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Chase Headley Takes A Fastball To The Chin
Yankees designated hitter Chase Headley took a fastball to the chin from Rays reliever Jake McGee in the ninth inning of tonight's game....
Giancarlo Stanton Removed On Stretcher After Fastball To The Face
Giancarlo Stanton left tonight's Marlins-Brewers game in the fifth inning after a Mike Fiers fastball hit him square in the face. A stretcher and cart was necessary to get the Miami slugger off the field....
Antonio Brown Sent To Locker Room After Hit Leaves Him "Dazed"
Steelers WR Antonio Brown, fresh off a fine earned by stomping the Browns' punter in the face, exited tonight's game in Baltimore early after a massive hit on a pattern across the middle that left him, in the words of Jim Nantz, "dazed."...
Oscar Pistorius Cleared Of Most Serious Charges
South African judge Thokozile Masipa said prosecutors failed to prove the Oscar Pistorius committed premeditated murder, saying the evidence was "purely circumstantial." The judge will rule later today on a lesser charge of culpable homicide, a finding of negligence which could still carry a sentenc...
Two Arrested In Connection With Derek Boogaard's Death
Two men were arrested this morning in connection with the death of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard, who died in 2011 from an overdose of alcohol and prescription painkillers....
AT&T Stadium Security Guard Is Afraid Of Footballs
Whoa! Hey! What was that!? ...
Maurice Jones-Drew Bicycle-Kicks His Fumble Into Derek Carr's Hands
Maurice Jones-Drew was fortunate enough to kick his own fumble back to quarterback Derek Carr. He definitely knew what he was doing. No fumble luck here. Seriously though, impressive awareness by Carr to watch the play and reel in the ball....
Bengals TE Tyler Eifert Suffered A Very Gross Elbow Injury
Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert appeared to have dislocated his elbow trying to break his fall after a catch in the first quarter of today's Bengals-Ravens game. Guh....
This Is What Happens When Punters Try To Tackle
(CMU is still, at the moment, beating Purdue.)...
Wozniacki Advances To US Open Final After Peng Collapses, Retires
In today's Women's US Open semifinal, Caroline Wozniacki won by default after her opponent, Peng Shuai, was forced to retire due to injury. Above, you can see Shuai dropping to the court in pain and being wheeled off....
NCAA: Geno Auriemma's Phone Call To Mo'ne Davis Was A Violation
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma called little league pitcher Mo'ne Davis last month to congratulate her success with the Taney Dragons. Someone anonymously reported the call to the NCAA as a recruiting violation, because Davis, who is 13 years old, also plays basketball. The NCAA actual...
Jim Irsay Pleads Guilty To OWI, Receives Probation
Colts owner Jim Irsay, who was arrested in March after being pulled over with a duffel bag and briefcase full of pills and cash, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of driving while under the influence of prescription drugs. The deal will allow Irsay to avoid serving any jail time....
Cam Newton Has Fractured Rib, Is Questionable For Week 1
An MRI exam yesterday revealed a hairline fracture in one of Panthers QB Cam Newton's ribs, putting him out next weeks' final preseason tune-up, and putting his availability for the start of the regular season in question....
Sam Bradford Out For The Year With Torn ACL
Rams quarterback Sam Bradford went down in the first quarter of the Rams preseason game against the Browns last night with a left knee injury. Bradford was playing in his second game since returning from a season-ending ACL tear of the same knee last year. Initially it was believed that Bradford's i...
Complaint: Le'Veon Bell Had No Idea He Could Get A DUI For Weed
WPXI in Pittsburgh has obtained and released part of the criminal complaint for Wednesday arrest of Steelers running backs Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount in Ross Township, outside of Pittsburgh. Yesterday, just before they played in a preseason game against the Eagles, the two were formally char...
Air Force Football Coach Handles Injuries Terribly; ESPN Approves
Air Force running back Devin Rushing suffered an ankle sprain in the second day of full-pads practice earlier this month when a defender grabbed his leg as another yanked his facemask. Injuries happen, and Rushing ended up missing over a week. But while Rushing was recovering, he basically wasn't ...
Garrett Richards Collapses At First Base With Apparent Leg Injury
Angels ace Garrett Richards appeared to injure his left knee while trying to cover first base on a ground ball tonight at Fenway. It's hard to get a great view of what exactly happened because the play never actually made it back to first after Pujols fielding it and throwing to second. Erick Ayba...
Middle School Football Players Injured In Lightning Strike At Practice
Five students and one coach were injured in a lightning strike at Picacho Middle School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. One of the students, aged between 11 and 14 years old, was critically injured and rushed to the hospital. ...
Watch Joe Panik's Pinkie Disappear As He Slides Into Second Base
Giants rookie Joe Panik was the unwilling participant in a magic trick when he slid into second during Sunday's game against the Phillies. Now you see his pinkie finger, and now—oh, shit....