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The Blue Jays And Mariners Were Like Sweet Children Out There
The Toronto Blue Jays brought a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning last night in Seattle. Jarrod Dyson, an extremely fast man who plays for the Mariners, led off the inning with a single to center field. Down a run late, you just knew the Mariners were gonna get Dyson moving on the base ...
Jeff Samardzija Threw First-Pitch Balls And The Baseball Gods Were Watching
ESPN’s David Schoenfield had a cool story this morning about Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who has walked one batter in seven starts since April 28. It’s historic!...
Old Man Beef Sizzles Between Buck Showalter And Nats GM Mike Rizzo
Thursday night the Nationals faced the Orioles in a makeup of a May 11 date that was postponed and rescheduled after a day of shitty rain. That was a shitty, rainy week in DC—Washington’s next game, a series opener against the Phillies on May 12, was also rained out....
The Warriors Now Have A 3-1 Lead But Awful Officiating Is Not To Blame
Friday night’s Game 4 was barely underway before the uneven performance of the officials took center stage. Here, for example, are some tweets from Mary Babers—who is Draymond Green’s mom:...
Draymond Green On Clevelanders: "They Don't Seem To Be The Sharpest People Around"
Cleveland trounced Golden State tonight 137-116 in a record-setting win that kept the Warriors from sweeping the playoffs, but the real story of the game is Draymond Green’s magically-disappearing technical foul. His continued eligibility after what fans and most viewers thought was a disqualifying ...
David Price Is Having A Bad Week
Before getting lit up by the Yankees for six runs in five innings Thursday night, David Price spent time arguing with the Boston media, which is a fate worse than death....
Pitt Does What It Should've Months Ago, Grants Cam Johnson Release To UNC
Guard Cam Johnson fought with the University of Pittsburgh’s athletic department for two months to secure a full release prior to his transfer to North Carolina. Just three days after the sharpshooter sent out a lengthy statement to media members, announcing his transfer to UNC and calling out the h...
There's More Video Of That Rex And Rob Ryan Bar Scuffle
The Nashville restaurant scuffle that resulted in a simple assault complaint against the Ryan brothers has some new evidence....
LaVar Ball Talks About Disciplining Kids With Belt, Immediately Explains He Doesn't Actually Do So<em></em>
LaVar Ball gave an extensive interview to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman this morning, wherein he discussed hypothetical future NBA plans for his three teen sons (two of whom have never played college basketball), his wife’s recovery from a stroke she suffered three months ago, and how he disciplines his sons,...
Ohio State Hires Butler's Chris Holtmann As New Men's Basketball Coach
Chris Holtmann, who only two days ago was tweeting about how eager he was to coach Butler’s team this year, will succeed Thad Matta and take over the Ohio State men’s basketball program, the school announced today. ...
Police in Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) have given their investigation into Michael Irvin’s alleged sexual assault of a 27-year-old Florida woman to the Broward County (Fla.) state attorney’s office, which will decide whether to press charges. The case has been pending since late March. [Dallas Morning News...
Are The Warriors The GOAT If They Complete A Sweep?
The Golden State Warriors stand on the brink of history this evening, poised to make an unprecedented clean sweep through the NBA playoffs and rendering all resistance futile. So I suppose it’s time to take the Talk Radio Summer Argument lockbox out of the attic, open it up, and ask: If the Warriors...
White Sox Benefit From Series Of Cartoonish Errors And Misplays, Still Fail To Score
Willy Garcia was the very lucky recipient of one bad read, one fumbled catch and one airmailed throw on a fly ball he hit to deep right field tonight. Granted all of those advantages, he was then thrown out at the plate:...
Cam Johnson Granted Release From Pittsburgh, Eligible To Play For UNC Next Year
After going public with a damning critique of the NCAA’s transfer system, shooting guard Cam Johnson has been granted his full release by Pittsburgh and will be eligible to play for the University of North Carolina next season, per news that his father gave to reporters....
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....
Bottomless Idiot On The Field Invades Brewers Game, Gets Tackled
Today’s Giants-Brewers game was interrupted in the second inning by a fan who shed his pants somewhere in the process of getting onto the field. There are only two short clips so far—which show the man already tackled by ballpark security—but there are a couple of excellent wire photos, including on...
Report: Oregon State Star Pitcher Charged In 2012 For Molesting Six-Year-Old Family Member
Oregon State star pitcher Luke Heimlich was required to register as a sex offender after being charged for molesting a six-year-old family member in 2012, according to a report from The Oregonian. ...
Earl Manigault Flew High And Fell Hard
This feature first appeared in Sport magazine and appears here with the author’s permission....
Every Group Text Has A Channing Frye
Within this fun Jackie MacMullan story about NBA “glue guys” is an important truth: A law of group chat threads states that there will always be one person who will catch the most shit. The article focuses on Channing Frye’s role in improving the camaraderie among the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in thi...
Michigan State Trustee: Auston Robertson Reported January Sexual Assault To Mark Dantonio
Auston Robertson, the former Michigan State defensive end arrested in April on sexual assault charges, reported a rape and sexual assault involving three recently dismissed Spartans to head coach Mark Dantonio, according to Michigan State trustee Mitch Lyons....