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Minor League Team Unveils Chewbacca Uniforms

A short time from now in a state far, far away from most of the others, a baseball team will don Chewbacca uniforms. The world has waited 37 years for this moment. @PhilHecken Portland Sea Dogs (AA Red Sox affiliate)

Minor League Team Unveils Chewbacca Uniforms

Mike Tyson Explains Luis Suarez World Cup Bite

Luis Suarez, meet Mike Tyson. The retired 50-6 boxer commented Tuesday on the Uruguayan striker suspended from the World Cup, and all soccer-related activity for the next four months, for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini in front of an audience of

Mike Tyson Explains Luis Suarez World Cup Bite

UFC 176 Cancelled

The UFC flunks math–and vocabulary.  The UFC announced on Tuesday the derailment of UFC 176, the Staples Center card scheduled for August 2 featuring Hanford High School graduate and Cal Poly product Chad Mendes fighting in front of fellow Californians

UFC 176 Cancelled

Redskins Blogger Quits after Attacks from Progressive 'Friends'

A liberal blogger and campaign manager for Democratic candidates has resigned his position as blogger for the Washington Redskins less than two weeks after his hiring. Ben Tribbett had come under attack from former political allies for his job defending

Redskins Blogger Quits after Attacks from Progressive 'Friends'

Lord of the Ring: Jim Brown Says Auction House Selling Stolen Bling

What Dark Lord Sauron snatched Jim Brown’s NFL championship ring? Lelands auction house lists the three-time Associated Press NFL MVP’s 1964 Cleveland Browns championship ring on its website. But the football and lacrosse Hall of Famer maintains he never sold

Lord of the Ring: Jim Brown Says Auction House Selling Stolen Bling

Bronson Arroyo's Season Lost to Tommy John Surgery

Bronson Arroyo may have more free time to pick up a guitar over the next year. He won’t be able to pick up a baseball anytime soon. Arroyo, one of the most durable pitchers in the major leagues over the

Bronson Arroyo's Season Lost to Tommy John Surgery

MMA Legend B.J. Penn Retires

B.J. Penn, one of two–along with Randy Couture–two-division UFC champions, retired from mixed-martial arts (MMA) on Sunday night. The MMA legend called it a career after taking a beating from Frankie Edgar in their featherweight fight.   Penn retires with

MMA Legend B.J. Penn Retires

Madonna Donation Saves Detroit Youth Boxing Gym

Madonna may have moved on from a Midwestern accent to adopt a British one. But her recent donation to help save Detroit’s Downtown Youth Boxing Gym shows she still has love in her heart for Michigan. Boxing in Detroit, like

Madonna Donation Saves Detroit Youth Boxing Gym

UFC Women's Queenpin Ronda Rousey Champions Forgotten Martial Art

Ronda Rousey puts the “art” in mixed-martial arts. The Olympic bronze-medal-winning judoka, who takes on Canadian Alexis Davis tonight at UFC 175, infuses a sport of savage strikes and bone-splintering contortions with beautiful throws. Fight fans habituated to punches, kicks,

UFC Women's Queenpin Ronda Rousey Champions Forgotten Martial Art

MMA Crowd Boos 'The All-American' on Fourth of July

They booed “The All-American” on the Fourth of July. UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and challenger Lyoto Machida weighed in Friday night for their UFC 175 scrap. The Brazilian looked especially cut and thin at 184.5 pounds. The champion, who

MMA Crowd Boos 'The All-American' on Fourth of July

Louis Zamperini, Patriot

For Americans searching for a patriot this Fourth of July, they needn’t look back to 1776. This week will do. On Wednesday, Louis Zamperini, U.S. Olympic track star and World War II hero, died at 97. It wasn’t the first

Louis Zamperini, Patriot

Kareem Swats Soccer: Sport Returns to Its Sick Bed After World Cup

Americans hear a familiar refrain: this World Cup will finally conquer America for soccer. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, old enough to remember Pele’s 1970s swansong with the New York Cosmos sparking such bold declarations, isn’t buying it. In an article at Time,

Kareem Swats Soccer: Sport Returns to Its Sick Bed After World Cup

Arbitrator Rules Jimmy Graham a Tight End

What’s in a name? More than $5 million for Jimmy Graham. An NFL arbitrator ruled that the Saints stud plays as a tight end and not a wide receiver today. By applying the franchise tag on the lanky hybrid as

Arbitrator Rules Jimmy Graham a Tight End

What Do Fighters Think of Floppers?

The UFC holds its biggest event of 2014 in the midst of the biggest global sporting event of the year. So on the conference call promoting UFC 175, the World Cup naturally came up. “I like watching the World Cup,”

What Do Fighters Think of Floppers?

The Sports Hangover: It's a Soccer-Ball Shaped World

The U.S. makes it to the knockout round in Brazil, Americans get knocked out at Wimbledon, and the national pastime returns to normalcy. Soccer Evangelists The United States plays in the most important soccer game in the nation’s history today.

