On April 25, 1976, in a year that was the country’s bicentennial, no less, Rick Monday went into the history books by saving an American flag from being desecrated on the field at Chavez Ravine. Monday, then playing center field
Major League Baseball announced on Friday that eight players have been suspended from Wednesday’s bench clearing and nasty brawl between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers. Major League baseball took two days to rule, ultimately suspended Arizona Pitcher Ian
Starting with preseason games in 2013, women will no longer be allowed to bring purses to NFL games unless they are made of clear plastic or clutch bags no bigger than the size of a hand. Fanny packs, seat cushions,
Congressional Democrats shellacked Republicans 22-0 in the 52nd annual CQ/Roll Call Congressional baseball game Thursday night at Nationals Park. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), a former collegiate baseball player, led the Democrats with his pitching and hitting. The event reportedly raised more
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James may start at center tonight in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has reportedly indicated he is considering starting James at center. If
A Chicago Blackhawks superfan from Stokie, Illinois has not missed a home game since 1966, attending 2,152 consecutive home games. According to CBS’s Chicago affiliate, Bob Gertenrich has been a season ticket holder since 1966, when tickets were $2.50 a game.
After a three-and-a-half-hour delay for threatening, play has resumed at the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. At the time of this writing, Ian Poulter is at the top of the leaderboard at -3 through three holes. The
NBC’s telecast of thrilling three-overtime Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night drew the highest ratings for the first game of a Stanley Cup Finals in 16 years. The
Tiger Woods, Clint Eastwood, Paula Cremer, and Arnold Palmer were among those who cut Caddyshack-inspired PSAs for the USGA to encourage kids to speed up the pace of play. Slow play has been an issue in golf, and it made
The day after a massive brawl between the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, news broke that the two teams will open the 2014 MLB season in Australia. This will be the first MLB regular season game in Australia. What
Former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien, whom new CNN boss Jeff Zucker reportedly ousted, is now joining HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” The network has even signed a “first look” deal with O’Brien’s production company, and she will likely produce
Lionel Messi, considered the greatest soccer player in the world, has reportedly been accused of owing $5.3 million in unpaid income taxes to the Spanish government. According to the Associated Press, the FC Barca star and his father “are accused
On Tuesday, Jay Leno mocked the Obama administration’s surveillance programs by saying besides Tim Tebow and Patriots coach Bill Belichick only the National Security Agency knew the Patriots were going to sign the popular quarterback. “Do you know about that,
Late night comedian Jay Leno joked on Tuesday on “The Tonight Show” that the IRS will now audit Tim Tebow because the quarterback is now associated with the word “patriot.” Leno joked that besides Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, only
In the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday, Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig got hit in the nose with an Ian Kennedy pitch–and Puig stayed in the game, prompting baseball observers to call him superhuman. Puig was later ejected after
Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy will likely get suspended and is under fire for throwing at the heads of Los Angeles Dodgers players Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke on Tuesday. Kennedy hit Puig in the nose and hit Greinke between the
Before a raucous and electric crowd in Seattle, the United States men’s national soccer team took a giant step toward the 2014 World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, by defeating Panama 2-0 on Tuesday in a World Cup
San Antonio guard Tony Parker injured his hamstring in his team’s Game 3 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday, and the superstar will have an MRI on Wednesday. “I have no idea [when it happened],” Parker said after the
Yasiel Puig, the Dodgers phenom who is batting .500 and has more hits in his first 8 games than Mike Trout and Bryce Harper had combined in their first 8 games, has broken the club’s merchandise sales record. This is
On Tuesday, Robert Griffin III said he thought it was “good” that the New England Patriots signed Tim Tebow. “I think it’s good,” the Redskins quarterback said at a press conference when asked if the quarterback was good for the
The Florida Judge who was outraged after she “saw” Chad Johnson playfully slap his male lawyer’s butt on Monday is reportedly legally blind. Judge Katie McHugh was enraged on Monday and sentenced Johnson to 30 days in jail and did
Contrary to reports the Patriots signed Tim Tebow to possibly play fullback, tight end, or on special teams, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the organization signed him to backup franchise quarterback Tom Brady. The Patriots struggled in short yardage situations against
The New England Patriots formally announced the signing of quarterback Tim Tebow on Tuesday. The contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, is reportedly for two years with no money guaranteed, which means the Patriots will not owe Tebow any money
Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia briefly shook hands on Monday at Merion Golf Club, the site of this week’s U.S. Open. Woods and Garcia have been feuding since the Players Championship, and the feud escalated when Garcia, at a European
The New England Patriots will reportedly sign Tim Tebow. According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, the Patriots will sign Tebow and he will be at the team’s minicamp on Tuesday. The move is surprising because Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports had
