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Dirk Nowitzki And Poor Fan Combine For Definitive Knicks GIF
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Knicks 110-108 thanks to this silly shot from Dirk Nowitzki at the buzzer. ...
Is Time For Give NFL, NBA, MLB, And NHL Medals, Olympic-Style
Even though our gaze has drifted back home after being fixed out in Sochi for so long, we still have Olympics on the brain. Yes, that means we're still making "Is Time For" jokes in bad Russian accents, but it also got us thinking: what would it look like if we awarded medals instead of trophies in ...
Harold Ramis: A Very Funny Fellow
From Tad Friend's 2004 New Yorker profile of Harold Ramis:...
19-Year-Old Knicks Fan Threatens "Death To James Dolan" On Twitter
A Knicks fan from Staten Island was arrested and charged with harassment after allegedly sending a series of insane and threatening tweets concerning Knicks owner James Dolan. ...
San Francisco 49ers CEO Sons Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio
Earlier today, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio ran a sort of weird story about the Cleveland Browns having nearly traded for San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh....
Larry Legend
One of the cool things about the NBA is that they allow You Tube to carry a lot of old games. ...
Down With The NCAA's No-Agent Rule
Originally published on Bloomberg View....
Rex And Rob Ryan Hit Up Hooters, Because Of Course They Do
Rex and Rob Ryan are in Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine, and the brothers found some time to swing by the local Hooters for a photo op, once again confirming every assumption you've ever had about the Ryan brothers. Bless these men....
OJ Mayo Ties His Shoe While Playing Defense, Play Goes Poorly
Remember that time Mike Miller lost his shoe during the Heat's comeback in game 6 of the finals, ran around holding it, and then drained a three to cut the Spurs' lead? OK, good: now imagine the opposite. ...
Frame-By-Frame Analysis Of Carmelo Anthony Checking Out Some Lady
The Knicks lost last night, because the Knicks forgot that nonagenarian Mike Miller is the only human being in western Tennessee who can shoot an NBA 3. But from the looks of it, not every Knick took an L in Memphis....
Quantifying Hustle: How Many Runs Does Cano's Slacking Cost His Team?
Originally published on Baseball Prospectus...
Yu Darvish Jokes That Masahiro Tanaka Is Overpaid, Everyone Freaks Out
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish was asked about the newest Japanese import, and more specifically, the seven year, $155-million contract with the Yankees that blew Darvish's deal (under the old posting system) out of the water. Darvish made the mistake of being sarcastic. It didn't translate....
This Old Man
Nice piece by Roger Angell in the latest issue of the New Yorker:...
South Korean Basketball Coach Makes Player Put Tape Over His Mouth
Ulsan Mobis Phoebus coach Yoo Jae-hak of the Korean Basketball League was livid during a timeout Sunday, even though his team was winning by 13 points, and one specific player caught his ire....
Bartolo Colon Is Still A Large-Ass Man
Mets players have arrived for spring training, and pitcher Bartolo Colon hasn't lost any weight, in case you were wondering. His body type could best be described as "out-of-shape dad." Colon's shirt also isn't helping him appear svelte....
Dude Snowboards NYC Streets
This is filmmaker Casey Neistat, getting towed through the snow and slush of Manhattan. These things walk a fine line between obnoxious and fun, but I think Neistat came down on the right side here....
Buster Keaton: Hero
When I was sixteen the Regency Theater on the Upper West Side ran a Buster Keaton-Charlie Chaplin-Woody Allen revival for a few months. That was my introduction to Buster and it was love at first sight. I adore Chaplin too but Buster speaks to me in a more direct, personal way....