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Check Out Jaromir Jagr At 18, When He First Got To Pittsburgh
In 1990, Jaromir Jagr arrived as a Penguins rookie from the former Czechoslovakia looking every bit like the dude from that one A-ha video. With the 41-year-old Bruins winger back in town for the Eastern Conference finals beginning tomorrow, the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette's photo Tumblr performs a publ...

Help! My Couch Is Humiliating!
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....

Nate Silver Tackles The Canadian Stanley Cup Drought
In nine days, we will celebrate(?) the 20th anniversary of Montreal's '93 championship, the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup. Today in the Times, Nate Silver takes a stab at the most jingoistically painful futility in professional sports....

All Night Long
Back in 1969, Jimmy Breslin spent a night hanging out with Broadway Joe Namath:...

Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks: <em>Super Why!</em>
A look at the awful children’s programming you’re forced to endure before you can finally kick the kids out of the TV room to watch sports for eight hours. Image by Jim Cooke....

Casting True Yankees Fans: Wall Street Guys, The Working Man, Hipsters
A tipster who has access to these sorts of things passed along a casting call today for an AT&T commercial saluting the fine career of Mariano Rivera. (Mo, if you're reading, we apologize for spoiling the surprise.) The memo explains exactly who is a true Yankee fan, by central casting's lights. The...

I Can't Stop Looking At These Photos Of Birdman And Tyler Hansbrough Ready To Throw Down
The tall white guy fight we all wanted to see nearly happened last night. Chris "Birdman" Andersen and Tyler Hansbrough exchanged shoves, words, and death stares—or at least the closest to "menacing" that Hansbrough's mug can muster....

Minnesota Baseball Players Videobomb Coach During In-Game Interview
College baseball is quickly becoming a hotbed of goofy videobombs. Taking a page out of Cincinnati's book, two University of Minneosta players decided to treat one of their teammates to a nice shave while their coach tried to give an in-game interview just a few feet away. ...

Bosh And Wade Struggle, But LeBron Isn't Human, So The Heat Still Win
The entire debate about this Miami Heat team—that they would win, that they wouldn't win, and ultimately why they did win—is centered around their Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Heat gutted their entire team to pay for these three players three summers ago. Their supporti...

It Took A While, But Michigan Decides That Fried Chicken Jokes Are Bad
On May 24, radio host and University of Michigan football announcer Frank Beckmann decided to take to The Detroit News to weigh in on Sergio Garcia's "fried chicken" comments about Tiger Woods. This didn't prove wise, because Beckmann came off as dumb, insensitive, and/or racist, which are generally...

Stop Trying To Dunk On Roy Hibbert
Last series: this. And now Chris Bosh. When are we going to learn?...

We'll Never Know If Brett Favre Had To Discuss His Penis Under Oath
The sexual harassment lawsuit against one Brett Lorenzo Favre, filed in January 2011 by two female massage therapists who worked for the Jets, has been resolved. Late Friday afternoon, long after most people had shoved off for the long holiday weekend, the AP reported that a settlement had been reac...

This Shitting Dog Is The Blackhawks' Good Luck Charm
Turns out the Red Wings lost to a pile of dog crap....

How To Get The Crazy Out Of American Youth Sports
Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Bad Ass
My favorite bean ball story involves Dock Ellis when he was pitching for the Pirates in the 1970s. The following excerpt is from In the Country of Baseball, written by Ellis with Donald Hall....

Crying 4-Year-Old Mets Fan Wants To Be A Yankees Fan
"Whoever is winning, I want to cheer for them." This might be the most honest justification for being a Yankees fan we've ever heard....

The Blackhawks (Finally) Win Game 7
Well, that was an interesting finish. It took a little bit longer than Chicago would have liked, but the Blackhawks will advance to play the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference finals....

Chicago's Go-Ahead Goal Was Waved Off Because Of Off-Setting Penalties
Coincidental minor penalties and 1:47 are all that stood between the Chicago Blackhawks and a Game 7 win over the Red Wings. ...

Mike Francesa Breaks John Tortorella's Firing In Very Mike Francesa Way
Take note, reporters. This is how you announce breaking news:...