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I’m beginning to think that it might be dangerous to climb Mount Everest
May 21, 2012, 5:47 PM EDT
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Just a reminder: the Earth doesn’t want you traipsing around on its roof. Four more people died trying to climb Mount Everest over the weekend, bringing the death toll this season to six. The sports I’m involved in usually don’t include terms like “death toll” and “high-altitude cerebral edema.” Also a baseball game has never…
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Here’s LeBron James reading The Hunger Games before Game 4 (video)
May 21, 2012, 4:46 PM EDT
I like how many sites are running with the headline LeBron James caught reading The Hunger Games, using the word “caught” like he should be sneaking the book into the locker room inside an issue of Penthouse. We should all be happy that a.) a high-profile athlete is endorsing reading, and b.) the book is…
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Controversy as relay bearers are selling their Olympic torches on eBay
May 21, 2012, 3:54 PM EDT
More controversy surrounding the Olympic Torch Relay. No, we’re not referring to the fact that the stupid thing keeps going out (can’t Greece do anything right?). It’s this: no sooner do many relay torch bearers get their hands on a torch than it appears on eBay. If you want one, they’re available from anywhere between…
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Hope Solo would like to remind men that she’s available, in case any of you have forgotten. And since the goalie for the U.S. women’s team and the Seattle Sounders didn’t specifically mention one gender or the other, what the heck, you gals might as well step up too! Solo revealed this in a chat…
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And now, Manny Acosta in a NY Rangers jersey, saying goodbye to his dog
May 21, 2012, 2:41 PM EDT
Manny couldn’t take his dog with him on the bus, because that would Acosta more money. Hahahaha… hey! Who threw that brick?! The Mets thought it would be a good idea to all wear NHL jerseys for their trip to Toronto over the weekend, and here’s Manny Acosta in New York Rangers’ garb. Of course…
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Because this is the one thing that no person on Earth can get enough of (please kill me), the creative director of the Madden NFL ’13 video game said today that Tebowing will be included in the the game. While I’m not exactly sure how that will work (can you Tebow at will? Can only…
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Hey, aren’t there supposed to be 10 hurdles in the 100m hurdles? (video)
May 21, 2012, 12:31 PM EDT
Jessica Ennis won the 100 meter hurdles at the GreatCity Games in Manchester, England on Sunday, with a personal best time — or so it at first appeared. Turns out though that when they set out the hurdles for the race, someone got tired and only placed nine sets instead of the requisite 10. So…
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Topless women’s protest group vows to disrupt Euro 2012 soccer tourney (video)
May 21, 2012, 11:38 AM EDT
A bare-breasted, neo-feminist protest group has declared war on the European Soccer Championships, promising to descend on the month-long tournament with a series of flash-mob style topless demonstrations. I’ll have to admit, that sentence was a lot of fun to write. The photo here shows one of the members of the Femen group, Julia Kovpachik,…
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This is pure speculation, but I’m guessing that there were no streakers during the giant Kosher Technology rally that drew more than 40,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews to Citi Field on Sunday (with an additional 20,000-plus attending the same event at Arthur Ashe Stadium). It is the position of the Orthodox Jews that the Internet has a…
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Foul ball catch of the decade? Father lifts son to catch ball at Yankee Stadium (video)
May 21, 2012, 10:06 AM EDT
The broadcaster describing this goes out on a limb and calls this the “catch of the day,” which criminally undersells what happened. It happened at Yankee Stadium on Friday, where a foul ball into the stands off the bat of the Reds’ Joey Votto is snagged by a kid wearing a glove. And the kid…
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Morning Mail: You won’t be seeing any GM commercials during the next Super Bowl
May 21, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
The world’s most expensive 30 seconds (next to an Albert Pujols at-bat) is now up to $3.8 million: that’s what it’ll cost to advertise during the Super Bowl broadcast in 2013. That means another 60-second spot like the one shown below for Chevy trucks would cost $7.6 million … so GM is going to be…
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Because it’s Friday, here’s a dog pedaling a bicycle (video)
May 18, 2012, 6:47 PM EDT
If there’s one criticism I most often get, it’s probably: ‘Hey! How come you rarely show videos of a dog pedaling a bicycle?’ I’ll have to admit, you’ve got a point. So here without further ado is Norman, the bike-riding dog. The next step, of course: get Norman a paper route. Is it just me…
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Awesome Pepsi Max commercial features Kyrie Irving posing as old man in pickup game (video)
May 18, 2012, 5:40 PM EDT
