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Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano won the Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Arizona, crushing 32 home runs. The three-time All-Star was an unlikely winner; he entered the competition with the second-fewest dingers on the season (14), and he had the …
LBS spoke with former nine-time All-Star center fielder Fred Lynn. Lynn is working with the SUBWAY Baseball DeSIGNS tour, which is a traveling display of baseballs designed by kids and autographed by celebrities. The balls, which you can see here, …
It’s hard to comprehend how dramatic the tying goal scored by Abby Wambach was for the U.S. women’s soccer team Sunday if you didn’t watch the entire game. To understand what made it so special, you have to recognize that the U.S. …
Bengals cornerback Pacman Jones was arrested Sunday morning for causing a disturbance at a bar in Cincinnati. He was charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct (while intoxicated) and resisting arrest. Pacman has made himself out to be a …
Oakland A’s pitching prospect Ian Krol has been suspended indefinitely by the club for sending a graphic tweet that contained a gay slur. Krol, a left-handed pitcher from Illinois, wrote “ASU is a bunch of fake a** f***, get on one knee a …
Australian soccer referee Jacqui Melksham was one minute and a spectacular goal from becoming one of the most notorious sporting officials in U.S. soccer history. Melksham made a series of controversial calls in the U.S.-Brazil World Cup quarterfinal …
The U.S. women’s soccer team put together a comeback for the ages, scoring with a minute left to tie their quarterfinal game against Brazil in the World Cup. Even though the last-minute goal and subsequent shootout win gave the U.S. one of its …
The people at the apparel companies are wasting no time capitalizing on Derek Jeter’s milestone achievement. Not only did Derek Jeter’s Jordan Brand create a special shoe, cleat, shirt, and battling glove to commemorate his 3,000th career …
New York Giants linebacker Keith Bulluck is the latest to chime in on the Giants-Eagles saga between LeSean McCoy and Osi Umenyiora. To recap what happened, McCoy responded to a report that Umenyiora wants a new contract by saying Osi is soft and the …
U.S. goal keeper Hope Solo will get a chance to do what she should have had the opportunity to do in 2007: beat Brazil in the World Cup. You might recall that Solo was controversially benched for the 2007 World Cup semifinal match against Brazil in …
Roger Arrieta is a lifelong Dodgers fan who launched a “Mark Cuban Save the Dodgers” movement. He has a site, a Facebook group boasting over 3,000 likes, and a following on twitter. All the Save the Dodgers supporters are hardcore Dodgers …
The last time Bengals cornerback Pacman Jones got into trouble, he was mistakenly arrested because of a confusion over identities. It does not appear as if he’ll be as fortunate to avoid trouble this time. WLWT in Cincinnati (via Pro Football …
One of the best parts of Minor League Baseball games are the cool promotions teams hold. We saw one team give away Anthony Weiner boxers for a game. Another minor league team held a Jim Tressel rest the vest night. But one of the most distinguished …
Fresh from the “We never saw this coming” department is the report that Shaq will join Turner as an NBA commentator. CNBC’s Darren Rovell wrote Saturday that the surefire Hall of Fame center has agreed in principle to join Turner …
Ryan Dempster is a competitor. Like any true pitcher, he aspires to finish games he starts and he is upset when he’s pulled from games before he feels he’s done. Naturally, when Cubs manager Mike Quade decided to lift him for a pinch …
The Lakers are a team in transition. From the moment they got swept by the Mavericks in the playoffs, throwing punches on their way out, you knew change was coming. Phil Jackson was walking away at the end of the season so the team would need a new …
