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How To Care For A Bleeding Child
I have two children, and they are remarkably adept at hurting themselves. They bash into tables, chairs, doors, shelves, bedposts, pits filled with poisonous spikes, etc. One time my daughter was running around with a mirror, tripped, fell, and put her head through the mirror, shattering it to piece...
An Interview With The Fan Who Got His Bald Head Tattooed To Look Like A Patriots Helmet (And Who Is Now In Jail)
Victor Thompson, a resident of Laconia, N.H., gained some notoriety a few years back when he decided to tattoo the Patriots logo on both sides of his head before Super Bowl XLII. Four years later, with the Patriots back in the Super Bowl to face the Giants again, I was curious as to what Thompson's ...
This Greg Oden Knee Surgery Is Not Like Other Greg Oden Knee Surgeries
Yet another procedure on Greg Oden's 90-year-old knees, but this one has a surprise twist....
Josh Hamilton Apologizes And Admits He Had "Three Or Four" Drinks Monday Night
Hamilton joked, at a question-free press conference earlier today, that he wished he were there to talk about a contract. Alas. According to Jon Heyman, the Rangers also hired Hambone a new accountability coach after the incident Monday night. (Clarification: Hamilton also said he drank after those ...
What It's Like When An NFL Linebacker Nearly Knocks Your Head Off
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
20 Rules For Your Super Bowl Party
Originally published Jan. 29, 2009....
Kobayashi Almost Pukes, Smiles At The Cameras, Obliterates Wing Bowl Record
Philadelphia's biggest eaters didn't stand a chance this morning against the superhuman maw of Takeru Kobayashi, who set a new Wing Bowl record by eating 337 chicken wings. The old record of 255 wings—set last year by Joey "Super" Squibb—was doomed by the end of the second round, making the final a ...
How <em>The New York Times</em> Fumbled Its Case Against The Yale Quarterback
Last week, The New York Times told a new story about how Yale quarterback Patrick Witt's candidacy for a Rhodes Scholarship ended. While the public was following the drama of Witt declining his Rhodes interview to play in the Harvard-Yale game, the Times reported, the Rhodes Trust and Yale had suspe...
"I'm Walking Around With A Bullet In My Head And A Scar On My Neck": Clint Malarchuk, At 50
On March 22, 1989, Buffalo Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk had his neck slashed by an opponent's skate, slicing open his carotid artery and jugular vein, and bringing him within minutes of his own death. (You can watch the video here, at your own risk.) In 2008, Malarchuk, who has a long history of de...
The Best Part Of Sam Gagner's Eight-Point Night: Being Awarded All Three Stars
Sam Gagner gave Edmonton something it hasn't seen since the days of Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, and something nobody's done in 23 years. Despite a scoreless first period for the Oilers, Gagner scored four goals against the Blackhawks, assisted on four more, and clocked in just the 16th eight-po...
Sam Gagner Tied Gretzky's Oilers Record With Eight Points Last Night
The last time an NHL player had an eight-point regular season game (1988), Sam Gagner wasn't born yet. That he tied an Oilers club record held by legends like Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey makes his performance last night against Chicago that much more glorious. Since we can't depend on you havin...
Ohio State Calls Michigan "That Team Up North" On Its 2012 Football Schedule
Your morning roundup for Feb. 3, the day Snooki really wowed us with her intelligence. Photo of the schedule in Ohio State's locker room courtesy Dr. Saturday, via Larry Brown Sports. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
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Report: Josh Hamilton Had An Alcohol-Related Relapse Earlier This Week [UPDATE]
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton—the 2010 AL MVP and four-time All-Star whose battle with drug and alcohol addiction nearly ended his baseball career—had a relapse with alcohol at a Texas bar on Monday, reports Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News. ...
The Weird Relationship Between Brian Cashman And Louise Meanwell, His Alleged Stalker
Yes, the woman in whose apartment I tried on Brian Cashman's pajama pants Tuesday night, the one who says she was the Yankees GM's mistress, is the same woman who was arrested at 5:45 p.m. yesterday outside her Leonard Street apartment. Her name is Louise Meanwell (she's also used the surname Neathw...
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The L.A. Kings' Explanation For Last Night's Clock Discrepancy Is Bullshit. Here's Why.
The Los Angeles Kings' explanation (via GM Dean Lombardi) for last night's clock disaster that gave them a win over Columbus is ludicrous for two reasons. The first, and again quoting Lombardi in the Los Angeles Times:...
Woman Arrested For Allegedly Harassing Brian Cashman
A 36-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested yesterday and faces charges of aggravated harassment of Yankees GM Brian Cashman, as well as stealing money from him....
ESPN Combines Pirates And Astros Into Something "Other" That Might As Well Give Up
It's one thing to have no chance. Quite another to not even have the chance to show the world you have no chance. ESPN has since made a correction, but they probably had it right the first time. [HardballTalk]...
Science! Explains Why The Clock Stopped In The Kings Game
Everyone agrees that the Staples Center clock stopped in the dwindling seconds, giving the Kings just enough time to score the game-winner over the poor Blue Jackets, who never win anything. What's still a matter of debate is whether the clock was right to do so, possibly adjusting itself to make up...
Larry Bird Has Only Cried Three Times In His Life, And Each Time Was Because Of Magic
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Bird did get beat by Magic a few times, I guess....