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April 04, 2014: Jeter's farewell tour includes a lesson for would-be ball hawks

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Jeter's farewell tour includes a lesson for would-be ball hawks

Come on, lady. Act like you've been there before. A legend shouldn't have to police this sort of behavior.

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WATCH: Jeter makes sure woman doesn't get ball meant for kid
Sportress of Blogitude

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Sadly, this kind of troubling behavior from adults who should know better occurs all too often at big league ballparks. See here. And here.

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Deion Sanders: Manziel has 'ghetto tendencies'
NESN.com

"Because he was successful, he made it, and he let you all know he made it, and he was cocky, he was flamboyant, and he let you know."

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Gallery: Paulina Gretzky on the cover of Golf Digest
Sportress of Blogitude

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The issue hits newsstands on April 15. What a treat on Tax Day!

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Radio hosts rip Mets player for taking paternity leave
Awful Announcing

Can you believe the nerve of that guy? Putting his family ahead of a baseball game for more than 24 hours!

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White House not happy about Ortiz-Obama selfie
msn.foxsports.com

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The David Ortiz selfie with President Obama just won't go away.

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Mayweather allegedly wagers $8M on Final Four tilt
BlackSportsOnline

Floyd Mayweather loves to gamble, but would he really wager close to $8 million on a Final Four game? Yeah, he probably would.

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Bartolo Colon attempting to bat and bunt yields fantastic meme
Larry Brown Sports

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We’re only a few days into the 2014 MLB season, but it’s already unanimous that the best thing about the New York Mets this year will be watching pitcher Bartolo Colon attempt to bat.

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D'Backs already running out of giant $25 corn dogs?
With Leather

"Who would pay $25 for a giant corn dog?" Everyone. Everyone would pay $25 for a corndog.

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WrestleMania: Celebrating 29 years of blood, sweat and cheers (Part III)
msn.foxsports.com

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As the 30th WrestleMania approaches, Jim Ross takes us through a three-part series on the history of wrestling's greatest showcase. In this installment: The end of the Attitude Era to the present day.

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High schooler throws perfect game, strikes out everyone in first varsity start
The Other Paper

The real question now for high school pitcher Michael Delio is "Where are the Yankees?"

 
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