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100 Thieves knocks out LYON at LTA North Split 3Following weeks of elimination-free competition, there was an elimination for the second straight day at the League of Legends Championship of The Americas North Split 3 in Los Angeles on Sunday.,After finishing the pick-and-play phase tied for seventh place out of eight teams, 100 Thieves kept its ...

Breaking down the 15 NFL Hall of Fame finalists from the ridiculously loaded class of 2021The 2021 NFL Hall of Fame group of finalists is positively stacked with talent, and worthy additions to Canton, including four first-time eligible candidates. Before we dive into all 15 finalists, let’s look at some trends from the Hall of Fame....

Let's Remember Some Guys Goes West: The Legend Of Barney PeltyIt is not an accident that Let’s Remember Some Guys, as it exists in its current form, is built around trading cards. The iterations of this broader project that have existed in the past were necessarily different—there are the true analog versions that Tom Ley originated, and there is also the avan...

The Bitter Life Of A Shattered Jockey: A Mostly True Story

The 1973 Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Awards banquet wasn’t lacking for starpower. Flyers legend Bobby Clarke, who became only the ninth player in NHL history to score 100 points with his 104-point 1972-73 campaign, was one of the honorees. So too was Penn State running back and newly-min...

The John Smoltz Urban Legend That Was Too Good To Check

John Smoltz is, at this point in his second career as a color commentator, not really that good at the job. He understands the game well, but he’s also drowsy and grouchy in all the ways that old ballplayers tend to be: checked out and skeptical and reflexively salty about today’s players, grumpily ...

Let's Remember Some Guys: More "Baseball Legends"

In this episode of Let’s Remember Some Guys, Tom Ley and I open a pack of “Baseball Legends.” Most of the guys are quite memorable, so with that objective accomplished, Ley tells a few Joe DiMaggio stories he once read in a book, and I apologize for saying Bill Freehan has dumb face which resembles ...

The Totally Unexpected True Story Of Yi Jianlian's Magical Mystery Chair

Mention Yi Jianlian, and the first thing that comes to mind is probably that video of him working out against a chair. The baseline drive, the juke, the spin move around the defenseless chair and the ferocious slam. Do you remember it?...

White Sox Fans To Endure One More Partial Season Of Hawk Harrelson

Ken “Hawk” Harrelson announced yesterday that he has changed his plans to broadcast White Sox games until he dies in the booth and will instead retire following next season....