Before you grab your sundae spoon and dig into the cream of the sports podcast crop, take a moment to let the real meaning of Jon Lester’s no-hitter sink in. The world of sport doesn’t exist without life, it exists within life. And real life trumps sports any day. When Jon Lester [...]

We come back this week with a renewed sense of purpose as a fan and gratitude for the playoffs. The sometimes top-notch action is keeping our oft-distracted minds from other, heavier issues. And it is fun, fun, fun ’till professional sport takes the rose-colored glasses away. We’re already looking over the top of those spectacles. [...]

The Girls acknowledge in advance all the dreck emanating from the world of sports these days. Radar summed it up: “The first 32 minutes include affairs, dead horses, drunks killing spectators, transvestites and shootings.” If you can’t find the humor in all this, then you might as well throw a shoe through your TV when [...]

We were all saddened by the breakdown of Eight Belles on the track. The race, so thrilling and majestic, yet again ended with people crying in the stands, PETA calling for action and the end result (a seemingly effortless come-from-behind victory by Big Brown) overshadowed by a shocking death and countless questions about the sport. [...]

First and foremost - make yourself a mint julep.

Looks good, don’t it? We’re parched just gazing at this picture. Here’s how to create this dreamy cocktail (as if you didn’t know):

- 4 fresh Mint sprigs (from Morocco)
- 2.5 oz Bourbon Whiskey (from Kentucky)
- 1 tsp powdered sugar (harvested from Nepal during riot)
- 2 tsp water (from underground Swiss [...]