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Nevada Regulators Rule Daily Fantasy Is Gambling, Order Sites To Shut Down In State
The Nevada Gaming Control Board offered perhaps the most significant rebuke of daily fantasy sports operators today in a month full of them, finding that daily fantasy sports constitutes gambling. The Gaming Control Board wrote that because daily fantasy sports involves “wagering on the collective p...
Astros Bullpen Catcher Gives Away Gear After Being Eliminated By Royals
A fan at Kauffman Stadium posted photos on Facebook which show Astros bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte giving away baseballs and his gear to fans after Wednesday night’s loss to the Royals....
How To Clean A Mattress, And Why
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She’ll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Check the Squalor Archive for assistance. Are you still dirty? Email her....
Sebastian Giovinco Is Way Too Good For MLS
Last night, Sebastian Giovinco weaved through the heart of the entire defense of the New York Red Bulls, hoodwinked another group of would-be markers with an absurdly calm fake shot with his stronger right foot, then spanked a perfect ball with his left that flew all the way across goal and into the...
I Still Can't Believe The Rangers Nearly Won On <i>That </i>Play
I have three thoughts on Russell Martin’s throwing error in the top of the seventh, a baseball play that I’d never before seen in my life....
They Found The Blue Jays Fan Who Allegedly Threw Beer On A Baby
Blue Jays fans’ brief but furious seventh-inning meltdown reached a low point when someone from the upper deck tossed a beer into the general vicinity of a baby. Toronto police have identified the alleged beer-thrower, and he will be brought to justice....
Well, That Was The Worst Game Of Elvis Andrus's Life
So much happened in that seventh inning—an inning that took 53 minutes, and even without the glow of morning-after hyperbole, must go down as one of the weirdest, wildest, and most exciting single innings ever played—that its component parts (save The Bat Flip Heard ‘Round The World) may eventually ...
Sports Baby Goes Down
Jonny Gomes is a good daddy, and he celebrated tonight’s victory over the Astros by swinging one of his daughters around the pitcher’s mound. It looks like fun! Unfortunately, he didn’t see Jason Vargas’s kid running towards them and, uh, you’ll totally believe what happens next: ...
Unsurprisingly, The Rangers Have Thoughts On Bat Flips
You knew it was coming. As soon as Jose Bautista flipped his bat halfway to China like he was the baddest man alive—because he had just hit a three-run homer and because he WAS the baddest man alive—you knew the Rangers would have some takes. ...
Report: FBI And Justice Department Investigating Legality Of Daily Fantasy
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice have both opened probes into daily fantasy sports in an attempt to determine whether they are legal or not. The Journal says there is an “ongoing discussion” within the DOJ regarding the legality of daily ...
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Sheriff: Caller Said Lamar Odom Took Up To 10 Tabs Of Sexual Performance Enhancer [Updated]
Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly spoke to reporters this afternoon about her agency’s investigation into what happened with Lamar Odom, who was rushed Tuesday from a brothel in Crystal, Nev. to a hospital, where reports say he remains unconscious and breathing with the aid of machines. ...
Jose Bautista's Righteous Bat Flip Is The Only Thing That Matters
Holy shit, man! An inning after one of the wildest moments in playoff history put his team down 3-2, Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista came up and crushed a big-ass motherfuckin’ three-run homer. He then unleashed the greatest bat flip I have ever seen....
Angry Blue Jays Fans Threw A Beer On A Baby
We get that you’re mad at the call, but Jesus, people, there are kids down there!...
Bizarre Play Derails ALDS Game 5; Blue Jays Fans Throw Trash Onto Field
Game 5 of the Rangers-Blue Jays ALDS was thrown into chaos by a controversial play in the seventh inning....
Aww, Lionel Messi Looks So Adorable In These PJs Luis Suárez Bought Him
Lionel Messi, who was already the cutest little assassin in soccer history, shared this picture of some pajamas teammate Luis Suárez bought him:...
Let's Relive The Time Sean Casey Got Thrown Out At First From Left Field
For no particular reason, former ballplayer Sean Casey went on the Dan Patrick Show today and talked about the time he got thrown out at first on a ball he hit to left field. We don’t really need a reason to relive this play, though, because it was a truly great moment in baseball history, and Casey...
Your Hockey Gear Reeks, Oh God, The Smell, No
On this episode of the official Ask a Clean Person podcast, hockey writer Dave Lozo joined me on the occasion of the new NHL season to talk about hockey gear, its attendant smells, and what to do about that stanky problem. It was thematic, you see!...
Alex Ovechkin, Like You, Says He Was Late For Work Because He Didn't Set His Alarm Correctly
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin wasn’t at Tuesday’s morning skate, and as a result, he didn’t play in the team’s game against the Sharks. The official explanation for the scratch: “personal reasons.” Today, Ovechkin blamed his alarm clock for the absence. He says he mixed up his a.m. and p...
The Cubs Will Leave Kyle Schwarber's Home Run Ball On Top Of The Video Board
When Kyle Schwarber crushed his mammoth home run last night, nobody was really sure where it landed, until a picture of a baseball sitting atop the giant video board in right field started making the rounds....