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SEE IT: Marty Foster makes one of the worst calls you’ll see all season
Marty Foster is giving Ángel Hernández a run for his money....

The NFL Draft position breakdown you need most (trust us): Kickers
Sure, they might not play the flashiest position and they’re not on the field all that much. And yes, they don’t block or tackle. Well… sometimes they do. Still, the kicker is a wildly important position. So don’t be surprised when a few prospects hear their names called on draft night....

Please enjoy these three sweet bombs from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Young Vlad Guerrero Jr. was some sort of cheat code last night. The Toronto (Dunedin, soon to be Buffalo) Blue Jays player had… a… game. He hit three homers and drove in seven runs. The Jays beat the Nats, 9-5. You do the math: Vlad’s bat won the game on its own....

You can take an actual shot at Sunday’s Bucks game (to protect yourself and save lives)
When the vaccines started rolling out, sports stadiums became a popular place for inoculations. Many indoor arenas, major league ballparks, and NFL stadiums administered doses of the life- saving COVID vaccine. But this weekend, you can get a shot in the arm and a chance to watch a live NBA game in ...

Dansby Swanson burns sage before Braves game, has himself a night
Yesterday, the Atlanta Braves found themselves somewhere most baseball teams will inevitably find themselves over 162 games — in a funk. They had lost two straight to the Arizona Diamondbacks and hadn’t scored a run since Friday. They needed something, anything, to get rid of the negative energies a...
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Fake Chargers draft tweet fools social media [UPDATED]
It’s April, and there’s still time to be fooled....

Future Jaguar Trevor Lawrence is the next athlete to be paid in crypto
Still think cryptocurrency is just a fad?...

SEE IT! NASCAR's Joey Logano does big flip at Talladega
To paraphrase a line from the great Ricky Bobby — Yup. Joey Logano is flying through the air. This is not good....

LeBron mocks outraged Ohio bar owner’s silly NBA boycott
A bar owner in Cincinnati, Ohio won’t play NBA games until LeBron is “expelled” from the League for his now-deleted Twitter post....

Earth Day 2021: Athletes say climate change should be a hot topic in sports
The world of sports is not hermetically sealed. Societal issues, economic concerns, political disputes, and, yes, the climate, all permeate the games we watch and play....

Hate ain’t so easy: Anti-trans sports bills are dying in some unlikely places
The hate stops here. Or at least it should....

The NFL doesn’t make the rules, they just… wait, yes they do
Every year, the NFL comes together to throw out new rules which tend to confuse us, screw our teams, and sometimes both. So pay attention. Because, today, the league and team owners agreed to pass these new rules for the 2021 season....

Mount Everest records first COVID case, somehow
You would think some remote corners of the earth are naturally protected from a global pandemic. Uh, think again. According to Outside, Mount Everest has an expedition member who recently tested positive for COVID-19....

It's 4:20 on 4/20, let's fire one up for the sports heroes who smoke weed
With every 4/20 that goes by, sports leagues seem to care less and less about weed. As they should....

Alex Smith completed the comeback
If any one person deserves the trite title of “comeback kid,” it’s Alex Smith. The veteran quarterback almost died after suffering a gruesome leg injury in 2018, and somehow returned to (and won games in) the league....

How many of those who voted for Matthew McConaughey in that Texas governor poll were UT fans?
Alright alright alright. Well what the fuck do we have here?...

Sports and <em>Jeopardy! </em>fans now share mutual disdain for Joe Buck
Most sports fans have an opinion about Joe Buck. Usually, it’s not a good one. ...

Justin Turner's HR sends nacho eater home with a ball, a brand new sweatshirt and probably some heartburn
I’ve never understood the desire to get nachos with liquid cheese at a baseball game, or anywhere else for that matter....

Japanese citizens would like to massively limit fans at Olympics they still don’t want
We have exactly 100 days until the Olympic cauldron is lit in Tokyo, but the host nation isn’t doing much to fan the flames of enthusiasm....

What is, 'Aaron Rodgers is stunned you whiffed on this <i>Jeopardy! </i>question?'
Aaron Rodgers continues to bring it as Jeopardy! guest host. And last night, he had another viral moment. ...