Saturday, September 10, 2016

Bah Gawd, That's Kim Jong-il's Music!

The team at SI shares some of the best sportswriting and video from around the web.
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It's Football Season So We Let The Editors From Sports Illustrated Run Digg For The Day
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The team at SI shares some of the best sportswriting and video from around the web.
HARD KNOCKS
'WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY'
Oral History: Pro Wrestling In North Korea
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Twenty years ago, an unlikely group of Americans visited North Korea against all advice as invited guests of the government: a troupe of major professional wrestlers, a pair of wrestling officials, Muhammad Ali's photographer and Ali himself.
HERE'S THE CATCH
Googling His Way From The Patriots To Prison
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Here's how Reche Caldwell transitioned from being the best receiver in New England to the worst drug kingpin in Tampa.
YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD IT BAD...
WATCH: The Frozen Tundra
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The Barrow Whalers, a high school football team, play 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle, and must contend with frigid temperatures and long road trips just to play the game they love.
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The Mattress Industry Doesn't Want You To Learn These 3 Secrets (So Here They Are)
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Here's the deal, most mattress retailers charge you 6-12x their manufacturing costs, plus you have to deal with a cheesy salesman pressuring you to buy. Cue Lull, the smarter way to buy a mattress — online with free shipping to your doorstep and a 100-night trial.
RISING AND FALLING
THE DEADLY DIVE
Rapture Of The Deep
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Carried away by love — for risk and for each other — two of the world's best freedivers went to the limits of their sport. Only one came back.
NOTHING TO SNOOK AT
Follow The White Ball
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The torments of Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker's greatest player.
A FALL FROM GRACE
The Secret History Of Tiger Woods
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The death of his father set a battle raging inside the world's greatest golfer. How he waged that war — through an obsession with the Navy SEALs — is the tale of how Tiger lost his way.
WHITE MEN CAN DUNK
Learning To Dunk
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"I was 42, 6'1'', with small hands — and one huge obsession: throwing it down. I had no idea what I was in for."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
Taking The High Road
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Former NFL All-Pro running back Ricky Williams is embracing a stoner image and finding wisdom along the way.
That's all for this dispatch. Check out more of SI's picks on Digg.com and get your weekend on.