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Harlem Globetrotters Great 'Curly' Neal Has Died At 77

Via: john-russell • Sports • 3 Comments • 4 years ago

Harlem Globetrotters Great Fred 'Curly' Neal Has Died At 77 March 26, 2020 6:37 PM ET Harlem Globetrotters' Fred "Curly" Neal, shown here during a 1975...

Opinion: The NHL Discussing The Emergency Goalie Rule Stinks Of Toronto Privilege

Via: larry-hampton • Sports • 3 Comments • 4 years ago

MLB pitchers must face three batters or end inning under new rule

Via: transyferous-rex • Sports • 46 Comments • 4 years ago

Records that will likely never be broken

Via: sparty-on • Sports • 44 Comments • 4 years ago

This is a pretty simple one. Do you have any records, sports or otherwise, that you feel will never be broken. I have one that should be on this list.

Houston Astros should have been stripped of World Series title for cheating

Via: john-russell • Sports • 14 Comments • 4 years ago

Houston Astros should have been stripped of World Series title for cheating The penalty was harsh and yet it was not harsh enough. Baseball...

Ding Junhui wins third UK Championship

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Sports • 2 Comments • 5 years ago

Snowboarding visionary Jake Burton Carpenter dies at 65

Via: jasper2529 • Sports • 13 Comments • 5 years ago

Meet the AI that could replace your baseball umpire

Via: tig • Sports • 12 Comments • 5 years ago

This is inevitable and good, in my opinion. Not only will this address the biggest source of umpire mistakes in baseball, its success (I am predicting) will lead to application of technology...

100 Years Of The NFL - Who's The Best Player You've Ever Watched?

By: john-russell • Sports • 44 Comments • 5 years ago

As a Bears fan, I was able to see all of Walter Payton's games on TV, and a few in person. There is no doubt in my mind that he was the best football player of his era. It's a little hard to...

NBA legend Bob Cousy gets Medal of Freedom, and offers an assist to President Trump

Via: vic-eldred • Sports • 7 Comments • 5 years ago

By making Bob Cousy just the fourth former NBA player to get the Presidential Medal of Freedom , President Trump also made clear he is a big fan of the Boston Celtics legend. And...

Alonso breaks NL rookie HR record, Mets crown Royals 11-5

Via: vic-eldred • Sports • 3 Comments • 5 years ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pete Alonso wasn’t even sure he was going to make the New York Mets’ opening day roster, so even he never could have imagined the incredible season he’s having. The burly...

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup title as Serena Williams withdraws

Via: freefaller • Sports • 5 Comments • 5 years ago

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu is the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years. She was up 3-1 in the first set when American opponent Serena Williams called for a medical timeout. Less than a...

“Robot umpires” have arrived.

Via: john-russell • Sports • 20 Comments • 5 years ago

YORK, Pa. (AP) — “Robot umpires” have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes Wednesday...

Verlander: MLB juicing balls for more offense

Via: vic-eldred • Sports • 3 Comments • 5 years ago

CLEVELAND -- American League All-Star Game starter Justin Verlander told ESPN on Monday that the balls used in Major League Baseball games this season are "a f---ing joke" and that he...

IRAN: WE WILL NOT COMPETE AGAINST ISRAELI ATHLETES

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Sports • 17 Comments • 5 years ago

IRAN: WE WILL NOT COMPETE AGAINST ISRAELI ATHLETES "Refraining from participating in competitions with athletes of the Zionist regime is an issue of the Muslim world, and athletes from 20...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Kenley Jansen executes odd play in pivotal moment against Chicago Cubs

Via: vic-eldred • Sports • 44 Comments • 5 years ago

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday performed an unusual move during its game against the Chicago Cubs . In the ninth inning with Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward on second base and the...

Dave Feschuk: Raptors’ victory in NBA Finals opener a reality check for Warriors

Via: freefaller • Sports • 42 Comments • 5 years ago

It was only a couple of months back, as the Golden State Warriors muddled through the meaningless dregs of another 82-game slog, that head coach Steve Kerr found a moment to explain his team’s...

What Happened When A Novice Tried Out The Belmont Stakes Horse Race

Via: vic-eldred • Sports • 8 Comments • 5 years ago

I’d never been to the races, so when an invitation came along to join a group of friends and witness the third leg of the Triple Crown—the Belmont Stakes—I had to do it. On a glorious Saturday...

The misfortunes of Mott

By: vic-eldred • Sports • 3 Comments • 5 years ago

Yesterday was the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes. The race, with a purse of $1.5 million, is the final leg of horse racing's famed "Triple Crown." The distance of the race is a demanding one...

Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia

Via: john-russell • Sports • 19 Comments • 5 years ago

Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia ESPN 6-8 minutes Bill Buckner, the longtime major leaguer whose error in the 1986 World Series for years lived in Red Sox...

Woods's win was not the greatest comeback in sports history. Not even in golf.

Via: john-russell • Sports • 10 Comments • 5 years ago

Woods's win was not the greatest comeback in sports history. Not even in golf. Couch Slouch . The Washington Post ; Washington, D.C. [Washington, D.C]13 May 2019: D.2....

Mike Fiers Records Baseball’s 300th No-Hitter (Besides the 31 They Took Away)

Via: bob-nelson • Sports • 24 Comments • 5 years ago

After waiting out a 98-minute technical delay and firing an outrageous 131 pitches on Tuesday night, Mike Fiers of the Oakland Athletics was at a loss to explain his efforts in throwing...

My Leafs Fell Again - You'd Think It Was Autumn

By: buzz-of-the-orient • Sports • 24 Comments • 5 years ago

My Leafs Fell Again - You'd Think It Was Autumn It's been a long time since I watched an NHL game - When I was a kid I would always listen on Saturday night to Foster Hewitt announce the...

Peter Kaiser Takes First In Iditarod — Marking A Win For Alaskan Natives (The Last Great Race on Earth)

Via: kavika • Sports • 21 Comments • 5 years ago

Peter Kaiser and his team of dogs take off at the start of the Iditarod race. Courtesy of John Wallace Snow whipped past Peter Kaiser and his eight-dog team as they passed under...