The Sports Hangover: It's a Soccer-Ball Shaped World

BJ Penn Blasts 'Ends Justify the Means' Mentality of Drug Cheats

The UFC has squeezed some of this year’s most anticipated fights–Weidman-Machida, Edgar-Penn III, Rousey-Davis–into Fourth of July weekend. But it’s the fight not taking place–the drug-doomed Sonnen-Silva clash–that Breitbart Sports asked B.J. Penn and Lyoto Machida about on the UFC’s

BJ Penn Blasts 'Ends Justify the Means' Mentality of Drug Cheats

Georges St. Pierre Apologizes for Letter Supporting Drug Kingpin

Georges St. Pierre calls a letter he signed in support of a convicted drug trafficker a “mistake” and apologized “unconditionally” to any offended. The former UFC welterweight champion has long been a loud voice against the use of performance enhancing

Georges St. Pierre Apologizes for Letter Supporting Drug Kingpin

76ers Grabbed Two First Round Picks. Neither May Suit Up This Season.

Philadelphia’s nickname conjures up the city’s past. Its roster moves evoke the future–the distant future. Sometimes the Philadelphia 76ers confuse themselves for the Delaware 87ers, their D-League affiliate. The 76ers seem to be always developing, never arriving as the finished

76ers Grabbed Two First Round Picks. Neither May Suit Up This Season.

Florida Panthers Select Aaron Ekblad with First Pick in NHL Draft

The Florida Panthers selected defenseman Aaron Ekblad with the first pick in the NHL Draft on Friday night. “We are thrilled to have selected Aaron with the No. 1 pick,” declared Florida general manager Dale Tallon. “He is a strong,

Florida Panthers Select Aaron Ekblad with First Pick in NHL Draft

NBA Allows Player with Deadly Disease to Live His Draft Dreams

Doctors killed Isaiah Austin’s basketball career last week by diagnosing him with Marfan syndrome. They also likely saved the Baylor star’s life. Last night at the NBA Draft, league commissioner Adam Silver, in a moment that overwhelmed the emotions, recognized

NBA Allows Player with Deadly Disease to Live His Draft Dreams

2014 NBA Draft: Cavs Select Andrew Wiggins with First Pick

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kansas shooting guard/small forward Andrew Wiggins with the first pick in the NBA Draft. The Canadian player–the second year in a row that Cleveland has taken a Great White North product first–averaged 17.1 points a game

2014 NBA Draft: Cavs Select Andrew Wiggins with First Pick

Ties Are for Losers

Nearly seventy years ago, America and its allies demanded unconditional surrender from Germany. Today, America and its allies hope for a draw against Germany. Many partisans of the U.S. soccer team would regard even a loss, provided by not too

Ties Are for Losers

Michelle Wie Twerks, Drinks, Flips the Bird After Winning U.S. Open

Michelle Wie plays hard.  “I definitely cleaned up the cup,” Michelle Wie confessed on CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello of the trophy she drank from after winning the U.S. Women’s Open this weekend. “Who knows what liquid was in there

Michelle Wie Twerks, Drinks, Flips the Bird After Winning U.S. Open

Can't Take the Heat: LeBron James Opts to Become Free Agent

LeBron James has informed the Miami Heat that he will exercise the option to terminate his contract, ESPN’s Chris Broussard reports. The superstar becomes an unrestricted free agent on June 30.  James looked to make $20 million next year with

Can't Take the Heat: LeBron James Opts to Become Free Agent

Rand Paul: 'Redskins' Name None of Federal Government's Business

Senator Rand Paul said that the name of a professional football team isn’t a legitimate concern of the federal government on Meet the Press Sunday morning. “I’m not much for the government getting involved in the NFL,” the Kentucky Republican

Rand Paul: 'Redskins' Name None of Federal Government's Business

The Story Behind the Saban-Belichick Stolen Jets Playbook Story

The back story of why Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine alleges that Bill Belichick obtained the defensive playbook of the New York Jets may be more interesting than how the Patriots coach may or may not have obtained the

The Story Behind the Saban-Belichick Stolen Jets Playbook Story

Seahawks Receive Super Bowl Rings

The Seattle Seahawks received their Super Bowl rings last night in a ceremony the team dubs “private.” But the public that supported the franchise receives ample acknowledgement in the jewelry. The two openings of the ring feature “12” atop the

Seahawks Receive Super Bowl Rings

UFC's Wanderlei Silva Explains Why He Fled from Drug Tester

Chael Sonnen predicted that Wanderlei Silva wouldn’t step into the octagon with him. He later reported that the Axe Murderer had run from an emissary of the Nevada State Athletic Commission seeking to test him for banned substances. t turns out

UFC's Wanderlei Silva Explains Why He Fled from Drug Tester

Rookie Holt Provides Jolt, Bosox Beat Twins at Fenway 2-1

BOSTON–Red Sox rookie Brock Holt borrowed Fred Lynn’s glove, Dave Roberts’s cleats, and Wade Boggs’s bat (along with his number) to spark a victory over the Twins Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Holt scored a run after a Dustin Pedroia

Rookie Holt Provides Jolt, Bosox Beat Twins at Fenway 2-1