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Rockies Pitcher Jon Gray Smashes 467-Foot Dinger
The Colorado Rockies got some unlikely offense early in Wednesday’s game against the Reds, as young and tall starter Jon Gray went yard in the second inning. Gray sent the ball 467 feet deep into center field, and he got off a bit of a Sammy Sosa hop exiting the batter’s box....

Diego Maradona On Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, And American Imperialism
Diego Maradona was in Russia this past weekend to present the trophy at the Confederations Cup final. Predictably, the media posed a battery of questions to him about the world’s current geopolitical landscape. Here are some of his answers....

Holy Shit, Pacers Trade Paul George To The Thunder
A surprise winner has made off with the grand prize in the Paul George sweepstakes. The Oklahoma City Thunder traded Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis for the Pacers star this evening, per a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne....

The Rockets Are Trading For A Bunch Of Fake Players I Think?
The Rockets swung a pretty huge trade to land Chris Paul from the Clippers this morning, but to make everything work on the money side, they’ve had to flip a few other deals to get non-guaranteed contracts to send to L.A. and elsewhere. That sound you hear? It’s the drip-drip of new Rockets arriving...

Rockies Reliever Adam Ottavino Really Crapped It Up Yesterday
Rockies relief pitcher Adam Ottavino entered the seventh inning of Sunday’s game with two outs, two men on, and a two-run lead. He walked Dodgers second baseman Austin Barnes, and then everything fell apart....

Reports: The Cavaliers Might Have Been Close To Getting Paul George
The NBA offseason is the best and wildest of all sports offseasons, and by a long shot. Even the deals that don’t get made are endlessly fascinating. To wit: In some parallel universe, a three-team draft-night trade got done that sent Paul George to Cleveland and Kevin Love to Denver....

Blackhawks Trade Artemi Panarin To Columbus For Brandon Saad
The Blackhawks have won three championships in the last eight seasons, and inevitable with that kind of success is being caught in an ongoing salary cap nightmare. Chicago GM Stan Bowman has had to make some unpleasant moves over the years to stay under the cap, one of his more notable deals sending...

<i>Mike & Mike</i>'s Mike Agrees With Mike That The Mikes Are Fine
Mike weighed in on the supposed Mike drama last month and now, Mike has, too....

The Diamondbacks Hung 10 In One Inning Against The Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are enjoying a strong start to the season, but things hit a bit of a snag in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s game against Arizona. The team surrendered 10 runs to the D-Backs’ sluggers before managing to record three outs....
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Lakers Send D'Angelo Russell To Brooklyn For Brook Lopez [Update]
The second big trade domino has fallen ahead of Thursday’s NBA draft. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Lakers will send point guard D’Angelo Russell and NBA Finals hero Timofey Mozgov to Brooklyn in exchange for Brook Lopez and the 27th pick in the draft....

Run, Don't Walk, To Trade For Jimmy Butler
The Golden State Warriors have been champions for one week, and the rest of the NBA is already scrambling to get in position to beat them next year. The Cavs have spent the past few days on a nonsensical roller coaster, flirting with soon-to-be ex-Pacer Paul George then self-immolating and stunting ...

Mike Francesa Learns He Shouldn't Call People "Oriental" Anymore
On yesterday’s show, Mike Francesa passed along the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether a slur could be registered as a trademark—a case that would have affected the Washington Redskins’ trademark—with the signature delicate approach only he could provide....

The NL West Is Competitive And Fun As Hell
What do the three best teams in the National League all have in common? They all play in the NL West. As of Tuesday, the Diamondbacks have won seven games in a row, the Rockies have won five in a row, and the Dodgers have won four in a row. In their last 10 games, these teams are 9-1, 7-3, and 9-1, ...

Nolan Arenado Completes Cycle With Come-From-Behind Walk-Off Dong, Is Rewarded With Bloodied Face
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado completed a cycle today in the most dramatic possible fashion: with a three-run walk-off dinger in the bottom of the ninth inning. Dig it:...

That Team In The Lovely Sky Blue Caps Turned A Sweet Double Play Today
Here is a really slick, gorgeous double play from the boys in sky blue:...

Rockies Blow Eight-Run Lead, Manage Walk-Off Win Anyway
After falling behind 9-1 to the Rockies by the seventh inning, the Giants stormed back to tie the game—only to ultimately fall short, as Colorado walked off with a run in the bottom of the ninth....

Lightning Send Jonathan Drouin To Montreal
In the first of what I hope are many blockbuster trades over the next couple of days, the Tampa Bay Lightning are sending forward Jonathan Drouin and a conditional sixth-round 2018 draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens for defense prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2018 second-round pick. W...

Colorado Chancellor Suspended, <em></em>Athletic Director And Head Coach Fined Over Assistant's Alleged Domestic Violence
Colorado chancellor Phil DiStefano will be suspended 10 days and athletic director Rick George and head football coach Mike MacIntyre will each be required to donate $100,000 to domestic violence awareness for their handling of domestic violence allegations against former assistant coach Joe Tumpkin...

Michael Bradley Scores From Long Range To Put U.S. Up 1-0 On Mexico
¡GOLAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!...

Bill Belichick Seems Thrilled To Chat About Tom Brady's Alleged Unreported Brain Injuries
Last month, Gisele Bundchen went on TV and said that her husband Tom Brady has played with several unreported concussions over the course of his career, including last year. In the past four years, Brady has been officially listed with a concussion zero times. Patriots coach Bill Belichick managed t...