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American Mason Cox Is An Australian Rules Football Human Highlight Reel

Former Oklahoma State basketball walk-on Mason Cox only made his Australian Football League debut a few weeks ago, but he’s already stunning audiences and broadcasters alike as the Texas native helped lead his Collingwood team to a 104-80 win over Geelong today in Melbourne with a pair of impressive...

Aston Villa's New Owner Is ... A Little Questionable

In defending his enormous ambitions for Aston Villa, the English club he officially became the new owner of on Wednesday, a few short weeks after the team had been relegated from the Premier League in disastrous fashion, 39-year-old Chinese businessman Tony Xia said in an interview, “At least [until...

10 Years Ago Today, A.J. Pierzynski Got Punched Right In The Goddamn Face

Ten years ago today, the fifth-place Chicago Cubs played the first-place Chicago White Sox, lost 7-0, and gave us one of the most purely satisfying moments in baseball history, when catcher Michael Barrett responded to A.J. Pierzynski running right over him at home plate even though he didn’t even h...

Kickboxing Child Cartwheel-Kicks Opponent

The fighter in white was not prepared for this match, and got two feet delivered to her face....

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. And Conor McGregor Will Never Fight And Thank God

There has been a lot of talk lately about Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fighting Conor McGregor. The reasons why are obvious: It would be the Freddy vs. Jason of combat sports, the bad boy box office king of one premier combat sport against the bad boy box office king of the other. Unfortunately, the much-b...

Rex And Rob Ryan Are Staying Hydrated At The Mall

Report: Rangers Want New Modern Ballpark To Replace Current Modern Ballpark

Just what the fresh hell is this?...

Root For The Boston Red Sox This Year

This is part of an occasional series of slightly belated MLB season previews....

Baylor Assault Cases Just Keep Piling Up

What did Baylor know and when did it know it? That’s become the question for Baylor leaders, especially coach Art Briles and president Kenneth Starr (yes, that Ken Starr), as report after report have emerged detailing accusations of violence and sexual assault involving their football players. It’s ...

Adrian Beltre Crushed A Huge Dinger From One Knee

Jesse Hahn served up a nice tasty meatball to Adrian Beltre tonight, who was so excited to sink his bat into it that he fell and had to steady himself while he was in the process of sending it 429 feet into the sky....

ESPN's Vision Of Its Future Is Good For Sports Fans, For Now

ESPN kicked off its annual upfront presentation for advertisers Tuesday morning with a live, original performance from two of the stars of the Broadway hit musical Hamilton. This was a hokey way for ESPN to glom onto something popular and impress the easily-impressed media buyers in the audience; it...

Rougned Odor Reportedly Suspended Eight Games For Trying To Punch Jose Bautista's Face Off

We all knew a big fine and suspension were coming Rougned Odor’s way, and now there are reports that MLB has finally settled on a punishment. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports that the Rangers’ second baseman will be suspended for eight games, and Yahoo’s Jeff Passan adds that he will be fined $5,000...

Rougned Odor Doesn’t Regret Walloping Jose Bautista, Claims Self-Defense

The Rangers and Blue Jays had a batshit insane brawl yesterday that featured a series of fights and plenty of intense yelling, but all that noise doesn’t amount to much, since Rougned Odor slugging Jose Bautista was so clean and violent that it’s taken on a life of its own outside the specific conte...

The Cubs Are Good At Karaoke Too

The Cubs are good at baseball. Real damn good. They lost a narrow one to the Pirates yesterday but they’re still 27-9. The team has an off day today, so naturally, they went and did some karaoke last night. ChiCitySports.com was on the scene as Dexter Fowler, John Lackey, Anthony Rizzo, Jon Lester, ...

Rougned Odor's Been A Shit For A Long Time

Would it surprise you to learn that Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor, the dude who landed a right hook on Jose Bautista’s jaw and created one of the most memorable GIFs in baseball history, isn’t new to this whole punching people thing?...

Blue Jays Call Rangers "Gutless" And "Cowardly" After Excellent Brawl

I believe with my whole heart that the seventh inning of last year’s ALDS Game 5—the non-interference throw back to the pitcher, the baby-soaking beer rain, Elvis Andrus’s meltdown, and ohmygod that bat flip—is the most entertaining inning of baseball ever played. That seven months later it is still...

Meteorologist Ordered To Wear Sweater Due To Complaints About Her Dress

Liberté Chan has served as a weekend meteorologist at KTLA for years, but her onscreen attire Saturday morning was apparently so scandalous she was ordered to wear a sweater on live television....

Watch Rougned Odor Punch José Bautista In Extreme Slow Motion

Rougned Odor slugged José Bautista in the face following the latter’s questionable slide into second and sparked a brawl talking heads will be discussing all week. While we wait for the inevitable punishments to be handed down, let’s appreciate the point of contact as presented in extreme slow motio...

Blue Jays And Rangers Brawl, Completely Ignore Game [UPDATE: They Brawled Again]

Toronto and Texas brawled in the top of the eighth as punches were flying while the ball was still bouncing around the field. We’re waiting on a good video replay; for now, enjoy this feed from Fox Sports Southwest and KRLD....

Houston's George Springer, Lifelong Sox Fan, Just Hit A Grand Slam Over The Green Monster 

George Springer grew up in Connecticut, played ball at UConn, and has been going to Red Sox games since he was 3, so naturally the 26-year-old Houston rightfielder has a soft spot for Fenway Park. Last year, two days before he would’ve made his Fenway debut, an Edinson Volquez fastball broke his wri...