A preview of the Spurs' Game 2 pump-up arena jams
The Spurs' thrilling comeback win over the Warriors was only the second-most exciting spectacle in San Antonio Monday night. It was nothing compared to the pump-up jams blasted through the AT&T...
View ArticleThis Week In GIFs: Baseball gloves are purely ornamental
Welcome once again to THIS WEEK IN GIFs, friends! We have an unusually strong lineup of GIFs this week, and a couple of them are sure to make the next GIF tournament. Speaking of, I reckon that we...
View ArticleRep. Steve King: Obama fails to congratulate Tebow for being Christian,...
Here, Representative Steve King wonders why President Obama called Jason Collins to congratulate him for coming out, but didn't call Tim Tebow to congratulate him for being a Christian.Listen for his,...
View ArticleSeems like a sport: Unlawful endurance eating, or, barbecuing inside of a...
Monday night in Bullitt County, Kentucky, a 30-year-old man hid in the bathroom of a ValuMarket grocery store. After the store closed, he emerged, and for a number of hours the store was transformed...
View ArticleThe Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles, Chapter 2: Playing through the streets of Toronto
Dear reader,You are reading Chapter Two of Tim Tebow's memoirs. Herein, he chronicles his career with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts, which began in August of 2013.In Chapter One, which you can read...
View ArticleThis Week In GIFs: It's round and it's going to kill you
Welcome once again to THIS WEEK IN GIFs, everyone. As we move closer to GIF TOURNAMENT IV, we also find ourselves in the middle of prime GIF season. Recent weeks have been crowded with greatness, and...
View ArticleBaseball cards as beers: Assigning spiritual brews to 1990s card sets
Last week, as we at SB Nation gathered to spit nonsense about beer, I stumbled upon the idea that beers, as they stand today, bear lots of similarities with baseball cards of the 1990s. Throughout most...
View ArticleThis Week In GIFs: Sports are best when they're over
Welcome once again to THIS WEEK IN GIFs, y'all, in which baseball and basketball continue to battle for GIF supremacy. They're arguably the two most GIF-able sports, and they've treated us once again...
View ArticleLUNCH JUDGMENT: Tell Jon about your lunch, and he will rate it from one to 10
This is a special day, everyone, because today we celebrate the return of LUNCH JUDGMENT. Having previously run on Progressive Boink, it's making its debut on SB Nation.Here is how it works:1. You...
View ArticleVideo Game Hell: Let's place LeBron James and the Heat on an NHL team
I kind of feel bad. I know I bought NHL 13 legally. It's mine, and I can do whatever I want with it. But this game is the legacy of a video game franchise that has spanned over 20 years. It means a...
View ArticleJon's Golf Course: Where there is a golf course which Jon has designed
Hello to you and everyone else! Every once in a while, I come up with an idea that I hope that you folks will enjoy, like, and think is great. Well, it's prime-time golf season, so I thought it would...
View ArticleThis Week In GIFs: Never acknowledge that anything has happened
Welcome to THIS WEEK IN GIFs, y'all! As we move further into prime warm-weather GIF season, we also creep closer to GIF TOURNAMENT IV. In case you weren't around for the last one: we round up all the...
View ArticleLUNCH JUDGMENT, Week 2: Let Jon rate your lunch between 1 and 10
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Week 2 of the 2013 season of LUNCH JUDGMENT! I hope that I enjoy myself.If you're new here, this is how it works:1. You leave a comment below, describing the lunch you...
View ArticleLooking back on Andruw Jones, and the collapse of the 'Beef Animal'
My memories of Andruw Jones are bookended by two in particular, both of which occurred in Yankee Stadium. Here is 1996 Andruw.In this World Series, 19-year-old Andruw became the youngest player ever to...
View ArticleThis Week In GIFs: Millions now living will die
Welcome once again to THIS WEEK IN GIFs, friends. This is a special week, as I've decided to round out the field with a couple of fantastic sports GIFs I somehow missed over the last few weeks. While...
View ArticleLUNCH JUDGMENT, Week 3: Let Jon rate your lunch between 1 and 10
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Week 3 of the 2013 season of LUNCH JUDGMENT! I hope that I enjoy myself.If you're new here, this is how it works:1. You leave a comment below, describing the lunch you...
View ArticleThe List: Completely reasonable requests made by the Ottawa REDBLACKS
So Ottawa's CFL entry wants to make sure media spells team name REDBLACKS in all caps. Good luck with that.— Cam Cole (@rcamcole) June 10, 20131. Please do not simply say "REDBLACKS" out loud. Shout it...
View ArticleHootie and the Blowfish's SportsCenter music video: A deconstruction
The music video for Hootie and the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be With You" is one of the most 1990s things we have, for two reasons: Hootie and the Blowfish, and the video's SportsCenter theme. We're...
View ArticleLeBron James is my favorite basketball player
LeBron James is my favorite basketball player because he's the best basketball player. That is the only reason, and it feels good.Sports are full of a million stories and numbers and rules and paint on...
View ArticleLunch Judgment, Week 5: Tell Jon about your lunch, and he will rate it from 1...
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Week 4 of the 2013 season of LUNCH JUDGMENT! I hope that I enjoy myself.If you're new here, this is how it works:1. You leave a comment below, describing the lunch you...
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