Reporters need to harden up, have a spine, demonstrate a little courage, stop being so precious, and bury the whining. If Torts is evasive and surly and won't answer questions, then a reporter should, y'know, "report" that. What he shouldn't do is tell us he's "scared," because then he just looks like a coward hack…

"The worst part was that most of the reporters wanted to be his friend and eat egg rolls in his office, so they ignored or excused how he acted."

Most entertaining NHL coach in years. And really, only a pussy would admit to being "scared" by a coach behind a microphone. What was he going to do...? Punch you in the face and make your career, a-la Jim Rome? Please.

Another Yankee fan invested in the bizness of phony mythology. He probably told Ruth to point and "call the shot," too.

It always helps when the first defender to attempt the tackle is prevented from doing so by the 2nd defender who assists the punt returner with a beautiful (but IDIOTIC) block.

It's Rod Stewart with a golf club, shurely.

If the refs are going to let him take that many steps, maybe they can let the bench run out a small trampoline for him too?

Mass rugby brawls are very rare, at almost any level. But if you have to make a wager on where you'd find the worst fights and dirtiest players, France is the place.

"The "Great One" was his nickname, and it's true, he really was Great. But not the "greatest." That honorific goes to Bobby Orr, who wins by at least a length. Gretz is probably #3 on the list, a nose behind Super Mario and a half-length in front of Howe and Rocket. So the winning ticket combination there would be…

Linklater seems to be grappling with love, middle age and channeling his inner Truffault.

If that ESPN 30-for-30 doc "Broke" taught me anything, it's that $785,000 throw-around money is really $1.57-million dollars. Mario probably just figured that out, and like her, boy 'o boy does it suck donkey balls.

Whatever else happens in his career, for his work behind the microphone alone Torts is a goddamn legend.

Looks like the DDP yoga & rehab is, umm, paying dividends?

Todd Stottlemyre in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series, re-dux.

He's aged better than Kato.

Not that we need you to hold our hands, but WTF Writing 101: Who is "Chamerlain"...? If you don't tell us up front, and leave us guessing by the first, second, third paragraphs... I stop reading. Go back to school.

I used to like Simmons, and I guess I kinda-sorta-maybe-a-little-bit still do. Not ready to write him off, and I do enjoy Grantland. But I'm getting tired of him. The Grantland video podcasts he does... I feel sorry for Jalen Rose. Simmons with his twitching hands knotted between his knees, rocking back & forth like…

He's quitting ManU because the job interferes with his primary love: drinking.

What are you talking about???