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Adrián Beltré Smoked A Double For Career Hit Number 3,000
Adrián Beltré today became just the 31st player in Major League Baseball history to record 3,000 hits, smoking a 3-0 fastball from Orioles starter Wade Miley into left field for a stand up double....
Many People Are Saying Lorenzo Cain's Elegant 302-Foot Dinger Is The Greatest
One thing Lorenzo Cain understands that big mashing goons like Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper still haven’t mastered with all their grotesque and gratuitous moonshots is the precision and understated majesty of the, umm, short ball:...
Jon Jones Reclaims UFC Belt With Third-Round TKO Of Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a third-round TKO over rival Daniel Cormier in one of the promotion’s most anticipated matchups ever....
Tickets And Hotel Rooms Are Still Available For Mayweather-McGregor
If you’re the sort of maniac who’s into spending thousands and thousands of dollars to attend a boxing match between an undefeated, retired boxer and a man who has never before competed in a professional boxing match, good news! There are still hundreds and hundreds of tickets available for the upco...
White Sox Attempt To Lure Fans Using Cheap Cased Meat
Having only won a single game in their last 13, culminating in three straight losses to the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox are struggling to attract fans to the ballpark. Perhaps having intuited that a .111-hitting Yoan Moncada, Alen Hanson, David Holmberg, and Whothefuckis Thatguy aren’t going...
Most Exciting Baseball Plays, Ranked
There’s not much happening besides baseball right now, but that’s okay. It’s a great sport because every single pitch is an opportunity to see a new, weird thing....
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Vs. Conor McGregor Is The Second-Biggest Possible Fuck-You
I’ve never seen Conor McGregor fight. I don’t watch or care about MMA. That’s not a statement about, or condemnation of, McGregor or MMA; it speaks only to my own preferences and biases....
Reports: Yu Darvish Is All But Gone
Yu Darvish’s worst career start sure sounds like it’ll be his last-ever start in a Rangers uniform. Multiple reports have Texas, struggling since the All-Star break, ready, willing, and able to move Darvish to a contender by Monday’s trade deadline....
Things Anthony Scaramucci Said In The Interview Where He Talked About Steve Bannon Sucking His Own Cock, Ranked<em></em>
Anthony Scaramucci, a finance guy or something who doesn’t seem to understand anything about being a press flack, called the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza last night and ethered every one of his White House enemies in one of the greatest and most surreal interviews in American political history. Here are ...
Yu Darvish Had His Worst-Ever Start On The Worst Possible Night
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, one of the top names being thrown around before Monday’s trade deadline, pitched in what could have been his final start for Texas last night. Unfortunately, Darvish’s potential send-off—and a chance to convince good teams he’s worth a high price—ended up being his worst-...
Giancarlo Stanton Got Sweet Revenge On Jason Grilli
On Tuesday night, Rangers reliever Jason Grilli struck out Giancarlo Stanton to end the game, securing a 10-4 victory for his team. Grilli was pumped:...
Adrian Beltre Told To Move To On-Deck Circle, Moves On-Deck Circle To Him, Gets Ejected
Adrian Beltre is unarguably among baseball’s purest sources of joy and delight. But umpire Gerry Davis was not too delighted by Beltre’s response tonight when he told the veteran to get in the on-deck circle while he was, uh, on deck. Beltre simply dragged the on-deck circle to where he was already ...
The Prodigy Rafael Devers Dings A Dong For First Career Hit
Rafael Devers, just called up by the Boston Red Sox, is the youngest player in baseball. Today was only the second MLB game ever for the 20-year-old third baseman, but he has already made an impact:...
<i>Sports Illustrated</i> Nakedly Shills For Tom Brady's Dangerous Quack Guru
On Monday, Sports Illustrated’s Greg Bishop published a story about Tom Brady’s longevity that greatly credited the quarterback’s fitness guru, Alex Guerrero, while failing to properly address the fact that Guerrero has been sued multiple times for fraud and has run afoul of the FTC for hawking prod...
This Is What Happens When A College Football Fixer Goes Rogue
If you had asked me when I was a student at the University of Florida who is Huntley Johnson, my answer would have been this: The guy who represents all the football players. Football players exist in the bizarre NCAA unreality where those in power refuse to pay their most necessary workers a living...
USA Gymnastics' Larry Nassar Scandal Is About Doctors Abusing Patients, Not Just Sports
Back in September, the Indianapolis Star was the first publication to report on sexual-abuse allegations made against Larry Nassar, then a physician and faculty at Michigan State University. In their initial story, two women claimed that Nassar had sexually assaulted them when they were young teenag...
Here Is A Very Silly And Satisfying Home Run
Jose Canseco’s off-the-head home run will always be a great baseball lowlight, but I think Reno Aces right fielder Zach Borenstein has him beat....
White Sox Make Transaction
The White Sox have sent reliever Anthony Swarzak to the Brewers in exchange for outfield prospect Ryan Cordell....
Carlos Rodon's Start Was An Amazing, Confusing Mess
White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon, making just his fifth start of the season after a lengthy DL stint, took on his team’s cross-town rivals at Wrigley today. Sox fans, I have good news and bad news....
Duane Brown's Holdout Is A Test
Duane Brown is testing the system. Brown, who is about to enter his 10th season as the Texans’ starting left tackle, has not reported for the start of training camp. He has two non-guaranteed years remaining on his contract, and he wants a new deal....