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Geno Smith: I got in 'trouble' for making playoff guarantee

New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith says he was reprimanded for guaranteeing a playoff berth in his first interview after being drafted by Gang Green in the second round last month. That, he promised, will be his last bold Joe Namath-type proclamation. "I’ve already gotten in trouble for saying some things about playoffs and things, which I don’t regret,"...
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Dennis Rodman being trailed for Sports Illustrated cover

Dennis Rodman is being shadowed for a potential Sports Illustrated cover story after his well publicized trip to North Korea put America's most colorful, self-named ambassador back in the public eye, reports The New York Post. Rodman will pose for an SI shoot that will be a riff on his infamous May 1995 cover in black hot pants, a bustier and a dog collar and holding an exotic...
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Boston urinals show visitors where they stand

Just in case you didn't know you were presumably in Boston, these urinals help make it perfectly clear where you stand — as this Reddit photo shows.  The only team missing is the Lakers — and possibly the Ravens. Maybe they're represented in the stalls. It's one way to say Go Boston!
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ICKY INK

Steelers fan's tattoo is amateurish, terrible

It's hard to know what this guy was thinking — or drinking — when he decided to honor the Pittsburgh Steelers by (presumably) giving himself a tattoo of the NFL team's hallowed logo on some part of his body. If he paid someone to ink this monstrosity, he deserves to look at it forever. There's never a good reason to give yourself a team tattoo unless you're...
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Diamondbacks' pitcher and catcher combine for crazy circus catch

It's not often you get to see a pitcher and a catcher combine to make a circus catch on a routine bunt but that's exactly what happened when the Diamondbacks' Josh Collmentor and Miguel Montero did it against the Miami Marlins on Sunday. The Arizona catcher Montero bobbled the pop-up bunt and deflected it into bare hand of relief pitcher Collmentor for an assist and...
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Roy Hibbert rejects Carmelo Anthony at the rim when it counted most

Lance Stephenson might have been the catalyst in Saturday night's Game 6 series clincher over the New York Knicks but it was Roy Hibbert's emphatic late-game rejection of a Carmelo Anthony dunk that represented how much the bigger, stronger Indiana Pacers dominated the Knicks under the basket throughout the series. After the Knicks had taken a 92-90 lead on J.R. Smith’s...
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Brooklyn Nets opening boutique on Coney Island

Nothing says Brooklyn like Coney Island and — in its latest grab to become synonymous with the Kings County borough — the Nets will be opening a boutique right next to the iconic boardwalk just in time for the Memorial Day summer tip-off. The Nets Shop by Adidas will feature beach balls, flip-flops, visors and other summer sundries along with the usual Nets gear. Hoping...
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Bruce Chen continues trend of playing catch with young fans, then rolls over and plays dead

First it was Hyun-Jin Ryu who brightened some young kid's day by tossing the ball back-and-forth before a game last week.  Next, it was Gio Gonzalez who was video-taped playing catch another young fan later in the week. Now before Saturday's  game against the Athletics in Oakland, Royals relief pitcher Bruce Chen took a few moments from warm-ups to continue the trend...
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Beckham will retire TONIGHT wearing specially-designed adidas shoes: Report

David Beckham will finally call it a career tonight — instead of next week — after Paris Saint-German's final home game of the season against Brest. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid international soccer star announced his retirement from the game on Thursday and it was thought initially that Beckham would bow out next weekend in PSG's final game of the season...
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Dwyane Wade accepts YouTube invite and shows up at teen's senior prom

Dwyane Wade accepted the YouTube prom invitation of a local high school senior during the Miami Heat's break between playoff series and — surprise — made the teenager's night. According to WSVN TV in Miami, Nicole Muxo posted the simple — but cute — video request to the Heat star after she struck out in her attempt to get Wade to accompany her to a homecoming dance...
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Manti Te'o shows up at Maxim's Hot 100 party as No. 69's date

San Diego Chargers second-round draft pick Manti Te'o isn't letting that whole fake girlfriend hoax get him down.  The catfished NFL rookie might even be using it to his advantage. Maxim magazine took a humorous shot at the former Notre Dame linebacker last week, ranking Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend, Lennay Kekua,  No. 69 in their annual "Hot 100"...
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Astros lose to Pirates on comedic walk-off error (GIF)

No sooner than Greg Brown, the Pirates television announcer, finished these words, "Looks like we're going to extra innings," did the Astros bumble their way to another loss. As this GIF shows rightfielder Jimmy Paredes and second baseman Jake Elmore collide in the outfield, which allows the ball to drop and the winning run to score. Elmore said the crowd was too...
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Tampa Bay Rays take camouflage uniforms to new extreme

