Stephen A. Smith Says Mike Trout Needs To Stop ‘Chilling in Southern California,’ Demand Trade
For some inexplicable reason, ESPN has decided to decrease its investment and interest in Major League Baseball. Despite the NBA seeing ratings stagnate or decline, and tanking becoming a catastrophic, historic competitive disaster, ESPN gave the league billions to secure future broadcasting rights. When it comes to MLB, though, they’ve backed out of Sunday Night […]
LIV Golf CEO Sends Rallying Memo To Staff After Reports Saudi Funding Could End After This Season
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil sent a memo to his staff Wednesday in response to reports the Public Investment Fund will no longer use its resources for the league. Sources told Fox News Digital the Saudis will stop funding LIV after the 2026 season. “Team, (f)ollowing up on my previous message, which I realize may […]
MLB Umpire Brock Ballou Targeted in Violent Philadelphia Robbery, Assault
MLB umpire Brock Ballou was assaulted during a street robbery in downtown Philadelphia last week, but it didn’t keep him off the field for long. Ballou was walking along the 1600 block of Walnut Street around 7 p.m. Thursday when a suspect snatched his phone and took off. Instead of letting it go, Ballou chased […]
Blue Jackets Players Respond After Getting Called Out By Head Coach For Not Caring
The Columbus Blue Jackets had a monumental collapse down the stretch that ended Tuesday night with a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals to put their season to an end. How bad was it? How about going 2-7-1 in your final 10 games and missing the playoffs by just five to seven points? Had they […]
Lonzo Ball Scorches Nick Wright For Calling LaMelo Ball A ‘Clown’ Following Heat Play-In Loss
The Miami Heat are headed to Cancun, but the real play-in drama is playing out off the court between Nick Wright and the Ball family. After Wright blasted LaMelo Ball on Wednesday over a controversial play that sidelined Bam Adebayo, Lonzo Ball fired back with an all-out social media attack. Wright didn’t hold back on […]
Kevin McGonigle Gets Massive Contract From Detroit Tigers, Once Again Proving Small Market Teams Have Money
Discussion around Major League Baseball over the last year and a half has revolved around the seeming disparity in spending between the big markets and small market teams. The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league in payroll again, by a wide margin, while the New York Mets have ranked in the top two or three […]
NYT Melts Down Over Texas Rangers Statue Outside… Texas Rangers’ Stadium
The New York Times and its sports section, The Athletic, has found its newest outrage target: a statue of a Texas Ranger outside Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. Seriously. That was the basis for Sam Blum’s 2,000-plus-word Wednesday piece about the Rangers installing the “One Riot, One Ranger” statue at the ballpark. […]
$54 Million Houston Astros Pitcher Says He Hasn’t Been Able To Adjust To Life In USA Because Of Team Dinners
One of the risks that Major League Baseball teams take when signing free agents is assuming how they’ll fit into the team and the existing clubhouse culture. Even though many do their homework on a player, there’s still some uncertainty for those making an adjustment to an unfamiliar situation and surroundings. Those risks are elevated […]
How Did I Not See The Footage Of George Lucas Crashing In A Celebrity Pro/Am Race Until Now?!
IndyCar is headed to Southern California this weekend for the Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of the series’ marquee street races. It’s a great weekend that also sees the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar series hitting the track, but unfortunately, one of the coolest things about Long Beach has been MIA for years, and that’s the […]
Commanders Rebrand Brings Back Redskins Spear And Uniform But Falls Short Without Chief Or Nickname
The Washington Redskins have been dancing uncomfortably around abandoning their nickname and traditions in 2020, and they’ve never gotten the issue quite right. So, it’s no surprise that the latest attempt to fix the matter, which was unveiled on Wednesday, took steps in the right direction but still missed the mark. The Commanders, as they’re […]