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Can we please get an LS-U <em>30 for 30</em> already?It’s hard to quantify what makes a thing charismatic. I recently went to New Orleans for the first time, and before I arrived, I was a little skeptical because often when people can’t shut up about how great something is, the expectation is set so high that anything but perfection is going to be a l...

Report: Troy Aikman headed to ESPNMaybe Troy Aikman was more peeved about not calling the Dallas Cowboys Wild Card Game last month than we initially thought?...

Mauricio Llovera makes baseball history for wrong reasonsThe Phillies are now atop the National League East by a game and a half over the Mets, whom they’ll send back to New York as a second-place team after Sunday’s series finale. Philadelphia’s 5-3 win on Saturday ensured that, after the Mets had held the lead since May....

Patrick Mazeika rewrites MLB history books (no, really) with walk-off fielder’s choice

Patrick Mazeika has had an incredible first week in the major leagues. It’s one thing to make history, but quite another to rewrite it entirely....

We Are Drowning In Dingers

The home run that made baseball history was pretty workaday, as they go. Sure, it was a big moment in the game, breaking a seventh-inning tie to give the Orioles a 5-2 lead over the Dodgers. But this game didn’t really matter to either team, and Jonathan Villar’s homer—the 6,106th homer hit in MLB t...

Jonathan Villar Didn't Realize He Hit For The Cycle

The cycle’s a weird baseball thing to celebrate, as baseball things go. It’s good, obviously, because it means four hits and 10 total bases. But replacing the double with another home run would be even better. Replacing the home run with another triple would be rarer. Still, there’s something to be ...

Cubs Fan Using "OK" Hand Gesture Behind Doug Glanville Gets Banned Indefinitely

At the start of the bottom of the third inning of last night’s Marlins-Cubs game, the NBC Sports Chicago broadcast cut to analyst Doug Glanville for an update. While Glanville was talking, a fan in a hoodie waved hello to the camera, flashed a peace sign, then made an upside-down OK hand gesture wit...

Texas High School Football Title Game Ends With A Pretty Sweet Hail Mary

This Texas high school football highlight is from Saturday, but it ages well. Galena Park North Shore defeated Duncanville, 41-36, in the Class 6A Division I final after Dematrius Davis connected with A.J. Carter on a 45-yard Hail Mary as time expired....