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Ever been to a baseball game and had a pyro-techno inferno break out? Well, you’re about to watch one.

(AFP) – A Russian former deputy premier was re-elected as head of international chess body FIDE by a landslide Sunday, seeing off a Ukrainian challenger who said the incumbent was part of Moscow’s “war machine”.

Outrage has hit the Irish sporting world after a women’s “LGBT” football team with a trans player beat their finals opponent by eight goals.

The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) will host its national convention in Cleveland, the home of Brown’s quarterback Deshaun Watson, this month. Watson’s future in the NFL is unclear after 24 women, mainly massage therapists, have brought sexual misconduct complaints against him.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) has let an ESPN host know he can forget any attempt to cancel Mt. Rushmore while she’s in office.

British actor, director and executive producer Idris Elba said Friday motorsport should look to the film world as a moral exemplar if it wishes to “secure its future in an ever-changing world.”

Popular podcaster Joe Rogan recently questioned the outrage over the 9-1/2-year prison term WNBA star Brittney Griner got in Russia.

Italian decathlete Alberto Nonino experienced a doubly embarrassing race at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships on Thursday.

A Russian court sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine and a half years in prison on drug charges Thursday morning, renewing rumors that the Biden administration might trade Russian gun-running supervillain Viktor Bout – and perhaps even other high-value prisoners demanded by Moscow – in exchange for Griner’s freedom.

Social media exploded in condemnation Thursday after NFL reporter James Palmer outed fellow reporter Ian Rapoport for making a joke about “surviving a Russian prison” on the same day WNBA star Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence was announced in Russia.

The Kremlin on Friday jumped less than 24-hours after WNBA star Brittney Griner was hit with a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession to offer Washington immediate prisoner swaps.

Ex-NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens posted a video of his argument with a neighbor who called the police on him, calling the neighbor a “Karen”

ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose has launched a new campaign to cancel Mr. Rushmore because he says the name of “offensive.”

Social media reacted swiftly to the Russian courts’ 9-1/2-year prison sentence for WNBA player Brittney Griner on drug charges.

KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling Thursday and sentenced her to nine years in prison.

During an appearance on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, Rodgers revealed that his past use of psychedelic drugs – specifically ayahuasca – with helping him learn how to “love himself unconditionally.” Something that Rodgers believes helped him have the best season of his career in 2021.

KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — An emotional Brittney Griner apologized in a Russian court Thursday as her drug possession trial drew to a close, and a prosecutor urged that the American basketball star be convicted and sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison in a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy.

Although the left has spent decades telling Americans things like “an AR-15 is not for hunting,” a Winchester Ammunition survey reported by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) shows 60 percent of centerfire rifle hunters use AR/AK-platform rifles on their hunts.

New Orleans Saints’ first-round draft pick Trevor Penning has been kicked out of practice for picking a fight with a team mate on Wednesday.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) accused the NFL of “enabling sexual misconduct, assault, and violence” against women on Monday following the league handing down a 6-game suspension to Cleveland Brown’s quarterback Deshaun Watson, who made headlines after 24 women accused him of sexual harassment during massage sessions in 2020 and 2021.

The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer’s decision to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, giving Commissioner Roger Goodell or someone he designates authority to impose a stiffer penalty.

The dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series is now in the courts.

Vin Scully believed the NFL anthem protests were disrespectful to veterans and refused to watch another NFL game because of them.

Aside from his boundless enthusiasm for pro baseball, Dopdgers announcer Vin Scully also had an abiding disgust for the failures of socialism.

A transgender cyclist claims that a representative from USA Cycling informed him that he would no longer be allowed to compete in the women’s division and that his spot on the IP (individual pursuit) podium had been revoked.

Major League Baseball (MLB) lost a titan on Tuesday with the announcement that Vin Scully had died at the age of 94. 

The fast friendship between golf pros Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau seems to have hit a pause after DeChambeau joined LIV Golf.

Whit Merrifield, the Royals infielder who made headlines weeks ago for refusing to get vaccinated to make his team’s road trip to Toronto to face the Blue Jays, has been traded to Canada.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 2 (UPI) — The NFL stripped the Miami Dolphins of two draft picks and fined and suspended team owner Stephen Ross for violations of its integrity of the game policy, the league announced Tuesday.

On the heels of rebranding itself as the “Guardians,” Cleveland’s baseball team has struggled to fill stadium seats with fans.

The father of a Texas cheerleader who was reportedly physically assaulted by a transgender cheerleader is striking back at critics.

Aug. 2 (UPI) — Seven-time Formula 1 racing champion Lewis Hamilton joined the ownership group for the NFL’s Denver Broncos, the team announced Tuesday.

During a Monday interview with Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman sounded off about his LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed rival golf league to the PGA.

Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was “somewhere in that neighborhood” of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.

During their statement in response to a federal judge’s decision to suspend Deshaun Watson for six games following more than two dozen accusations of sexual misconduct, Browns Co-Owners Dee and Kimmy Haslam made a claim that contradicted the judge and used a very curious word to describe those angered by the allegations against Watson.

After a judge revealed that Deshaun Watson will be given only a six-game suspension on the tail of two dozen sexual assault cases.

Former NFL great OJ Simpson is urging everyone to just move on as the sports world gears up for a major debate on whether Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension for sexual harassment was too lenient.