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NBA's 499th Best Player Has “499” Stitched Into His Shoes

More Kent Bazemore news! Last year, in ESPN's annual ranking of the 500 best players in the NBA, the Warriors' maestro of the bench celebration was ranked No. 499. During yesterday's summer league action, the always vigilant CJ Fogler noticed that Bazemore has the number 499 stitched into the tongue...

Scott Feldman Throw Nearly Decapitates Manny Machado

The Orioles had the shift on against David Lough, and Lough tried to take advantage by bunting the ball to the left side to lead off the Royals' half of the third. O's pitcher Scott Feldman had help, with Manny Machado charging to make the play. But Feldman decided to take it himself....

Hey Look, Kent Bazemore Is Also Good At Dunking

Warriors guard Kent Bazemore captured the hearts and minds of NBA fans everywhere when he became the league's preeminent bench-warming hype man during the Warriors' playoff run last season. It's hard to think about Steph Curry raining threes all over the Nuggets without also thinking about Bazemore...

Got To Get Over

Over at Nerdtorious, check out this oral history Darondo Fandon....

Misael Siverio, a pitcher on the Cuban national team, defected Tuesday evening while the team was in Iowa for an exhibition game against U.S. collegiate all-stars. Good couple days for baseball in the States. [AP]...

This Is Not How You Ask Rob Gronkowski About Aaron Hernandez

Here's talking haircut Don Dahler trying to get Rob Gronkowski and his family to talk about Aaron Hernandez while filming a sit-down interview for CBS This Morning. ...

Never Underestimate The Importance Of A Good Blintz

Greg Cerio on a 2011 exhibition of Weegee's L.A. years:...

Chris Davis Hits Record-Tying Home Run

Chris Davis hit another home run Sunday, his fourth in as many days. He now has 37 on the season, which leads the league and ties Reggie Jackson's record for most home runs before the All-Star break. ...

I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya

Each week, I'll hip you guys to a cool Tumblr site....

Chris Davis: Homer-Crusher, Ear-Penetrator

J.J. Hardy mashed a three-run homer last night to lead the O's to an 8-5 win over the Blue Jays in Baltimore, with Chris Davis and Adam Jones adding round-trippers as well. The latter pair got into some hijinks on the way back to the dugout after Hardy's bomb, with Davis giving Jones a textbook wet ...

Patriots’ Alfonzo Dennard Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early this morning in Lincoln, Neb. It could be worse than the usual DUI punishment for Dennard, who's projected to start for New England this season—he's still on probation for punching a cop last year....

Here's The Letter That Helped Get Aaron Hernandez Drafted By The Pats

Before the 2010 NFL draft, Aaron Hernandez and his agents wrote a letter to Patriots personnel executive Nick Caserio, assuring him that if the Patriots drafted Hernandez they would not have to worry about him smoking weed while playing in the NFL. It was Hernandez's alleged marijuana use while at F...

Here's Some Random College Player Dunking On Shawn Marion

The Mavs' veteran forward recently made an appearance at the Chi-League Pro-Am in Chicago, where he was greeted warmly by Alfonzo McKinnie, a 6-8 rising junior forward at UW-Green Bay. McKinnie's generous hospitality even brought a smile to Marion's face....

Patriots Fans Trade Aaron Hernandez Jerseys For The Usual Suspects

More than 2,000 Patriots fans lined up outside Gillette Stadium in 90-degree temperatures, as the Patriots gave fans two days to trade in their Aaron Hernandez jerseys for something a little less criminal. But who would be the most popular replacement?...

Manny Machado And Brooks Robinson In One GIF

With two outs in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, Manny Machado made a sparkling play (after initially booting the ball) to throw out Luis Cruz at first. The play pulled him well into foul territory, harkening back to a similar play from fellow Orioles third baseman Brooks Robins...

BBC Apologizes For Shitty Thing It Said About Bartoli And Her Dad

Today, gentlemen, we were reminded why we lug our reputations as troglodytes well into the 21st century. A woman named Marion Bartoli proved athletic enough to win a singles title at Wimbledon and was thereupon described to BBC Radio 5 listeners as something other than "a looker." Because, you see, ...

Marion Bartoli Wins Wimbledon Women's Championship

Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli defeated German Sabine Lisicki this morning in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, to win Wimbledon. In a wild tournament that saw every single favorite get knocked out, Bartoli was consistent and overwhelmed each opponent she faced without dropping a single set throughout the tourna...

Red Ass Lou Screws The Pooch (Just Like Earl Knew He Would)

Following up on yesterday's Mark Kram article on the Red Sox and Orioles, here’s a bit of Earl Weaverness for you, from a chapter I wrote about the 1974 American League East for It Ain’t Over ‘Til it’s Over:...

Waterfront Rowdies Brawl for Divisional High Ground

Here's a little taste of Mark Kram writing about the Red Sox and Orioles on the Fourth of July back in 1974:...

The Patriots Have A New Logo

Old one's on the left, new one's on the right. This'll make everyone forget that Aaron Hernandez ever played for New England!...