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John Brooks Lives His American Dream
No factoid highlights the improbability of John Brooks scoring the game-winner for the United States quite like this one: Until he came on as an injury sub at the half, he was still technically eligible to play for Germany....

The 2014 Heat Were Worse In The Finals Than LeBron's 2007 Cavs Team
At some point around the time Dwyane Wade was impaled, for the second time, on a doddering walkabout turnover in the paint, the wider basketball-viewing world realized that Dwyane Wade has been dead all this time, and was only now being told. But Wade was far from the only Heat carcass to wash up th...

Rays Hitter Breaks Three Bats On Three Straight Swings
They say a bat that breaks in the service of a hit "died a hero." Jerry Sands sent a couple soldiers over the top as cannon fodder....

World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 15
Here's your daily highlight reel of goals as called by announcers from the countries that scored them. GOL!!!...

Spurs Get Revenge, Rout Heat In Game 5 For Fifth NBA Championship
The Heat kicked off Game 5 on a 22-6 run, and LeBron James contributed 17 of Miami's first 27 points. Even though no team had won with a 3-1 deficit in the Finals, the first quarter made Heat series vaguely conceivable. But then, the Spurs provided a dose of reality, stepped on Miami's throat, and c...


Rex Brothers Pitched The Fifth Immaculate Inning Of The Season
Colorado Rockies reliever Rex Brothers added another immaculate inning to the 2014 MLB season in the eighth inning of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants....

World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 14
Each day, we scavenge to find broadcasts of every country participating in the World Cup. Here's every goal scored yesterday, with audio from announcers in Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Italy, England, Japan, and the Ivory Coast....

Freshman Sprinting Phenom Wins NCAAs, Sets World Junior Record
Trayvon Bromell, the 18-year-old freshman from Baylor, had already run a blistering 9.77 seconds (wind-aided) for 100 meters this season. But on Friday, he crushed a field of upperclassmen to win his first national title with a wind-legal 9.97, a time which, pending ratification, will be a 19-and-un...

World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 13
Here's every goal scored at the World Cup yesterday, as called by that country's home announcers. GOL!!!...

World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 12
Every morning, we're going to try to round up every goal scored in the World Cup as aired by local broadcasts in those countries. Here's how yesterday's goals sounded on HRT 2 in Croatia and on Rede Globo in Brazil. GOL!!!...

Report: LeBron James Made $30 Million From Apple's Purchase Of Beats
Buried in that big ESPN.com story on the Miami Heat considering making a run at signing Carmelo Anthony was an item on LeBron James, businessman:...

Report: Heat Looking To Add Carmelo Anthony, Create Big Four
So here's some news from ESPN's Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst that will definitely go over well with all the well-adjusted NBA fans across America: The Miami Heat are mulling over a plan that would allow them to sign current New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony in free agency this summer, while kee...

Bobby Ramos Was The MVP Of Game 3
After getting smoked by the Spurs with a historic shooting night, the Miami Heat had some serious questions to answer. These were not those questions....

The Browns Turned Down <em>Hard Knocks</em>
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!...

LeBron Went To The Movies By Himself
Sometimes, after a rough game, you just need 90 minutes alone with Angelina Jolie....

The Spurs Made The Mistake Of Thinking LeBron Had Something To Prove
LeBron James is, if nothing else, hyperaware of expectations. Some players use that for individual motivation, others fail under the pressure, but James, on occasion, twists it into a game plan. You saw that last night down the stretch, as the Spurs appeared convinced James would seek personal redem...

LeBron's Sick Of That Damned Muppets Ad, Just Like You
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Watch The Touching Tribute To Don Zimmer Before Mariners-Rays
Prior to today's game against the Mariners, the Tampa Bay Rays held a tribute to honor the late Don Zimmer. The ceremony featured a video montage of Zimmer's career that spanned more than 60 years, and statements from players (James Shields, in particular, seemed very emotional) and coaches from ar...