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You may have noticed a new name appearing on the byline for posts recently. That would be Darryn the Intern. He’s new here, and he’s a go-getter! Thanks to his writing skills and work ethic, he’s probably going to be posting here at …
Allen Iverson was so popular in prison that those in the facility were happy to see him receive clemency just so they wouldn’t have to deal with all the extra attention. I recently watched “Iverson,” the documentary about the former …
Boxing referee Pat Russell probably needs to retire after his incredible blunder at the end of Saturday’s fight between Jessie Vargas and Timothy Bradley. The ex-Marine and longtime boxing referee stepped in to stop the fight with 10 seconds …
Veteran broadcaster Bob Costas admitted that he owes Pedro Strop an apology for being unnecessarily harsh towards the pitcher during Friday’s game against the Cardinals. Costas was calling the play-by-play action of the game for MLB Network and …
Robinson Cano left Saturday’s Angels-Mariners game after being hit in the head between innings. The Angels were warming up defensively prior to the start of the seventh inning and infielder Taylor Featherston sailed a throw over first baseman …
One of the best gags in a long time came Thursday night when a nearly 7-foot tall blogger for Elite Daily went down to Barclays Center in Brooklyn and pretended to be an NBA draft pick. The fans surrounding the arena ate it all up, and so did plenty …
The Boston Celtics were loaded with draft picks on Thursday night and desperately wanted to make some big moves, but they were unsuccessful. One move was trying to trade with the Charlotte Hornets for the No. 9, which the North Carolina team used to …
P. Diddy and his team are making an effort to smear Sal Alosi in order to reduce the chances the hip hop mogul faces charges for allegedly assaulting the UCLA coach. Earlier this week, Diddy was arrested for allegedly attacking Alosi, a UCLA strength …
Abby Wambach is 35 now and coming off the bench for the US Women’s National Soccer Team, but that does not mean she has lost her fire. After the US was held scoreless in the first half of its quarterfinals match with China in the Women’s …
The Boston Bruins on Friday traded away two of their top players and made it clear to the fans that there are big changes coming to the franchise. Coming off a 96-point season that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2007, the Bruins …
Remember Andy Benoit? Yeah, he’s the SI writer who said on Twitter that women’s sports in general were not worth watching. Well Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler, formerly a tag team on “Saturday Night Live,” brought back their …
The Sacramento Kings passed on Emmanuel Mudiay in the NBA Draft on Thursday in large part because the point guard made it pretty clear he was not interested in playing for the team. Team exec Vlade Divac said Thursday night that that Mudiay refused …
Long before they were NBA players, Larry Nance, Bobby Portis and Frank Kaminsky were just young college basketball players. And before they were drafted by their current teams, they felt comfortable saying whatever they wanted via Twitter or …
Knicks fans may not have liked the team’s pick of Kristaps Porzingis at No. 4 overall in the NBA draft, but at least the Latvian will have some appeal with the urban crowd. Perhaps the greatest draft-related quote of the night had to do with …
Trey Lyles’ girlfriend Olivia Jester turned heads at the NBA Draft in Brooklyn on Thursday night. Jester, who is a soccer player at Kentucky, received attention when ESPN televised a shot of John Calipari after Willie Cauley-Stein was drafted. …
Kristaps Porzingis is out to prove that the New York Knicks knew what they were doing when they selected him No. 4 overall in the 2015 NBA draft. The Knicks took the Latvian 7-footer believing that his versatile game will translate well in the NBA. …
