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Lil' J.J. Barea Got Ejected For Taking Down Blake Griffin
In the Mavericks’ 97-95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, Mavs point guard J.J. Barea, listed at 6-foot-nothing, 185 pounds, tussled briefly with the Clippers’ Blake Griffin, a hefty 6-foot-10, 251 pounds. Despite the mismatch, Barea got his hands in Griffin’s face, pushed him to the ground...
Charles Barkley Offers To Kill Skip Bayless On The <i>Dan Patrick Show</i> If He Becomes Terminally Ill
Former Space Jam actor Charles Barkley hung out with Dan Patrick on the Dan Patrick Show this afternoon where he talked about Michael Jordan’s wild gambling habit and attempted to puncture the narrative that Michigan went on their NCAA tournament run because of the plane crash they were in....
Contracts That Void Themselves, And Other Ways NFL Teams Are Beating The Players
NFL teams use all sorts of contractual techniques to limit the earning power of players, from injury splits to per-game roster bonuses to an abundance of one-year “prove it” deals. But there’s nothing quite as breathtaking as NFL contracts that automatically void—contract language that literally mak...
White Sox Manager Rick Renteria Makes Queso Fundido
The Chicago White Sox will be relying on new manager Rick Renteria to develop their promising young players this year. Whether he can do anything like he did during his 2014 stint as manager of the Chicago Cubs, when he helped turn first baseman Anthony Rizzo and starting pitcher Jake Arrieta into s...
The WBC Was Baseball As It's Going To Be
“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had playing baseball,” said OF Christian Yelich, and sure, it’s easy to say you had a blast when you win. But after Team USA’s 8-0 win to become World Baseball Classic champs for the first time in the event’s fourth edition, these were also the first words out of the mou...
Team USA Clobbers Puerto Rico To Claim First World Baseball Classic Title<em></em>
Thanks to impressive pitching from Marcus Stroman and solid hitting from nearly every player in the lineup, Team USA glided past Puerto Rico 8-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title in Los Angeles on Wednesday night....
Even Puerto Rico's Governor Dyed His Hair Blond For The WBC Final
The members of Puerto Rico’s baseball team dyed their hair blond for the World Baseball Classic, and as they’ve advanced through the tournament, the people of Puerto Rico have been catching on to the trend. In fact, “Team Rubio” has inspired so many Puerto Ricans to go platinum, the island is runnin...
Team USA Wants To Inspire Baseball Kids To Be Boring Fun-Haters
Ahead of Team USA’s World Baseball Classic final against Puerto Rico tonight, some American baseball men said some eye-rolling shit. Team USA’s second baseman Ian Kinsler told the New York Times he hoped the team could inspire the youth to Play The Right Way and grow up to be fun-hating baseball men...
Team USA Makes WBC Final For The First Time Thanks To Mishandled Grounder
Tonight’s low-scoring World Baseball Classic semifinal between Japan and Team USA had none of the playful braggadocio seen in other World Baseball Classic games this year, but the Americans eked out a 2-1 win to advance to the WBC final for the first time....
The WBC Knows Baseball Is Supposed To Be Fun
If nothing else, the swag level at the World Baseball Classic is off the charts:...
Netherlands Baseball Player, Busy Gloating Over A Single, Gets Thrown Out At First
In the World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and the Netherlands, Dutchman Jurickson Profar got ahead of himself while celebrating a first-inning single to right field. Puerto Rico’s right fielder threw a rocket to catcher Yadier Molina to hold up the runner at third, and then, as Pro...
Phil Kessel Flips Puck Over The Back Of The Net To Assist Extremely Cool Goal
There are five hockey games that have yet to begin today, but I feel confident in calling this the NHL highlight of the weekend. Behold Phil Kessel flipping the puck over the back of the net for teammate Patric Hornqvist to tap in:...
South African Soccer Player Accidentally Thanks Both Wife And Girlfriend In Post-Game Talk
The South African Premier League’s Mohammed Anas won Man of the Match for his two goals in yesterday’s Free State-Cape Town game. Good stuff! Except for his acceptance speech, in which he thanked both his wife and girlfriend (before backtracking to assure his wife that, really, he loves her so much)...
Edwin Díaz's Slider Is So, So, So Ridiculous
Edwin Díaz’s ninth inning last night was the sort of performance that seems to stretch the reasonable connotation of striking out the side when correctly described with the technical definition of the term. All three outs came via strikeout, sure; in between those were two runs that nearly squander...
Cricket Reporter Tries To Pass Off iOS Calculator App As A "Light Meter"
Is it too dark for them to continue the South Africa-New Zealand test match? Not yet, according to this guy with a “light meter.”...
Do Not Go Into This St. Patrick's Day Themed Queso Recipe With False Expectations
We’re certainly in favor of “kicking back” and having a little fun on St. Patrick’s day, a celebration of the devastating effects of alcoholism. But we hate to see anyone fall for click-bait articles concerned more with attention-grabbing headlines than delivering on promises. ...
Jared Odrick Recalls The Time Richie Incognito Fought A Rookie In The Dolphins' Locker Room
Free-agent defensive end Jared Odrick stopped by Desus & Mero for an interview Wednesday, and told a story from his time with the Miami Dolphins about a 2011 fight involving offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who later left the team rather unceremoniously....
The Phoenix Suns Are Here For The Tank Party
After getting a look at the, uh, effort the Lakers are putting into making sure they hang onto their first-round pick in the upcoming NBA draft, the Phoenix Suns have decided to get in on that action....
Team USA Smacks Two Eighth-Inning Dongs To Beat Venezuela
Team USA hit two late homers to beat Venezuela 4-2 in pool play at the World Baseball Classic....
Javier Baez Started Celebrating This Tag Before He Even Caught The Ball
Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 this evening in both teams’ first second-round game. Yadier Molina drove in two runs and five Puerto Rican pitchers kept the WBC’s best offense very quiet. Puerto Rico’s defense came up big all game, starting with Eddie Rosario’s rocket of a throw in the f...