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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.

A's lose 40th game, nearly matching modern MLB record

Unless this year's A's put together a huge run, and nothing suggests that will happen, Oakland could set a mountain of records for futility.

Cubs' Christopher Morel ties Sammy Sosa for franchise record

The Chicago Cubs have been decimated with injuries this season, with Cody Bellinger, Nico Hoerner, Yan Gomes, Kyle Hendricks, Jameson Taillon and Seya Suzuki all spending extensive time on the injured list.

MLB's bird-killing epidemic knows no bounds

Another day, another bird senselessly murdered on a Major League Baseball field. We've witnessed it before, and we were mortified. We thought it was a one-off.

Last year's No. 1 pick having huge season in minors

The players coming out of the MLB Draft aren't always household names, but that wasn't the case last year when Jackson Holliday was the No. 1 overall pick by the Orioles.

Tiger, Jack and Brooks? How Koepka's numbers compare to the legends

When you think of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, two names come to mind: Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. Apologies to Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Walter Hagen, Phil Mickelson or anyone else. However, after the weekend's PGA Championship at Oak Hill, does Brooks Koepka belong in that conversation?

46-year-old club pro makes cut at PGA Championship

Most casual golf fans haven't heard of Michael Block, but you're going to hear plenty from him this weekend at the 105th PGA Championship.

Spurs weren't the only big winners in the NBA Draft lottery

The San Antonio Spurs were the clear winners of Tuesday night's NBA Draft lottery, getting the rights to draft Victor Wembanyama, but they weren't the only winners.

Chelsea to hire fourth manager in last 10 months

Regardless of sport, regardless of league, arguably few professional franchises around the globe, if any, have had a more disappointing effort than Chelsea in the current English Premier League campaign.

Why series against Rays is so critical for Yankees

No game in May can be labeled a must-win, but Friday's game in the Bronx is as close as one can get for New York.