Well said. It's also a pleasure to watch Ron Turcotte, who as a tall jockey had a high seat, but was smooth as shit.

Well, at least he got a very stern talking-to

Um, have you ever run track? Bolt was going full out; so much so that his form fell apart the last 20m

The Cuban Missile

Definitely an "I won't be IGNORED Danny" vibe going on there.

I was so weary, so wary of what I expected: an old white man excoriating young black men for taking a stand against racism. To read something so unexpected shot a little shiver of happiness through me. Thanks, Red.

So I was at a neighborhood barbeque last night, standing in line for the chow and chatting with my friend, the anesthesiologist. He had just come from the hospital, where he had attended to a liver operation.

Haw! This, for non-rugby players, is as subtle an Aussie insult as ever been posted. Sort of like a Red Sox fan posting a video of the Sox beating the Yankees for 6 minutes.

By tools you mean Tools of the Tools:

Interesting sidenote: Cesar Cedeno, too, was an athletic beast. As a 21-year-old with the Astros in 1972, he hit .320, had 55 stolen bases, led the league in doubles and won a Gold Glove. Then he shot and killed his girlfriend and got injured a lot.

Oh. Oh my God. As the father of two boys, I read that first sentence and teared up.

The 10 Things I'm Most Excited About That I Have To Do Because I'm Not a Fancy-Pants Blogger Going To Cannes:

What an amazing and heart-breaking piece. I'm always amazed at the balls of true journalists. Richmond knew that Lasorda would freak out, which he did, yet felt morally (and professionally) impelled to write it. The denial displayed is astounding, and heightened by the little details attendant to it, the hair…

Barry, is that absinthe you're eyeballing in your profile pic? Just curious. Also, keep it away from Gracey!

Thanks for running this. I read every word, which is as sensory, as empathetic, as generous as anything ever written on the subject of sports.

As a proud member of the United States rugby community, I formally invite Mr. Tebow to chage codes and join our fraternity

Is this how ESPN breaks news now? Pillow talk b/t Samantha Steele and her husband? NOT that there's anything wrong with that

JaVale McGee

"I just made $1.4 million and put in, oh, 44 hours of billable work," said Jonas, "I only wish their granddaughter had been in the car. Can you imagine the cabbage?"

Steve Clarkson discovers flaw with Tebow: "He's a thalidomide baby."