LOOK: Seattle Sounders fans Rickroll rival Portland Timber fans with a tifo Tifo's are awesome. They show the love and passion that fans have for their clubs, and we have seen some fantastic ones from Borussia Dortmund to Boca Juniors over the years. And even in MLS, we have seen some great ones like the 'Game of Thrones' tifo from Sporting KC. Well, the Seattle Sounders have a long way to go. … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Strasburg Sidelined Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   Stephen Strasburg has been in the midst of arguably the worst stretch of his career. However, it turns out that he’s been pitching at less than 100 percent. The Nationals scratched Strasburg from his scheduled start Monday and placed him on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow injury. … [Read more...]

Los Angeles to host 'Kobe Bryant Day' on Wednesday Kobe Bryant has been retired for four months, and yet the accolades continue to roll in. On Wednesday, the City of Los Angeles will hold "Kobe Bryant Day" with the date 8/24 representing his two jersey numbers. The Los Angeles City Council announced the decision Monday. Councilmember José Huizar, Council President Herb Wesson and … [Read more...]

Andrew Benintendi makes sure you’ll know his name after this insane catch Boston Red Sox rookie Andrew Benintendi has already announced his presence in the big leagues, hitting .322 in 18 games since his call-up from Double-A. But his everybody-look-at-me moment came Monday night in the Red Sox’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest … [Read more...]

Michael Brooks, former National Player of the Year at La Salle, dead at 58 Michael Brooks, a former La Salle star who was the NABC National Player of the Year in 1980, died Monday in Switzerland after suffering a "massive stroke," according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was 58 years old. Brooks scored 2,628 points in his college career and was a consensus First Team All-American in 1980 along … [Read more...]

Everything you need to know about this week's pivotal Giants-Dodgers series There are now fewer than six weeks remaining in the 2016 regular season, and, coming into Monday, four of the six division races were separated by at least six games. Only the AL East and NL West races remain close. There's still plenty of time left in the season, so those other four division races are not yet over, … [Read more...]

Darryl Strawberry is done covering for Doc Gooden's addiction Darryl Strawberry is urging former teammate Doc Gooden to get help for his addiction now. (AP Images/Seth Wenig) Former New York Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry has made public plea to former teammate Doc Gooden: Get help now before your addiction kills you. Furthemore, Strawberry says he’s done covering for Gooden like he … [Read more...]

Inside the creation of the 'Religion of SEC Football' class at Presbyterian College Dr. Michael Nelson is a history professor at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. He's a die-hard Arkansas fan who once floated to his wife the idea of making their son's middle name Zorback, as in Razorback. (He lost.) Dr. Terry Barr is an English professor at Presbyterian. He's an Alabama … [Read more...]

Corey Seager ties long-standing Dodgers record in blowout win At a time when the Los Angeles Dodgers should be flailing, they’ve found a way to soar. It’s been over a month since Clayton Kershaw hit the disabled list, and weeks since Yasiel Puig got demoted, but the Dodgers are playing their best baseball. A big reason for that has been the performance of rookie shortstop Corey Seager. The … [Read more...]

A's teammates reportedly came to blows in the clubhouse because of an endorsement Sunday evening, we learned that A's teammates Danny Valencia and Billy Butler got in a fight in the locker room that injured Butler. Monday, more details emerged thanks to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Apparently the fight originated about Valencia's brand of spikes, in that he was wearing some … [Read more...]