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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...
It's Manny Machado Highlight Time
Manny Machado helped his Dominican Republic team in a defensive battle against Venezuela tonight with a defensive play that showed the Orioles third baseman is in mid-season form....
Indiana Fires Tom Crean Right As NCAA Tournament Starts
Fresh off a thoroughly embarrassing end to their campaign, Indiana has fired men’s basketball coach Tom Crean after nine seasons. Crean guided the Hoosiers to three Sweet 16 appearances in his tenure, but the team only earned a futile NIT first-round exit this season, after at one point being ranked...
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....
Adrián González Goes Off On World Baseball Classic After Mexico's Controversial Exit<em></em>
Mexico was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic under somewhat murky circumstances earlier this week. They finished 1-2 in their pool, good for a three-way tie with Italy and Venezuela. All three teams finished 1-1 in head-to-head play, so the next tiebreaker, runs allowed per defensive inning...
Dong Hits Man In Dong
Yurendell de Caster bashed a two-run homer in Wednesday’s World Baseball Classic game to give the Netherlands a 7-0 lead over Cuba. The shot also crunched a fan’s crotch....
Christian Pulisic's Swag Is Crazy High Right Now And It's Beautiful To See
Highly coveted wonderteen and future Ballon d’Or winner Christian Pulisic scored the first goal in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 win over Lotte in the German Cup yesterday. The goal itself was fine, the product of Pulisic’s smart movement but mostly Ousmane Dembélé’s unreal skills. But check out Pulisic’s...
Respect Carlos Beltran's Blonde Beard
Astros designated hitter Carlos Beltran has been raking at the Word Baseball Classic, and he’s also gotten a head start on his Scott Steiner Halloween costume....
The Insanity Of The Steve Bannon Origin Myth
Steve Bannon: millionaire banker, right-wing media executive, white nationalist, warmonger, Trump strategist. How did he become the man he is? The leading theory makes very little sense....
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...
Indiana's Season Ends Quietly After Dumb NIT Stadium Controversy
The Indiana Hoosiers began the year ranked No. 11 in the country, and at one point, got as high as third. They beat both Kansas and UNC in the first month of the season, two huge signature wins for when the Hoosiers inevitably submitted their resume to the NCAA Tournament. All was well in Bloomingto...
Puerto Rico's Eddie Rosario Nails Runner At The Plate With Incredible Throw
With the bases loaded and one out in the first inning of the World Baseball Classic showdown between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, Carlos Santana hit a line drive to Puerto Rico’s Eddie Rosario in right field. At third base, Jean Segura tagged up and then sprinted for home, and the Dominic...
Enjoy This Cousins-To-Davis Alley-Oop, Because The Pelicans Probably Won't Make The Playoffs
The Pelicans may have traded for the best player at the trade deadline, but they remain an outside shot to make the playoffs. That said, both DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis have been, statistically speaking, “pretty good” since the trade....
Sure-Footed Baseball Fan Earns His Souvenir
There were quite a few empty seats at yesterday’s World Baseball Classic game between Venezuela and Italy, and that provided one daring fan an opportunity to show off his acrobatic abilities while chasing down a foul ball....
Kirk Cousins, Who Sure Seems To Have Asked For A Trade, Says He Never Asked For A Trade
Last week, amid the Skins’ latest attempt to prove that they are the most grotesque and embarrassing franchise in sports, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that quarterback Kirk Cousins had asked team owner Dan Snyder to trade him. Cousins then went on Adam Schefter’s podcast to set the record straigh...
All Hell Breaks Loose As Players, Fans Brawl On Pitch During Brazilian Soccer Game
Early on in this video, you’ll think you have some understanding of just how insane the action got during Sunday’s Gama-Brasiliense soccer match in Brazil. But then you’ll get to the part where a few fans take a break from a punchy tug-of-war to strip another fan of all his clothes, save his underwe...
Nicki Minaj Is Out To Prove She's Better Than Remy Ma, And That Hip-Hop Is Dead
It’s a little sad that the latest high-profile edition of that classic, beloved hip-hop tradition—the rap beef—is yet more evidence of just how far the culture has fallen. Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma, two inarguably talented and entertaining rappers, have been going after each other on record for weeks,...
Who The Hell Is Woody Kincaid?
Wiping sweat and spit from his face with his t-shirt, 23-year-old Woody Kincaid seemed to be trying hard not to sound arrogant, or stupid, or insulted by reporters’ surprise at his come-from-behind victory in a semifinal heat of last year’s Olympic Trials 5000 meters....
The "Blue State Secession" Thing Is Not Helping
Ever since the election of Donald Trump, we have been treated to periodic semi-serious think pieces by liberals saying that blue states should form their own country. Hey—shut the fuck up!!...
Dominican Republic Advances To Next Round Of WBC With Extra-Innings Win Over Colombia
The Dominican Republic and Colombia battled through eleven innings of competitive, engaging baseball this afternoon that ended with the cheap artificiality of the World Baseball Classic’s extra-innings rules. ...