San Francisco Giants win the World Series (of first pitches)
It's been a rough year for ceremonial first pitches in baseball — notably, 50 Cent, Bob Costas and Miss Texas Monique Evans served up [...]
Tony Hawk hoax no more, now the hoverboard is for real
Tony Hawk landed in some hot water earlier this year when he took part in a Back to the Future inspired prank to hawk [...]
Top Ten Fan Cards — November 1, 2014
This week's Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a football card in the top spot for the second week in a row. The card [...]
Manny Pacquiao and the commingling of hoops with boxing
Outside the ring, Manny Pacquiao is a man of varied interests including politics, acting, and laying down vocals in the recording studio. But recently [...]
Matthew McConaughey and Hari Kondabolu weigh in on Redskins name
Midway through the NFL season the Redskins are still the Redskins, and new voices are still weighing in on the wisdom (or lack thereof) [...]
Swimming all the way to London with Missy Franklin
For most of us the Olympic Games represents two brief weeks of sporting nirvana which rolls around every couple of years. While the backstories [...]
The real hero for the Dodgers isn’t even on the roster
Until his postseason seventh-inning swoons, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was frequently described as the team's hero. But the real hero of the storied franchise [...]
Get inside the head of a Salisbury Sea Gull lacrosse player
Salisbury University has been flying high over Division III lacrosse for the past couple decades, racking up ten national titles and stringing together a [...]
Top Ten Fan Cards — October 25, 2014
This week's Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a football card in the top spot for the second week in a row. The card [...]
When Aaron Rodgers isn’t Aaron Rodgers, he might be a British comedian
If you stumble upon Aaron Rodgers and he appears a bit gaunt and speaks with an English accent, he's probably not Aaron Rodgers at [...]
Mike Moustakas lays it on (and over) the line for Royals
Normally, if a moose hopped a fence into a crowd of people it would be result in disaster, but last night it amounted to [...]
Seasoned-surfer Steve Roberson masters Maui’s big waves at 6 years old
Steve Roberson aka Uncle Baby (don't ask) has been catching waves off the coast of Hawaii for as long as he can remember — [...]
Eagles safety Chris Maragos voted “Baldest Seinfeld” in Tonight Show Superlatives
Jimmy Fallon found another set of victims for his latest "Tonight Show Superlatives" segment — this time poking fun at photos of Eagles and [...]
Top Ten Fan Cards — October 18, 2014
This week's Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a football card back in the top spot. The card tally by sport has football with [...]
Simone Biles and Kyla Ross medal in all-around, then get buzzed by a bee
Simone Biles and Kyla Ross form the strong nucleus of a USA women's gymnastics team that won gold this past Wednesday at the World [...]
Tim Howard pays props, Landon Donovan bids adieu to USMNT
With the crowd roaring its appreciation, Landon Donovan walked off the pitch as a member of the USMNT for the last time tonight in [...]
It’s only the preseason, but LeBron James brings daily hype to Cleveland
Forbes just proclaimed LeBron James as having the most valuable athlete brand in sports, and it's not hard to see why. Weeks away from [...]
Pint-sized Jazz signee JP Gibson gets assist from Rudy Gobert on slam dunk
Normally, when a player assists on a dunk it is via an alley oop, but Rudy Gobert took a more hands on approach with [...]