here, visualized, the results of a poll that are as interesting as they are unscientific. Click expand and commence arguing over what makes something a sport as opposed to a game or an activity....
Even Pole Vaulters Are Getting Into The Ice Bucket Challenge
As creative types seek to both participate in a nationwide movement and distinguish themselves from the herd, some very distinct videos of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge emerge. Behold, the University of Arkansas women's pole vaulters getting their ice water on with an athletic twist. ...
Washington Players Paid Tribute To Michael Brown
Last night, Washington's defensive backs entered the field with their hands held high, a silent but striking tribute to Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old shot to death by police in Ferguson, Mo., earlier this month....
West Ham Idiot Runs Length Of Pitch, Takes Free Kick For Spurs
An Idiot On The Field invaded the pitch at Upton Park today, and made the most of his time in the spotlight: he took a crucial free kick for the visiting Tottenham Hotspur....
You Can Buy A Piece Of Furniture Usain Bolt Maybe Sat On
The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, ended on August 3, and just like every other international sporting event, the question now is what to do with the massive amount of surplus stuff. So organizers decided to sell it to you, dear fan, at prices that aren't going to last!!!...
Russian MMA Card Features Armored Knights Battling With Swords
We're ... not entirely sure what this is, but we watched, rapt, after learning it was happening via Twitter user @grabakahitman. This battle took place on the undercard of a show being held today by M1, a more or less reputable (?) Russian fight promotion, and features dudes in armor battling with s...
Did You Buy Terry Glenn's Old Playbook? Can We See It?
Former NFL player Terry Glenn had the contents of his delinquent storage unit auctioned off this week. Items for sale included the kinds of things you usually find in the possession of an athlete who used to have a lot of disposable income—arcade machines, mountains of memorabilia, an air-soft gun!—...
Today, MLB's Owners Decide How To Wage War
MLB's 30 owners will meet in Baltimore today to elect the first new commissioner since Bud Selig took the reins in 1992—unless there is enough discord and politicking to prevent any candidate from receiving the required 23 votes. Which there almost certainly is! Today will see the first open, public...