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Jacques Ysaye, Who Composed "Brass Bonanza," Dead At 94
Jacques Ysaye, who wrote the catchiest jingle in hockey and possibly all of sports, died last week in Brussels, according to a post on his Facebook page. He was 94....

Lightning Take The Cowards' Way Out On Tampa Confederate Monument
There are two schools of thought on asking sports teams to weigh in on political issues. On the one hand, who cares: They’re just sports teams. But on the other hand, it’s really not that hard to give a bit of public support for basic decency. That’s why the Tampa Bay Lightning come off looking pret...

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!...

Dak Prescott Embroiled In Football Trading Card Autograph Scandal In 2017
At least 167 real human people actually still collect football cards, according to this ESPN report, which also mentions that some number of those people received autographed Dak Prescott football cards that “may not be authentic.”...

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...

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...

Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirt Patrons Explain Their Questionable Purchases
Despite years of chronicling the unique t-shirt culture on the Wildwood Boardwalk in New Jersey, I’ve never really asked anyone on the boards why they buy what they buy when it comes to wonderfully bad t-shirts. Until now....

Ex-Coach Files Counter Claim Against Penn State, Cites "Intolerable" Working Conditions
One day after Penn State sued former defensive coordinator Bob Shoop for allegedly breaching his contract, Shoop filed a countersuit. According to a counterclaim filed in U.S. Middle District Court in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Shoop left the job due to “intolerable” working conditions....

Who The Hell Won This Tour De France Sprint?
Flat stages are usually not the most exciting Tour de France stages, but they have been completely bonkers this year. There was Peter Sagan maybe pushing Mark Cavendish into the barriers and eliminating both riders from contention. Today, Marcel Kittel was awarded his third stage of the Tour, but it...

Andre Roberson, Bad Tipper, Roasted By Teammates
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson just signed a three-year, $30 million deal to stay in OKC, but the influx of cash hasn’t left him feeling very generous....

WBO Will Re-Score Manny Pacquiao's Dubious Loss, But Won't Overturn It
In a gesture where magnanimity is solidly outpointed by hollowness—unless the purpose is to drum up drama for a rematch—the WBO has announced it will re-score last weekend’s controversial fight, which saw Jeff Horn upset Manny Pacquiao, but that it cannot and will not reverse the decision....

Why Is Ashley Wagner Apologizing For Her Sport In <i>ESPN The Magazine</i>'s Body Issue?
I think figure skating has this stereotype as a sport for little girls—that we are these pretty porcelain dolls ......

Red Sox Fan Accused Of Trying To Frame The Left With Very Lame Anti-Trump Graffiti
A Connecticut man wearing a Red Sox shirt was caught on camera defacing signs at a school playground with anti-Trump graffiti in June—but after being caught, he admitted to police he supported Trump and was trying to make the “Left” look bad....

Adrian Beltre Humbled By Incredibly Slow Pitch
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, whose habit of falling to one knee while batting is second only to his absolute hatred of having his head touched in a ranking of Adrian Beltre quirks, did not expect a 61-mph pitch from Red Sox reliever Fernando Abad in Wednesday’s game. The result was a powerfu...

Penn State Sues Former Defensive Coordinator For $891,856 Over Breach Of Contract<em></em>
Penn State is suing former defensive coordinator Bob Shoop for $891,856, claiming he breached his contract by not paying the school back after he resigned to take an SEC gig a year ago....

Cowboys LB Damien Wilson Charged With Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Frisco, Texas police....

David Price Continues His War On The Boston Media
David Price has been extra salty with reporters this year. Right off the bat, he declared that he wouldn’t be speaking to the media except on days when he starts, and then he got into a strange shouting match with CSNNE’s Evan Drellich after a game last month. Lately, it’s been more of the same....

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Gordon Hayward Is Going To The Celtics (For Real This Time)
After a few glorious hours of confusion, Gordon Hayward has at last ended the speculation about his future by announcing that he will be signing with the Boston Celtics with an article on The Players’ Tribune....

The Miami Heat Officially Waive Chris Bosh
It’s looked inevitable for about a year now, ever since he failed his preseason physical last September, and now it is indeed official: the Miami Heat have waived Chris Bosh. This will probably be the final, sad note to what was a remarkable career....