SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Uh Oh, Home Runs Are Way Up In Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball's current drug testing program was first implemented in 2006. Since then, the rate of home runs has dropped from 2.87% of all plate appearances, to just 2.46% last year. But that...
View ArticleThis Is What A $868,000 Cup Looks Like
This is Breal's Silver Cup. It was given to the winner of the marathon at the first modern-day Olympics in 1896. Last night, it sold for $868,000 at an auction in London, Reuters reports. It was...
View ArticleNBA Legend Pat Riley Just Sold His Unbelievable Waterfront Estate For $16.75...
Miami Heat president Pat Riley has sold his stunning Miami estate for a whopping $16.75 million, South Florida Business-Journal reports. The home sits on an 80,000-square foot plot of waterfront...
View ArticleThe New York Post's 'Never Before Seen' Photos Of Derek Jeter's $18-Million...
The New York Post got ahold of some never-before-seen pictures of Derek Jeter's awesome Upper East Side bachelor pad today. The only problem is that you've seen them before, more or less. On this...
View ArticleMore Sordid Details Of Ex-Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino's Love Affair And...
Former University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino "never thought the gift was a problem or the relationship," according to athletic director Jeff Long's handwritten notes from the...
View ArticleThis Study Says NFL Teams Would Be Crazy Not To Draft Players With Criminal...
An economic professor from Hamilton College says NFL teams should stockpile criminals in the Draft, the AP reports. Fine, he doesn't say that exactly. But he found that players who have been arrested...
View ArticleThis Harvard-Educated Analyst Quit His Job At Morgan Stanley To Participate...
Athleticism and Wall Street have always blended well together, but rarely have we heard of those working in finance turning back to pursue their former passion. World champion rower Michael Blomquist...
View ArticleHere's What You Need To Know About The Three Buzzworthy Sports Movies At The...
This week marks the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. And among the movies are several must-see sports documentaries. You can see some of the trailers below, but two of the films deal...
View ArticleSPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Who's More Popular Right Now, Jeremy Lin Or Tim Tebow?
Since Jeremy Lin's season ended with a knee injury, many have declared it the "Death of Linsanity." And while his popularity (as measure by Google Search Volume) has certainly fallen dramatically,...
View ArticleThe 13-Year-Old Chinese Prodigy That Had The Golf World Buzzing BOMBED At The...
Guan Tian-ling missed the cut at the China Open today, failing in his mission to become the youngest cut-maker in European Tour history. The 13-year-old Guangzhou prodigy finished 150th out of 155...
View ArticleWe Are Having A Problem With Our Commenting System! We Apologize!
We are currently having some problems with our commenting system. As a result some comments are getting deleted and some people are being blocked from commenting altogether. We apologize! We have our...
View ArticleHere's Why Roger Clemens And Curt Schilling Blew Off The Big Fenway Park...
Today is the 100th birthday for Fenway Park and there will be a celebration that will include many of the greatest players to ever wear a Boston Red Sox uniform. However, two of most important players...
View ArticleROBERT GRIFFIN III: 14 Things You Need To Know About The Phenom Who Already...
Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is going to be the No. 2 pick in next week's NFL Draft, right behind Andrew Luck. Over the last few months, Griffin has shown that he has what it takes to be a...
View ArticleA Spanish Soccer Player Scored A Goal With An Unreal Heel-Flick Over His Own...
From all the way down in the Spanish four division comes this insane goal. We wish the video was a little better quality, but you get the idea — guy somehow kicks the ball over his head on a one-timer...
View ArticleFenway Park's 100th Anniversary Celebration Included Fighter Jets, Legends...
Fenway Park turned 100 years old today, and just like in 1912, the Boston Red Sox will face the New York Yankees (known as the Highlanders in 1912). But prior to the game, there was a touching ceremony...
View ArticleI Drove In The Back of Mario Andretti's Race Car, And It Was Totally Amazing
I just got back from spending a few days at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA with a number of racing legends. They were all there for the Speed Dream Ride, a contest put on by the Speed cable...
View ArticleGenius Houston Rockets Boss Daryl Morey Explains Why It's So Hard To Evaluate...
This invited guest author is the general manager of the Houston Rockets. He can be reached on Twitter at @dmorey. IN A famous detective story by Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter, a minister steals...
View ArticlePedro Martinez And Kevin Millar Took The Microphone And Demanded That The...
Remember when the Red Sox got in all sorts of trouble for drinking in the clubhouse during games? Well, today's "toast" by Kevin Millar and Pedro Martinez only propels the debaucherous image of the Red...
View ArticleRoyals Hit Into Baseball's Second Triple Play This Week
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers turned a one-of-kind triple play against the San Diego Padres. Tonight it was the Toronto Blue Jays turn, with a more conventional triple play against the...
View ArticleThere Have Been Two Inside-The-Park Home Runs Today, Here Are Both Of Them
They say the most exciting play in baseball is the inside-the-park home run. Well, baseball fans were treated to a pair of them tonight. And as is typical in these plays, both batters got some help....
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