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James Dolan Heckled At Draft Night Concert
Rather than pay attention to his team, barely heading off a meltdown and somehow ending up with a really good draft night, Knicks owner James Dolan played a set in lower Manhattan. He was interrupted about halfway through by two men in suits telling him he’s a bad singer....

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....

Danny Ainge Still Sounds Pissed Josh Jackson Canceled His Workout
With Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball sure things at 1 and 2, the biggest drama on draft night was the Celtics’ pick at No. 3. Danny Ainge, president of basketball operations, said Boston was going to get the same player at 3 that they would have wanted at No. 1. That was undoubtedly a wing, who would ...

Intriguing Foreign NBA Second-Round Draft Picks, Ranked
1. Alpha Kaba (France, pick no. 60, Atlanta Hawks)...

Here's LaVar Ball Being Raucously Booed While Leaving The Draft
As expected, the Lakers selected UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick of tonight’s NBA draft. As expected, his father LaVar Ball had some grand proclamations to make beforehand. (Mainly that he had it on the good authority of Zeus and Jesus themselves that Lonzo would be drafted ...

Here's How The First Round Of The 2017 NBA Draft Shook Out
The biggest story of the NBA draft’s first round was the Bulls and Timberwolves swapping picks as part of a trade that sent Jimmy Butler to Minnesota in an absurdly low package. Apart from that, things unfolded largely without incident. Kristaps Porzingis is still a Knick, Paul George is still a Pac...

His Time, But Not His Words
Sounds like this company needs to watch its spokespeople more closely. Ah, well. It’s a Philly sports tradition....

Reports: Bulls Trade Jimmy Butler To Timberwolves For Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn
Days of frenzied Jimmy Butler trade rumors have apparently met their end, via reports from Adrian Wojnarowski and the Chicago Tribune’s K.C. Johnson, among others. The Bulls are sending Butler and their No. 16 draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for shooting guard Zach LaVine, point guard Kris Dunn ...

MLB To Potential Marlins<em></em> Owner: Nah, Jeets
Derek Jeter has been trying to buy the Miami Marlins from their gross owner Jeffrey Loria for a few months, but things have not been going well for him lately. His good friend Jeb Bush dropped out of a joint pursuit with Jeets three weeks ago, and he reportedly spoke to MLB officials today and told ...

<i>Mike & Mike</i>'s Mike Agrees With Mike That The Mikes Are Fine
Mike weighed in on the supposed Mike drama last month and now, Mike has, too....

The Long Death Of A Failed Ballplayer
This story originally appeared in the August, 1980 issue of Inside Sports and appears here with permission. ...

Panthers Recruit Chris Pronger To Help With Their Master Plan, Whatever That Is
A worst-case scenario for an existing team going through an expansion draft is losing one useful player. The Florida Panthers—already a bad team—lost two last night. Today, they hired Hall of Famer Chris Pronger to join their front office, prompting the question, what exactly did the Panthers sell t...

Wanting To Trade Kristaps Porzingis Isn't Even The Dumbest Part
Let’s say you had a car—like, just hypothetically, let’s say you had an extremely rare 7-foot-3 Latvian car that could shoot three-pointers and block shots and run the floor like a much smaller and nimbler car—but you wanted to trade it for a cooler car. Hell, let’s say you’re a big dumb idiot, and...

The Athletics' Latest Rebuild Claims Another Victim
At this point, there is no use becoming attached to any player on the Oakland Athletics. All of them will eventually be jettisoned, and often in a frustrating and unceremonious way. ...

Report: Phil Jackson Was Falling In And Out Of Sleep During A Prospect's Workout
ESPN’s Jay Williams just told a story absurd enough to rile up the typically unflappable Bob Ley: a top-15 draft pick said Knicks president Phil Jackson was falling in and out of sleep during his workout....

The MMQB: Colin Kaepernick Needs To Explain Why He Deserves A Job
The Colin Kaepernick situation really isn’t that complicated. Either you believe he is better than a number of current NFL backup quarterbacks and therefore deserves a job, or you don’t. Either you believe that his outspoken political beliefs have earned him a league-wide blackballing, or you believ...

Stephen A. Smith Is Losing His Damn Mind Over Phil Jackson
Something about Phil Jackson’s slipshod management of the Knicks has allowed Stephen A. Smith to enter his zone. There’s genuine emotion behind these Knicks takes....

James Dolan Offers Draft Night Alternative
Knicks fans need a diversion from tonight’s NBA Draft. Paying attention to the goings-on in Brooklyn will only remind them of the team’s terminally sorry state and latest self-immolational threats. ...

Derek Carr Is Getting Paid
The Raiders took care of business with franchise quarterback Derek Carr, who was about to enter the final year of his rookie contract until this happened:...

Wow The Golden Knights Are Going To Be Bad
There are two schools of thought when compiling an expansion team. One is to go get the very best players available, believing that the best way to build a foundation for a team and a fanbase is to be as competitive as you can and give fans a reason to get and stay invested. Another is to be as awfu...