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May

Secret History: The awesomely weird art of 1800s baseball photography(via @io9)

In the late 1800s, baseball players didn’t have the luxury of high-tech cameras to capture their in-game bravado. Instead, players would sometimes pose with imperceptibly hung baseballs in portrait studios. This bit of camera legerdemain was supposed to make players appear as if they were furiously…

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Michael Jordan powers over Patrick Ewing for a dunk during a 1991 Bulls-Knicks game. Jordan, who now owns the Bobcats, once again left Ewing frustrated after announcing the former Knicks center will not be the next Bobcats coach. Ewing interviewed for the position last week. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Michael Jordan | Patrick Ewing

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Michael Jordan powers over Patrick Ewing for a dunk during a 1991 Bulls-Knicks game. Jordan, who now owns the Bobcats, once again left Ewing frustrated after announcing the former Knicks center will not be the next Bobcats coach. Ewing interviewed for the position last week. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images)

GALLERY: Rare Photos of Michael Jordan | Patrick Ewing

28

May

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Random Baseball Card #917: Pascual Perez, pitcher, New York Yankees, 1990, Fleer.

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Random Baseball Card #917: Pascual Perez, pitcher, New York Yankees, 1990, Fleer.

26

May

Nothing says baseball like a nice PBR, right? (Taken with instagram)

Nothing says baseball like a nice PBR, right? (Taken with instagram)

22

May

Two-Time Cancer Survivor Gabriele Anderson Gears Up For Olympic Run

17

May

Robert Griffin comedy

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sports journalism

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sports journalism

04

May

The all-time worst possible location for a meth lab.

So the next time you use the line, “You must have a meth lab in your pants based on all the toothless guys coming in and out,” just know that it might be the truth. Pay close attention to the tone of the anchorwoman’s voice near the end. That’s the sound of all faith in humanity being lost forever.          

Via Happy Place

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Perhaps the stupidest text message ever sent.Good effort, Aiden’s friend. Now you just go back to staring at the shiny things. If Aiden never texts you again, don’t worry that he never found his phone. It simply means that he found it, read your text, and decided to make some serious changes in his social life.        Via Happy Place h/t @travisotraviso

Perhaps the stupidest text message ever sent.

Good effort, Aiden’s friend. Now you just go back to staring at the shiny things. If Aiden never texts you again, don’t worry that he never found his phone. It simply means that he found it, read your text, and decided to make some serious changes in his social life.        

Via Happy Place h/t @travisotraviso

03

May

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Welterweight Champion Carmen Basilio jumps into the arms of his handlers after knocking out Tony Demarco in the 12th round of their 1955 fight. (Hy Peskin/SI)
SI VAULT: Basilio courageous in victory over Demarco (6.20.55)

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Welterweight Champion Carmen Basilio jumps into the arms of his handlers after knocking out Tony Demarco in the 12th round of their 1955 fight. (Hy Peskin/SI)

SI VAULT: Basilio courageous in victory over Demarco (6.20.55)