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Map: The Long Summer Of Gronk
Rob Gronkowski played his last game for the Patriots on Jan. 13, breaking his arm in a playoff win against the Texans. A week later, New England was eliminated from the playoffs and Gronkowski was once again free to roam the Earth. The Summer of Gronk had begun....
Good Timing For A Sponsored Ghost-Tweet, Melo
Oh hey, your GM just got fired....
MLB Takes Out Full-Page Newspaper Ads To Honor Mariano Rivera
Tonight will be Mariano Rivera's final home game, a meaningless one since the Yankees were officially eliminated from postseason play last night. It'll be just the second time in his 19-year career that Rivera won't pitch into October. So today's the day for tributes....
Jim Leyland Was A Weeping, Dancing, Adorable Mess Last Night
Well, OK, everything about this is great....
Report: Bobby Valentine Loses TBS Gig Over Dumb 9/11 Comments
Last month, Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine said a bunch of dumb things about how his New York Mets did so much to support New York City in the aftermath of 9/11 while the Yankees sat back and did nothing. We've already demonstrated how flat-out wrong those comments were, and now it appears that...
The Last Laugh: Mailer And Ali By George Plimpton
Norman Mailer went out running with Muhammad Ali one morning, a few days before the fight with George Foreman in Zaire. He asked me to go with him, but I thought of the long ride to Ali’s training camp at N’Sele in the darkness, and thumping along for five miles or so in the wake of the challenger, ...
My Hero: Buster Keaton
Because Buster makes it better. Without fail....
Pitcher Do Get Lonely (Even Scrubs)
I used to play stickball with my pals out in Brooklyn in the late '90s. One summer morning I was pitching and getting bombed. When I tried to be cute, I didn't come anywhere near the box on the wall. When I tried my best David Wells and just put the ball over the plate, they murdered me....
Watch Out World, Rob Gronkowski Is Starting To Get "Jacked"
The world has been a more somber place with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski out of the spotlight. But Gronk's arm is almost healed, and he will soon be back in our lives on a daily basis. Based on a quote he gave to reporters today, Gronk's return can't come soon enough....
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Mariano Rivera Bobblehead Night Is A Fiasco [Updates]
It is Mariano Rivera bobblehead giveaway night, and the Yankees do not have any Mariano Rivera bobbleheads to give away....
Roger Angell On Mariano Rivera
Angell's take on Mariano Rivera Appreciation Day:...
Rick Reilly's Dumb Vuvuzela Joke, Explained
Reader Freddie writes in:...
An Atlanta Braves-Themed "Blurred Lines" Parody, Featuring Javy Lopez
This is the work of comedian Aaron Chewning and rapper Jonny Quest, two dudes from Atlanta who are big Braves fans and also apparently friends with Javy Lopez....
Islanders Player Too Modest To Let Bird Flap In The Wind
This poor guy. A teammate in the back of this John Tavares interview poked his head around the wall of the showers and saw nothing but cameras rolling. Apparently in the nude and unwilling to strut his stuff for all the viewers tuning in for Islanders pre-season post-game coverage, he popped back ...
The A's Postgame Celebration Featured A Beer-Drinkin' Baby
For the second year in a row, the Oakland A's have shocked everyone by capturing the AL West title. The team celebrated after clinching the division with an 11-7 victory over the Twins last night (the Rangers helped out by losing 4-0 to the Royals), and everybody had a good time. ...
The NFC East Is The Worst Division In Football
Before the season, the NFC East was tapped as one of the most wide-open, unpredictable divisions. That assessment may still hold true—with the possible exception of the Cowboys, the NFC East is a Superfund site, its four constituents 1-7 outside the division....
Play To The Whistle, Sheldon: Your Week 3 Late Games Roundup
Jets 27, Bills 20: The first battle of AFC East rookie QBs was must-see TV, in that it was extraordinarily ugly. New York was flagged for 20 penalties, breaking a team record for most penalties in a game. (The NFL record was 22; oh, so close!) The Jets took a 20-6 lead in the third quarter, and some...
Metallica Performs "Enter Sandman" At Yankee Stadium For Mo Rivera
In a pregame ceremony, Metallica performed "Enter Sandman" to honor Mariano Rivera as he walked onto the field from the bullpen. Rivera's final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium will be Thursday, but the Yankees retired his number today....