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Yankees Play ‘Sweet Caroline’ to Honor Boston After Marathon Bombings
Baseball's most storied rivalry was put on hold for a moment on Tuesday. In a show of class and support, the New York Yankees joined other big league teams in playing Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' after the third inning of their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night...
High School Baseball Team Loses 65-0
There is a reason some leagues use a 10-run 'mercy rule,' and this is it. Licking Heights High School of Pataskala, Ohio beat Harvest Prep of Winchester, Ohio, 65-0, earlier this month. The game was called after Licking Heights plated a jaw-dropping 31 runs in the third inning
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Pirates Fan Uses Big Glove To Catch Foul Ball
Take that, Ben Revere! A Pittsburgh Pirates fan came to PNC Park on Monday ready to grab a souvenir. Judging by the size of his glove, he was committed to leaving the ballpark with a ball or else. Well, when Clint Barmes hit a foul popup in the fourth inning, the fan settled under it with his big glove and made the catch, as you can see in the video above...
Dirk Nowitzki Finally Shaved His Beard After Three Months
NBA star Dirk Nowitzki is back to looking more like the German Jordan than the Geico caveman. The Dallas Mavericks' superstar shooter finally shaved after his team reached .500 on Sunday night, beating the New Orleans Hornets, 107-89. With the Mavericks struggling in January, Nowitzki and teammates Vince Carter, O...
Phillies’ Outfielder Ben Revere Made One of the Best Catches Ever on Monday
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Ben Revere won Monday, even though his team lost. There are a zillion Major League Baseball games every season, and almost every one of them features a great play of some kind. Revere's catch was better than almost all of them...
Former Patriots’ Guard Joe Andruzzi Rescued Boston Marathon Explosion Victims
After playing for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2004, guard Joe Andruzzi was already loved in Boston, but now he's a certified hero. After yesterday's deadly explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Andruzzi, who was at the scene as an observer hosting an event for his cancer foundation, left no doubt that he's an even larger star off the field than he was on it...
A 10 Year-Old Almost Won the ESPN Bracket Challenge
Remember all the time you took researching your NCAA tournament bracket selections last month? Next time, just give your bracket to a 10-year-old kid — as long as the kid is as savvy as Brayden Schager. The 10-year-old resident of Dallas, Tex...
Jay-Z Applied To Become A Baseball Agent
As expected, rapper/business mogul Jay-Z applied to become a certified baseball agent, the Major League Baseball Players Association said on Friday.
Brett Favre Wanted to Play for the Dallas Cowboys
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre had blue star-envy. The Super Bowl winning QB played the bulk of his career with the Green Bay Packers before spending time with the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings prior to retiring in 2010. Despite the bitter end to his time in Green Bay, Favre will likely always be thought of as a Packer...
Jackie Robinson Day To Be Celebrated By MLB Teams on Monday and Tuesday
Even if you're not heading to the movies on Monday or Tuesday, you'll be seeing "42" if you're a Major League Baseball fan. All players and on-field personnel will once again don the No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 66th anniversary of the Dodger legend's breaking of the color barrier in baseball in 1947...
2013 Masters Recap — Adam Scott Wins the Masters in Sudden-Death Playoff
Adam Scott birdied the second playoff hole to beat Angel Cabrera and win the 2013 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Sunday. In winning his first-ever major, Scott became the first Australian ever to win the Masters.
The tournament pressed on to a sudden-death playoff for the second consecutive year after both Scott and Cabrera made epic shots on the 18th hole in the final round..
Real-Life Super Criminal Escapes From Prison Using Explosives
In a story that seems copied directly from the pages of a comic book, a French super criminal escaped from jail on Saturday by using arms and explosives to blast his way out of incarceration. Infamous criminal Redoine Faid escaped from Lille-Sequedin penitentiary northern France by holding four guards at gunpoint, before using explosives to blast through five doors separating him from the outside
NASCAR Will Review Race Sponsorships After NRA 500
Before, during and after Kyle Busch won Saturday's National Rifle Association 500 in Fort Worth, Tex., there was debate around the organization's sponsorship of the Sprint Cup event. Some critics felt that the NRA's sponsorship of the race brought the ongoing debate on gun control into the sports world...
Hot Girl Shoe Shine Service Taking Over Wall Street
We've found one more thing everyone can blame on the financial industry: disrupting the shoe shine market. Financial executives from New York City's Wall Street are making the trek to Star Shine NYC, a shoe shine shop which employs attractive 20-something girls who wear tank tops and tight shorts while they polish the shoes of customers...
Did Lindsey Vonn’s Ex-Husband Snitch On Tiger Woods?
No stranger to controversy, golfer Tiger Woods found himself at the center of another mess at The Masters on Saturday when the Augusta National Golf Club's competition committee levied a two-stroke penalty on him for an improper ball drop on Friday...
Sarah Clayton — Babe of the Day
Both sexy and classy, Sarah Clayton is a 26-year-old model from Drums, Pa. She's already appeared in the pages of Playboy, Maxim and Men’s Health, so you may have already seen her. (Just know that you haven't met her in real-life, dude...
Clear Your Calendar — Quidditch World Cup Final is This Weekend
Nothing is more American than watching Texas face hated rival Texas A&M…in Quidditch. Wait, what? Yes, there is a league for Quidditch, the once-fictional game popularized by the Harry Potter series.
Study Links Home Run Hitting To Face Size
As we are always reminded: size matters, and you know what they say about a guy with a really big face? He's a home run hitter.
Cubs Prospect Jorge Soler Threatens Opponents’ Dugout With Bat
When the Chicago Cubs signed Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler to a $30 million contract last year, they knew he'd be dangerous with a bat in his hands. They didn't realize how right they were.
Lyrics to the Masters’ Theme Song are Beyond Terrible
With its winner receiving a gaudy green jacket that wouldn't be out of place at a retirement home, the Masters is hardly a beacon of contemporary taste. Golf's most revered championship takes place this weekend in Augusta, Ga. If you watch it, you'll undoubtedly hear the majestic Masters' theme song in the video above...