Terence “Bud” Crawford and “Showtime” Shawn Porter put on a display of pugilism Saturday night in Las Vegas that more than lived up to its billing. Crawford retained his WBO welterweight championship with a 10th round TKO over Porter. But what happened in the bout’s aftermath could create a pathway for a mega-fight… Read more…
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KAT’s new icky pre-game ritual has Harambe rolling in his grave
Well, that’s one way to get your head in the game. Earlier today, Minnesota Timberwolves’ center Karl-Anthony Towns said his new pregame ritual to get him pumped up before games is to watch videos of gorillas… fighting to the death?! Read more…
The WWE is going to be at … Rolling Loud?!?
Did you grow up on Sweet Chin Music? Read more…
END OF AN ERROR: 30 years ago today, wild, reckless spending sent The National — the first-and-only daily sports paper — to an early grave
Born on death row, The National Sports Daily perished of its own hand 30 years ago today, June 13, 1991. Read more…
A NATIONAL DISASTER: How wild, reckless spending sent The National, this country’s first and last sports daily, to an early grave — from someone who was there
Born on death row, The National Sports Daily perished of its own hand 30 years ago today, June 13, 1991. Read more…
A ‘NATIONAL’ DISASTER: How wild, reckless spending sent this country’s first and last sports daily to an early grave — from someone who was there
Born on death row, The National Sports Daily perished of its own hand 30 years ago today, June 13, 1991. Read more…
With Mayweather-Paul, Showtime has morphed into Comedy Central
For boxing fans, it must be sad to watch Showtime morph into Clowntime. Read more…
A shoutout to memorable mom moments in sports history
None of the athletes we talk about would be where they are without their mothers, so to commemorate, here’s a list to honor some of the most memorable mom moments in sports history. It’s not necessarily a top 10, but a collection of highlights (and yes, one lowlight) to honor Mother’s Day 2021. Read more…
It’s 4:20 on 4/20, let’s fire one up for the sports heroes who smoke weed
With every 4/20 that goes by, sports leagues seem to care less and less about weed. As they should. Read more…
Jeremy Lin deserves a roster spot, but the NBA is drunk on bare-minimum contracts
Much like Isaiah Thomas signing a 10-day contract on April 3 with the Pelicans, Jeremy Lin is just looking for one more chance in the NBA. Based on his G League production this past season, he’s earned it. As I said last week, the league has a problem with its veterans being cast aside in […]