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Bros of America: You be the judge. Here is a playlist with every song that Kanye West has ever sampled from, followed by his own version. Sometimes the differences are slight, but if you listen to the song in its entirety you can usually pick out the sampled section. So is Kanye West a musical genius or just a giddy schoolboy dropout with a too easily accessible compact disc collection?  Keep Reading »

In case you haven't seen this week's Sports Illustrated, there is a story on 16-year-old Bryce Harper, lovingly referred to as "baseball's LeBron." The pitcher/catcher can throw 96 MPH, gun down runners trying to steal second from his knees, and has hit a home run a mind-boggling 570 feet. In other words, he's the greatest prospect who ever lived. Why else would SI put him on the cover?

Of course, SI doesn't have the best history with their covers. Forget about the curse, here are 10 covers the magazine wishes they could take a mulligan on.


Sebastian Telfair, March 2004
Yes he can? No he can't. In five seasons for three different teams, Telfair is averaging 10 points and five assists per game. What else should you expect from the cousin of Stephon Marbury?


Jon Peters, May 1989
Let's hope Peters enjoyed his week on the SI cover because it was all downhill from there. He blew out his arm shortly after the story came out, did next to nothing in college, and faded away like David Ortiz through the first two months of this season.  Keep Reading »