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Gronk Got Involved In A WWE Match Again
Of all the celebrity cameos in professional wrestling, football players work the best, not least because they look the part. Their physiques often match up to the guys in the ring, and so when they get involved it doesn’t look quite as silly as, say, Jon Stewart helping Seth Rollins retain the world...

Who Is To Blame For The Latest Exodus At Memphis?
In 2014, the Memphis men’s basketball program was a force. Then-head coach Josh Pastner was wrapping up his fifth season at the helm, having taken the reins from John Calipari in 2009, and had the Tigers in the Round of 32 for the second year in a row, their fourth consecutive tournament appearance....

Is Your Pee Clear Enough For Tom Herman?
If you take nothing else from your media consumption today, let it be this: You are probably not drinking enough water. Proper hydration is key to a whole host of benefits, including better digestion, more energy, better skin and hair, better circulation, and sharper faculties. Are you drinking wate...

The Nets Are Resting Players Against The Bulls For Some Reason <em></em>
The old, terrible, hopeless Brooklyn Nets, who are dead last in the entire league with an embarrassing 20-61 record, have announced they will sit six of their players in their last game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, including starters Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez, as well as bench guy ...

Yoenis Cespedes Laid A Historic Whooping On The Phillies
Golf enthusiast Yoenis Cespedes has the great fortune of playing against Phillies pitching this week and he made the most of it tonight. Clay Buchholz started for Philly this evening and his troubles began immediately, as Cespedes crushed a bambinazo to bring in three runs before the Phillies had ev...

Adventurous Cat Runs Onto Marlins' Field, Gets Stuck In Home-Run Statue
A small gray cat somehow managed to invade the Marlins’ outfield tonight in the top of the sixth inning. The game against the Atlanta Braves was briefly delayed as the kitty slunk around the base of the wall, scaled it like a ninja, and posted up on the eyesore that is the Marlins’ home-run statue....

Oral Roberts Barred Fired Coach From Recruiting Players With Tattoos, Subjected Recruits To "Faith Exam"<em></em><em></em>
When Oral Roberts University hired Scott Sutton in 1999, he was just 28 years old, the youngest D1 head basketball coach in the country. He inherited a team that had achieved moderate success in the past (once making an Elite Eight) and steadily molded them into a perennial Summit League favorite, ...

Troy Tulowitzki's Tyke Has A Better Swing Than Most Full Grown Men
The best new sports baby is future Home Run Derby champ Taz Tulowitzki. This 30-second clip of Troy Tulowitzki’s tot taking a couple swings in the middle of Blue Jays batting practice yesterday shows Taz making solid contact on a few overhand pitches. He’s got the swing of a practiced professional, ...

Tony Romo's Jumper Is Wet
Just-retired Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will be sitting on the Dallas Mavericks’ bench tonight, in full uniform, because all retirees deserve to live their best life. He also got to hang out at the Mavs’ shootaround today, and they even let him put on a pinnie and run some sets....

Jharel Cotton's Stuff Was So Good It Impressed Pedro Martinez
Oakland A’s pitcher Jharel Cotton threw seven shutout innings in Monday’s 2-0 win over the Royals, striking out six and giving up two hits and three walks. The 25-year-old’s offspeed stuff was saucy....

The Phillies And Mets Stewed Some Very Mild Beef
If the 2017 baseball season is a slow-cooked pot roast, not enough time has passed for the beef to be tender and juicy. What I’m trying to say is, the Mets and Phillies almost brawled last night....

The Cavs Seem To Have Given Up On Finishing As The Top Seed
The Cavs’ end-of-season stumble took another sullen step last night with an overtime loss to the Miami Heat, which included yet another blown fourth-quarter lead. They at least had the excuse of not having LeBron James or Kyrie Irving on the floor, and thus the loss is easier to explain than their r...

Cubs Celebrate First Championship In 108 Years In Characteristic Style
The Chicago Cubs raised the banner representing their first world championship since before World War I over Wrigley Field last night, before their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It rained, as God wept over the Red Sox-on-Lake Michigan coming into their full power....

Jonathon Simmons Dunked All Over Meyers Leonard And It Was Gorgeous
Look at the image up there and tell me if this man is about to put that basketball in that hoop....

Here Is A Baseball Video I Love And I Think You Will Love It Too
Youtube served this up to me today as a “recommended” video, and Youtube’s algorithm knows me better than I know myself. ...

This Blazers Game-Winner Was So Strange Even Gregg Popovich Had To Chuckle
With the Spurs up one on the Blazers in the last six seconds of tonight’s game, Shabazz Napier had an open look at a three-pointer for Portland, but he drove into the lane and lost the ball. It pinballed around a few times before landing fortuitously at the feet of Noah Vonleh, who picked it up and ...

Former NFL Lineman Ryan Miller Details The Effects Of His Concussions: "All I Wanted To Do Was Die"
For years, former NFL lineman Ryan Miller didn’t talk about his concussions. He didn’t talk about the memory loss and seizures and migraines. He was quiet about his depression and despair. But recently, wanting to share his story in hopes of saving other players from suffering the same trauma, he sp...

Cavs Blow Another Big Fourth-Quarter Lead, Drop To Second In The East
The LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers coughed up another fourth-quarter lead tonight and lost in overtime to the Miami Heat. The result gives the Boston Celtics the first seed in the Eastern Conference and keeps the Miami Heat’s playoff hopes alive. It’s also utterly demoralizing for the Cavs....

Steve Fisher Calls An End To His Strange, Successful Coaching Career
After 571 wins, three Final Four appearances, and a ground-up rebuild of a once-moribund basketball program, Steve Fisher has retired from college basketball. Fisher has been the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs since 1999, and his longtime lead assistant Brian Dutcher will take over for Fis...

Noah Syndergaard Jacks Philly Phanatic's ATV For Pregame Joyride
Feel that warm breeze my friends, summer’s almost here. Time to hop on those ATVs....