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Jason Kidd And The Hyperactive "Splash" Approach To Sports Management
Why hiring Jason Kidd as coach fits into Mikhail Prokhorov’s strategy of continuously making the biggest splash possible. Via: Bebeto Matthews / AP When the Brooklyn Nets signed Jason Kidd to be their...
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The Original WWE Superstar Finally Comes Home
Bruno Sammartino played a sold-out Madison Square Garden practically as many times as the Knicks. But for decades, the Old-World Italian and the ever-edgier WWE wanted nothing to do with each other....
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The 11 Kinds Of People You'll Meet At Every Golf Tournament
The overserved Hawaiian shirt guy, the hilarious foreigner, and more. Should you be lucky enough to find yourself on the grounds at this year's U.S. Open, or any golf tournament, here what you're...
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What's So Great About Golf? For Many People The Answer Is "Dad."
At the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club outside of Philadelphia, I asked 35 spectators who originally got them interested in the game. "Dad." "Dad." "Joined women's league. Thorndale, PA." "Alex...
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Boston Tied Up The Stanley Cup Finals With This Wicked Overtime Wrist Shot
Five more games like this, please. Early on in Game 2, it looked like more of the same from Game 1. Boston's Tuukka Rask certainly came to play. As did his counterpart, Chicago's Corey Crawford. A...
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The Most Epic Dad-Style Golf Celebration From Father's Day
Phil Mickelson may have lost the U.S. Open, but he’s still America’s dad. This past weekend Merion Golf Club took turns kicking the asses of every player in the field of the 113th U.S. Open. Justin...
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Even By Hole-In-One Standards, This Is Really Lucky
Usually hole-in-ones are at least hit toward the hole on purpose. This was not on purpose. Thanks to a little luck and a long roll, Shawn Stefani was able to capture the only hole-in-one in the five...
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Behold The Most Pathetic Play Of The 2013 Baseball Season
The New York Mets infield does an excellent impression of a Little League team. During the 5th inning of yesterday afternoon's game between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets the professional baseball...
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College World Series Makes Ironic Spelling Mistake
So close, NCAA. So close. Quick! How do you spell "college"? If you said, "With three consecutive L's," congratulations, you can work for the NCAA helping out America's scholar-athletes.That's right,...
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Lean Mean Danny Green Breaks Sharpshooting Record, Makes Ray Allen Cry
Green broke the record for the most three-pointers in a Finals through only five games. And the guy whose record he broke was sitting right there, being all pouty. Spurs guard Danny Green has been...
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Thousands Of USA Soccer Fans Channel Wu-Tang Clan's "Bring The Ruckus"
The unlikely combo resulted in pure awesomeness. The enthusiastic crowd at the USA men's national team victory over Panama in Seattle has been praised as one of the most impressive and rowdy in US...
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Jack Edwards Is America's Best And Most Insane Sports Broadcaster
Interviewing the Bruins superfan and proud son of a drama professor about his bombastic and sometimes-controversial calls . Via: NESN / YouTube Jack Edwards, America's most pleasantly maniacal...
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Should We Feel Bad For Second-Place Finishers?
Phil Mickelson came in second at the U.S. Open for the sixth time on Sunday. But does that mean we should pity him? Phil Mickelson heartbroken by 6th runner-up finish at U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson hits...
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What To Expect When You're Expecting Your Locker Room To Regularly Overflow...
In Oakland, this is an issue. The Oakland County Coliseum is the home of the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The outdated and overused multi-purpose stadium is the fourth oldest in both the MLB and...
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Boston Clips Chicago To Take Command Of Stanley Cup Finals
The Blackhawks’ offense takes a night off, and the Bruins pull ahead with ease. Entering the always critical Game 3, the double rainbow right outside the TD Garden was as positive a sign as you could...
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Mexican-American Pitcher's New Ice Cream: "It Only Tastes Illegal"
Sergio Romo, who brought attention to immigration attitudes during the San Francisco Giants’ championship parade, comes up with a sinful follow-up. Sergio Romo is the closer for the San Francisco...
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Three Very Sound Reasons To Eliminate College Sports (And Perhaps All Sports)
This is all just stuff that came to light in one day . Here are three current stories from the world of college football: One of the Louisville football program's "core values" is "NO GUNS," as per a...
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Philanthropic NFL Player Battling Lou Gehrig's Disease Mocked By Now-Fired...
This is so appalling it’s practically unbelievable. The upside is that it will bring more attention to a truly impressive guy. From 2000–2006, Steve Gleason played defensive back for the New Orleans...
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Never Get In The Way Of A Little Girl And Her Foul Ball
Or at least be prepared to suffer the consequences. As a kid, getting a foul ball at a baseball game is basically the American dream. Aside from eating ice cream out of a tiny helmet, it's the main...
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What Nate Silver's NHL Would Look Like
Visualizing the Times analyst’s recommendations about realigning the league to put more teams where hockey fans live. Via: Bruce Bennett, David E. Klutho (Silver — Sports Illustrated) / Getty Images...
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