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Fans Fulfill Dreams By Losing Badly To MLB Hall Of Famers
No matter the sport, pretending to play as or against your favorite players is essentially the most normal thing one can do growing up a sports fan. You shoot over them, strike them out or find them in the corner of the end zone with no time left on the clock. If you're doing it right, you also account for the crowd noise and play-by-play guy who CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HE JUST SAW.
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by Dan Rubenstein • May 16, 2012 4:05 PM EDT
Recruiting: Truly A Neverending Story
Recruiting never ends. It is, in fact, what one might call a "neverending" story. And with that important phrase, this important bit of news regarding a promising 2013 prospect.
If you do not get this joke, we feel so sorry for you and your loveless hellscape of a childhood. Call your parents. Tell them they were bad at their jobs.
by Spencer Hall • May 16, 2012 2:30 PM EDT
Military Veterans: What's Your Favorite Sports Memory From Deployment?
Memorial Day is looming, and SB Nation's YouTube channel wants to honor veterans with an original video. And if you served overseas, we want your help: we're seeking video of veterans talking about their favorite sports memories while deployed.
It can be anything: how you learned who won the World Series, watching the Super Bowl at 3 a.m., playing soccer with Iraqi kids -- whatever sports memory that has stuck with you through the years. Tell us how you felt, what the atmosphere was like, why it mattered to you.
No need for fancy production: webcams are fine, and you can upload it to twitvid or YouTube and tweet it at me, or email me the video file. Please include your name, your service, and the years you served.
Thanks, and we look forward to sharing your memories.
by Matt Ufford • May 16, 2012 1:30 PM EDT
San Antonio Has Been Spurred To A Pretty Impressive Winning Streak
The San Antonio Spurs have put together a pretty impressive winning streak in the NBA Playoffs, winning all five games they've played, but the truth is this recurrent winning thing has gone on for quite awhile.
In fact, for those that are into advanced statistics*, the Spurs have now put together a streak of 15 consecutive victories. It's actually been over a month since the Spurs last lost -- and, were it not for the playoff victories, this might not even be the most impressive string of wins that San Antonio put together during this lockout-truncated season.
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by Scott Schroeder • May 16, 2012 12:10 PM EDT
Would You Like Your Child To Play Catch With Brett Favre?
Look, you love Brett Favre. It's okay; it's a natural part of being alive. You're still mourning his for-realsies-this-time retirement. You're still wearing his jersey. You're probably a Jacksonville Jaguars fan, but you still had a jersey made that says "FAVRE 4" on the back, because you love him so dang much. (And I mean, what else do you have to feel good about?) But what if I told you there was a way that you -- yes, you -- could interact with the great Brett Favre himself? No, I'm not pulling your chain.
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by Bill Hanstock • May 16, 2012 12:03 PM EDT
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 'Dew Crew' To Decide On 'Dark Knight Rises' NASCAR Paint Scheme For Michigan
Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans will pick the No. 88 team's paint scheme for next month's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan, choosing between one of four designs related to July's release of The Dark Knight Rises.
The Batman film has a tie-in with Earnhardt Jr. sponsor Diet Mountain Dew, which gives the driver's "Dew Crew" a chance to vote on which car they like best.
Check out the four possibilities below:
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by Jeff Gluck • May 16, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
NBA Assistant Head Coaches Who Deserve A Shot Power Rankings
On Monday, I offered up a ranking of the NBA head coaches who are or are expected to be available for teams looking for a new leader as the offseason develops. My Top 10 includes four assistant coaches who have never been a head coach. I will admit a bias toward these working stiffs: while 40 percent of my top 10 fits the category, of the eight head coaches hired in the calendar year 2011, only two had never been a head coach. Both of those gentlemen, Ty Corbin and Frank Vogel, were midseason replacements.
This is to say that while I like career assistants, NBA decision-makers tend to look toward the head coach carousel with more frequency.
That said, let's devote a brief power rankings only to these career assistants who (I think) deserve a shot in the big boys' chair.
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by Tom Ziller • May 16, 2012 9:37 AM EDT
At Least Vinny Del Negro Is Honest
by Tom Ziller • May 16, 2012 8:34 AM EDT
Junior Seau's Garage Robbed 5 Days After His Death
Junior Seau's suicide earlier this month sent shockwaves of grief through the sporting world and Southern California. But for at least one lowlife, it also presented an opportunity -- an opportunity to climb through the doggy door of a dead man's garage and steal from a grieving family.
That's what the Oceanside police department tells the North County Times happened the afternoon of May 7, just five days after Seau's death. The thief, who's yet to be apprehended, made out with a beach-cruiser bike worth $500 -- not to mention a special spot in hell.
by Matt Watson • May 16, 2012 8:30 AM EDT
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