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Simone Biles Will Resume Full-Time Training In November
Earlier this week, USA Gymnastics announced its team for the upcoming world championships in Montreal. The four-person squad—made up of current national champion Ragan Smith, 2016 Olympic alternate Ashton Locklear, Morgan Hurd, and Jade Carey—is the first U.S. world championship gymnastics team with...
NASL Sues U.S. Soccer For Booting League Out Of Second Division<em></em>
On the heels of US Soccer revoking the North American Soccer League’s Division 2 status for 2018, the NASL has fired a shot back, filing a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation alleging that the USSF is violating antitrust laws through the division structure of its leagues....
French Gymnast Who Suffered Horrific Leg Break In Rio Competes For The First Time (Spoiler Alert: His Leg Doesn't Fall Off)
Remember Samir Ait Said? If the name doesn’t ring a bell then perhaps you will remember the last time you saw him: His left leg below the knee was dangling like a construction crane snapped during Hurricane Irma....
Stephen A. Smith, Teddy Atlas Lose Their Minds Arguing Canelo-GGG Outcome
ESPN boxing analyst Teddy Atlas went berserk arguing the future of boxing with Stephen A. Smith tonight after judge Adalaide Byrd once again turned in a bizarre and suspicious 118-110 scorecard in favor of Canelo Álvarez at the end of the bout that was officially judged a split draw....
Idiot On The Field Slips Several Tackles Before Being Detained By His Own Lack Of A Vertical
Here’s a dipshit invading the field in Houston tonight, as is the Idiot’s way. He dodges a few tackles but finds his path blocked by the very low right field wall; it’s still too tall for his limited leaping ability (though it looks like that might be an usher playing defense on him). ...
Mike Fiers Suspended Five Games For Throwing At Luis Valbuena's Head In Retaliation For Bat Flip
Mike Fiers had a really bad first inning yesterday against the Angels—five runs allowed, including a two-run shot from Luis Valbuena, who had the audacity to get a little excited and flip his bat. This did not please Fiers. He expressed this displeasure by throwing at Valbuena’s head. That backfired...
It's Been A Year Since One Of Larry Nassar's Victims Took Her "Shot In The Dark"<em></em>
When Rachael Denhollander reached out to the Indianapolis Star last summer to tell them about the sexual abuse she said she endured at the hands of former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar, she had modest expectations....
It's 2017 But We Still Got Fresh, Hot Mike Trout Takes
Rationalizing why Mike Trout is bad and your guy is the undisputed MVP is an experience that every American League fan will go through at some point over Trout’s career, but tonight on the Houston Astros’ broadcast, the announcers started really grasping at straws....
Russian Gymnastics Legend Accuses Simone Biles Of Doping, Compares WADA To Nazis
Svetlana Khorkina, one of the greatest Russian gymnasts of all time, was frequently called a diva—a title she fully embraced—throughout most of her career. She earned this appellation for the drama she brought to her performances, especially on the floor exercise, and her outspokenness in the media...
Can <i>American Ninja Warrior</i> Save Men's Gymnastics?
If you want to get boys into gymnastics, call them ninjas....
Gymnast Crotches Himself Hard On Parallel Bar<em></em>
Oleg Verniaiev is one of the best male gymnasts in the world. In Rio, the Ukrainian nearly defeated Kohei Uchimura, the greatest male gymnast of all-time, for the Olympic all-around gold. And he’s looking to be an early favorite for the world title at the upcoming world championships in Montreal....
Abused Gymnasts' Voices Are Finally Being Heard
Last month, when I was at the 2017 National Championships in Anaheim, I overheard two former national team members talking about how things feel different this year. They were referring to how gymnasts seemed less fearful of speaking publicly about what they had endured during their careers than the...
Reports: Justin Verlander Is Heading To The Astros After All
In the hour leading up to tonight’s midnight deadline to acquire players for use on a postseason roster, it didn’t sound like the heavily rumored Justin Verlander trade between the Tigers and Astros would be coming to fruition. Whether due to Verlander’s no-trade clause or something else, the deadli...
Astros Play In Florida, Which No One Wanted
It didn’t look or feel much like a home game for the Astros. Before an announced crowd of 3,485 in St. Petersburg, Fla., each of whom had paid $10 for general admission, the Astros donned a first-time uniform combination: road gray pants and dark blue alternate tops usually worn for batting practice...
MLB Scrubs, Rewrites MLB.com Column Critical Of Rangers
An MLB.com column that chastised the Texas Rangers for their part in relocating this week’s series with the Houston Astros was extensively edited and rewritten after publication, seemingly to be less critical of the team. None of the changes are noted in the piece....
The Texas Rangers Don't Look Great Here
Until earlier today, the Astros and Rangers were scheduled to begin a three-game series tomorrow in Houston. However, since much of the city is now underwater due to catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey, it was evident that MLB would need to find another locale. They did—and it’s the Tampa Ba...
Memo Shows Young Gymnasts At 2000 Training Camp Told To Ask For Larry Nassar If They Had A Problem
A USA Gymnastics memo from 2000 that circulated on social media last week specifically advised young gymnasts to seek out Larry Nassar at night when they had problems at a training camp. Nassar, the former national team physician, has pleaded guilty to federal pornography charges and is awaiting tri...
Parkour To International Gymnastics Federation: We Don't Belong To You, We're Our Own Sport
Lest you think that parkour died with its viral videos back in 2014, rest assured—parkour is alive and thriving and definitely its own sport that is not gymnastics, thanks much!...
At Nationals, The Juniors Stole The Show And Previewed U.S. Women's Gymnastics' Golden Future
ANAHEIM, Calif.—This national championships was supposed to be the one with at least a little suspense. After all, Simone Biles, the gymnastics juggernaut, was on hiatus from the sport—though she did just announce that she has started working out again—and there were several gymnasts who, at least o...