“Buckets. I get buckets.” Anyone familiar with Richard Pryor’s “Mudbone” character will appreciate Uncle Drew. That’s actually Cleveland Cavaliers Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving hidden with a bunch of makeup and prosthetics. “I know I’m old youngblood, but you want to switch sneakers?” Ha. It’s pretty fantastic how “Uncle Drew” changes from a wobbly…
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Millions (or thousands?) of fans got a thrilling performance on yet another free UFC event when Chan Sung Jung defeated Dustin Poirier on Tuesday, and made a case for a title shot at 145 pounds. There’s nothing better than rooting for a guy like Jung (pictured), who seems to hold nothing back in a fight.…
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No, we do not yet have our first transgender Miss Universe (that’s too much for even Joe Biden to arrange). But we officially have our first transgender Miss Universe contestant. Jenna Talackova, who battled Donald Trump to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada Pageant, took to the stage in the contest’s preliminary…
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Coffee, tea, fire? Lit Olympic torch travels from Greece to England by commercial airliner
May 18, 2012, 1:49 PM EDT
“Welcome to British Airways. Your in-flight movie will be Backdraft.” The Olympic torch was flown from Greece to Great Britain earlier today, and since it’s the Olympic Flame, it of course had to be on fire during the flight. Must have been a very comfortable trip for the guy sitting there next to four lit…
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Poor Pittsburgh Pirates … even their bobbleheads depict failure
May 18, 2012, 1:03 PM EDT
What you see here is possibly the most ambitious bobblehead doll giveaway item ever assembled: it’s The Slide, featuring Sid Bream of the Atlanta Braves. It’s really three bobbles in one, with Sid, the umpire calling him safe, and Pirates’ catcher Mike LaValliere lunging in vain to try and tag Bream at the plate. This…
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Every state with Native American mascots in some of their high schools, please step forward. Not so fast, Oregon! All Native American-themed sports mascots and nicknames in Oregon — Indians, Chiefs, Braves, whatever — are to be phased out by 2017, decreed the State Board of Education in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. Call them…
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Russians claim to have psychic pig that will predict Euro 2012 soccer results
May 18, 2012, 11:06 AM EDT
You laughed when Russia poured all of that money into psychic livestock research in the 1980s, but who’s laughing now? Russia claims to have an “oracle hog” that will predict results of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, and will roll out the porcine prognosticator the day before the tourney kicks off, 20 days, 13 hours…
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Bountygate scandal hits rugby … under-14 youth rugby, that is (video)
May 18, 2012, 10:09 AM EDT
Coaches for a Northern California youth rugby team of 13- and 14-year-olds have been accused of operating a bounty system in which players were given up to $30 for injuring opponents during matches. The really creepy part? When the scheme was exposed, the coaches allegedly called a team meeting and told their players to keep…
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Morning Mail: Haircut kid scores Spurs tickets, swag from Matt Bonner
May 18, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
So I suppose Patrick Gonzalez’s story has a happy ending after all. The San Antonio 12-year-old was threatened with suspension from his middle school for the intricate Matt Bonner portrait he had shaved into the back of his head. But Bonner was touched by the gesture, and showered his No. 1 fan with Spurs gifts,…
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Michael Vick to marry longtime girlfriend Kijafa Frink in late June
May 17, 2012, 7:50 PM EDT
Well, here’s your bit of irony for Thursday: Michael Vick is getting married in a town that bans pit bulls. The New York Post reports that Vick will wed longtime fiancée Kijafa Frink at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on June 30, and the invitations just went out (runs to mailbox, sets up folding chair, peers…
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What the heck was that, Lt. Dan? Your latest ceremonial first pitch fail is by Gary Sinese (video)
May 17, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT
We’ll need the team from CSI:NY to find the ball, I’m afraid. Gary Sinese threw out the first pitch at the Rangers game on Wednesday, and the results were only slightly better than Korean pop sensation Jessica Jung last week. And that’s not saying a lot. Well, he is a Cubs fan …
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Despite the odds, parody song ‘Call Me Brady’ rules Internetland
May 17, 2012, 3:58 PM EDT
His room is too dark, he keeps peeking at the lyrics and he has a very generous helping of Adam’s Apple. But somehow, this kid pulls off a great performance anyway. It’s the parody video of the moment, celebrating all things Tom Brady: Call Me Brady. Enjoy.
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Rick’s Cafe: The bus to away games … how America’s youth got its groove back
May 17, 2012, 2:10 PM EDT
We are living in bleak, tenebrous times, my friends. Sometimes it seems as if we exist in a series of bubbles, living lives unilluminated by the light and heat of our fellow man. Even as the world becomes more crowded, we become more shut off from each other. I’m speaking of course about the Devil’s…
