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Bears Linebacker Leonard Floyd On Suffering Multiple Concussions: "You Don't Think The Same"
After suffering two concussions in a five-week span, Chicago Bears linebacker Leonard Floyd had his rookie season cut short last year—with effects that have lingered well into the offseason, he says....
FIFA Will Allow Referees To Suspend Matches Due To Racism At Confederations Cup
Ahead of the Confederations Cup, which begins Saturday in Russia, FIFA has announced a “ground-breaking” procedure for limiting racism and discrimination in soccer. Referees will now be able to abandon a match entirely if fans participate in racist or discriminatory behavior....
Everest's Most Iconic Pitch, The Hillary Step, Is Gone
Climbing Mt. Everest is an arduous grind that requires months of training and the ability to function at the most inhospitable elevations our planet has to offer, but the suite of technical challenges it presents are not as difficult as nearby peaks of comparable height. It’s not, well, a hike exact...
Michigan's Trip To Italy Cost Close To $800,000
In April, Michigan football players, coaches, and their family members went to Italy for spring break to play football, do tourist things, and enjoy what the university described as an “educational” experience. The trip was fully funded by an anonymous donor and on Tuesday, Michigan athletic directo...
Catcher Carlos Ruiz Pitched And Struck Someone Out
Carlos Ruiz had played 1,109 games in his career before Tuesday. The longtime Phillies catcher, now with the Seattle Mariners, had only played two other positions: An inning at third base during extra-inning games with the Phils in 2008 and 2011, and an inning at first earlier this season. Last nigh...
Brittney Griner Is Becoming A Complete Player
The shots are falling for Brittney Griner. Through her first nine games of the 2017 WNBA season, she averaging almost 24 points per game on 57 percent shooting. She’s also shooting 85 percent from the free-throw line. But don’t call it a hot start. Don’t call it an offensive streak, either. Call it ...
Yasiel Puig Shows Flipping Skills Easily Transfer From Bats To Birds
Yasiel Puig opened up the scoring in tonight’s Dodgers-Cleveland game with a two-run dinger, and he celebrated accordingly by sending a message to a few fans in the crowd with two select fingers. #PuigYourFriend, indeed. Here’s one angle:...
Little Penguins Fan Gets Sidney Crosby's Autograph, Can't Handle It
This kid had his shirt signed by Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, and he was absolutely overwhelmed by the moment while being interviewed by Pittsburgh’s WTAE....
Ahh, It's Beautiful
David West’s passionate moment with Tristan Thompson touched us all....
Look At The No. 3 Overall MLB Draft Pick's Ridiculous Foot
The San Diego Padres had the third pick in this evening’s MLB Draft. They chose MacKenzie Gore, who is a pitcher from North Carolina born in 1999. Gore’s first and last names are both cool, but that’s not why we’re here in this blog post. No, the important thing to note here is his foot. Look at tha...
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Found $5 In The Ocean
This is the most compelling Brooklyn Nets news of the year....
Ole Miss Retail Store Sues Football Players And Laremy Tunsil's Stepfather Over Claims Of Free Merch<em></em>
Rebel Rags, a retail store in Oxford, Miss., filed a defamation suit against Laremy Tunsil’s stepfather Lindsey Miller and former Ole Miss football recruits Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones this past Friday in an attempt to clear itself of involvement in the program’s booster scandal....
Keeper Absolutely Mortified After Snapping Opponent's Leg With Horrible Tackle
Kenneth Udjus, goalkeeper for Norwegian third-tier club Asker, did a very bad thing this weekend when he clattered into the leg of KFUM player Yassin Rfiffi, flat-out destroying the poor guy’s shin. Udjus immediately looked like he wanted to dig a hole to the center of the Earth and build himself a ...
Angry Nashville Fan Gives Mike Milbury A Profane Piece Of His Mind On Live TV
It’s music to everyone’s ears to hear some enraged fan tell NBC hockey commentator Mike Milbury that he “fucking sucks.” He does fucking suck!...
Jelena Ostapenko Wins French Open For First WTA Tour Win Ever<em></em>
Jelena Ostapenko earned her first WTA tour win in a big way: by dispatching Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 today in the French Open final. The Latvian is the first unseeded French Open women’s champion since 1933....
Christian Pulisic Is Restoring My Faith In U.S. Soccer
There was, I must admit, a moment there before the start of last night’s crucial USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago World Cup qualifier when I thought it would be better if the U.S. blew the match and the next couple and wound up missing out on next summer’s World Cup....
Mike Milbury On Sidney Crosby Grinding P.K. Subban's Head Into The Ice: He "Had It Coming"
NBC broadcaster Mike Milbury is scarcely a month removed from declaring P.K. Subban a “clown” who deserved a “rap on the head” for daring to get loose during warmups by dancing on the ice. He’s now continued that fine legacy of wishing ill upon Subban, saying tonight that the defenseman deserved to ...
U.S. Beat Trinidad & Tobago Thanks To Pair Of Christian Pulisic Goals
A pair of gorgeous second-half goals by America’s Wonderteen gave the U.S. a 2-0 World Cup qualifier win tonight in Denver over Trinidad and Tobago....
That's Not Gonna Make His Breath Any Better
Sidney Crosby apparently wants P.K. Subban to know what it’s like to have a concussion... real bad....