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Yankees To Rest Pitching Mound After 8 Innings Of CC Sabathia

NEW YORK— Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced at a press conference Tuesday his plans to give the pitching mound a few days of rest to fully recover from enduring eight grueling innings of hurler CC Sabathia. "A long outing of Sabathia r... more »
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Independent Baking Scene Apparently Worth A Documentary

05.20.12

SEATTLE—A string of independent bakeries in the Seattle area apparently provided enough material to warrant a 73-minute documentary titled Rise: The Resurgence Of The Artisanal Bakery, 27-year-old Netflix browser Cyrus Wall observed Sunday. more»
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Jubilant Rangers Throw Skates Into Stands

05.19.12
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Pushy Hermit Crab Girlfriend Wants To Move In

05.19.12
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Sculpture Of Stereotypical Italian Chef Proof Of Pizzeria’s High Standard Of Excellence

05.19.12

MINNEAPOLIS—According to customers, a fiberglass sculpture of a fat mustachioed Italian stereotype recently placed in front of Gunther's Pizza has provided irrefutable proof of the restaurant's high standard of excellence. more»
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Metta World Peace

05.19.12

Mr. World Peace changed his name last year in order to show he'd rejected the hooliganism that got him in trouble as Ron Artest, but he's also coming off a seven-game suspension for a blind elbow. more»
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Fleet Of Ambulances On Hand For 41-Year-Olds' Touch Football Game

05.19.12

GOLDSBORO, NC—Anticipating the very likely need for rapid medical evacuation, a fleet of ambulances from several regional hospitals took up positions Saturday at the edge of Fairview Park, where a group of 41-year-old former college friends had gath... more»
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Sweetener Makes You Dumber

05.18.12

“What about the study Pepsi financed? What did that show?” more»
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Dying Chevron Executive Excited To One Day Become Oil

05.18.12

The transportation secretary flips out on a pothole in Baltimore, a man wearing red glasses and pink pants is probably Dutch or something, and an Ohio Film Festival graphic designer decides to go with film reels for the O's. It's the week of May 14th, 2012. more»
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Baseball Officials Concerned As More And More Retired Players Begin To Show Jose Canseco–Like Symptoms

05.18.12

NEW YORK—In response to evidence an increasing number of former players are showing what doctors say can only be described as "Jose Canseco–like symptoms," the MLB announced Friday it was launching an investigation into whether ... more»
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Famous Flops In Sports

05.18.12

Faking outrage or egregious injury in order to draw a penalty, once the purview of soccer players, is becoming more and more common across all sports these days. more»

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