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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....

Here Is A Very Important Charlie Weis Photo

[via KSK]...

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. ...

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...

Here's A Bunch Of Pro Golfers Giving The <i>Happy Gilmore</i> Shot A Try

This is fun and something we've all done, right? Sometimes teeing off like Sandler did in Happy Gilmore is the only way to get through a round of golf. A European Tour camera crew got several players participating in the Scottish Open to try out the famous (infamous?) shot....

So Long, See You Tomorrow

A beautiful book. ...

Sprinters Sherone Simpson and Asafa Powell are two of five Jamaican athletes who have tested positive for a banned substance today ahead of next month's World Championships. Earlier, we learned that American Tyson Gay had also tested positive for a banned substance. [Sky Sports]...

This Long-Range Volley Might Win MLS Goal Of The Year

The Houston Dynamo visited the New England Revolution yesterday in MLS play. Houston won 2-1, which is fine, but what's really worth talking about is this filthy, filthy 25-yard volley from midfielder Adam Moffat to give the Dynamo the 1-0 lead....

Martell Webster Thinks His Kids’ Pictures Suck

Wizards forward Martell Webster shared some tough love for his kids via Instagram....

Indians closer Chris Perez and his wife both face up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine because they like to smoke weed in the privacy of their own home. Law enforcement officials in Rocky River, Ohio, apparently have nothing better to do. [Plain Dealer]...

“D-Day, Which Will Live In Infamy”: June's Local TV News Screwups

June was relatively quiet for local TV news apologies, at least compared with the previous disastrous month. Still, there's plenty of war-related doozies as well as the usual collection of misidentified criminals, innocent businesses targeted as dangerous or fake, and pit bull panic....

Patriots’ Alfonzo Dennard Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early this morning in Lincoln, Neb. It could be worse than the usual DUI punishment for Dennard, who's projected to start for New England this season—he's still on probation for punching a cop last year....