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Originally published in the May 17, 1987, edition of The Washington Post Magazine. Republished here with the author's permission. His postscript follows. For more on Hagler-Leonard, check out Grantland's oral history.

Last night on "Conan," comedy duo "Key & Peele" brought back a second round of their infamous bit making fun of the increasingly ridiculous names of NFL players. The weird thing is, it's hardly a parody.

One of American Jews' great traditions -- not found in the Bible or any other sacred book -- is fretting over whether Jewish Major Leaguers will play on the high holidays, particularly Yom Kippur, the most sacred day in ...

Dallas Stars forward Rich Peverley will miss three weeks after undergoing a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat.

Tom Brady played with Wes Welker. He knew Wes Welker. Wes Welker was a wide receiver of his. Current Patriots wide receivers, you're no Wes Welker. With several of his young teammates struggling early against the New Yor...

1st time at Conway Farms, lefty begins par-bogey, patches together solid 1-under 70Phil Mickelson's first-ever shot at Conway Farms was not exactly one for the ages.     

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The Galaxy is in town to face D.C. United on Saturday afternoon at RFK Stadium -- a mismatch of personnel and payrolls, and quite likely, on the pitch. Washington is familiar ground for the Los Angeles head coach, Bruce ...

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night because of tightness in his forearm.

It's not the first time we've marveled over the 38-year-old Lightning winger's massive quads. And it won't be the last, because if we don't he'll use them to crack our heads like so many chestnuts.

Pablo Larrazabal shot a 4-under 66 on Friday to join fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez atop the leaderboard after the second round at the KLM Open.

Indians fourth. As.Cabrera singled to left. Brantley popped out to second baseman Semien. As.Cabrera stole second. Aviles flied out to right fielder Jor.Danks, As.Cabrera to third. Stubbs singled to center, As.Cabrera sc...

Add another one to a list of key injuries for the New York Yankees.

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has admitted he had reservations over spending a club-record £12million on striker Wilfried Bony. The […]

Pablo Larrazabal shot a 4-under 66 on Friday to join fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez atop the leaderboard after the second round at the KLM Open.

LeBron James and long-time girlfriend Savannah Brinson are getting married this weekend in San Diego. What'd you get them, Cleveland? Spoiler: Bad things.

The stage is set for the biggest betting weekend ever in Las Vegas. Tens of millions of dollars will change hands -- and that's just on the sold-out title fight between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez.

Costa Rica, a safe, verdant, progressive nation filled with a bunch of total assholes, did everything in its power to disrupt the USMNT before and during last week's World Cup qualifier. (Did you know we hate Costa Rica ...

The 20-year-old, who moved to Goodison Park on loan in an effort to receive more game time than was afforded him at Stamford Bridge, is keen to see his new club prosper

Summer blockbuster: No. 1 Alabama gets rematch with Johnny Football and sixth-ranked Texas A&M     

Coalition of preservation groups, new PAC organizes to save Houston Astrodome ahead of vote     

Milos Raonic served 34 aces to outlast Janko Tipsarevic in five sets Friday and tie the Davis Cup semifinal between Canada and Serbia at 1-1 after the opening singles matches.