The Tampa Bays Rays continue to show the rest of baseball that they have the loosest clubhouse in the majors and took this trend of camouflage-themed uniforms to a new extreme. Even after Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox, the free-spirited Rays departed for Baltimore decked out in army fatigues, hunting disguises and a variety of camo gear. The team released a photo of...
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Severed pig's head in locker leads to English Premier League team investigation

The English Premier League club Stoke is launching an internal investigation following reports that a pig’s head was found in the locker of one of the team’s players and led to the destruction of another player's car in a prank gone horribly bad. The Premier League club says it “takes seriously reports of an incident” at its Clayton Wood training ground and “those...
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SAY WHAT?

Steinbrenner calls Yankees 'scrappy'

Saying, "I'm proud of them," Hal Steinbrenner praised the Yankees for the success the team has enjoyed thus far this season despite the team's many injuries.

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Jeremy Affeldt returned $500K to SF Giants after noticing an error in his contract

It's seems pretty tough to find a role model in sports these days but, if you look in the dictionary under honesty,  Jeremy Affeldt may just fit the description. In 2010, the relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants says he was overpaid by $500,000 thanks to a contract error that wrongly awarded him more than the $10 million previously agreed upon. The mistake was signed...
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Yankee fan makes diving catch over a couple rows of seats

Mariners fans have nothing on Yankees fans when it comes to making memorable catches in the stands.  Catch a ball in your beer and chug it — it happens at any picnic softball game I've ever been to.  But try diving over a couple of rows of seats and still coming up with the ball. That's not just impressive — it's Jeteresque. That's what this fan in a Yankees...
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Tyson Chandler shows Lance Stephenson who's the boss in the paint

Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson tried to get high and mighty with New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler late in the second quarter of their Game 5 playoff battle and found out the hard way why Chandler is one of the top defensive big men in the NBA. As Stephenson dribbled into the paint, Chandler prevented him from "climbing the ladder" with a hard foul that left...
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Former NASCAR great Dick Trickle dead from self-inflicted gunshot

NASCAR legend Richard "Dick" Trickle died on Thursday at age 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. The body of the retired race car driver was found at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Boger City, North Carolina, 30 miles west of Charlotte. His body was discovered near his pickup truck. Trickle reportedly called police before shooting himself and forewarned...
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Rihanna: J.R. Smith has been 'hungover from clubbing' during playoffs

Pop singer and noted club-goer Rihanna is saying what a lot of New York Knicks fans have been suspecting during J.R. Smith's playoff struggles — the Knicks sixth man has been hungover from clubbing. In a comment on Instagram, the singer alleges that Smith is struggling because “his a** be hungover from clubbing every night during playoffs.” Smith has shot just...
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Panthers' Steve Smith rips Mark Sanchez: 'He sucks'

It sounds like it's open season on Mark Sanchez all over the airwaves. The Carolina Panthers' All-Pro receiver Steve Smith ripped the Jets maligned quarterback while hosting a radio show on Wednesday. "He sucks,” Smith said Wednesday while co-hosting “The Drive” on WFNZ 610-AM in Charlotte. “I wouldn’t let Mark Sanchez throw me a paper bag sandwich.”...
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Jimmy Kimmel gives Jarron Collins a 'I'm the straight one' T-shirt

It looks like Jimmy Kimmel found out a way to take care of a mistaken identity problem that Jarron Collins and his twin brother Jason have been running into a lot lately. Jason, who publicly came out as a gay NBA player a few weeks ago, has been all over the news. But it is the split-image resemblance between the two men that has people mistaking the straight Jarron for his...
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4 days ago  |  Discuss
OVERDOING IT?

Yankee Stadium to host two NHL tilts

Yankee Stadium will host an NHL doubleheader next season, with the Rangers facing the Devils on Jan. 26 and then the Islanders three days later.

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Premature home run celebration turns into awkward moment for Korean batter

Jeon Jun-woo's celebratory bat-flip and finger-point towards the dugout turned turned into a moment of shame for the Korean League batter during a game between his Lotte Giants and the NC Dinos. After smashing what the Giants slugger thought was a ninth-inning, game tying, two run shot into the seats and putting on the grand show at the plate, Jeon could only watch as the ball...
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4 days ago  |  Discuss
ALL FOR CHARITY

Ortiz selling bats with infamous quote

David Ortiz is selling bats featuring the now-famous quote the Red Sox slugger uttered at Fenway Park following the Boston Marathon bombings.

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4 days ago  |  3 Comments
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