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Blue Jays Pitcher J.A. Happ Stretchered Off After Being Hit in the Head by a Line Drive (Video)
Most observers would tell you that the Toronto Blue Jays need a good slap on the side of the head to wake them up after a putrid start to a season in which they were supposed to be a shoe-in for the playoffs. That, however, is just a metaphor. What happened to starting pitcher J.A. [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/7/2013 — Matt Harvey
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey has been having himself quite the season in 2013. He kicked things off by pitching seven innings of one-hit ball during his first start of the year, and he followed that up by winning each of his next three starts in a rather dominating fashion. Heading into Tuesday’s contest [...]
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Matt Kemp Gives His Gear to a Dodgers Fan “Fighting a Tough Battle” (Video)
There are certain individuals that you’d always like to have on your side, both in sports, and in life. Matt Kemp is one of them. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder showed why he is a great guy to have on your team in sports when he stood up for teammate Zack Greinke during a bench-clearing [...]
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Red Wings Fan Shakes Her Breasts at the Refs (Video)
There were plenty of remarkably pleasing sights to take in during Game Four of the first-round playoff series between the Detroit Red Wings and the Anaheim Ducks last night (unless, of course, you are a Ducks fan). For starters, there were several key, highlight reel saves made by goaltender Jimmy Howard. Here’s a look at [...]
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9 Celebrity Sports Stars Spotted At The 2013 Kentucky Derby
Last weekend’s 139th running of the Kentucky Derby brought out a fair amount of celebrities, and there was no shortage of well-known athletes among them. Coaches and players, college players and professional retirees: Everybody wanted to be in on the action. And why not? If they let Jason Biggs strut around the red carpet like [...]
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Soccer Player Kicks Opponent to the Ground, Then Kicks the Ball at Him (Video)
In America, an example of good sportsmanship in the game of soccer would be helping your opponent get back to his feet after knocking him to the ground, while an example of bad sportsmanship would be kicking the ball at him while he’s on the ground. I’m assuming that’s the case in pretty much every [...]
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Bulls’ Marco Belinelli Fined $15K for “Big Cojones” Gesture During Game 7 vs Nets (GIF)
It appears as though Marco Belinelli‘s big cojones have earned him a rather big fine, as the Bulls’ guard will be forced to fork over $15,000 to the league for his obscene gesture during Game 7 of his team’s first round series against the Brooklyn Nets. With just under five minutes remaining in that game, [...]
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CBC Camera Catches a Leafs Fan Smoking a Joint (Video)
According to a survey conducted by UNICEF on child well-being in rich countries, “Canada’s young people have the highest rate of cannabis use” among “developed countries,” at 28%. And falling within that 28% of young Canadian pot smokers is this Toronto Maple Leafs fan, who was caught by CBC’s camera taking a puff from a [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 7th) — Denver Nuggets
It was on this day in 1994 that the No. 8 seeded Denver Nuggets upset the top ranked Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It was the first time that a No. 1 seed fell to a No. 8 seed since the first round of the NBA playoffs went to a [...]
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Female Spurs Fan Has Busy Hands (Video)
With just four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, it appeared as though the Golden State Warriors were in complete control of Game One of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs. They were leading by a score of 104-88 at the time, and Stephen Curry was on fire. But the Spurs [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/6/2013 — Andrelton Simmons
The Atlanta Braves have plenty of big names and big bats in their line-up, but on Monday night in Cincinnati, it was one of their lesser known players that was carrying the offense. Batting in the eighth spot of the Braves’ line-up, shortstop Andrelton Simmons stepped up to the plate four times, and two of [...]
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9 Famous Cases of MLB Pitchers Who Were Caught Cheating
The Red Sox currently have the best record in Major League Baseball. The biggest reason for this is the resurgence of their once great starting rotation, led by Clay Bucholz and his 1.01 ERA and 6-0 record through his first six starts. However, it seems not everybody is willing to believe that Bucholz could be [...]
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Dangerous Winds Cause Soccer Net To Steamroll a Fan in Norway (Video)
When I was a kid playing soccer, the most exciting thing about playing in championship games was getting goals with nets on them. We never had that luxury during league games because, yes, it was a pretty pitiful league. But for interleague championship games they pulled out all the stops, and we felt like pros. [...]
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Sens Rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau Lost a Tooth While Scoring His First Career Playoff Goal (Video)
During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, success comes at a steep price. A team doesn’t succeed without a 100% buy-in from each of its players, and an individual doesn’t succeed without a willingness to get gritty and take a few lumps. And nobody complains. That’s just how it is, and it’s all worth it if you [...]
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Son of Horse Trainer Doug O’Neill Was a Total Gangsta at the 2013 Kentucky Derby (GIF)
Last year, the horse trained by Doug O’Neill won the Kentucky Derby. That horse, of course, was I’ll Have Another, and he then went on to win the Preakness before pulling out of the Belmont at the last minute. Unfortunately, his success didn’t turn O’Neill into a rock star in the world of horse racing. [...]
