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At a time when so many people are saying baseball is dying, Buck Showalter is here to remind us of how great the state of the game is. Showalter, the Baltimore Orioles manager, narrates this fantastic commercial that has been playing throughout the …
Torii Hunter went off on umpire Joe West for making a poor call to end Monday’s Twins-Tigers game and not appealing it. The Twins lost 4-0 but had something brewing with two outs in the ninth after getting consecutive singles to bring up Hunter …
Are Caroline Wozniacki and JJ Watt dating? That’s what people will be asking after seeing them sitting next to each other at Monday’s championship game between Duke and Wisconsin. Woz, who used to date golfer Rory McIlroy, seems to be …
LeSean McCoy has his theory on why Chip Kelly has gotten rid of so many popular Philadelphia Eagles players the past two seasons. He thinks it’s a matter of Kelly clashing with star players. “I don’t think he likes or respects the …
Brook Lopez on Monday received his second straight Eastern Conference Player of the Week award, which is a pretty nice honor. Unfortunately he had his smart aleck twin brother around to bring him down a couple of pegs. Robin, whose Trail Blazers were …
Marcell Ozuna had the best catch of Opening Day … or so he thought. The Miami Marlins center fielder charged in on a line drive in the top of the sixth inning against the Braves on Monday, and he dove for the ball. He thought he made a …
Andrew Harrison’s negative reaction towards Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky went viral after the Badgers’ 71-64 win over Kentucky Saturday, but less than 24 hours later, Kaminsky says the situation has been defused. Harrison was caught by a …
Byron Scott has been critical of Nick Young throughout the NBA season, and that continued on Saturday when he talked about the injured guard. Young, who missed the beginning of the season with a thumb injury, is expected to be out the rest of the …
Kevin Durant is sick and tired of hearing about the James Harden trade, and he’s not afraid to let people know that. The Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets Sunday provided a perfect opportunity for some to rehash that storyline …
Why is Michael Crabtree still available on the free agent market? Because no contract offer to his liking has been presented to him yet. The Miami Herald reports that Crabtree visited the Dolphins and that they offered him close to $3 million. …
One of the biggest controversies from Saturday’s Kentucky-Wisconsin Final Four game came with under three minutes to go when Nigel Hayes made a layup inside after the shot clock expired. Hayes’ layup tied the game at 60, and from there …
Andrew Harrison’s disdain for Wisconsin and Frank Kaminsky was evident after the Wildcats lost in the Final Four Saturday. Not only did Andrew and twin brother Aaron skip out on postgame handshakes, leading Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig to …
Kentucky finally went down as they lost 71-64 to Wisconsin Saturday in the Final Four for their first loss of the season. The Wildcats obviously were not used to losing, so they didn’t know how to react in defeat. A few of their star players …
Trey Lyles hit Josh Gasser in the face late in the Kentucky-Wisconsin Final Four game Saturday, but he avoided any sort of penalty. The contact occurred after a missed Kentucky shot with 5:30 left. Lyles slapped Gasser in the face, who appeared to do …
Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor came in second in AP Player of the Year voting in college basketball, and his family was not happy about that. After Duke wiped Michigan State in the Final Four Saturday, Okafor’s father and uncle …
Charles Barkley on Saturday once again showcased his stellar knowledge of college basketball. Just kidding. He butchered a player’s name like usual. Appearing on TBS’ Final Four pregame show, Chuck was raving about Duke freshman forward …
