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Report: NFL May Have Screwed Up Its Ezekiel Elliott Investigation
Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal hearing for his six-game suspension concluded today—with the NFL’s lead investigator, Kia Roberts, reportedly testifying that she had recommended Elliott not be suspended, only to find her recommendation missing from the league’s final report....
Pittsburgh Pirates Try To Justify Giving Away Effective Reliever For Free
Reliever Juan Nicasio has been having a career-best season; in his second year with the Pirates, he’s striking out nearly 25 percent of batters with a 2.85 ERA. This week, Pittsburgh placed him on irrevocable waivers to let Philadelphia take him for absolutely nothing in return, so that, uh, they co...
Shohei Otani Is Pitching Again, And MLB Is Getting Ready For Him
After a thigh injury kept him from pitching for most of July and August, Japanese two-way playing phenom Shohei Otani made his first start in seven weeks today. Half of MLB’s front offices sent someone to Japan to watch him:...
Javier Báez Shoots His Shot, Steals Home
The Cubs were meticulous in their destruction of the Pirates today, leaving Pittsburgh no hope in a bloodbath with a final score of 17-3. But before the game became a blowout, Chicago shortstop Javier Báez acted boldly to tie things up at two runs apiece in the second inning. ...
Report: A 2020 Second-Round Pick Will Complete The Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas Deal
The Cavaliers and Celtics have reportedly come to an agreement to tie up last week’s blockbuster deal, with Boston throwing in a 2020 second-round pick to soothe Cleveland’s concerns about Isaiah Thomas’s hip. The draft pick rounds out a return for the Cavs that remains pretty hefty, even if Thomas’...
CFL Team That Hired Art Briles: We Worked Out Johnny Manziel, But "Too Many Red Flags"
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats—recently in the news for hiring disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles before announcing less than 24 hours later that they would actually not be hiring Art Briles—reportedly worked out former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel last week before deciding not to purs...
Here's Adeiny Hechavarría Looking Smooth As Hell<em></em>
Rays shortstop Adeiny Hechavarría has nothing to offer but his defense—a career OPS of .627—but that defense can be really, really pretty. It definitely was in the first inning of tonight’s game against the Royals, as Hechavarría lept up to snare a Melky Cabrera liner before a quick toss to second t...
Very Good Boy Valiantly Challenges Klay Thompson To Game Of One-On-One
An unnamed dog bravely stepped up to the challenge of guarding Golden State Warriors human Klay Thompson today. With some sharp instincts and a quick step, he effectively rattled Thompson enough to cause him to miss at least one shot:...
Cleveland Indians Owner: "We're Not Exactly Aligned" With MLB On Our Racist Logo
Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan said today that the club continues to disagree with MLB on the subject of its racist logo, noting that they hope to find a “middle ground” soon....
Frances Tiafoe Pushed Roger Federer To The Edge
In a markedly soft U.S. Open field—no Novak Djokovic, no Stan Wawrinka, no Andy Murray—third-ranked Roger Federer was brought to the brink in the very first round by unseeded 19-year-old Frances Tiafoe, who took him five sets deep tonight....
Here's The Dylan Bundy That The Orioles Have Been Waiting For
Since being selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft, Dylan Bundy has been an elite prospect, an injury-riddled question mark, a symbol of Baltimore’s many flaws with pitcher development and a presumed bust. Tonight, finally, he was what the team always hoped he could be: he was reall...
This Spikeball Rally Is A Work Of Art
It’s still summer, at least for a few precious weeks more, which means it’s still the perfect time to go play spikeball in a park near you. For those uninitiated with the game, it involves spiking a ball on a mini-trampoline and also some other stuff, but you do not have to know anything about spike...
MLB Scrubs, Rewrites MLB.com Column Critical Of Rangers
An MLB.com column that chastised the Texas Rangers for their part in relocating this week’s series with the Houston Astros was extensively edited and rewritten after publication, seemingly to be less critical of the team. None of the changes are noted in the piece....
The Royals Just Can't Score
Last Thursday, the Royals sat just a half-game out of the American League’s crowded wild card race. They have played four games since, and they have not scored a run in any of them....
The Mets Have Shut Down David Wright And His Battered Body Once Again
After suffering through an excruciating set of conditions including spinal stenosis and a herniated disc in his neck, David Wright has played less than half a season of major-league ball over the past three years. He last appeared in a Mets uniform back in spring training, where the career third bas...
Reports: Matthew Stafford Will Be Highest-Paid Player In NFL History
According to reports from Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, a new contract extension has Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford poised to become the highest-paid player in NFL history....
Art Briles's Career In The CFL Lasted Less Than 24 Hours
After the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced that they were hiring disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles as an assistant earlier today, the CFL declared tonight that Briles won’t be joining the franchise after all:...
Illinois Athletics Director: I Love Our War Chant, But We're Getting Rid Of It For Some Reason
The University of Illinois announced today that they would stop their traditional practice of playing “war chant” music at athletic events, a decade after they discontinued the use of their Chief Illiniwek mascot at the NCAA’s behest. That should be a step in the right direction, or at least a step ...
The Texas Rangers Don't Look Great Here
Until earlier today, the Astros and Rangers were scheduled to begin a three-game series tomorrow in Houston. However, since much of the city is now underwater due to catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey, it was evident that MLB would need to find another locale. They did—and it’s the Tampa Ba...
Brett Gardner Is Sheriff Of The Fun Police
Today is the start of Players’ Weekend, a new MLB initiative designed to let players have a little bit of fun and express themselves in a league that so often tries to stifle those things. Players have picked nicknames to display on the back of their jersey—for one weekend, baseball will be graced b...