"If the old guy scores, we're walking home.": Expelled from Lees College in 1956 for a shaving cream incident, 73-year old Ken Mink makes good on remaining years of eligibility.

"I used to be 6-2," Mink said.

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Float Ball: Former Washington linebacker Ken Harvey and the future of SpaceSportilization.

posted by Hugh Janus to other at 09:20 AM - 3 comments

Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour: "We'd also heard mention of it, but we decided that it would only be worse if we went out and told the fans they were absolutely not allowed to throw dildos on the ice," said AIK club head Mats Hedenstrm to the newspaper.

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'Wild Bill' Hagy : dies at 68. The 'Roar from 34' is no more.

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"Fight Money":: In Japanese baseball many teams give each player a $1,000 bonus for a win. Yankees left-hander Kei Igawa says, "It's like bait." Would it fly in MLB? Fukuoka Hawks reliever C.J. Nitkowski says, "It's ashtray change at best."

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Glittering prizes and endless compromises: Rush's Geddy Lee on fantasy baseball.

posted by Hugh Janus to baseball at 03:56 PM - 16 comments

From a Hero to Felon. : Addiction threw Sammy Stewart a curveball, and the former O's pitcher has yet to recover .

posted by Hugh Janus to baseball at 04:25 PM - 4 comments

Lonnie, we thought we knew ye: His breadth and his touch were enough for Lonnie Baxter to shoulder Maryland to an NCAA championship, but his lack of height turned his NBA career to an unsurprising bust. His getting busted this morning on weapons charges is a bit more of a surprise.

posted by Hugh Janus to basketball at 10:49 AM - 27 comments

Coach of the Year!: Baltimore Blast coach Tim Wittman has been suspended for the next two seasons by the Major Indoor Soccer League for putting a game official in a chokehold.

posted by Hugh Janus to soccer at 03:34 PM - 1 comment

Larranaga and the art of goofy motivation: Zorro and Don Quixote vs. Giggles in the paint.

posted by Hugh Janus to basketball at 11:02 AM - 5 comments

All the way, the "Bobby way": Valentine takes the Chiba Lotte Marines to the Japan Series title (and the hearts and boardrooms of Japan).

posted by Hugh Janus to baseball at 07:48 PM - 6 comments

Serving Larry Bird: too bad he wasn't number 15.

posted by Hugh Janus to basketball at 11:50 AM - 17 comments

"Nobody wants to see another Reggie Lewis.": But can the Bulls demand of Eddie Curry a DNA test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a condition of employment?

posted by Hugh Janus to basketball at 11:06 AM - 12 comments

Ciao Pierluigi: Collina retires. In related news, Laetitia Casta "adore[s] football and the severity of referees." *tweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!*

posted by Hugh Janus to soccer at 01:57 PM - 7 comments

Legendary Latino Sluggers Left Out: Ted Williams and Reggie Jackson miss MLB's Latino Legends ballot. Half isn't enough?

posted by Hugh Janus to baseball at 10:10 AM - 14 comments