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I haven't been following all that closely this year, but I tuned into a game today and saw an interesting factoid:

Four teams have more home runs...

Is there a name for the betting strategy where you have a strong hand and you draw out bets in rounds, instead of betting high and risking everyone...

Eliud Kipchoge runs 1:59 marathon, first to break 2 hours

Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds, becoming the first...

Swimmer disqualified for wedgie

A talented 17-year-old swimmer at Anchorage’s Dimond High School in Alaska was disqualified after winning the 100m...

I've been seeing stories about this over the past couple days. Weirdly, I'm also seeing lots of stories about tourists dying in the DR.
Man held in...

Sounds like a fun place based on the Yelp reviews.

Place is still filthy,and the stench of body odor and marijuana fill the air,if you ever want to...

When do we start picking the losers??

All them what are upset about what he did can get on their knees and suck my dick! As usual, every fucking jingoistic yahoo has gone apoplectic. From...

–J.D.

CELTICS BEAT THE MISERABLE STUPID BALL-HOGGING RAPIST LAKERS FAGS COMMIE BEBER-LOVERS 113 TO 96!!!11!!!

UTTERLY DOMINATING THEM THE CELTICS RISE TO...

Think it over before reading down the DU thread. 8)

No . . . we are not talking about Mike Who is He Again? Lowell hitting a two-run home run BEFORE the fans in the stands finished giving him a...

Good start. 15 more and we've done it.

For example, Bruce Jenner.

After MORE than a decade . . . of dominance and nearly two decades of Dynasty !!

From The Office of the Two Time Grand Champion

The merciful...

Richard Branson Says He’s Going to Send People Into Space by Christmas

Billionaire Richard Branson really, really wants you to believe he’s going...

I couldn't give half a fucking shit about it.

Pretty amazing comeback. Comparisons with Nicklaus abound:

Tiger and the Masters victory even he never saw coming

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Before Jack...

Calling it now.

The guy has amazing and super human mad skillz, but 49-42 .

Kyle Field, COLLEGE STATION, TX
1 2 3 4 T
#1 ALA 7 21 14 7 49
#6 TA&M 14 0 7 21 42

And...

Why post this in Sports ?

Your Mom said . . . actually, it is an issue particularly with regards to the NFL where pain management is a part of...

Through a fluke in my usual tv habits, I ended up watching the Daytona 500 race yesterday. I used to watch racing on a smaller-regular basis but I...

Boston will be USOC's bid city for 2024 Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee is counting on Boston to do what New York and Chicago could not....

Congratulations Mariano Rivera on not only for your Hall of Fame election but for the first unanimous election. Will give it over to a newspaper from...

I thought I managed to quit forever. Apparently a relapse.

My friend, who is really into it, stopped at a local golf store to pick up a $200 putter....

Just stumbled across this footage from an April 24, 1934 game between the Yankees and (Philadeplhia) Athletics. What makes it great is it has real...

Disney, NFL join forces to expand coverage of '19 NFL Draft
NFL (official press release)

For the first time in its history, ABC will broadcast...

Well, glad to see that he's a good sport about it. :freedom:

There was Babe Ruth, and as far as I know very few others. And he's Japanese!! :upsidedown:

Of course, Ruth gave up pitching because he was so good...

--J. Doubley D.

Now that NFL has released a very weasel-worded report that may or may not be blaming anyone, where does NE Patriots organization go from here?

With a Loud Ovation, Baseball Shows Its Whiteness
Carlos' Blog

We live in an age of unbridled white id.

Many days it is anything goes, baby,...

MORE than a decade . . . of dominance and nearly two decades of Dynasty !!

From The Office of the Two Time Grand Champion

The merciful and...

Ellipsis in original.

NFL owners are 'f-----g terrified' of Trump, report says (Fox)

Synopsis:
The ubiquitous unnamed source strikes again.

......

Leaked audio of a MLB ejection from a few years ago. Gets really heated at about the 1 minute mark. MLB has been scrubbing this from the internet as...

Utterly disgusting:

Major college football's oldest, winningest and perhaps most revered coach, was engulfed Monday in a growing furor involving...

What do you think about this idea? Should college athletes be paid?
One former college athlete weighs in:

During the three weeks of March...

At least it makes me feel good. :)

The NFL Is Seriously Concerned With Empty Stadiums (MSN)

I’ve been thinking about odd historical NBA stuff lately.

For some reason, I’m fascinated by the following premise:

You have to make the best six...

For your discussion.

I'll start: At least this way they'll actually have attendance at the games.

So, most teams still have about 11 or 12 games left to play this season, but already more home runs have been hit in Major League Baseball this year...

Ravens call off DNA Day as biotech firm talks to state (ESPN)

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens announced that they have rescheduled DNA Day about...

--J.D.

MORE than a decade . . . of dominance !!

From The Office of the Two Time Grand Champion

The merciful and compassionate!

And this is how I...

MLB umpire told 5-year-old fan to kick Dee Gordon

....news about Tom Brady.

Clickbaiting is fun!

Tom Brady 'does have concussions,' wife Gisele Bundchen says

Now she is a wife and not a doctor,...

Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry.

From an interesting article:

ESPN Firing Over A Hundred Employees Today

By Clay...

Moving to Las Vegas. Oh THAT'll be a clean operation, sure.