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By George! Joe Torre Forgets Old Boss in Hall of Fame Speech

Joe Torre spoke for nearly triple his allotted time at the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. He still forgot to thank his old boss. Torre thanked bench coach Don Zimmer. He thanked Yankees fans. But he forgot to express

By George! Joe Torre Forgets Old Boss in Hall of Fame Speech

Party's Over: Manziel Opens Camp as Question, Not Answer

He can be Johnny Football. He can be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. He can’t be both. That’s the message from Mary Kay Cabot’s lengthy report at Cleveland.com. Head coach Mike Pettine initially looked to have an open

Party's Over: Manziel Opens Camp as Question, Not Answer

All Nine Padres in Line Up Score in One Inning

San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum has no-hit the Padres twice since last July. An assortment of Chicago Cubs pitchers eight-hit San Diego in the sixth inning of Thursday’s game. Fifteen Padres players stepped to the plate in the inning,

All Nine Padres in Line Up Score in One Inning

#1 Pick Andrew Wiggins Signs with Cavaliers

Andrew Wiggins is not in Kansas anymore. He may not be in Cleveland for long, either. The swingman has signed a four-year deal with the Cavaliers. The contract gives the first pick in last month’s draft the rookie maximum at

#1 Pick Andrew Wiggins Signs with Cavaliers

NHL Goon Becomes Bank Robber

Patrick Cote finished his NHL career with 377 penalty minutes and just three points. If his life were a novel, readers might call this foreshadowing.  A Canadian judge sentenced the former NHL goon to thirty months in the penalty box

NHL Goon Becomes Bank Robber

Big Papi Passes Yaz on All-Time HR List with Two Dingers

The Sox remained the same. The player didn’t.  David Ortiz homered twice in the Red Sox rout of the Blue Jays on Monday night. The long balls, Ortiz’s 452nd and 453rd of his career, move him pass Carl Yastrzemski and

Big Papi Passes Yaz on All-Time HR List with Two Dingers

Michael Sam Sells More Jerseys Than Tom Brady

Michael Sam can sack a quarterback. He can sell a jersey, too. Save for Johnny Manziel, the openly-gay defensive end outdid all other rookies, including fellow pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney, in jersey sales. Sam, selected with the 249th pick in

Michael Sam Sells More Jerseys Than Tom Brady

Kobe Bryant Goes Yard

Kobe Bryant reveals in a forthcoming Showtime documentary that he’s “scared” about his post-basketball future. He might have another sports career waiting for him on the diamond in retirement. The Los Angeles Lakers great homered at Richard Sherman’s softball game

Kobe Bryant Goes Yard

Celtics Roll Out Lucky Alternative Logo

The Boston Celtics unveiled a brand new alternative logo. It’s a lot like their very old main logo. #Celtics to debut alternate logo. My story in today’s @BostonGlobe: http://t.co/aIoHjXSGvv pic.twitter.com/oQU9CsWuUO — Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) July 20, 2014 Lucky the Leprechaun,

Celtics Roll Out Lucky Alternative Logo

Report: NFL Considering Building Stadium in Los Angeles

The NFL may become a landlord in Los Angeles ahead of the city potentially gaining back at least one football team.  According to a Los Angeles Times report, “the NFL is considering financing and owning a stadium in the Los Angeles area”

Report: NFL Considering Building Stadium in Los Angeles

Rory McIlroy's Dad Wins $340K on Decade-Old Bet on Son

Rory McIlroy won $1.66 million for winning the British Open on Sunday, but his father–along with three of his buddies–won over $340,000 for a bet they placed ten years ago on McIlroy to win the British Open by the time

Rory McIlroy's Dad Wins $340K on Decade-Old Bet on Son

Tribe Refuses Money from Redskins

A Native American tribe straddling the Arizona-California border has refused grant money from a charity associated with the Washington Redskins. The Original Americans Foundation’s proposed donation to the Quechan Tribe would have funded a skate park and anti-suicide programs. A

Tribe Refuses Money from Redskins

Houston, We Have a Problem: Astros Fail to Sign Top Pick

If it weren’t for bad luck, the Houston Astros wouldn’t have any. The club watched its secret trade talks go online for all to see last month. This month, as they suffer through yet another abysmal season, Houston lost its

Houston, We Have a Problem: Astros Fail to Sign Top Pick

105-Year-Old Woman to Toss First Pitch at Padres Game

She was born sixty years before the birth of the Padres, when less than 40,000 people lived in San Diego and William Howard Taft occupied the Oval Office. On Sunday, 105-year-old Agnes McKee throws out the first pitch at Petco

105-Year-Old Woman to Toss First Pitch at Padres Game

Dick Monfort's Rocky Road as Baseball Owner Gets Bumpier

What do you do for an encore after threatening to move your franchise and telling a fan not to come to games if he doesn’t like losing? For Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort, you blame the team’s troubles on the

Dick Monfort's Rocky Road as Baseball Owner Gets Bumpier

Al Qaeda Push to Strike U.S. Open Makes NYC Jumpy

An article in a terrorist publication encourages readers to kill spectators at the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The article, “Car Bombs Inside America,” provides readers instruction in how to make explosive devices. The al Qaeda-published Inspire magazine encourages readers to

Al Qaeda Push to Strike U.S. Open Makes NYC Jumpy

Respect: Nike All-Star Game Ad Pays Moving Tribute to Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter plays in his fourteenth and final All-Star Game tonight at Target Field in Minneapolis. Nike pays its respect to the retiring 20-year veteran with a moving commercial during the Midsummer Classic. Set to a stark piano soundtrack sans

