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Ditched By Jeets, Jeb Turns To Pitbull
Jeb’s pursuit of the Miami Marlins hit a bit of a snag when he ended his partnership with Jeets, perhaps because Jeets wasn’t pulling his financial weight. Jeb has reportedly found a new partner to bring some star power to his bid, though. According to the Miami Herald, Pitbull is now on Team Jeb....
Bryce Harper Has An Idea To Spice Up The All-Star Game
Tonight will be the first All-Star Game in 14 years that won’t decide home-field advantage for the World Series (thank goodness), and with the freedom of again having a true exhibition, MLB has the opportunity to get experimental, if it wants. Bryce Harper has a plan:...
Rob Manfred Wants You To Believe That The Ball Isn't Juiced
Baseball players are socking dingers at a truly historic rate, and everyone is wondering what the heck is going on. Through research and testing done by The Ringer and FiveThirtyEight and others, a convincing theory has emerged: the ball is juiced....
Bills DT Adolphus Washington Arrested On Weapons Charges At Water Park
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Adolphus Washington was arrested on weapons charges this weekend at a water park near Cincinnati....
This Home Run Derby Was Just Fun As Hell
This is the third year that the Home Run Derby has been structured as a race down against the clock rather than a trek up to a swing count, and this derby only emphasized what the last two established—this is so, so, so much better than what we had before. ...
Behold, Joel Embiid And A Regular-Sized Baseball
Ah, yes. A normal baseball, already at an event where it is punished for entertainment, made to look impossibly puny. And now behold Joel Embiid with two regular-sized baseballs: ...
Miguel Cabrera Is, Frankly, Sick And Tired Of Your Trade Rumors
The upcoming trade deadline sees the Tigers in the same narrative that’s been chasing them for years—the window is swinging shut for a roster of aging stars on huge contracts, and this can be the time to deal. The front office has made no secret of their desire to cut payroll while the team’s big na...
Ex-MLB Pitcher Livan Hernandez Files For Bankruptcy
Former MLB pitcher Livan Hernandez has filed for bankruptcy in federal court in South Florida. It was first reported today by the Miami Herald....
DeMar DeRozan Throws Ball At Referee During Pro-Am Game
Raptors star DeMar DeRozan lost his cool at the end of a Drew League pro-am game, chucking the ball at the referee before leaving the court. ...
Lonzo Ball Will Be Fine
Summer League action made Jan Vesely look like an actual basketball player for two years in a row, so probably you should be wary of setting much stock by it. Still, if, like mine, your enthusiasm for the NBA at any given time tracks pretty closely with the number of bright young dudes within it fla...
Report: Marlins Attempting To Seize Property From Former Season-Ticket Holder
Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is reportedly suing a Marlins fan for possession of the fan’s commercial building to recoup funds the Marlins say they lost when the fan decided not to continue paying for his season tickets to see his trainwreck of a favorite team. ...
The Astros And Dodgers Are Fucking Everyone Up
If you hadn’t watched a single baseball game this year, you could have gotten pretty well caught up on how things are playing out just by watching the Dodgers and Astros close out their first halves of the season yesterday. These are the two best teams in baseball, and yesterday they showed us preci...
Jon Rahm Wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open After Ball Placement Controversy
The problem started when Jon Rahm and Daniel Im found their balls in uncomfortably close proximity on the sixth green at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Portstewart Golf Club in Northern Ireland....
Lonzo Ball And Jayson Tatum Gave Us A Cool Lakers-Celtics Summer League Contest
The Lakers and Celtics Summer League teams played Saturday in Las Vegas, pitting second overall pick Lonzo Ball against third overall pick Jayson Tatum. This was pretty fun!...
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Markelle Fultz Leaves Game With Ankle Injury [Update]
The NBA’s #1 overall draft pick left tonight’s game with an ankle injury after the Sixers’ Markelle Fultz found his foot rolling while sliding past teammate Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot—who himself left the game with a busted and profusely bleeding lip....
Joel Embiid Fined By NBA For Saying "Fuck LaVar Ball" On Instagram
Hey, here’s lovable galoot Joel Embiid saying “Fuck LaVar Ball” on Instagram Live:...
Lonzo Ball's Summer League Debut Was A Disaster
Lonzo Ball’s much-anticipated professional basketball debut left Lakers chief Magic Johnson shaking his head, as the UCLA product went 2-15 while tripping over his feet and looking incredibly slow in a 96-93 overtime loss to the Clippers. Time for some lowlights!...
Pistons Take Advantage Of Danny Ainge's Bind, Get Avery Bradley
The Celtics backed themselves into a bit of a jam when they decided to sign Gordon Hayward without obtaining the necessary cap room, and the moves they’ve been forced to make have given other teams a chance to benefit from Boston’s trouble. That’s how the Detroit Pistons reportedly traded Marcus Mor...
Jermichael Finley Says Leaving Football Is Hard But Coming Back Might Be Worse
Last week, after former Ravens linebacker Zach Orr announced he hoped to return to the NFL just five months after retiring with a congenital spine condition, ex-Packer Jermichael Finley said that Orr’s story “hits very close to home.”...
The FBI Investigated Bobby Knight For Groping Women At A Spy Agency
The Washington Post has a scoop about famed basketball coach and terrible person Bobby Knight. On July 10, 2015, Knight was curiously invited to give a speech at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), an arm of the Department of Defense that analyzes imagery of the Earth’s surface in ord...