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Yoenis Cespedes Laid A Historic Whooping On The Phillies
Golf enthusiast Yoenis Cespedes has the great fortune of playing against Phillies pitching this week and he made the most of it tonight. Clay Buchholz started for Philly this evening and his troubles began immediately, as Cespedes crushed a bambinazo to bring in three runs before the Phillies had ev...
Soccer Guys Flip Around A Bunch And Combine For Incredible Goal
The Oklahoma City Energy scored a spectacular opener against Sacramento Republic FC this evening thanks to a pair of flips. Michael Harris supplied the topsy-turvy long throw and Miguel Gonzalez brought down the hammer....
Tony Romo's Jumper Is Wet
Just-retired Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will be sitting on the Dallas Mavericks’ bench tonight, in full uniform, because all retirees deserve to live their best life. He also got to hang out at the Mavs’ shootaround today, and they even let him put on a pinnie and run some sets....
Nia Jax Dropped Her <i>WWE Raw</i> Opponent On Her Head<i> </i>
Wrestlers are artists who perform dangerous, violent stunts nearly every night, and it is extremely important that these stunts be done with care. If a match features one participant who is not equipped to properly pull off the stunts with his or her opponent, disaster can strike. That’s nearly what...
The Giants Somehow Scored Three Runs On A Swinging Bunt
The struggling San Francisco Giants beat the suddenly competent Arizona Diamondbacks by three runs this afternoon. The D-Backs have no one to blame for the loss but themselves, as they handed those three runs to the Giants in the fourth inning when they capitulated en masse and forgot how to field a...
Tennis Player Hurtles Into The Stands, Hits The Ball Back Into Play
As if to prove that Roger Federer isn’t the only 35-year-old holding onto his gifts, French veteran Nicolas Mahut is still looking spry on the doubles court, doing the incredible....
Look At What Russell Westbrook Did To These People
If you’re still somehow unconvinced that Russell Westbrook is the NBA MVP, take a look at his box score from last night’s game against the Nuggets: [The smoldering remains of the city formerly known as Denver]....
Bryan Bickell Scores First Career Shootout Goal In Final Game Before Retiring Due To MS
Bryan Bickell announced his retirement yesterday due to his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and the Hurricanes started the longtime NHL forward for the final two games of his career—and gave him first crack when Carolina and Philadelphia remained deadlocked after overtime, even though Bickell had neve...
Sergio Garcia Wins Masters In Playoff, His First Major In 74 Attempts
Sergio Garcia overcame choking an easy putt to win at 18 by beating Justin Rose in the first playoff hole to claim the Masters title and his first major championship after failing in his first 73 appearances....
Matt Kuchar Moves Into Masters Third Place With Hole-In-One On 16
Matt Kuchar aced Augusta National’s 16th today, elevating the PGA pro to third place at the Masters and completing the 11th hole-in-one on that hole in the past 14 years. His prize is some sunscreen....
Marc Albrighton Free Kick Stunner Caps Wild Opening Ten Minutes Of Everton-Leicester City
Four goals have been scored in the first 24 minutes of today’s Everton-Leicester City match, but none more impressive than Marc Albrighton’s free kick that beat Joel Robles in the tenth minute. That’s after a streaking Kevin Mirallas set up Tom Davies in the opening minute to give Everton a short-li...
USA Reigns Supreme Again After Overtime Win Over Canada In World Championship Final
The United States women’s hockey team is world champions again after Hilary Knight scored ten minutes into overtime to defeat Canada, its opponent in the previous 17 world championship finals....
Check Out This Mammoth Cricket Dong
Chris Lynn is absolutely raking for his Kolkata Knight Riders squad in today’s Indian Premier League bout against Gujarat Lions, but nothing sparked the Lynn-Sanity (and yes, that’s what they’re calling it) more than this massive six that the Australian clubbed into the second deck....
U.S. Strikes Pound Russian Defense
The U.S. has relentlessly pounded Russia’s defense with strikes as the American women commanded the first half of their international friendly tonight, carrying a 3-0 lead into halftime....
Tim Tebow Kills Baseball In First At-Bat; Ball Passes Over Outfielders' Heads For Home Run<em></em><em></em>
Tim Tebow, author and former college football quarterback, kicked off his time with the class-A Columbia Fireflies this evening with a bang. The motivational speaker stepped up to the plate against the Augusta Greenjackets and socked a dinger in his very first at-bat....
Eric Thames Is Back In The U.S. And Ready To Mash Big Taters
Eric Thames never managed to stick in the majors. He got 633 at-bats between the Blue Jays and Mariners from 2011-12, hit a few dingers, and then went to play ball in Korea. There, he became a damn folk hero, winning the MVP award, becoming the first KBO player to join the 40-40 club, and just gener...
Any Game Can Be A Home Game If You're LeBron James
In the first half of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 114-91 win over the Boston Celtics last night, LeBron James threw down a massive dunk, served up a demoralizing block on the other end, and then trotted into the crowd to bask in the attention of his adoring fans. This game was not in Cleveland. ...
Francisco Lindor Redeems Himself By Obliterating The Rangers With Dingers
Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor is one of the best defenders in the game, yet he committed a critical error in tonight’s game against the Rangers. In the fifth inning, Lindor handled a routine grounder from Shin-Soo Choo and overthrew his first baseman, allowing two runs to score instead of endin...
Kevin Pillar Robs Manny Machado, Eats Fence
Baseball is back and with it comes the return of Kevin Pillar, one of the most reliably terrific defensive center fielders in baseball. Dinger-mashing Manny Machado tried to squeeze one past him tonight, but Pillar pounced on it, even if he had to run into the fence in the process....
West Virginia Pitcher Plucks Line Drive Right Out Of The Air With His Bare Hand
Alek Manoah is a big, talented pitcher for West Virginia who snagged this line drive out of the sky and got his team a slick double play....