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The Marlins Honored José Fernández Before Tonight's Game<em></em>
The Miami Marlins are playing baseball tonight, 36 hours after learning that star pitcher José Fernández had died in a boat crash. Marlins and Mets players took the field for a tribute to Fernández and a moment of silence—many of them unable to hold back tears—followed by the most somber rendition o...
How Deep Does The Browns' Kicking Disaster Go?
As with all things Browns, failure is not enough by itself. It can never be simple. It must always be exquisite, and multipronged, and avoidable. The Cody Parkey saga, which saw Cleveland’s new kicker miss three field goals including a potential game-winner as time expired, is a great example....
José Fernández Was Why We Watch Sports
A funny thing to do as an adult is to explain to someone, out loud, why you care about sports. Why, with so many things to do on this planet, do you spend your free time watching people you don’t know play a game that will have no material effect on your life except, most of the time, to make you an...
Chris Bosh's Heat Career Is Likely Over
A few days after Chris Bosh failed a physical because of ongoing complications with blood clotting, Miami Heat president Pat Riley told reporters that Bosh’s Heat career is likely over....
Pedro Martínez On José Fernández: "I Saw A Better Talent Than I Was"
Pedro Martínez spoke today on TBS about the death of José Fernández, and how he imagines it feels for Fernández’s family. ...
Eduardo Pérez's José Fernández Remembrance Was Incredible
If you’re waking up today to the news that José Fernández is dead, and perhaps don’t quite understand how influential the Marlins pitcher and Cuban refugee was to people in Miami and to baseball fans around the world, you need to watch ESPN analyst Eduardo Pérez’s appearance on the network this morn...
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José Fernández Killed In Boating Accident [Updating]
Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández has been killed in a boating accident....
Reports: Chris Bosh Fails Physical Due To Complications From Blood Clotting
According to various local reports, Chris Bosh failed a pre-training camp physical after instances of clotting were discovered in his blood work. Per the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, the clotting is “believed to be related to one of two previous blood clot episodes” that forced Bosh to stop playing...
Chris Bosh Has Escalated His PR Battle With The Miami Heat
The Miami Heat begin training camp in six days. It’s unclear, exactly, if Chris Bosh will be there, or if he is, to what extent he will be participating. Bosh, who believes he is healthy enough to play, has been applying pressure to the Heat this offseason, and he is now pressing even harder as the ...
Giancarlo Stanton Is Back And Already Hitting Monster Dongs
Giancarlo Stanton wasn’t supposed to return from a gnarly groin tear until another week or so, but he made a startlingly early return to the Marlins a few weeks ago. Tonight, he hit his first dinger since he came back, and boy oh boy it was a spicy one....
Crybaby Cops Threaten To Stop Dolphins' Police Escort, Claim Players Don't Have The Right To Free Speech
The Broward County sheriff’s union is calling for an end to police escorts that protect the Miami Dolphins in response to four players kneeling in protest during the national anthem last week....
Braves And Marlins Clear The Benches, Have A Calm, Fruitful Discussion
The Marlins came back to beat the Braves 7-5, but you know, who really cares about that part. We’re here for the beanball war....
Arian Foster, Three Dolphins Teammates Kneel During National Anthem
Miami Dolphins players Arian Foster, Jelani Jenkins, Kenny Stills, and Michael Thomas all kneeled during the national anthem before today’s game against the Seattle Seahawks....
With Trevor Siemian, The Poise Is Back In Town
Denver Broncos QB Trevor Siemian was calm, composed, and cool Thursday night as he helped his team beat the Carolina Panthers, 21-20. Most importantly, however, he was poised....
Trevor Siemian Was Fine And The Broncos Should Be Thrilled<em></em>
As far as first career NFL starts go, Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian acquitted himself well. In fact, if you’ll allow me to be the annoying amateur football analyst in your office real quick, I’ll say that Siemian’s pedestrian box score—18-of-26, 178 yards, one touchdown, two picks—doesn’t tell ...
Giancarlo Stanton Is Back, Sort Of
Just over three weeks ago, the Marlins announced that Giancarlo Stanton would be out for at least six weeks, and most likely the rest of the MLB season, with a Grade 3 groin strain (a strain is classified as a Grade 3 if muscles are torn). When the Marlins made that announcement, they were tied with...
Iowa Player Ejected After Nearly Decapitating Opponent
You could read this post, and watch the full video below, or you could read this essay by our pal Spencer Hall. We recommend you do the latter, instead of watching this video of Iowa’s Josey Jewell turning the brain of Miami’s Matt Merimee into oatmeal....
Destin Hood Gets First Career Hit, Immediately Makes Baserunning Blunder
Marlins outfielder Destin Hood is making his major league debut after eight years in the minors, and his parents were in Cleveland to watch him earn his first career hit—and, immediately after that, get tagged out on a baserunning mistake....
Emmanuel Sanders Just Wants To Get His Rocks Off
Trevor Siemian was named the Broncos’ starting quarterback this afternoon. Let’s ask receiver Emmanuel Sanders what he thinks about that....