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Gerrit Ritt

Gerrit Ritt's a former Jim Rome Show producer, NBCer, FOXer, ESPNer, TMZer & Charlottean, now living his best West Coast life in Los Angeles. The self professed greatest Stratego & Boggle player of all time, and fierce hot chocolate apologist, can be followed on Twitter at @GerritRitt.

NFL coach releases his own son on cutdown day

Doug Pederson is a Super Bowl-winning head coach, who knows a thing or two about piecing together a championship-caliber NFL roster. Pederson is in his second season at the helm of the Jacksonville Jaguars, looking to take his new team to the same lofty heights he did with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Watch: Aaron Judge has first career three-home run game

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge had himself a night on Wednesday.

Astros pull off blockbuster, reunite with two-time World Series champ

Justin Verlander played for the Astros from 2017 to 2020 and against just last season, winning World Series in both '17 and '22.

Cubs remain hottest team in baseball, win eighth straight

Jameson Taillon won his third consecutive game and Ian Happ hit his 10th home run of the year as the red-hot Chicago Cubs beat their arch-rival St. Louis Cardinals for the sixth time in nine days, by a score of 5-1.

MLB's biggest target won't be dealt at the trade deadline

The clear front-runner for the American League MVP has been the center of trade rumors for weeks.

Five NL teams within one game of each other for three wild card spots

The NL Wild Card race currently has five teams battling it out for three spots, all within one game of each other.

Sophia Smith becomes youngest-ever U.S. player to accomplish this feat

In a game where Megan Rapinoe made her 200th appearance for the United States, it was a World Cup rookie who shone brightest for the U.S. in their tournament-opening 3-0 win over Vietnam on Friday.

Steph Curry adds another trophy, courtesy of his golf game

Steph Curry has a non-basketball trophy to add to his trophy case.

Former No. 1 QB recruit selected in 20th round of MLB Draft

Coming out of high school, D.J. Uiagalelei was the top-rated quarterback in the country. He could've played for any school in the country. And despite being from California, he traveled 3,000 miles away from home to sign with the Clemson Tigers, taking his spot as the heir apparent to Trevor Lawrence.

AL's best team continues slide, loses seventh straight

The Tampa Bay Rays, once owners of the best record in baseball, lost their seventh consecutive game on Saturday.

Dodgers All-Star launches 10th leadoff homer of season

On Saturday, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts was once again rounding the bases to lead off the game.

No. 2 pick finishes with nice stat line in first NBA Summer League game

When Brandon Miller was selected second overall in the NBA Draft by Charlotte, even die-hard Hornets fans were disappointed. Scoot Henderson was the trendy option at the No. 2 spot, and they weren't willing to hear the so-called experts telling them that Miller was the better fit.

Two-time champ announces HR Derby plans on Sunday Night Baseball

Pete Alonso is already a two-time Home Run Derby champion, but that's apparently not enough hardware for him.

LSU wins seventh MCWS championship in dominant performance

If there were any questions about which program was the most dominant college baseball team in the modern era, LSU put all that to rest Monday night, as they won their seventh national title in an 18-4 blowout of SEC rival Florida in the decisive Game 3 of the College World Series.

After disappointing U.S. Open, Rory returns with an ace at Travelers

Rory McIlroy erased the need for putting with a hole-in-one at the Travelers Championship on Thursday.

Folarin Balogun, Gio Reyna shine for USMNT in Nations League final

The national headlines will read that the U.S. Men's National Team won their second-straight CONCACAF Nations League title. 

Former world No. 1 has disastrous quadruple bogey early in U.S. Open second round

It was a quadruple-bogey eight that saw him go from third on the leaderboard all the way out of the top 10 in one agonizing heartbeat.

MLB's worst team suddenly its hottest

Somebody break up the Oakland A's! Just a week ago, the A's were on pace to be one of the worst teams in the history of the sport. Now, they're the hottest team in baseball.

Ball lost in the lights allows Stanford to advance to CWS

Stanford was already playing catch up after losing Game 1 of their best-of-three Super Regional to Texas on Saturday.

Rays strike first in series between MLB's top two teams

There's a reason the Rays and Rangers are the two best teams in Major League Baseball. For starters, they're the top two scoring teams in the league. Tampa leads the bigs in home runs.

Korn Ferry pro birdies last five holes to shoot 59

Michael Feagles shot just the 24th sub-60 round in the history of the four major U.S. golf tours when the 25-year-old fired a 59 at the Korn Ferry Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am on Thursday.

Michael Block, other pros have U.S. Open fates decided

Michael Block was the biggest story in golf when he came out of nowhere to finish 15th in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill, a run that included an incredible hole-in-one late in the final round.

MLB's worst team in 2021 now has NL's best record

Just two seasons ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks won 52 games. It tied them for the worst record in baseball and saw them finish an astounding 55 games behind the division-leading Giants.

Angels stars both homer for MLB-leading fifth time this season

When Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homer in the same game this season, the Angels are undefeated. That held true Wednesday when the two combined for three of the five longballs for the Halos in a 12-5 win over the White Sox.

Everton avoids relegation to keep 70-year streak alive

Everton once more avoided relegation -- barely -- and will remain in the English Premier League for a 70th consecutive year.