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Everest's Most Iconic Pitch, The Hillary Step, Is Gone
Climbing Mt. Everest is an arduous grind that requires months of training and the ability to function at the most inhospitable elevations our planet has to offer, but the suite of technical challenges it presents are not as difficult as nearby peaks of comparable height. It’s not, well, a hike exact...
Catcher Carlos Ruiz Pitched And Struck Someone Out
Carlos Ruiz had played 1,109 games in his career before Tuesday. The longtime Phillies catcher, now with the Seattle Mariners, had only played two other positions: An inning at third base during extra-inning games with the Phils in 2008 and 2011, and an inning at first earlier this season. Last nigh...
This Is The Golden Age Of Bad Pitchers Serving Up Home Runs<em></em>
No matter how much MLB and worthy physicists deny it, and no matter how sincere they are, the balls used in major-league games are, it says here, juiced one way or another. It could be that central baseball, worried that declining levels of offense would bore fans, hatched a fiendish conspiracy; it ...
Daniel Murphy Made An Umpire Cussin' Mad
There was a brief and confusing tiff between Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and umpire Alan Porter during last night’s Braves-Nationals game. While in the field during the top of the second inning, Murphy asked Porter to shift out of his line of sight, which is a pretty common request from m...
Cody Bellinger Just Keeps On Mashing
Much of baseball’s attention for slugging rookies has focused on Aaron Judge, and understandably so—a major-league leading 22 home runs will do that, along with a 6'7" frame and playing for the New York Yankees and everything else the 25-year-old has to offer....
Which Upper Class Twit Attending This Fancy Horse Race Are You?
The Royal Ascot, the most prestigious meet of Britain’s horse racing season (yes, the one with the hats), begins next week. And if you’re going to attend, the organizers want to make sure that they’ve got your title correct. Wouldn’t do to be rude....
The Nationals Bullpen Is A Sad Little Mess
The Nationals bullpen continued their season-long trend of blowing games tonight, with Jacob Turner giving up two runs in the eighth and Matt Albers giving up three in the ninth to collectively turn what had been a late three-run lead into a loss to the Braves. ...
Ahh, It's Beautiful
David West’s passionate moment with Tristan Thompson touched us all....
Leicester Hero Claudio Ranieri Wants To Manage In France, But He Might Be Too Old
Claudio Ranieri, who masterminded the greatest upset in sports history with Leicester City and was fired not even a full year later, is on the precipice of his latest adventure, as he and Ligue 1 club Nantes have reached an agreement for him to become the team’s new manager. Because of a wacky Frenc...
After Rome Fell, Europe's Barbarians Had To Figure Out How To Be Kings
Political structures and institutions—the bedrock of the systems that underpin our world and society—aren’t a given. They can and do evolve and strengthen, or, alternatively, crumble into nothingness. That’s one of many reasons the fall of the Roman Empire is a valuable example for us to bear in min...
Kellyn Acosta, The USMNT's Tenacious Young Midfielder, Is Ready For This
Who will stand beside Michael Bradley in Russia?...
Australian Rules Football Player Uses His Opponent To Get Major Air<em></em>
Besides the dope referee signals, the coolest thing in Australian rules football is the mark. A mark is when a player cleanly catches a ball that has traveled at least 15 meters (49 feet) in the air. There’s even an annual Mark of the Year contest, awarded to the best one of the season....
Angry Nashville Fan Gives Mike Milbury A Profane Piece Of His Mind On Live TV
It’s music to everyone’s ears to hear some enraged fan tell NBC hockey commentator Mike Milbury that he “fucking sucks.” He does fucking suck!...
Mexico Equalize, But The U.S. Hold On For Important 1-1 Draw
The USMNT used an insane strike from Michael Bradley and some nerve-wracking and occasionally infuriating bus-parking to hold on for a 1-1 draw and snatch a point in World Cup qualifiers tonight in Mexico....
Michael Bradley Scores From Long Range To Put U.S. Up 1-0 On Mexico
¡GOLAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!...
Aaron Judge Caps Two-Day Tear Through O's Pitching With This Monster 495-Foot Dinger
That there is exactly where you do not want to leave a pitch against Aaron Judge. That is the portal to baseball hell....
Strong Young Baseball Man Struggles To Throw Vile Prolate Spheroid
Here is a video of young Nationals infielder Wilmer Difo making a strong throw across the diamond to nab Maikel Franco at first base:...
New Jersey Politician Throws Shit Fit After Getting Crying Jordan'd
Cinnaminson (N.J.) mayor Anthony Minniti lost his bid for re-election to the township committee Tuesday when a retired police sergeant defeated him in the Republican primary. When a Facebook user Crying Jordan’d Minniti’s campaign flyer and posted the image to the Cinnaminson Friends & Neighbors pag...
All Hell Breaks Loose At Glory 42 Kickboxing Championship
There’s a reason the referee tells fighters to “protect yourselves at all times.”...
Scotland Score Two Free Kick Goals To Take Lead In Final Five Minutes; Still Don't Win
Leigh Griffiths hammered home a pair of free-kick goals in the final five minutes of Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against England today, taking a 2-1 lead only to see the match end in a draw thanks to, yeah, Harry Kane....