Respect: Nike All-Star Game Ad Pays Moving Tribute to Derek Jeter

Phil Mickelson Drank $40K Bottle of Wine Out of Claret Jug

After Phil Mickelson took one step closer to winning the career Grand Slam when he won the British Open last year, he celebrated by drinking a $40,000 bottle of wine out of the Claret Jug.  According to Golf Channel, “one

Phil Mickelson Drank $40K Bottle of Wine Out of Claret Jug

New Trophy Unveiled for College Football National Champion

The college football national champion under the new playoff system will receive a new trophy. It’s tall. It’s gold. And it looks like a cross between an ice-cream cone and the Olympic torch. The group behind the new college football

New Trophy Unveiled for College Football National Champion

Home Run Derby Lineups

All-Star Game festivities get under way tonight in Minneapolis with the annual home-run derby. Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland A’s attempts to repeat as champion. In addition to Cespedes, the American League roster consists of captain Jose Bautista (Blue Jays),

Home Run Derby Lineups

Erin Andrews in, Pam Oliver out, as Fox's Top NFL Sideline Reporter

Even football broadcasters keep depth charts. Pam Oliver no longer finds herself atop of Fox’s rankings of sideline reporters. The familiar face finds herself bumped by Erin Andrews, the blonde beauty famous for winning the attention of a creepy peephole

Erin Andrews in, Pam Oliver out, as Fox's Top NFL Sideline Reporter

Obama Golfs with ESPN Host Michael Wilbon

On Saturday, President Barack Obama golfed with ESPN host Michael Wilbon in Maryland.  The foursome at the TPC Potomac Golf Club in Montgomery County, Maryland included Glenn Hutchins, and Marvin Nicholson. Obama has previously golfed with Wilbon in addition to his

Obama Golfs with ESPN Host Michael Wilbon

One-Man Economy: LeBron James Signing Doubles Value of Cavaliers

In 2010, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert labeled LeBron James’s exodus “cowardly” and “narcissistic.” Four years later, James returning to Gilbert’s employ has added nearly a half-billion dollars to the value of his franchise. Then, Gilbert felt the pain in

One-Man Economy: LeBron James Signing Doubles Value of Cavaliers

Vegas Loving Cleveland

Cleveland loves the return of LeBron; Las Vegas, even more so. In the course of a few hours, the Cleveland Cavaliers changed from a team that hasn’t sniffed the playoffs since 2011 into the franchise favored over all others to

Vegas Loving Cleveland

L.A. Linsanity

The Houston Rockets have traded Jeremy Lin and a future first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for cash. The deal shifted Lin’s $15 million salary–with about $8 million counting against the cap–off Houston’s books for 2014-2015, allowing the team

L.A. Linsanity

London Calling? NFL Players Warming to UK Team

The NFL visits London three times this season, fueling speculation that the games will serve as the advance party for a full-fledged football invasion of the United Kingdom. In Week 4, the Oakland Raiders play the Miami Dolphins. In Week

London Calling? NFL Players Warming to UK Team

Johnny Football: 'YESSSSSSSS!!

Cleveland Cavaliers quarterback Johnny Manziel and LeBron James are friends. They share a management team. And now they’ll share a city after James announced on Friday that he would be returning to his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.  Manziel, in a Tweet

Johnny Football: 'YESSSSSSSS!!

Cavs Owner to LeBron: 'Welcome Home'

After infamously trashing LeBron James in a letter when James made the “decision” to leave his hometown franchise four years ago, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert welcomed James back with open arms on Friday. James announced that he would be

Cavs Owner to LeBron: 'Welcome Home'

Brooklyn Nets Pay Record $91M Luxury Tax

The Brooklyn Nets will pay an NBA-record $90.57 million in luxury-tax penalties to the rest of the NBA teams for their gargantuan 2013-2014 payroll. Team owner Mikhail Prokhorov boasts a net worth exceeding $10 billion. Based in large part on

Brooklyn Nets Pay Record $91M Luxury Tax

Sterling to Wife: 'Stay Away From Me, You Pig!'

A day after describing his wife as so gentle as not to harm a fly, Donald Sterling continued to invoke the animal kingdom in court on Wednesday in reference to his bride. “Stay away from me, you pig,” Sterling angrily,

Sterling to Wife: 'Stay Away From Me, You Pig!'

Wrist Surgery for NHL MVP Sidney Crosby

The surgeon’s knife awaits Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. An injury to the lefty-shooting Crosby’s right wrist allegedly impaired his play–stellar, nevertheless–for parts of this season, particularly during the playoffs. It is unclear when the injury occurred.

Wrist Surgery for NHL MVP Sidney Crosby

Germany Humiliates Brazil in Historic 7-1 World Cup Rout

Germany inflicted a historic 7-1 rout on hosts Brazil on Tuesday to reach the World Cup final as Miroslav Klose became the all-time leading scorer in the history of the tournament. Brazil have never suffered such a big defeat in

Germany Humiliates Brazil in Historic 7-1 World Cup Rout

Brazilian Fans in Tears While Germany Humiliates Host Nation

Germany was crushing Brazil so badly in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday that Brazilian fans were seen sobbing throughout the stadium. Brazil, which has five World Cup titles, had not lost an international soccer match at home since 1975,

Brazilian Fans in Tears While Germany Humiliates Host Nation

Lights Out: ESPN Studio Goes Dark 'Much Like Brazil'

A massive thunderstorm in Rio de Janeiro knocked out ESPN’s power just after Germany shellshocked Brazil by scoring five goals in 18 minutes in the first half.  “Our studio has gone dark much like Brazil,” host Mike Tirico said.  He

Lights Out: ESPN Studio Goes Dark 'Much Like Brazil'