That was a good analysis of pain and growth. As a parent, it’s difficult to walk that fine line you described — obviously, if your child is going to put his hand on a red-hot cooking element, you pull their hand away, but if they’re tottering on the edge of their bed reaching for something and a fall onto the ground…

He was an excellent manager for the USMNT and got more out of that squad in his time there than any of his peers would have.

Wait till you hear her music.

I have never been angrier at Iggy Azalea.

Perhaps I haven’t searched hard enough, but I don’t think anyone is saying they deserved to die because they ran from cops. They died because they made a mistake. You can’t blame the officers for not risking their lives to save theirs. Police have an obligation to do whatever they can within reasonable limits, but…

Drew’s “The Convert.” (Clue: ALL CAPS)

A married couple we know recently got pregnant, and sent my wife and me an online survey to rank potential baby names.

In the checkout, cold things go with other cold things. Boxes go with other boxes. The stuff that can be broken and smushed needs to be bagged last. Whatever embarrassing thing I have to buy is hidden in the middle between the boxes and the milk/juice, so people don’t realize my shame.

By the way, I wouldn’t call your exchange “fruitless.” It seems pretty clear that the Giants are more than willing to entertain the notion that the Washington team name is inappropriate.

Raw take: get a razor, ya hippie

Isn't Deadspin usually on the players' sides in instances like this? These LaRoche stories seem to all be in the tone unlike anything else on this site. And, now that we know it was in LaRoche's contract, it really is a fucked up situation.

Sadly, Al-Jazeera is far more reputable as a news source than most of the purely American media.

THEY DON’T EVEN HOVER