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Report: John Sterling returning to call Yankees playoff games
Legendary New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling is coming out of retirement to call playoff games, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The Yankees entered Thursday a half-game behind the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East and 4 1/2 games up in the AL wild-card race.,Sterling retire...
NASCAR upholds Austin Dillon decision after appeal
NASCAR upheld the decision to strip Austin Dillon of his playoff eligibility after hearing Dillon's appeal.,NASCAR announced its final ruling Monday, citing final appeals officer Bill Mullis' explanation that according to their evidence from SMT and IDAS systems, a violation of Rule 12.3.2.1.B "more...
Final playoff spots up for grabs at Darlington
Twenty-five races and tens of thousands of miles have all led back to NASCAR's first superspeedway. ,NASCAR's oldest crown jewel race, the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C., is set to be the backdrop for the Cup Series regular-season finale on Sunday. ,The 1.33-mile, egg-shaped oval has long been the...
Justin Thomas last man into Tour Championship field
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- One year after he was the first man out of the FedEx Cup playoff field, Justin Thomas squeaked into the Tour Championship field Sunday and will have a chance, even if it's only mathematical, to win the FedEx Cup.,Thomas placed No. 71 in the FedEx Cup standings after his difficu...
Team Liquid reach upper-bracket final in LCS playoffs
Team Liquid swept 100 Thieves 3-0 on Saturday in an upper-bracket semifinal matchup at the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid will face the winner of Sunday's other semifinal, Cloud 9 vs. FlyQuest, in the upper-bracket final on Aug 31.,Team Liquid won all th...
Dignitas eke out win over NRG in LCS playoffs
Dignitas squeezed past NRG on Friday in a dramatic first-round lower-bracket matchup at the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs in Los Angeles.,The winner in each map played on blue. Dignitas prevailed on the first map in 29 minutes, on the third map in 41 minutes and on the fifth map i...
Chris Kirk aces 14, grabs early lead in Memphis
Chris Kirk aced the 14th, shot 6-under-par 64 and entered the clubhouse with the early lead at the St. Jude FedEx Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis on Thursday.,Kirk took his first bogey of the round on the last hole, scratching a 5 on the 449-yard par-4 to close with five birdies, one bogey ...
Xander Schauffele enters playoffs tapping into ‘dog’ mentality
It isn't like Xander Schauffele to fall apart down the stretch of a golf tournament. But that's exactly what happened earlier this month at the Olympics in Paris.,Schauffele, seeking his second straight gold medal after winning in Tokyo, was right in the mix that Sunday until the 12th hole, when he ...
3 for 3: Big names clinging to NASCAR's playoff bubble
Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin may have lost the Cook Out 400 at Richmond in heartbreaking fashion, but they're not the only drivers who have a bone to pick with Austin Dillon after Sunday's chaotic final lap. ,Dillon's victory not only vaulted him from 32nd to 26th in the points standings, but it als...
With 24 teams in playoff hunt, players excited for second half
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The All-Star festivities always provide a nice respite for players and fans alike amid the regular season grind.,The Home Run Derby delivered an entertaining battle in the finals between champion Teoscar Hernandez and runner-up Bobby Witt Jr. ,The All-Star Game itself had memorab...
Warriors, Celtics set to battle for NBA 2K League's 5v5 title
Warriors Gaming Squad moved within one victory of a second consecutive NBA 2K League 5v5 championship, sweeping Pistons GT 2-0 on Friday in the Western Conference finals in Washington.,Standing in the way of the top-seeded Warriors, who also won The Tipoff and The Turn events earlier this season, wi...
Panthers visit Rangers in battle for upper hand in Game 5
While the New York Rangers played arguably their best first period of the series in Game 4 and settled for one goal, the Florida Panthers controlled the action over the final two periods and relied on their power play to deliver early in overtime.,As a result of those scenarios, the Eastern Conferen...
RIP the 12-team College Football Playoff
Hours after it was announced that the College Football Playoff would adopt a 5+7 format, the conference commissioners leaked that 14- and 16-team formats have been discussed. Jim Phillips, ACC commissioner and captain of a drowning vessel, said “At the end of the day, it’s about the right model.” Th...
Florida officials aren't gonna let the FSU playoff snub go
The Florida State playoff snub saga continues. ...
Why is it 'Playoff Jimmy' and not 'Playoff Jokic?'
How many triple-doubles do you have to pile up before you get your own playoff persona? When do the pundits start referring to “Playoff Jokic?” to differentiate Nikola Jokic from what goes on October-April? One would hope that Jokic is close to it by now, seeing as how he racked up his 13th out of ...
The rumored MLS Playoff changes are almost there
Apparently, taking a good hard look at the fairness of your playoff format is contagious these days. ...
Moving to a 16-team College Football Playoff isn’t easy — but may very well happen
“Sixteen just seems to be out there,” Gene Smith, Ohio State’s athletic director, said at the Big Ten media days. “You can’t ignore it.”...
Let’s fix the MLS Playoffs, shall we?
I know, I know. There’s nothing MLS fans hate more than someone who doesn’t watch as regularly as they do telling them what’s wrong with their league. Even with my expanded efforts to watch, understand, and develop an attachment to our domestic league, I’m still a long way off from being a tried and...
Deadspin Fixes: the MLB playoff format
I noticed Dodgers fans were already bitching to protect themselves even before first pitch about the unfairness of the playoff system that saw their team win 106 games yet faced with the indignity of having to play in the Wild-Card Game. Followed nicely with Yankees fans complaining last night, beca...
Can we please stop discussing parity and playoff expansion in college football?
As a college football fan, I am begging everyone to please stop....