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Boxer Shouts Out “San Diego ... San Antonio, My Bad!”
At least Keith Thurman won the WBA welterweight title with his win over Diego Chaves on Saturday....
David Ortiz Destroys Dugout Phone Because Tim Timmons Blew A Call
David Ortiz was halfway to first base before Tim Timmons called strike one on what was as clear a ball four as an umpire can observe. He tossed his bat back to the dugout and everything. In calling the 3-0 pitch a strike, Timmons set in motion a series of events ending with David Ortiz taking his ba...
Now Johnny Manziel Is Wearing A Tebow Jersey At A Texas Frat Party
This is epic, flawless trolling....
Texas Rangers Reliever Attacked And “Sucker-Punched” In Cleveland
Rangers relief pitcher Tanner Scheppers was attacked Thursday night while getting food on a street in Cleveland....
University Of Texas Frat Party To Johnny Manziel: “Get The Fuck Out”
Johnny Manziel apparently dropped by a Texas frat party last night. Someone threw a beer at him. Someone else told him to "GET THE FUCK OUT." He left. It's on video....
Jefferson Montero Scores One Of The Greatest Hat Tricks You'll See
Sure, someone at some point might have scored a better hat trick than this one, we guess, because odds. We just can't think of any....
S'Long Holly
Carol Reed's movie The Third Man, based on one of Graham Greene's "entertainments," is a favorite....
“Source? <em>I'm</em> Your Fucking Source!” Dick Young, As He Really Was
To round off our Dick Young tribute/roast, please enjoy this excerpt from Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat Was The Best Job On The Paper, a new oral history compiled by Dennis D’Agostino in the tradition of Jerome Holtzman’s No Cheering in the Press Box. Dennis was good enough to let me ...
Bear Walks Into A Bar, Nobody Notices
An Estes Park, Colo., bar was recently visited by a curious bear who just wanted to say "What's up?" to the ladies and possibly make a few friends. You know, the usual stuff. Despite arriving in style at 9:15 p.m. (that's when all the cool people arrive), the poor bear's nightlife experience left mu...
How To Drink At Weddings Without Making An Ass Of Yourself
I'm going to a wedding in Delaware in a few weeks, because aren't we all. I was very excited about this adventure when I thought Delaware was in the South—I've never been to the South—but it turns out Delaware's just off to the right of Maryland. So now I'm merely regular excited, because even thoug...
Sucking In The Seventies
Over at the great site, In Focus, Alan Taylor takes a look at America in the 1970s. Check out what he's got so far......
And It Happens Every Day
Over at Narrative, dig David Thomson on The Long Goodbye—...
Routine Baseball Play Turns Awesome Thanks To Some Crazy Bounces
Got some hot independent league baseball action for you here. ...
Canadian Lacrosse Match Turns Into Massive Brawl
This video starts out pretty tame, with Mike Cudmore of the Broolklin Redmen deciding to start a scrap with the Oakville Rock's Stephan Leblanc. Some punches are thrown, some shit is talked, and the two are eventually separated. Confrontation over, right?...
I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya
The tumblr site of the week is my man's Pele Out Of Context:...
Alex Rodriguez Is A Walking Disaster
Alex Rodriguez can't do a single thing right. He appears to be physically incapable of doing anything without making it exponentially worse. If there is such a thing as the Midas touch, A-Rod is there to restore balance to the universe. Wednesday afternoon, Alex Rodriguez had another doctor—an ortho...
Declawed. <em>The Wolverine</em>, Reviewed.
The Wolverine feels less like a blockbuster than a well-turned piece of brand management. Everything in the film has been made with care, a certain amount of taste and intelligence, and such bland competence that what's most striking about it is how safe it is. The filmmakers have taken one of the m...