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Rafael Nadal is one of the best tennis players in the world. The 25-year-old has won 10 majors including six French Open titles. He was on top of his game last year, winning all but one major (the Australian Open where he pulled out of a match, …
Lakers star Kobe Bryant was the latest NBA player to hit up the park/rec league scene, showing up for a Drew League game Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. Our friends at Jersey Chaser caught it on videotape and shared it with us. Check out Kobe Bryant …
Feel free to keep laughing. We’ll be here when you’re done rolling on the floor. Ready? Okay. Asked point blank by The Michael Kay Show Tuesday if he’s an elite quarterback, Eli Manning said yes. He also was asked if he’s in …
The Miami Hurricanes football program came under scrutiny Tuesday after Yahoo! Sports published an investigation alleging improper conduct between several players and a prominent booster. Nevin Shapiro, who is currently in jail for his role in a $930 …
That’s some pretty impressive work right there. According to the Winnipeg Sun, that was done by fan Brendan Salakoh who used 415 Rubik’s cubes to make the logo. He says it took him “a few days” to complete and assemble the …
Ponzi schemes seem to be much more common than most people ever realized and have had a widespread effect on the sports world. First, we had Bernie Madoff’s $50 billion scheme that resulted in a partial sale of the New York Mets. Then, we …
Real Madrid and Barcelona played to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Spanish Supercup match Sunday. Lionel Messi seemed to be bothered by the heat because he threw up on the pitch late in the first half. Check out this video: Messi rallied to …
Logan Morrison was demoted to Triple-A after Saturday’s game, leaving many people to question the Marlins’ decision. We’ve already established that LoMo’s outspoken ways were a major reason why they sent him down. We’re …
When you’re rich and famous like Kobe Bryant, you can become the target of negative attention. Remember the lawsuit we told you about in July? A prostitute was suing him for not marrying her. Why do we bring this up? Because it appears as if …
Jim Thome hit two home runs Monday night to become the eighth player in MLB history to reach 600 career home runs. We’ve already gone through the myriad of reasons Thome’s accomplishment did not receive much attention. ESPN did a good job …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is returning to boxing next month after taking the past year and a half off. He’s set to face Victor Ortiz on September 17th in Las Vegas. The bout will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View to 170 countries, and it will be …
Alabama football coach Nick Saban was part of an impressive panel assembled by ESPN that discussed issues facing college athletes/athletics. One of the subjects they tackled was “outside influences,” which has become a serious problem in …
Tim Tebow is the golden child. The chosen one. He is Jesus in cleats and he’s waiting for his lord and savior to put down his headset and congratulate him. The Sports Pickle calls it the most authentic Tim Tebow jersey around. I agree. In fact, …
Count Mark Recchi as the latest athlete to get a post-championship celebratory tattoo. The 43-year-old winger retired after the Bruins won the Cup this season and decided to get his first tattoo. As you can see in the image above, the tattoo …
The New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins played in one of the ugliest games of the NHL season February 11th. The problems began when the teams fought towards the end of Pittsburgh’s 3-0 win February 2nd. The goalies decided to fight and …
LeBron James is on tour in Asia to represent Nike basketball. He arrived in Taipei on Thursday and participated in a game between two Taiwanese All-Star teams Friday. Actually, LeBron was just the coach of one of the teams, but he decided to jump in …
