Month: October 2024

By now you've probably heard about the "apology balls" story, in which Pete Rose is supposed to have signed 300 baseballs with the words "I'm sorry I bet on baseball — Pete Rose", and is set to sell them at $1,000 a pop. That's what the New York Daily News said on Monday, anyway, in a rather glaring cover story that cast Rose as at most the devil, and at the least, a greedy schmuck. And here's a surprise: Rose says he's innocent. And to clear his name, he of course went to the one news source we can all trust: ESPN's Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith. We watched the video of Rose's Monday night appearance — twice — and still have no freakin' idea what happened; no one in the studio made a lick of sense. So we remain k…

Kevin Durant is under contract for one more year with the Brooklyn Nets, but based on the bevy of reports and leaks on the extremely fluid Kyrie melodrama and its potential fallout, his employment is volatile. That uncertainty has spawned a multitude of options for Durant, but only the Portland Trailblazers have taken their sales pitch to Mad Men levels. It started with Jusuf Nurkić quote-tweeting the image of a Durant-Lillard photoshop, and adding an emoji that implied Durant was the missing piece. Damian Lillard shared the same image on his Instagram page. Lillard desperately shooting his shot at KD isn’t as efficient as the Golden State Warriors getting the whole gang together for their Hamptons pitch to Durant in 2016, but this may have been the opening salvo. Kevin Durant’s o…

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, who voted for Donald Trump, is speaking out against Trump’s ban on refugees and on all entry from seven majority-Muslim countries. While NBA representatives have been vocal in expressing their disapproval of the ban, the NFL has been mostly silent—making Khan’s voice a prominent one. Khan, who voted for Donald Trump, is himself Muslim. He told the New York Times he had expected Trump to be more moderate upon entering office and praised the court system for blocking the ban. Khan, who voted for Donald Trump, is himself an immigrant. He told the paper that the ban is “not good” and that he believes immigration is the “bedrock of our country.” The Jaguars owner was born in Pakistan and arrived in the U.S. in 1967. Khan, a registered Re…

data-mm-id=”_1tuzbxxzs”>Exactly 100 years ago today, on December 26, 1919, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold his team's biggest star, pitcher and occasional outfielder Babe Ruth to Colonel Jake Ruppert's rival New York Yankees for $100,000, plus a mortgage on Fenway Park.You all know the story. From that moment on, the fortunes of the two clubs headed in opposite directions. The Yankees, who hadn't won much of anything to that point, would become sports' greatest dynasty. The Red Sox, with their roster gutted by this and other trades, wouldn't win another World Series until 2004. It was almost as if a curse hovered over the team…1. No, "No, No Nanette!"Let's clear this up first. Contrary to what Ken Burns' Baseball documentary told us…

data-mm-id=”_vql3mua5g”>Markelle Fultz has been everything he needs to be in Orlando. Serviceable. With the Magic, he is not the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. Instead, he is a player who they acquired in a trade for minimal compensation. His role is to be a productive young point guard, and anything else is a bonus. As of right now, the third-year guard is averaging 12.0 points and 4.1 assists per game and shooting 47.9% from the field. Those numbers are not earth shattering, but he is doing this as the starting point guard on a team who would find themselves in the playoffs if the season ended today.With the Magic, not only are the expectations lower, but they're a team that is still growing. The 76ers are currently in NBA-Finals-or-bust mode. The Magic are a young ex…

data-mm-id=”_15gmn2l0q”>The will-he, won't-he return rumors can stop. Rob Gronkowski's days playing football appear to be officially over after it was announced he is close to signing a deal with the WWE. Of course, this was the expected outcome by many. Gronk retired from the NFL after the 2018 season. He was beat up (bad back, dislocated elbow, torn ACL/MCL, concussions, etc.) and the reality was at that point he was better suited for life as a caricature of himself than a football player. Yet, un-retirement rumors followed him throughout last season. He perpetuated some by not dismissing the idea of possibly returning if Tom Brady called and posting cryptic messages on social media about a "big announcement" right before the NFL deadline for players to announce i…

data-mm-id=”_p8ef072xp”>Michael Jordan has basically been the only sport available to Americans for the last two months. With the final episodes of The Last Dance airing tonight, everyone on the Internet is clearing out the Michael Jordan warehouse which was full of takes, anecdotes and classic highlights. Like this quote from Jordan saying he could beat his Hornets players one-on-one which was written about on Fadeaway World on Friday and noticed by small forward Miles Bridges on Saturday night.Let’s get it then https://t.co/7MbAOAFhSL— Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) May 17, 2020There is something funny about the idea of Miles Bridges, stuck in his house or apartment, getting fired up about something Jordan said a full five years ago in a French publication.”“I’m pretty sure I…

data-mm-id=”_y4yi0xq8c”>After an offseason filled with public contract negotiations, Jamal Adams is making a stand. The two-time Pro Bowler has reportedly informed the New York Jets that he wants a trade with the team apparently unwilling to ink him to a new deal with two years left on his rookie contract. The Jets-Jamal Adams situation continues to deteriorate. Adams informed the team he wants to be traded, a source tells ESPN. #Jets— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) June 18, 2020Adams has firmly established himself as one of the league's best all-around safeties in only three years as a professional. Last season, he had 75 tackles along with 6.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He isn't a ballhawk safety with only two interceptions in three seasons, but has 25 passes defended over …

data-mm-id=”_ao8063n20″>Trevor Lawrence is considered to be the best overall quarterback prospect to enter the college football realm since Andrew Luck. He is the consensus No. 1 pick in just about every 2021 NFL mock draft and has been slated for that position since he burst onto the scene two years ago. There remained a possibility, however slight, that Lawrence would want to finish his career at Clemson. That possibility is now eliminated as he announced on College GameDay this morning that he would be graduating in December and entering the NFL Draft soon afterwards. "I’m planning on this being my last season [at Clemson]." —@Trevorlawrencee The Clemson QB on racial injustice, why he wants to play this season and more: pic.twitter.com/w26bWwlM21— College GameDay (@C…