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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...

Roger Federer is to team-up with China's top male player at next month's Shanghai Masters.

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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Chris Iwelumo's second-half header ensured Scunthorpe beat Southend 1-0 to secure their first win since the opening day of the season.

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.

The Baltimore Grand Prix has been cancelled for 2014 and 2015 after organizers couldn't find a date for the race.     

Lancashire (453-7dec) v Leicestershire (60-3) Simon Kerrigan has chance to bowl Lancashire back into the First Division.     

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.

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

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...

Scandal no one cares about sadly putters on. Hey, here's a picture of Johnny Manziel signing something with a vaguely sketchy dude standing next to him. You could look at it... you could go read this cool history of malt...

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.

Britain's Mo Farah has set his sights on winning his first Great North Run, despite racing against Ethiopian legends Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie.

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.