The Las Vegas Aviators have a special feature for their team, a dog trained to run out and retrieve bats dropped by players at the plate. But on Tuesday, a mean old umpire got mercilessly booed by the fans after refusing to let Finn the dog do his job.
Combat pilot, Congressman, Central Intelligence Director, Ambassador, Vice President, and President. George H.W. Bush’s life was a full one to say the least. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Bush did it all.
No one likes getting tagged out. Getting tagged out is insulting, it’s humiliating, and it marks the final act in a failed bid to do that most difficult of things in sports, hit safely.
[LANGUAGE WARNING] When asked just hours after his Boston Red Sox took down the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win the World Series, relief pitcher Heath Hembree said he is definitely going to visit the president at the
In reaction Monday to the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend and President Donald Trump’s behavior, MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski accused the president of using a tweet about the World Series to “send
The left-wing ProPublica took to Twitter to solicit the public’s help in uncovering SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s baseball buddies.
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt finished second to Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar in MLB’s Final Vote for the National League All-Star team, and he said Russia may have interfered with the election. “First off, I just
In a preview of an interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, former MLB slugger Sammy Sosa danced around the question of whether or not he took performance-enhancing drugs, instead saying he “never tested positive.” Sosa was named in a 2009 New York
A Mattapoisett, MA, high school baseball coach feels “sick” after watching his team travel 88 miles to Notre Dame Cristo Rey to win 82-0, setting a new state record for margin of victory.
To protect their students from mass-shooters, a Pennsylvania school district spent $1,800 to arm all 500 of its teachers with a tiny, 16-inch baseball bat.
President Donald Trump met with the 2017 World Series Champions Houston Astros on Monday, but he also welcomed heroes who helped Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to the White House.
Texas Wesleyan University fired its baseball coach after he refused to recruit players from Colorado because of the state’s permissive marijuana laws.
A Venezuelan baseball star has died from a bout of pneumonia after failing to receive adequate medical treatment amid the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis.
An agent for Major League Baseball was suspended and fired after allegations emerged that he used a hidden camera to record players using a shower in his home, a report says.
A new Gallup poll finds that the game of football is still America’s most popular sport, but that its popularity has slipped six points since 2007.
Shortly after winning a ring Wednesday night, Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa gave another ring away.
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta showed Monday night he did not need his glove to make an out on a batted ball. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes laced a comebacker 106 mph right at Pivetta and the ball went
In wake of the “Racism Is As American As Baseball” banner that was unfurled at Fenway Park this week, retired Boston Red Sox slugger David “Big Papi” Ortiz said he is not a fan of political statements being made at
“God Bless America” saved Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price from getting ejected Sunday as his team squared off with the New York Mets. At the end of the top half of the seventh inning, the Reds skipper left the dugout after second
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame outfielder Jim Rice slammed New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia after the pitcher complained about the Red Sox testing his 37-year-old, 300-pound body and surgically repaired right knee in the first inning by bunting for
Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera threw some haymakers Thursday as his team hosted the New York Yankees, sparking a benches-clearing brawl between the two teams. Right before the fight, Yankees pitcher Tommy Kahnle was ejected for throwing a pitch
Wednesday’s ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park did not go as planned for one unlucky photographer. Boston Red Sox fan and Ewing’s sarcoma survivor Jordan Leandre, a high school pitcher, threw the first pitch way over the catcher’s head and right
St. Lucie Mets outfielder Tim Tebow made an elderly woman’s day by telling her hello and wishing her well. Tebow was signing autographs Saturday before his game against the Tampa Yankees when a fan asked him to deliver a message
St. Lucie Mets outfielder Tim Tebow took a fastball to the head from Tampa Yankees pitcher Trevor Lane Saturday in the ninth inning. After getting checked out by coaches and training staff, Tebow took his base and eventually scored from first
A cat invaded the field in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Kansas City Royals-St. Louis Cardinals game and it sparked a comeback for the home team. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, bases loaded
Monday, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) defended his actions over the weekend at a Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers game where he confronted a Cubs fan after being heckled. Christie told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he has always given it right back to hecklers
New Jersey Governor and big sports fan Chris Christie got in a fan’s face Sunday at Milwaukee’s Miller Stadium as the Brewers hosted the Chicago Cubs. Per WISN’s Ben Hutchinson, fans were heckling the governor when he was on the way back from getting
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray was forced to leave Friday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning after he took a line drive to the head off the bat of Cardinals first baseman Luke Voit. The ball
Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was ejected from Wednesday’s game with the Miami Marlins. During the eighth inning and trailing by 12 runs, umpire Gerry Davis instructed Beltre to get in the designated on-deck circle while waiting for his
When former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow said he wanted to play professional baseball after his short lived pro football career, the scoffing could be heard across the country as sports writers rolled their eyes and joked about his aspirations.
