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Terry Francona Apologizes For Some Reason, Says That Towel Photo Was "Pretty In Jest"

Terry Francona is a frequent guest on Michael Kay's radio show in New York, and when he went on the program a few minutes ago, Kay came right out and asked Francona about this, albeit in a way that didn't mention what this was all about....

Dear Terry Francona, Please Stop Emailing Photos Of Yourself Half-Naked In A Towel To My Girlfriend

A reader, whom we'll call Rob, emailed us Monday night with the photo you see above. The photo came with this message:...

"Ass Ranger" To "Zoomies": The Complete List Of Things College Athletes Can't Say On Social Media

Rickie Weeks Would Have Tried To Turn A Double Play, But He Forgot

The situation: Giants-Brewers, top of the second. Runners on first and second, one out. Brandon Crawford bounces one toward Cesar Izturis at short, but a chance to turn an inning-ending double play instead becomes a routine 6-4 putout because Rickie Weeks has a brain fart and thinks he just recorded...

Youth Lax-ers Have Absurd Bench Clearing Brawl In Front Of Tens Of People

Here's a ridiculous lacrosse fight you might not have seen yet. Somewhere in Canada, youth Lacrosse Team A was getting destroyed by Lacrosse Team B and decided to send the message that it would no longer take Team B's shit....

The Dadspin Guide To Feeding A Baby

I have a newborn son. He needs to be fed eight times a day. Each session of feeding him takes roughly 30 minutes, 20 if I'm lucky. I am usually not lucky. That's four hours of the day dedicated to sitting in a chair with a bottle, begging the baby to drink faster. A newborn's life is dedicated to sl...

Jamie Moyer Continues To Break Every Oldest Baseball Player's Record

Record-breaking old man Jamie Moyer, who legend has it is older than dirt, legged out a two-run infield single tonight, becoming the geezeriest ballplayer to ever drive in a run. Pitcher Jack Quinn of the Brooklyn Dodgers was 48 years, 11 months, and six days when he hit a three-run double back in ...

<em>What To Expect When You're Expecting</em> Makes Me Want To Get A Vasectomy

My wife and I love kids—we just don't want to have any of our own. That shouldn't be a big deal, but sometimes other people sure act like it is. There have been a few too many instances when my wife and I have been around other folks' babies and the inevitable question comes up: "When are you two go...

The USFL Is Making A Comeback, Will Be Nothing Like The Old USFL

The United States Football League is apparently being reborn next March, with teams in eight cities playing a 14-game schedule through June 2013. Not everything is cemented yet, including which cities will actually get franchises, but the effort has attracted some noteworthy investors and advisors, ...

An Unassisted Triple Play Is So Easy A 6-Year-Old Can Do It

And to think, there's only been 15 of these in MLB history. Pffft....

Mike Leach Appears To Have Autographed A Copy Of His Book With A "Craig James Killed Five Hookers" Reference

Washington State football head coach Mike Leach isn't just inspiring possible new Friday Night Lights movies, he's also playing along with Internet memes referencing the nemesis who probably got him fired from Texas Tech....

Jamie Moyer Has The Oldest Grudges In Major League Baseball, Too

Nobody survives till age 49 in the major leagues without making enemies. Hence Jamie Moyer's dustup with whippersnapper Chipper Jones this weekend. And before that, the middle-aged mushballer talked to Westword for a feature story. In one of the outtakes, he explained that he had come close to signi...

Nick Young's Shirt Is Proof The Mayans Were Right About 2012

The Clippers' Nick Young entered Staples Center last night clad in what appears to be a fortune teller's tablecloth turned into a shirt, except there wasn't enough fabric and they had to patch in some denim....

A Reader Reports: The Real Loser Of The Orioles-Red Sox Marathon Was MLB.tv

Time will tell what yesterday's 17th-inning Chris Davis-Darnell McDonald pitching showdown means for the 2012 American League East race. But for the world's scattered Red Sox and Orioles fans, it already proved one thing: MLB.tv can't do the job. Not long after both teams ran out of pitchers, MLB.tv...

Cole Hamels Broke Only One Of Baseball's Unwritten Rules [UPDATE: And Now He's Suspended]

Much has been made of young Bryce Harper's first few days in the majors. He has a cannon for an arm. He gets on base. He makes good with the locals. He steals home. And now he's caused the Phillies' Cole Hamels to pull off what Nationals GM Mike Rizzo considers the most "classless, gutless chickens...

"Here's Our Resident Nerd, Picking His Nose"

The backlash against advanced statistics in baseball by so-called "purists" can get tiresome, but there's no denying a few of the stereotypes about those dealing in the numbers game sometimes hold true. Here's a shot of Astros Director of Decision Sciences (seriously, that's his job title) Sig Mejd...

History Is Bunk, When The <em>New York Times</em> Writes It About The Yankees

Two of the worst things in sports are Yankees homerism and New York Times writers who want to impress people. Put them together, and you get the Times's Mark Viera, coming off the sports department bench to gloat in yesterday's paper about the Yankees' 2-1 win over the Orioles the night before. His ...

Today In Free Kicks: Kyle Walker, Young-Pyo Lee Produced Two Of The Most Gorgeous Goals You'll Ever See

The past 20 hours have been outstanding for fans of set pieces, as two beautiful free kick goals found the net and proved decisive in their respective games. Spurs back Kyle Walker secured victory for his squad in their match this morning against Blackburn with the above strike, a curving weasel o...

After Today's Arrest, Fox Sports Detroit Has Decided To Call Him "Demon Young" Now

Reader Dave just sent this in. Isn't Young innocent until proven guilty? Not so much....

Delmon Young Arrested, Charged With Assault [UPDATE: Hate Crime!]

The Tigers are in New York ahead of a weekend series with the Yankees, and it sounds like it didn't take Delmon Young much time to find some trouble. According to the Post, Young was arrested and charged with third-degree assault after shoving a man to the ground early this morning....