fan Page 48 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Hell Is Winning Free Tickets And Not Realizing It
Predators fan Andrew Fudge wanted some free tickets to see his team play the Penguins in the Stanley Cup, so he entered a promo that the team was running, once before Game 3 and once before Game 4. He’s not much of a Twitter user, and it seems that he forgot about the promo shortly after entering it...
Pirates Fan Tosses Cardinals Home Run Ball Into The Goddamn River Where It Belongs
You know where a Jedd Gyorko home run ball belongs?...
DraftKings And FanDuel Scuttle Planned Merger
Daily fantasy giants DraftKings and FanDuel have reportedly been planning to merge for almost a year, a move which would have consolidated power such that around 90 percent of the daily fantasy industry would belong to one mega company. The Federal Trade Commission opposed the merger on the grounds ...
Astros' Alex Bregman Deletes Account After Sending DMs To Critic
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is currently batting .256 in the majors and .000 in online fan interactions. Last weekend, Bregman was apparently searching his name on Twitter, where he seemed to have found the tweets of @AllenH83. Allen was not wholly enamored by Bregman; his tame opinion...
This New Batch Of <i>Kevin Can Wait </i>Fan Theories Is Truly Unbelievable
After a lengthy layoff, the nation’s favorite TV show is coming back, and with it, the return of intense fan scrutiny, wild theorizing, and mass pandemonium....
WFAN Caller Tells Chris Christie To "Put Your Fat Ass In A Car" And Go To A Public Beach
It didn’t take long for someone to berate Chris Christie on radio today. Infamous WFAN caller Mike in Montclair took him to the cleaners, and the New Jersey governor’s defense amounted to a bunch of spluttering....
You Can Call Chris Christie And Berate Him On The Radio Today
New Jersey’s governor is going to spend nine hours of his time this week yakking about sports for WFAN, in hopes of transitioning to a full-time radio career once his term ends in 2018....
Flashin' Granny Flashes Dodger Stadium Via Videoboard
The 42,225 fans at yesterday’s Dodgers-Royals tilt at Dodger Stadium were treated to an unexpected delight when an elderly woman boogying down on the videoboard caught a little too much of the spirit and flashed the crowd....
Little British Lads Flip Their Shit After Meeting Manchester United's Jesse Lingard
It’s the sounds these Mancunian tykes make after running up to Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard’s car—something between wanting to laugh and wanting to cry and wanting to puke—that makes this video:...
Let's See How Jazz Fans Are Taking The Gordon Hayward Signing
After a few hours of genuine confusion, Gordon Hayward signed with the Boston Celtics last night. This is obviously a tough blow for the Jazz, who won 51 games last season and were looking to cement a place near the top of the Western Conference for years to come, with Hayward leading them. Now they...
Man Facing Death Penalty Attends Sentencing Hearing In Tony Romo Jersey
David Ferrara of the Las Vegas Review-Journal today shared the story of Thomas Randolph, recently convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his wife and the man he hired to kill her, who attended today’s sentencing hearing wearing a brand new Tony Romo jersey:...
Angels Beat Dodgers On A Rare Walk-Off Strikeout
The Angels achieved perhaps the weirdest sort of walk-off win tonight—the walk-off strikeout, pushing them to a 3-2 win over the Dodgers in the ninth inning....
Beer-Throwing Blue Jays Fan Sentenced To Community Service, Banned From MLB Games
The Canadian legal system has reached a conclusion in the Great Beer-Throwing Incident of the 2016 American League Wild Card game....
There's A Nationwide Shortage Of Youth Sports Referees, And It Could Get Worse
If you’ve ever seen a youth official get jeered by a crowd after a close call and thought, “Why does anyone want to be a ref?” you’re not alone. Across the country, high school athletic associations are getting more desperate as they try to recruit qualified officials for their sporting events. ...
Chaotic Brawl Erupts On The Field At Orange County Soccer Friendly
Old-timers from Mexican soccer giants Club América and Pumas met for an exhibition game this weekend in Southern California. Fans who showed up were not treated to a full game, but they did get to witness an all-out brawl on the field between fans of the rival clubs during halftime....
Here Is A Ridiculous And Perfect Sports Tattoo
You can feel however you want about LeBron James—he’s maybe the greatest professional basketball player of all time, so some of your feelings are going to fall under the category of “wrong”—but you can only feel one way about this tattoo. It is perfect....
Wiseass At NBA Draft Shouts Out Picks Right Before They're Announced
Anyone with internet access can figure out the NBA Draft minutes before the picks are announced on TV. Adrian Wojnarowski used to spoil the ceremony, and now the task has been seemingly taken over by Wojbomb apprentice Shams Charania. But last night, even the people at the draft were spoiling the pi...
Mets Fan Nearly Drops Baby For Foul Ball, And Mom Is <i>Pissed</i>
In the eighth inning of last night’s 6-3 Dodgers win, one Mets fan decided he could make a one-handed play on a foul ball with a baby already in the other arm. He did, I suppose, though I’m not sure the baby’s mother would agree with his decision-making....
Packers Fan Suing The Bears: “This Is Not Some Noble Crusade”
Monday night, I wrote about the lawsuit a Packers fan had filed against the Bears. Russell Beckman, a Wisconsin resident who is also a Bears season ticket holder, is suing the team because, he claims, they prevented him from going on the field in his Packers gear....
Mike Francesa Learns He Shouldn't Call People "Oriental" Anymore
On yesterday’s show, Mike Francesa passed along the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether a slur could be registered as a trademark—a case that would have affected the Washington Redskins’ trademark—with the signature delicate approach only he could provide....