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13 N.J. T.G.I. Fridays, Among Others, Busted For Selling Phony Booze

Nothin' like a scotch-on-the-rocks to make up for a hard day at the office. On second thought, there isn't anything like it if you aren't drinking at a T.G.I. Fridays (or an establishment of similar repute) in New Jersey.

Today's Indy Lights Race Featured An Insanely Close Finish

This is the final lap of today's Firestone Freedom 100 on the Indy Lights racing circuit. It ended with a four-wide finish that was by far the closest in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

UEFA Got A New Member Today

Gibraltar, a British territory on the southern tip of Spain, was accepted as a full member of UEFA at today's meetings of European soccer's governing body. It's the culmination of a 16-year push for international recognition, a quest fiercely opposed by Spain at every turn.

Here's A Very 1990s Photo Of A Young Joe Mauer

The Twins' catcher already looked like an all-star in this undated photo taken in front of the St. Paul, Minn., house where he grew up and not because he was holding a basketball trophy.

Yep, The L.A. Media Is Still Confused By The City's Hockey Team

Man, that was close. Just when we were starting to think we'd get through an entire NHL season without a Kings-related screw-up from the Los Angeles media, Fox 11's Liz Habib rides to the rescue.

The Rams Signed A 403-Pound Lineman

Ole Miss had tackle Terrell Brown officially listed at 385. That was either a lie, or he's had a sedentary spring, because after the Rams signed him as an undrafted free agent earlier in the week, they put him on the scale and got a big surprise.

Which NBA Draft Prospects Are Fudging Their Height With Thick Shoes?

Every year at the NBA draft combine, each prospect gets his height measured with shoes on and off.

The difference between the two measurements is usually negligible, but not all the time! On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang up and Listen podcast, Mike Pesca figures out which of this ye

David Foster Wallace's Interview With Roger Federer Lasted 20 Minutes

David Foster Wallace's 2006 Times Magazine profile of Roger Federer is one of sports journalism's most famous write-arounds. Or, as Wallace wrote himself, the piece was "a spectator"s experience of Federer, and its context.

A survey finds that 16.7 percent of Nets viewers are actually from Brooklyn, 46 percent from the oth

A survey finds that 16,7 percent of Nets viewers are actually from Brooklyn, 46 percent from the other four boroughs, and 30,7 percent from New Jersey.

NESN Reports SportsPickle Satire About Brian Urlacher As News

Yesterday satirical sports website SportsPickle published an amusing story on Brian Urlacher's retirement, claiming the Bears linebacker was retiring but signing a one-day contract with the Packers so he could "go out a winner.