They live among you. They are your friends and neighbors. They act like law-abiding citizens, but they hide a dark secret: They are scofflaws who purchase, use, and sometimes build illegal items.They play America's Most Dangerous Game: lawn darts. More»

Adam Scott won The Masters this year with an anchored putter, and suddenly the thought was that long putters are better putters, the easy way to victory. Now that path has been eliminated, forcing Scott and others to swing away on putts, just as on other strokes. More»

After a 2012 season that met the exact definition of "average," Matt Moore is leading the Rays rotation in ERA+. What does this mean for the still-young lefty? Perhaps only that he, like James Shields, is not long for the confines of Tropicana Field. More»

There's no sense writing a "will he make the Hall of Fame?" article about the now-retired Brian Urlacher. He's in. The question is where he ranks among the greatest linebackers in history. Let's take a look with some help from advanced statistics. More»

The Marlins have a habit of making baseball look difficult, and that's really all Alex Sanabia's spitball was. Altering the baseball may be against the rules, but as history has proven, a spitball barely even works, and trying to gain a little edge is a human part of the sport. More»

The actual chickens in this latest racial episode involving Tiger Woods are the PGA Tour, which didn't immediately punish Sergio Garcia; the European Tour, which allowed Sergio to play in the BMW tournament; and Sergio himself with that chickenspit apology. More»

ESPN is thriving, yet they cut 300-400 jobs to improve their bottom line. This isn't different than any other corporation -- and our media is almost entirely corporate now, consolidated to the point that almost everything you read is controlled by five or six companies. More»

Gawker Media art director Jim Cooke joins the podcast today and talks about providing art and illustrations for Deadspin, Gawker and Jezebel, the creative process, killing Dora the Explorer and the impact art and design have on content. More»

A good, solid, hard-working, proud and deserving team will emerge from the West to reach the NBA Finals. Notice we didn't add "exciting" and "fun to watch," which neither the Grizzlies nor the Spurs are -- not that they should apologize. More»

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber obviously didn't have a plan for getting a second team into the New York media market. What he had was a single goal, one that he has finally achieved, albeit in a roundabout fashion. More»

Of all the energy expended over PEDs in sports, far too little has been devoted to assessing team penalties. There's a presumption that teams pay intangibly in depletion of reputation, but something more substantial needs to be done. More»

Orioles closer Jim Johnson recorded 35 straight saves. Then, suddenly, he blew three in a row. After throwing a scoreless inning Tuesday night, is he back on track, or is he just showing that he's neither as good or as bad as he looked? More»

The Reds have built their team primarily through the draft, allowing players like Devin Mesoraco, Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier to grow up together, so that they view their teammates as family and want to win for the fans and for each other. More»

Welcome to the Hashtag Edition of Laboratories of Hypocrisy, where the NCAA doesn't want any sort of athletic department-endorsed hashtags sullying its sacred football fields, and where athletes' health coverage isn't exactly comprehensive. More»

Civil wars, family squabbles and boardroom politics often overshadow IndyCar to such a degree that stories about IndyCar are more likely to focus on front office skullduggery than on Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves' efforts to win a fourth Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. More»

Life after LeBron is looking brighter now that the Cavaliers have extended their incredible draft lottery roll with the top pick in this year's draft. This gives them the option to take Nerlens Noel or trade down. Here's how we see the rest of the first round shaping up. More»

On Sept. 6, two high schools in Moore, Oklahoma will face off in a region recently devastated by an EF5 tornado. It's an event that helped the town heal once before, back in 1999, when a similar disaster hit. And things should be no different this time around. More»

When the Rangers signed Brad Richards to a nine-year contract in 2011, he was supposed to be one of the final pieces of a Stanley Cup contender, maximizing a brief window of opportunity. Instead, this spring could be Richards' last in New York. More»

More sensitive than many fans realize, Jose Contreras is grateful for his 10 years in the majors, his family's life in America and the support of his fans back in Cuba, where he was finally able to return in February for the first time since his defection in 2002. More»

Imagine you're an NBA general manager. Then imagine you have to sit on national television and beg fate and luck to help bail you out from your mistakes. This is the basic premise of the NBA draft lottery, an event unlike anything else in sports. More»

Jurickson Profar made his 2013 debut on Monday, knowing that this stint in the majors won't be permanent. But at some point, the Rangers have to decide what do with baseball's No. 1 prospect, and that day's coming sooner rather than later. More»

We knew before the season even started that Don Mattingly would be managing for his job -- and the Dodgers are looking dreadful. Part of a manager's job is to be a scapegoat, but Mattingly isn't even one of L.A.'s top 10 problems right now. More»

The feeling is palpable through the long summer months of the offseason: Alabama Fatigue has set in. But even if there's no cure, fans of other teams have to admit that college football is more entertaining when Nick Saban and the Tide are at the top of their game. More»

Who needs seats behind home plate when you can liven the atmosphere of a stadium from the right-field bleachers? Section 149 at the Coliseum in Oakland has become the never center of A's games, and even opposing players are in on the fun. More»

The Bobcats are changing their nickname when they really need to change their unofficial motto: "Everything seems so right, and yet everything goes so wrong." Bad luck in the lottery and the draft, combined with poor decisions, is a franchise-killer. More»

There's something noble about being brilliant in a loss. Miguel Cabrera's 4.250 single game OPS in a loss this weak reminded this writer of a former Brave great who was similarly brilliant in a losing effort and memorable for his monster blasts. More»

Tony La Russa hasn't managed a baseball game since Game Seven of the 2011 World Series, except for last year's All-Star game. Maybe that's because his style isn't in vogue in baseball today, where coaches are expected to smile and go with the flow. More»

Jay Jaffe, writer for SI.com & Baseball Prospectus, looks at the baseball season after the first month and a half with Will. Plus, robot umpires vs. Angel Hernandez. More»

The Red Sox are surprise contenders, and they've been propelled their by their old leader, David Ortiz. Since coming of the DL, Ortiz has looked like the Big Papi of old, which is exactly what Boston needs. So, at 37, can he keep it going? More»

It's hard to believe now that Miami was Dwyane Wade's team even after LeBron James signed in 2010. Times have changed, though, and heading into the Eastern Conference Finals, Wade is trying to re-establish his stardom on LeBron's Heat. More»