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MLB Announces Revolutionary New Fielding-Tracking System
Even in their recent state of repair, defensive metrics have always had a certain reverse-engineered, SABR-in-retrograde quality to them, even in a statistically mature sport like baseball. MLB Advanced Media just announced a new system that would slam the door shut on that era. ...
Which Rapper Had The Best Athletic Career?
This list is ranked in order of athletic proficiency, not skills on the mic....
Girlfriends, Boyfriends Not Welcome At L.A. Galaxy's Guys' Night Out
It's almost time for the L.A. Galaxy's players-only night out. And the guest list manages to be inclusive in its exclusiveness....
LeBron James Dunking A Wastepaper Basketball
Under Jimmy Fallon's stewardship, The Tonight Show programming has moved to approximately 75 percent SNL Digital Shorts and 25 percent interviews. The latest clip is a ditty called "Wastepaper Basketball" and stars LeBron James in a high-stakes garbage-basketball rap/challenge against Fallon. Lebron...
Baron Davis's "Comeback" Trail Leads Him To China
Baron Davis's comeback mockumentary continues to be one of the best recurring features on Inside the NBA. Last night, Baron's journey led him to China to discuss a possible stint on the Shanghi Sharks with Yao Ming, and then to Oakland to talk to Warriors co-owner Peter Guber. Highlight of this epi...
Here Is Some Very Important News About Dick Vitale
I'd drop a "Slow news day?!?" burn here, but I'm willing to bet that every day is a slow news day for the Lakewood Ranch Herald....
Did MLB Rig Its Own Stupid Contest?
It is very unlikely that you weren't at least peripherally aware of MLB Network's irritating, interminable, "Face of MLB" contest, a bracket-style competition where fans voted on Twitter for a meaningless award. David Wright was announced as the winner this morning, but not after some curious voting...
Jason Collins Meets With Matthew Shepard's Family
After last night's 112-89 victory over the Nuggets in Denver, Jason Collins met briefly with the family of Matthew Shepard, the 21-year-old from Casper, Wyo., who was tortured and murdered for being gay in 1998. Collins presented his signed N0. 98 jersey, which he wears as a tribute to Shepard, to S...
Darren Sharper Turns Himself In After Eighth Alleged Rape Emerges
Former NFL safety Darren Sharper spent the night in a Los Angeles jail after surrendering to police, following the issue of an arrest warrant in New Orleans for two alleged rapes that occurred in September. If you're keeping count, Sharper is now either charged with or under investigation for eight ...
Court-Storming Leads To Fight In Aftermath Of UVU-NMSU Thriller
Utah Valley stayed atop the WAC with a 66-61 overtime win tonight against New Mexico State, but it's what happened after the game that's the real news as NMSU's K.C. Ross-Miller chucked the basketball at UVU's Holton Hunsaker amidst an attempted court-storming....
LeBron James And His Mask Belong In A Comic Book
LeBron James played in his first game since breaking his nose one week ago, and he donned a protective mask that made look like a hero or villain, depending on who you asked. Regardless of James's alignment, the mask was cool as hell....
Da Brat Ordered To Pay $6.4 Million For Assaulting Ex-NFL Cheerleader
Back in 2007, Shawntae Harris a.k.a. rapper Da Brat hit a nightclub hostess and former Falcons cheerleader in the face with a rum bottle in Atlanta. Harris went to prison for almost three years, but her debt hasn't been fully paid, according to a jury....
The Late Gay NFLer Whose Story Shows Why Michael Sam Matters So Much
Originally posted at Bloomberg View....
Cereals, Ranked
Here is a list of breakfast cereals, in order of deliciousness....
Arizona Radio Host Advocates Beaning Yasiel Puig
The most irritating rivalry in baseball will continue into 2014, at least in the minds of some fans and at least one sociopathic radio guy....
Here's A Story About Kevin Durant Being A Really Nice Dude
Previously, the Reddit NBA forum brought us a story about LeBron James being really nice to some guy's mom. Now we have a similar story about Kevin Durant, who is apparently very kind to clumsy camera men....
Pound For Pound
Here is an NPR interview with Wil Haygood, author of the Sugar Ray Robinson biography,Sweet Thunder....
Watch This Guard Pull Off A Ridiculous In-Game, Between-The-Legs Dunk
This is Snap Peters. Aside from having one of the greatest names in college basketball, Snap is a 6-foot-2 guard who plays for Talladega College. He can jump really, really high. The gem below is of our boy Snap pulling off an in-game, between-the-legs dunk against Fisk University on Monday night. I...
Marcus Paige Is College Basketball's Newest Little Badass
Despite all the good it offers, a college basketball season like the one we are currently enjoying—one that comes stocked with All-American talent and blue chip NBA prospects—can find itself lacking in the presence of a particular brand of collegiate star: the little guy who, despite his diminutive...
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Report: Someone Bashed Richie Incognito's Ferrari With A Baseball Bat [Update]
Someone took a bat to Richie Incognito's Ferrari in front of his Arizona home, per TMZ, and though no lights look to be smashed in the photos, the hood and grill took some damage. There are also shirts on the car, for some reason....