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WVU Player Commits Robbery In Team-Issued Sweatpants, Gets Arrested
When robbing someone, make sure your victim can't identify you by your football team number plastered on your pants....
Ernie Banks Joined Pearl Jam On Stage At Wrigley
Pearl Jam played a rain-delayed show at Wrigley Field Friday night and before Eddie Vedder began singing the Cubs tribute song "All The Way," he introduced Ernie Banks, to the delight of the Chicago crowd....
Sunday Sermon: Al Green, Greg Maddux, And The Power Of Softness
Greg Maddux used to talk about throwing softer rather than harder when he was in a tight spot. Back in August of 2004, Mark Prior told Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci:...
Won't Someone At ESPN Get John Kruk A Towel?
Goodness. Either that or turn up the AC. And maybe get him a new shirt. Thanks. And please hurry. I know this happened this morning, but still. No one wants to see the Krukker drown to death in his flopsweat....
The Good News Is There's Not A Birkenstock In Sight
Good piece by Robert Weintraub on Ultimate over at SB Nation Longform:...
This Is Not How You Ask Rob Gronkowski About Aaron Hernandez
Here's talking haircut Don Dahler trying to get Rob Gronkowski and his family to talk about Aaron Hernandez while filming a sit-down interview for CBS This Morning. ...
How Fox Faked Crowd Enthusiasm For Neil Diamond Last Night
Last night's MLB All-Star Game in New York featured a few high moments, several low moments, and one weird moment. Neil Diamond's distorted, off-tempo rendition of "Sweet Caroline" just prior to Mariano Rivera's final appearance as an All-Star was one of the worst—but Fox did its best to cover that...
Let Them Wear Towels: How Far Have We Really Come?
Never mind the All-Star Game, tonight on ESPN gives Let Them Wear Towels. Over at ESPNW, Robin Herman asks How Far Have We Really Come?...
Jimmy Fallon's Interview With “Michael Jordan” Is Surprisingly Funny
This is the kind of bit that has the potential to be gimmicky and unfunny, but Fallon and Kristen Wiig have the comedic timing that's necessary to make a five-minute interview with "Michael Jordan" worth watching. Also, it's pretty hard not to laugh at that bald cap....
Awesome Little Kid To Shaq: “Don't Ever Disrespect Houston Again!"
This kid makes me want to root for the Rockets. H-Town, baby!...
Here's Matt Harvey Asking New Yorkers What They Think Of Matt Harvey
Jimmy Fallon got Matt Harvey to do some man-on-the-street interviews with one goal: ask New Yorkers their thoughts on Matt Harvey. It goes exactly how you'd expect and it's just good, clean fun. Plus, it's always good to put a few dents in the myth of the Savvy New Yorker. ...
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A Redditor Has Been Leaking WWE Outcomes [Update: WWE Response]
In February on r/SquaredCircle, Reddit's pro wrestling forum, one poster kicked off a "prediction series," asking users to pick who they expected to win at that week's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event. The winner was a user named "Dolphins1925," who posted just minutes before the start of the ...
“I Think That ‘E’ Made The Whole Fucking Difference”
From Hollywood: Stars and starlets, tycoons and flesh-peddlers, moviemakers and moneymakers, frauds and geniuses, hopefuls and has-been, great lover and sex symbols, Garson Kanin's appealing, gossipy memoir:...
Never Underestimate The Importance Of A Good Blintz
Greg Cerio on a 2011 exhibition of Weegee's L.A. years:...
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Aaron Hernandez Got Some Support
Not Everyone Is Turning Their Backs On Aaron Hernandez...