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Jun 27, 2010

Is This Piece of Cardboard Worth $500,000?

No, of course it isn’t. But that isn’t stopping people from pretending it is. This baseball card (look, it’s important to keep in mind that’s what we’re talking about here), a one-of-a-kind 2010 Bowman depicting and autographed by Washington Nationals stud rookie Stephen Strasburg, is currently up for auction on eBay. Based on the description, it is more valuable than a “Superfractor,” which sounds less like a baseball card and more like something Lex…

Dec 17, 2009

Wanna Coach The Wizards?

We swear we’re not making this up — ESPN.com’s NBA section is currently running a contest in which subscribers to the site’s Insider service can send in their best inbounds play. The winner — as chosen by ESPN “experts” — will actually be given a whirl by the Wizards in a live NBA game. Of course, all interested applicants should feel free to conclude all submissions with “then Gilbert Arenas takes a 30-foot-long contested shot”…

 
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