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Chris Mortensen, Carl Weathers and the sports figures we've lost in 2024Here is where we look at some of the athletes and sports figures we’ve lost in 2024....

Best non-MVP seasons in MLB historyThe MVP Award is the pinnacle of baseball. Anybody who wins that award has cemented themselves in the annals of baseball history, and while one win doesn’t guarantee enshrinement in Cooperstown, it’s still one of the highest honors a baseball player can ever receive. The only bad thing about the awa...

Greg Norman still choking on things at age 67It’s good to see legendary choke artist Greg Norman is still gagging up something. It wasn’t a major championship lead this time, it was a hot take that’s pretty scorching even for someone shilling for a new golf league. Speaking at a promotional event for the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf league, the f...

What milestones might we see in baseball this year?

The coronavirus pandemic is going to wreak havoc on long-term baseball achievements for years to come. Obviously, anyone chasing career records took a hit from the 60-game season in 2020, and a lot of players were in and out of the lineup last season due to the virus. That also means interruptions t...

Tiger bests Lefty again, wins PIP initiative

Sorry, Phil — Tiger might be out of the game for now, but you’re still sitting at second best....

Lefty Driesell Is Mad Because Maryland Named Its Court After Gary Williams

Gary Williams retired after last season as the winningest coach in the history of Maryland basketball, a 22-year run that included a national title in 2002. The school has named its court at the Comcast Center after Williams, but not without an objection from Lefty Driesell, who coached the Terps f...

A Sampling From One Artist's Effort To Draw All 295 Members Of The Baseball Hall Of Fame

Summer Anne Burton is drawing every member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in chronological order. She began the project in January, 2011, and she would be thrilled to draw your favorite baseball player for you. Here are some of her drawings. Click the images to expand....

Bring Me The Arm Of Lefty O'Doul

In 2007, the arm of a mannequin outside former San Francisco Seals manager Lefty O'Doul's bar was stolen. Yesterday, it came back. Along with a written and photographic record of its three-year hedonistic joyride across the Midwest....