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Only You Can Help Saddle This Minor League Baseball Team With A Dumb New Name

The Binghamton Mets, the AA affiliate of the New York Mets, have decided, as we briefly noted earlier today, that it’s time for the ballclub to forge boldly onward into the future and delineate their own identity outside of the influence of the mothership. This is noble and good, because minor leagu...

Sevilla Are The Kings Of Europa Once Again

For the third straight year, and fifth time in 11 years, Sevilla have played in and won the Europa League final, defeating Liverpool 3-1. Next season they’ll take their deserved place in the Champions League, and hope to never return....

Liverpool Fan Takes In The Big Game

Liverpool are currently taking on Sevilla in the Europa League final. Seeing how important this game is for both clubs, it’s no wonder many fans made the trek to Basel to support their team in person. Like this Liverpool fan, for instance, who seems to be enjoying himself:...

Daniel Sturridge Scores Ridiculous Outside-Foot Curler 

The Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla was a taut, back-and-forth affair, until Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge broke the game open in the 35th minute with this beautiful strike. Make sure you stick around for the behind-the-goal angle that shows just how much curl the outside of S...

The Double-A Binghamton Mets are holding a poll to pick their new team name. Will it be: Bullheads, Gobblers, Rocking Horses, Rumble Ponies, Stud Muffins, or Timber Jockeys? Wield your voting power responsibly. ...

There Was An Exciting AHL Game 7 That You Almost Certainly Didn't Watch

Last night was Game 7 of the Atlantic Division Finals between the AHL’s Hershey Bears and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, but why would you know that? There was a lot of TV to watch on a Sunday. The highlights are all that’s necessary, anyway....

Why A Gut-Wrenching St. Totteringham's Day Could Be Just What Tottenham Needed

St. Totteringham’s Day, that annual spring tradition where Arsenal celebrate the moment they’ve definitively affixed local blood rivals Tottenham firmly in their league table rearview mirror for good. It is an achievement almost assumed by birthright at this point, like the Patriots winning the AFC ...

Manchester Police: "Incredibly Lifelike" Explosive Device "Not Viable" [UPDATE]

Police have concluded their assessment of the suspicious package that led to the abandonment of today’s Manchester United-Bournmouth match, concluding that while the device was “incredibly lifelike,” it was “not viable.”...

Suspicious Package At Old Trafford Leads To Match Abandonment [UPDATING]

Manchester United’s match against Bournemouth has been abandoned after a “Code Red” situation led to stands being evacuated and the discovery of a suspicious package....

Czech Refs Show Up To Work Drunk, Stumble And Piss All Over The Field, Get Fired

Not all refereeing positions are made equal. Running around with the players in the middle of the action as the head ref is probably cool, but being parked on the sideline as an assistant must be boring. Two Czech men cast in these less-than-glamorous roles decided to spice up their day by getting s...

Move Over Hank The Dog, There's A New Baseball Dog In Town

Hank the Dog, the Brewers’ pooch who may or may not be a hoax, was the most famous dog in baseball until this week, when the Savannah Bananas found this good doggy abandoned in their stadium parking lot. Her name is Daisy and she’s extremely good and handsome....

Report: Everton To Fire Roberto Martínez Today

Well, that didn’t take long. After just three seasons at Everton—the first of which was a rousing success and seemed to mark the manager and club for coming greatness—Roberto Martínez is reportedly all set to be fired today. It’s both understandable and a little strange. Update: It’s official, he’s ...

Sunderland Smash Up Sorry-Ass Everton To More Or Less End The Premier League Season

So that’s pretty much it, eh? We already have our Premier League champions—whose coronation was catered by an exceedingly accommodating Everton team—at the top of the table, and at the bottom we also know which teams are going down, thanks to Sunderland’s victory today, again brought to us by Everto...

Remember When Eden Hazard Did Dope Shit Like This All The Time?

It was only a year ago when Eden Hazard, the pearl of the Chelsea juggernaut that cruised to the title, was skipping and shimmying his way past Premier League defenses with the rakish spirit and effortless grace of one of those dancing tough guys in West Side Story. This year, for both Hazard and hi...

A Bunch Of West Ham Fans Attack Manchester United's Bus, Delaying Game

Right now, West Ham and Manchester United should be well into a crucial Premier League match, the final one at West Ham’s famed Boleyn Ground stadium. Instead, police postponed the game for 45 minutes because West Ham fans went crazy United’s team bus:...

Manchester United Have A Golden Opportunity; Let's See If They Blow It

Somehow, after yet another disappointing season, Manchester United still have so much to play for....

Leicester City Got Their Trophy, And It Still Doesn't Seem Real

Somehow, a pregame special guest performance by none other than famed classical tenor Andrea Bocelli—where he went on for about ten minutes bringing “Nessun Dorma” and “Con te partirò” to a rowdy and somewhat confused crowd that was more interested in belting out the lyrics to their own little ditti...

Taurean Green's Own Coach Tried To Fight Him

AEK assistants hustled Taurean Green to the locker room after an irate Jure Zdovc came after the former Florida Gators star as he sat on the bench, nearly striking Green....

Aston Villa Supporters Protest Relegation By Interrupting Match With Inflatables

Aston Villa supporters interrupted today’s match against Newcastle with a flood of beach balls, sex dolls, and other inflatables as the last-place team prepares for relegation from the Premiership....