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sbnation: DID YOU KNOW: There was an NFL WR named Buster...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:17 -0400

DID YOU KNOW: There was an NFL WR named Buster Rhymes. He once fired an Uzi in a snowball fight —-> http://t.co/4xbZVZHgV3

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I don't see what the big deal is. If I were James Harrison, if I had the money, and my body was how I made that money, I would not hesitate to spend whatever it took to protect my body.

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:32 -0400

The Angels struggles is not surprising for me. It's called New York Mets syndrome

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:55:50 -0400

Umpire Culbreth hit by foul ball, forced to exit game

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:29 -0400

Umpire Culbreth hit by foul ball, forced to exit game:

Umpire Fieldin Culbreth, working home plate in Tuesday night’s game between the Pirates and the Brewers, was forced to leave in the 11th inning with an apparent injury to his left collarbone.

His name is Fieldin. Fieldin! Any chance he would have a job outside of baseball?

Stephen A. Smith Will Be On ESPN For Six Consecutive Hours Next Week

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:13:40 -0400

Stephen A. Smith Will Be On ESPN For Six Consecutive Hours Next Week:

Well, ESPN2 technically. But yeah, this is happening on Monday:

Hawaii announces return to 'Rainbow Warriors' nickname

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:14:22 -0400

Hawaii announces return to 'Rainbow Warriors' nickname:

One of the most colorful nicknames in college football is back after Hawaii announces all school teams will be called the Rainbow Warriors.

Astros Wives Gala charity event cancelled due to lack of Astros wives | SportsGrid

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:02:26 -0400

Astros Wives Gala charity event cancelled due to lack of Astros wives | SportsGrid:

The Astros Wives Group has gone extinct, meaning that the team’s big annual fundraiser for a local women’s group is no more. Controversy ensues.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 20:03:30 -0400

oldtimefamilybaseball: The Tucson Padres, formerly the Tucson...

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:25:48 -0400

oldtimefamilybaseball:

The Tucson Padres, formerly the Tucson Toros, will be turning back the clock in one of the coolest ways possible when they put on the above duds as part of Disco Night this June 8th.

Just look at those jerseys, so…yellow, orange, brown, and, though you can’t see it on the back, blue to mimic the Arizona sky with an Expos-inspired number. With the hat, an orange cap with two white columns running down it, it’s as if someone asked me to design a uniform, one where I threw together all of my favorite elements (Beauty pageant sash, Astros stripes, sky blue, something to do with the Expos) in hopes it would all come out okay.

Turns out, these awful uniforms aren’t even supposed to look the way they do. As Patrick Finley notes after talking to then-GM Jack Donovan, when the clubhouse manager washed the uniform tops, all of the orange no the jersey turned to brown.

Sadly, when they play later this year, the pants will be white instead of rainbow and the caps won’t feature the distinctive white columns, probably for the same reason that Padres turn-back-the-clock days don’t feature the ‘Taco Bell’ curve of yellow on their throwback caps. (Hat Club has tried to rectify this by selling custom half-panel caps, but they’re still not the same). So while it’s a great idea, I feel just as Rob Neyer does, I feel just a little betrayed.

The team will be auctioning the uniforms at some time in the future and selling the caps at the park on June 8th, so if anyone in the area wants to pick one up for me, my soul could maybe be soothed.

(h/t Rob Neyer)

mrearlymartell: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS / STEPHEN A. SMITH (by...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:02:00 -0400

mrearlymartell:

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS / STEPHEN A. SMITH (by ESPN)

This is the strangest promo ad of all-time

Seriously? The White Sox are wearing throwbacks unis of one of the worst uniforms of all-time tonight

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:09:22 -0400

Sergio Garcia decided to reenact the ending of Tin Cup today

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:50:59 -0400

The Meaning Of Convicted Rapist Mike Tyson's New Cartoon

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:01:25 -0400

The Meaning Of Convicted Rapist Mike Tyson's New Cartoon:

Twenty years ago The Ring magazine asked the question, after Mike Tyson’s rape conviction, “What If Mike Tyson Had Never Gone To Jail?” The cover story posed a counterfactual in which Tyson did not receive a guilty verdict on his 1991 indictment for rape, confinement and criminal deviant conduct.

When it's Grizzlies/Spurs and Pacers/Heat in the next round will sports journalists have anything to talk about?

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:05:18 -0400

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Sat, 11 May 2013 23:21:36 -0400

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I bet kids sure made fun of Dexter Pondexter because of his name back in the 1960's

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:18:39 -0400

I was going to criticize Magic Johnson's meaningless "analysis" but at least he didn't ruin the Knicks or draft Kwame Brown

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:18:00 -0400

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:22:33 -0400

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funnyordie: The 25 Most Unfortunate Names in Sports History You...

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:58 -0400

funnyordie:

The 25 Most Unfortunate Names in Sports History

You made it to the big leagues! Now everyone will see your name in lights! Kids will proudly wear your jersey to school! Hold on, your name is what?!

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Thu, 09 May 2013 00:23:12 -0400