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Report: Derek Fisher Was Driving Car Registered To Matt Barnes During DUI Crash

The car Derek Fisher was driving before he was arrested on suspicion of DUI last weekend was registered to former teammate Matt Barnes, according to a report from TMZ....

Minor League Team Wants You To Come Ogle Some Ladies At "Hourglass Appreciation Night" [UPDATE]

Minor league baseball is a land of bizarre promotions; from speed dating night to toilet seat night, farm clubs will always go the extra absurd mile to keep up the enthusiasm—and this can be excused, when the on-field entertainment consists of just-passing-throughs and never-will-bes....

Kenley Jansen Is Off To A Record-Breaking Start

The Dodgers’ pitching staff racked up a whole lotta strikeouts against the Brewers last night—a record-tying 26, as part of a 12-inning win that featured 42 Ks in total between the two teams. Clayton Kershaw got the spotlight for recording his 2,000th strikeout, but Kenley Jansen also hit a mileston...

Report: Chris Paul Might Be Serious About This Whole San Antonio Thing

After yet another early playoff exit, the future of the Los Angeles Clippers is in doubt. Despite Jazz center Rudy Gobert picking up an injury on the first possession of the series, Utah still won their first-round series with the Clippers and won Game 7 in L.A. by 13 points. The last time L.A. bomb...

Big Baby Davis To Austin Rivers: "You're A Fucking Bum Who's Been Given The World"

Time to catch up on an amusing, low-grade NBA beef....

What Broke Donnie Moore?

This piece was originally published in the February, 1990 issue of GQ. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission....

When Will You Remember That Albert Pujols Was Great?

Albert Pujols is one home run away from joining baseball’s 600 home run club. He’ll become just the ninth player in the history of the game to achieve the feat. Do you care?...

Chase Utley Is Ready To HBP The Dodgers To Glory

Keep The Olympics The Fuck Out Of Los Angeles

Last summer, Rio de Janeiro put on an Olympic Games that should serve as a blaring warning siren to any potential host city stupid enough to want to pay billions for the rights to the Games. Before the Games had been out of town four months, Rio de Janeiro had to declare bankruptcy because they were...

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Mike Trout Is Headed To The DL For The First Time In His Career

Mike Trout left Sunday’s game against the Marlins after he appeared to sprain his thumb on a headfirst slide. The extent of the injury was unclear at the time, but an MRI today showed that the Angels outfielder has a torn ligament in his left thumb. The 25-year-old will go to the disabled list for t...

World No. 1 Angelique Kerber Upset In First Round Of French Open By Ekaterina Makarova

Angelique Kerber became the first women’s No. 1 ever to lose on the first day of the French Open, falling to unseeded Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2....

Magic Johnson Says Brandon Ingram Is His Team's Only Untouchable Player

The Lakers are at a fascinating juncture. They are not quite good enough to compete for a playoff spot, but they’re also done bottoming out and their core of young players is relatively established. They have the second pick in the upcoming draft, and seeing as this will be the third straight year t...

Here's A Shitty Way To Lose A Shutout

Clayton Kershaw, who is 7-2 with a 2.04 ERA and remains the best pitcher in the league, had his best start of the season last night. He pitched nine innings against the Cardinals, allowed three hits and just one run, and struck out 10 batters in just 104 pitches. It was a marvelous outing, and it en...

Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson Destroy Each Other In Nasty Collision

Yasiel Puig caught a dangerous fly ball from Yadier Molina to end the 10th inning tonight, but he paid for it dearly. A few innings after Pederson and Cody Bellinger ran into each other, Puig took out Pederson with a nasty elbow to the face while also taking a shot himself. Both men lay on the grass...

The 2021 Super Bowl Will Move To Tampa Thanks To L.A.'s Stadium Construction Delay

After massive rainfall delayed the construction of the Los Angeles NFL stadium by one year, NFL owners voted today to give the 2021 Super Bowl to Tampa Bay and push L.A.’s Super Bowl back to 2022....

Homes Of Two PSG Stars And PSG's HQ Raided In Money Laundering Investigation

According to reports, tax authorities in France have raided the homes of Paris Saint-Germain players Ángel Di María and Javier Pastore as well as the club’s own offices today, as part of an investigation into possible money laundering on the part of all three parties....

Marlins, Dodgers Benches Clear

A late, uninteresting Marlins-Dodgers game got fiery after Ross Stripling threw behind Giancarlo Stanton, got ejected, and sparked a fight that saw former L.A. and current Miami skipper Don Mattingly front and center....

Opening Of New Rams And Chargers Stadium Pushed Back A Year Because Of Rain

Drought-stricken California was drenched in record-breaking waves of rainfall this winter. Dams broke, long-parched rivers swelled up with new life, and dormant colonies of wildflowers surfaced for the first time in decades. Life has been good and green for Californians. Not so much if you’re buildi...

Mike Trout Might Actually Be Getting Better

Through 37 games, Angels slugger Mike Trout is off to the best start of his career. He’s hitting .341/.451/.742 with 13 home runs, eight stolen bases, and 24 walks....