It never occurred to me to ask my wife to change her name; nor did she have any desire to do so and never did. "It's her NAME," I thought. "Why in the world would she change it?"

I'm dyin'

"That's a fire! Gatorade!"

The best rugby "Nevermind" today, but not the best in the past year or so:

Well, all that plus Hornung, Kramer, Starr, let's see...oh, Ray Fucking Nitschke, Jim Taylor, Forrest Gregg, Herb Adderly, Willie Davis...

Barry: pretty sure it is "Reed" Albergotti at the WSJ. Good dude, good writer, strong rider.

Amen, Drew. This kind of coaching still exists precisely where it is most damaging: in youth sports. Maybe, as we cease to deify assholes like Lombardi and Bear Bryant, positive, professional coaching behavior will trickle down to where it's most needed.

Matt, you do a great job with these. And it is with a large dollop of dread that I ask you to cast your eyes toward my 'mater, UCLA. Dread, because they have a unique ability to shit their own bed and because I still can't make myself trust Jim Mora.

Am I the only one who saw boobs?

"Only fearless player at the plate: Tony Conigliaro"

Isn't Kirk Gibson the manager? Is Towers implying that the Ol' Gimp isnt' tough enough eitehr?

You've never heard of Abby Wambach? You're reading a sports website. Try getting a modicum of knowledge, then report back.

Again, Florida with the swordplay. And why is the Arizona baseball player surfing? There's no swell in Az.

There's a benefit to a reliever being unhinged like that. Sort of like when the Soviets thought Reagan was in actual fact nuts.

Can we get a gif contest of that goal celebration?

I thought they promised jetpacks for all of us first.

I'm IN PR and recoil in disgust when I read about a PR person telling the media "not to ask about" something. Who the hell put you in charge of NPR's editorial decisions?

Jesus, these guys are insane. I watched it about four times before realizing he was unconscious before he hit the wall. And if my nose hit my right shin in any circumstance, I wouldn't ever walk because my hamstring would look like a bowl of spaghetti

Are they speaking...Catalan? Portugese?

You know that major-sports athletes aren't just dissuaded, but specifically told that they cannot major in challenging fields (while still getting a scholarship, that is)? Not that there is anything wrong with that per se (History major here, along with my classmate Ken Norton Jr.), but it shows you how constrained…