Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_xyw1t7gj0″>The New York Yankees lineup is at full strength and starting to peak at the perfect time. Well, the perfect time if you're a Yankees fan. If you root for the Tampa Bay Rays, not so much. Behind the big bats of oft-injured superstars Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, plus some solid pitching from Gerrit Cole, the Yankees beat the Rays 9-3 in Game 1 of their ALDS matchup. Judge hit a solo blast in the fifth to give the Yankees the lead back and Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth to put things away. In the seventh inning, Judge also grounded into a double play and tried to leg it to first to beat the throw. That prompted a Rays analyst on WDAE to say the following: “I’ll tell you what, if you’re the Rays, again you want to see Aaron Judge trying to sprint …

data-mm-id=”_yr8mgnx0q”>Conor McGregor returns to the UFC on Saturday night at UFC 257 following his latest long layoff. If "The Notorious" wants to prove he's still an elite mixed martial artist, this latest comeback fight needs to be his best.Last January, McGregor returned from a two-year layoff at UFC 246 and proceeded to dismantle and dominate Donald Cerrone, scoring a TKO win in 40 seconds. The Irishman claimed he wanted to fight multiple times in 2020, with potentially three or even four fights set to take place. The COVID-19 pandemic derailed those plans and instead he's been sidelined ever since. This isn't the first time McGregor has had to deal with a long break. After TKO-ing Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November 2016 to become the first fighter to s…

data-mm-id=”_omhywttcz”>The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the longest-held tradition in American soccer. The knockout competition was first played in 1913-14 and has gone through several rebranding efforts in the years since, but it remains a fixture in the country's soccer institution. This year's Cup is already down to four teams. The semifinal matches will take place later this month on July 27 and the final match will commence on September 7. In preparation for the upcoming excitement, let's look at some of the best players to have ever won the U.S. Open Cup. Find all soccer tickets at our trusted ticket partner TicketSmarter.com today.Kenny Cooper Cooper ranks second in goals scored during U.S. Open Cup competition for his career with 13 and had a legendary run with…

data-mm-id=”_if0k2nk1e”>The San Diego Padres have been one of the biggest disappointments of the 2023 MLB season. Expected to cruise to a playoff spot, and potentially unseat the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West, the Friars have instead underperformed during an uneven first half of the season. There have been signs of a breakout recently and they won five of six before the All-Star break. They're currently 43-47 and the next two weeks of play will be crucial, not just for this season but for the franchise's future. Coming out of the break the Padres will face a 10-game road trip. They'll have to run through the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers before coming home. They'll finish that slate on July 23, nine days before the trade deadline…

data-mm-id=”_lgbn69fk5″>Deshaun Watson returned to the field today for the Cleveland Browns after missing a few weeks with a weird shoulder injury that the team has been strangely vague about. He did not get off to a good start as he threw a pretty terrible interception against an average Indianapolis Colts defense in the first quarter. The Browns still got points on the board early thanks to a long run by Jerome Ford, but still found themselves down 14-7 late in the first quarter when things got worse. Watson was facing a third down and faced pressure quickly. He spun out of the pocket and appeared set to make a big play. Instead, though, he gently lofted a pass directly into the hands of a Colts defender. To add injury to insult, Watson got pushed to the ground afterwards and went do…

data-mm-id=”_awn2egv3k”>Ron DeSantis' flagging presidential campaign has had a rough go of it lately. The once potential GOP nominee has seen his polling numbers drop like a rock, his debate performances have been ridiculed online, many senior officials have bolted his campaign and, on Sunday, he was relentlessly heckled by a woman during a speech in Iowa. As the woman took DeSantis to task, he kept engaging, at one point asking her to stop, then saying, "I'm doing my thing." He tried to ignore her and continue but no one was actually paying attention to what he was saying. For some reason, security or members of DeSantis' deal didn't remove her and she just kept going. Watch:Desantis heckled in Iowa this afternoon with less than a month to go before the c…

data-mm-id=”_t1qwceovc”>The Stephen A. Smith Show may be the most entertaining thing out there and the best part of it is when he answers questions from randoms on social media. Sex. Disney movies. Whatever. You name it and Smith's going to respond with at least 30 seconds of content gold. He was recently asked what the final score would be in a pickup game of basketball up to 21 against former President Barack Obama. And you'll be shocked to learn that he's betting on himself — just as long as he gets a week to get his trick knees in order."Well that depends," Smith said. "If it's Stephen A. right now I'm going to tell you that Obama is going to smoke me because I have bad knees. I only play basketball once every two or three years. But if you…

data-mm-id=”_x3xblxxt0″>What's the old saying? People living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?But what if the house is completely gone? Is it still OK?You very much can apparently — that is, if you're the admin for the X account of the disbanded Pac-12 Conference's now-defunct network.On Friday, the Pac-12 Network chose to make fun of the Big Ten's carriage dispute with cable TV provider Comcast, which will blackout games locally for new Big Ten members Oregon and Washington with some exceptions.Ignoring the irony, the Pac-12 Network posted a Jerry Seinfeld "Yikes, well good luck with that" gif in a quote-tweet of the Big Ten Network's blackout news.https://t.co/EGGR8e2MHy pic.twitter.com/1ZcPDQ13OG— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) Augu…