Near the end of May 2013 it was reported that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s Miami home had sold to an unnamed buyer for $3...

Czech-born hockey forward David Krejci had to have been excited when, on April 2, 2013, his Boston Bruins traded for his childhood idol, tw...

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About a week ago, we more or less accidentally discovered the deadliest drinking game in the history of human civilization. We realize thi...

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Tiger Woods, professional golfer Tiger Woods, immediately after bombarded by gamma radiation . Moral misstep: slept with a woman who...

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Hopeful fans wanted to give him five more years. Turns out the judge thought the same thing .

Above: Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Mark-André Fleury .

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