My wife is a big-time, legit journalist, and she was appalled. Regardless if it was Cooper, or her producers, she said that the last question was the one that went a bridge too far — that Cooper should have said, "Bode, thanks, I know it's been tough on you and congratulations on a great performance."

Most of these goals are new-school deflections and wristers, but I love that the first two were old-school slapshot blasts. Maybe is because we're sporting that awesome retro shield-style logo on the sweaters?

+1 because that is brilliant

I love this too

Tim, that's an informed, well-presented break-down of this story and its effects. I do some freelance writing, but am not a journalist, and while the story felt "off" to me, I couldn't pin it down until you pointed out the structural problems with it. I also suspect that Hannan, when he heard of the suicide, simply…

Wendel Clark Bar, you're forgetting this one, which I'll happily provide: why is it ok to spray Potassium bicarbonate onto the snow just to make pretty pictures? Snow melts, turns into water, runs into water supply....

I didn't know this was a thing, but it's glorious. These guys look like pissed-off sumo wrestlers with a shillelagh in their hands.

Tough to put a tight spiral on a Chihuahua

This had me chuckling, and the absurdity doubled, and I spit up my Pinot. Thanks — the drycleaning bill is on the way

Paul Caligiuri and Sigi Schmidt are weeping especially hard right now

I'd be pretty sulky if I were one of the drivings.

Bonus Latin: ad hominem means an attack that is unneccessarily personal.

"Loaning money to players. Straight up giving money to players."

I'm bummed. The Eagles have been struggling in 7s this year, and Isles was on a path to getting very good. He's still struggling on defense, but the man does make an impact.

Sports are awesome.

"LA-esque slant on sports"? Do you have any idea how insanely biased national sports coverage is towards the East Coast? From Deadspin to ESPN to every major network, it's eastern time zone all the way. Suck it.

Once again, rugby is here to make you happy, Drew:

It's always a little weirder, and more satisfying, at a rugby match

Gina Kolata, the health reporter for the NYTimes, had PRP. It didn't go so well

So Dick Vitale is, what, 85 years old?