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Bob Uecker’s Latest Malady Was A Venomous<em></em> Spider Bite
Bob Uecker is 84 years old and still going strong, but the longtime Brewers broadcaster has had some health issues in recent years. His latest scare was when a venomous brown recluse spider bit him in October after last season. From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Tom Haudricourt:...
Cavs Coach Tyronn Lue Takes Leave Of Absence, Cites Health Issues
The Cavaliers today announced Lue will be taking a leave of absence from the team. Lue, who had not previously disclosed the illness or its symptoms, said he has been suffering from chest pains, a lack of sleep “and other troubling symptoms.” Doctors, however, have reached “no conclusions as to what...
Rugby League Game Ends On Heroic Tackle By The Goalpost
It looked like the North Queensland Cowboys were about to pull off a come-from-behind win over the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League today. Scott Bolton was about to cross the goal line for the winning try, but he was brutally tackled... by the goalpost....
My Day Among The Radford Faithful, Who Truly Believed
PITTSBURGH—The noise came from all around me....
The Only Good Brackets Are For Basketball
I remember the first time I played an NCAA tournament pool. I was 8. I picked UCLA to win it all, probably because even then I was a huge dork and knew they had won a lot of games, historically. Or maybe I liked their colors....
Report: Sam Bradford Is Going To Make Another $15 Million At Least
Sam Bradford had a great first week of the 2017 NFL season as he threw for 346 yards and three TDs in the Vikings’ 29-19 victory over the Saints. Then he bruised his knee, missed the next three weeks, returned, re-injured his knee in Week 5, had knee surgery in November, and didn’t play again....
It Was Unfair Harvard Had To Play At Penn’s Home Gym In The Ivy League Basketball Tournament. Good.
The Ivy League used to have a perfect setup. The eight schools would play a full home-and-home round robin in men’s and women’s basketball. The team with the best record would win the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. If there was a tie, the teams would meet on a neutral court. One year...
Cornell Player Kills Bee During Ivy League Basketball Tournament Game
There was a buzz at the Palestra yesterday....
The Penguins Still Own The Flyers Where It Counts
PHILADELPHIA — There were massive piles of snow outside the Flyers’ arena last night, but things were bright and sunny inside before the game....
Allen Iverson On The Sixers: “I Love My Little Dudes, They’re My Little Guys, I Love Them”
The Sixers are playing the Hornets tonight, and NBC Sports Philadelphia wrangled Allen Iverson for a courtside interview in which you could see Joel Embiid reflected in his sunglasses. The magic of television!...
Someone Stole World Championship Rings From The Hockey Hall Of Fame
A dastardly thief walked into the Hockey Hall of Fame and stole two rings donated by recent Hall of Fame inductee Paul Kariya, the CBC reports. Was this the work of the Canadian villain the Puckburgler? Perhaps!...
Markelle Fultz Shooting Form Update: Shot Longer
The Sixers are almost certainly going to the playoffs, and the future looks bright for a team that was 10-72 just two seasons ago. They’ve also done this without the No. 1 overall pick whose shot is fundamentally borked....
Ronda Rousey Can’t Act. Does It Matter?
Last night, Ronda Rousey made her third appearance on WWE TV since debuting at the WWE Royal Rumble. It went a lot like the last two, which is to say that it was a perfectly fine segment despite Rousey’s obvious inability to act....
Penn Cut Down The Nets In An Empty Palestra At 2:15 Sunday Morning
PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brodeur didn’t want to lie. Asked whether this was the first time he’d been in The Palestra after 2 a.m., he admitted it was....
A Trip To The Big Ten In New York City, The Conference Basketball Tournament Everyone Hates
The Big Ten’s first trip to New York City has not been well received....
Climbers Are Taking Too Many Dumps On Denali
Denali is full of shit....
Will Japan’s Olympic Mascot Be A Soohorang Or An Izzy?
The 2018 Winter Olympics are over, and there was one clear winner: Soohorang, mascot of the Pyeongchang games....
The Heat Intentionally Fouled Ben Simmons With The Game Tied In The Final Minute, And Won Because Of It
Dwyane Wade, paying tribute to Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, hit the game-winning shot last night in the Miami Heat’s 102-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 15 of Miami’s 17 final points (and assisted on the other bucket). But it was a foul he made that actually won the He...
Adding A Skateboard To Pole Vault Makes It Even Better<em></em>
French vaulter Baptiste Boirie gave us the highlight of the All-Star Perche pole vaulting competition this weekend, and he did it with a skateboard. He jumped 5.9 meters while using some help on his approach....
Ronda Rousey Beat Up Her Boss On The First Day At Her New Job
Ronda Rousey’s first words in a WWE ring were “It’s hard to even know what to say.” It was not a good start to her wrestling career. They’re supposed to give you something to say! ...