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LaMelo Ball is speaking facts about higher education
LaMelo Ball is spot on about higher education. ...

It’s time for baseball to protect pitchers
You don’t want to see the video of A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt getting hit in the head by a 100 mph line drive off the bat of Brian Goodwin on Tuesday night in Chicago. It’s terrifying, and thankfully Bassitt was conscious and aware as he was taken to the hospital. If you really need to see the video,...

The Seahawks need Jamal Adams to work after what they gave up
After months of intense negotiations, the Seattle Seahawks have given Jamal Adams the largest contract in NFL history at the safety position. Adams is officially part of Seattle’s long-term plan despite having, arguably, the worst season of his career in his first season in the Pacific Northwest....
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Apology not accepted, Jack Morris [UPDATED]
The good thing about Jack Morris finally making the Hall of Fame in 2018 is that it ended, once and for all, one of baseball’s most irritating running arguments: whether Morris belonged in the Hall of Fame....

Pro-Am performances getting close to resembling Wilt’s ‘100’ sign
It’s been the summer of the Pro-Am around the NBA....

Alex Rodriguez is the Alex Rodriguez of saying idiotic stuff
“[The Dodgers] have become the New York Yankees of baseball.”...

This NBA Season is going to be lit, and that’s good because it’s already here
It still feels like the 2020-21 NBA season just ended. Wait, it did. And then the draft and Olympics happened almost immediately....

Jonathan India is running away with the NL Rookie of the Year Award
While the AL Rookie of the Year Award is more cluttered than a hoarder’s basement, the NL Rookie of the Year Award had been a two-horse race for most of the season. Miami’s Trevor Rogers and Cincinnati’s Jonathan India have been the frontrunners for months now. However, Trevor Rogers hasn’t pitched ...

Can OBJ still be an elite wide receiver in the NFL?
He’s baaack!...

‘Playing it cautiously’ with Dak has the Cowboys playing with fire
The 2020 NFL season was riddled with injuries. Players like Christian McCaffrey, Michael Thomas, Joe Mixon, Saquon Barkley, George Kittle, Austin Ekeler, and Dak Prescott all missed significant time last season due to injury. We don’t know the exact cause of all these injuries, but there is one fact...

LeBron and Russ have first public ‘date’
Lebron James is pushing all his chips to the middle of the table and diving headfirst into this whole Russell Westbrook experiment. James is determined to prove his harshest critics wrong....

Man with bad hair says man with worse hair needs a barber
Evan Fournier is out on these internet servers throwing shots. ...

Why the Titans will take the AFC
A big trade that netted the Titans Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons places great expectations squarely on Tennessee to be one of the most dynamic offenses in the league....

I have one question about this Clippers-Grizzlies deal: Why?
Even with the NFL ramping up and the regular season just around the corner, the NBA still finds a way to keep its brand in the news....

U.S. Soccer legend Carli Lloyd retiring after an outstanding career
An American legend is riding off into the sunset....

Want to watch the Saints play at home? Get vaccinated
Oh boy. The New Orleans Saints have gone and done it now....

Non-SEC Schools need to start over and make their own conference
College Football as we know it is quickly transforming, and if your school isn’t willing to make moves they’ll be left to pick up the scraps leftover from the SEC....
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It’s time for Tim Tebow to ‘retire’ [Updated]
Tape don’t lie....

Fernando Tatis Jr. won the NL MVP award yesterday
Fernando Tatis Jr. won the National League’s Most Valuable Player award on Sunday....

Viral photo depicting entire ‘AAU team’-turned-pro is fake news, but here’s the real story behind the squad in it
Ever heard the one about the entire AAU team that made it to the NBA? Of course you haven’t, because this isn’t the beginning of some corny joke....