David CrottyBy now, you probably know that Kobe Bryant won an Oscar on Sunday night, and if not, let that sink in for a moment. Kobe Bryant won an Oscar on Sunday night, which means his home now has as many golden statues as NBA MVP awards. Someone check on Shaq. [Checks Shaq's Twitter feed] Actually, Shaq is handling this news better than expected.
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Of course, like all of his five championships in L.A., Bryant had plenty of help from his big men. Not in actual height this time, but in stature. Bryant wrote the poem “Dear Basketball” and was a producer for the winning animated short that was crafted by Disney's Glen Keane with music from film score GOAT John Williams.
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But this post isn't really about Bryant's win. It's about the scenes that happened after as Bryant made the rounds with his newest prize. Kobe walked the red carpet with his wif..

It's hackneyed to complain about the Oscars running long, lacking creativity or just generally being a bummer to watch. And it's a cliche because, well, it's true. Which makes the exclusion of this beautiful work from the Lonely Island a tragedy.
The comedic group, comprised of Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone, took to Twitter on Monday to announce one of their pitches for the Academy Awards was turned down because “It was overly ambitious (expensive and a logistical nightmare)” and thus not produced. Luckily for us, they shared the song with storyboards on YouTube, and oh boy, is it a delight:
The hell with Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Film Editing. We need the Best Chris! (For the record, that honor would go to Hemsworth this year. Thor: Ragnarok was fantastic.) Admittedly, we're guessing the production value would have been a pretty penny to put this together. Then again, the entire stage is covered in crystals. You're telling me the a..

A few weeks ago, we showed you Hafþór Björnsson—better known as the “The Mountain” on Game of Thrones—deadlifting over a 1,000 pounds with the help of a probably not-doctor-recommended quantity of smelling salts and the howls of his Icelandic viking horde egging him on. As intense as that 30-second blast of testosterone was, however, it pales in comparison to Russian rock monster Mikhail Shivlyakov, who—in the throes of a 963-pound deadlift at the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival this weekend—suddenly began spewing blood from his face like that moment in a zombie movie when it all goes to shit:
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If this freaks you out, it should. Shivlyakov was able to walk it off, but involuntarily detonating blood vessels in your skull is A. medically not good, and B. a warning that something worse is waiting just around the arterial bend. Catastrophic hemorrhage be damned, however, Shivlyakov will be back out th..

Twitter is not exactly a safe space, and we're not just referring to heated matters like politics or socioeconomics. No matter how innocuous the subject — clothing, sports, your favorite “Parks and Rec” character –anything posted will elicit a stern and severe response. (“You think Ann Perkins is the best? Clearly you're blinded to the communist ethics embedded in the Pawnee monoculture.”)
Which may explain why a picture of Brooklyn BBQ nearly burned social media to the ground on Sunday.
The photo in question came from Munchies, a foodie channel from Vice. While the accompanying article is just fine, clearly someone was asleep at the wheel when choosing the tout image:
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Luckily — is that the word we're looking for? — Twitter was there to remind Munchies they're a bunch of East Coast elitists with their head in the ground:
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Justin Thomas didn't need to apologize for getting a spectator kicked out of a PGA Tour event. More players should speak up when rowdy fans cross the line

Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and baseball fans in general are well aware of Jon Lester's struggles with throwing to first base. You can also add golf fans to that list, because the word used to describe those struggles is one no golfer ever wants to hear .. the y-, y-, y-, YIPS (GASP). If you're not up to speed, here are a few of his worst offenses:
Yikes. Those are scarier looking than that amphibious creature from “The Shape of Water”. To be fair though, Lester has picked off a few guys even with some ugly throws, mostly because they are baiting him to with massive leads:
This excellent Sports Illustrated piece written by Stephanie Apstein last May will lead you to believe that Lester beat the yips, but they never go away, evidenced by the fact Lester told reporters on Sunday that he is working on intentionally bouncing passes to first base. Or, as he calls it, the “Jordan-to-Pippen” bounce pass, which is a nice touch, and will get Cubs fans thinking of the good old days of..

Christopher Polk(Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures')Forget the Oscars. The most important Hollywood show this weekend was the Golden Raspberry Awards, aka “The Razzies,” which, ahem, honors the worst work of cinema. Annually held the day before the Academy Awards, this year's Razzies went hard after the “Transformers: The Last Knight” and “The Emoji Movie.” Which, hold on…they're still making Transformer movies? What the hell guys. No wonder I can't get my screenplay “By the Book” — a movie about a cop that DOES play by the rules — made.
Anyway, one of the night's “winners” was “Baywatch.” The revival of the '90s sitcom about lifeguards slowly jogging down beaches was critically panned, rocking an 18 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Given the film's star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was none too thrilled about said reviews during its release — “Fans LOVE the movie. Critics HATE it. What a glaring disconnect. People just want ..

Bill Haas returns to golf this week knowing the Valspar Championship will be unlike any of the previous 347 times he has played on the PGA Tour.

The deep bruise on his left leg and the soreness in his right ankle have subsided. Still tender are memories of a friend, Mark Gibello, who was killed Feb. 13 on a winding road outside Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles when his Ferrari clipped another car and slammed into a pole.

Haas was the passenger.

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”There’s not many templates to go by on something like this,” Haas said in his first interview since the accident. ”I was in a state of shock, disbelief. It was a tragic event, traumatic. I’m still unsure how to handle it. I keep going back to focusing on the Gibello family.”

He described the Gibellos as mutual friends he planned to stay with during the Genesis Open.

Haas and Gibello played golf the previous weekend at Los Angeles Country Club, where Gibello was a member and played a role in the club hosting ..

Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesPhil Mickelson's “FIGJAM” nickname is a complicated etymology. It derives from his early days on tour, when his spirited demeanor and unshakeable conviction rubbed peers the wrong way. That generation is gone, their disgust and envy replaced with a younger group that looks at Mickelson as a statesmen with respect and reverence.
Not that Mickelson's self-assurance has gone by the wayside. A dose of hubris is needed to be a successful professional athlete, especially so in the case of someone like Mickelson who's battling competitors half his age. But lest you think time has mellowed Lefty out, this back-and-forth from his press conference should clear any confusion.
Sunday's victory was Mickelson's 43rd PGA Tour career victory. An impressive total, good enough for ninth on the tour's all-time wins list. Amazingly, a reporter—funny bunch of squirrels, those reporters—asked Mickelson if he could get to 50 wins. A nice round figure s..

MEXICO CITY (AP) Phil Mickelson knew this was coming, even when he had so little to show for it.

Mickelson had gone 101 tournaments around the world since he last won at Muirfield in the 2013 British Open, which moved him to No. 2 in the world and gave him the third leg of the career Grand Slam. In more than two decades on the PGA Tour, he had gone only two seasons without winning.

And then it was up to four straight years and counting.

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There was more frustration than self-doubt. And with Mickelson, even at age 47, there was never a loss of confidence.

”I knew that wasn’t going to be my last one, no,” he said Sunday. ”And this isn’t either.”

The most recent one came in the high altitude of the Mexico Championship, and it was another pulsating performance, as often is the case with Mickelson.

Five birdies in the opening 10 holes gave him the lead. Right when he was on the verge of taking control, he went for the green on the par-5 11th hole only for th..