The 10 oddest moments of A-Rod's career New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez is hanging up his cleats. In just a few days, Rodriguez will play his final game for the Yankees. After Friday, he’s expected to join the team as a special instructor and advisor. If this is really it for A-Rod’s playing career, he’ll leave behind one of the strangest legacies in the game. By the … [Read more...]

Big 12 expansion: 25 LGBT groups urge conference not to consider BYU The Big 12 has left the door open for expansion by two or four teams in the near future and there are a number of schools hoping to be added to the conference, including BYU, which is currently an independent in football. According to Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel, Athlete Ally and the National Center for Lesbian Rights wrote a … [Read more...]

NCAA and other co-defendants reach $1.2 million settlement in football player's death Frostburg State's Derek Sheely with his family. Sheely family The NCAA and other co-defendants will pay $1.2 million to a foundation created for a Division III football player who died from a head injury, according to settlement terms released Monday. Derek Sheely was a Frostburg State football player who … [Read more...]

ESPN anchor has it all wrong about Ichiro not speaking English Ichiro cemented his legacy as one of the best hitters baseball has ever seen on Sunday, collecting his 3,000th hit in Major League Baseball, making him just the 30th player to do so. It would seem hard to find something negative to say about Ichiro, a player who is universally beloved within the game, a true craftsman at what he … [Read more...]

David Ortiz uses day off to photobomb reporter, meet Vin Scully Sometimes it seems like David Ortiz is ageless. He’s 40 and he’s still hitting homers like he’s in his early 20s. But even Big Papi needs a day off from the Red Sox lineup every now and then, and he got one on Sunday when the Sox faced the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. But as you might suspect, he didn’t actually take … [Read more...]

Curt Schilling says he'll run for president, because of course Future President Curt Schilling? (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) Curt Schilling posts a great number of things on social media, a practice that hasn’t exactly worked out for him in the past. Only time will tell if this next one does. Schilling, the ex-MLB ace turned ex-ESPN commentator turned meme collector, says he’s … [Read more...]

WATCH: KHL player goes on stunning one-man rampage, tries to fight entire team If you hadn't heard, the KHL preseason is serious business. Or it's a post-apocalyptic version of hockey. You'll have to decide for yourself. A preseason game between the KHL's Kazakhstan-based club Barys Astana and Kunlun Red Star, the league's first China-based team playing in their inaugural season, was suspended … [Read more...]

Miguel Sano is first player ever to hit roof of Tropicana Field Your browser does not support iframes. Miguel Sano, third baseman for the Minnesota twins, made history on Sunday, and he did it with just a fly ball. Well, calling it “just a fly ball” makes it sound normal. This fly ball was definitely not normal. The Twins were playing the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Sunday, and in … [Read more...]

Watch as Charles Barkley gets Nick Saban to dish on diapers, grilling and hoops Before we get started, props to AL.com for setting up the interview of the offseason, one that any sports fan would (and will) love. Charles Barkley's one-on-one with Alabama coach Nick Saban was a comfortable conversation between two of the biggest names in sports who happen to share deep connections with the state … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Mr. 3,000 For Ichiro Suzuki, getting to 3,000 hits wasn’t a matter of if, but when. For nine agonizing days, Ichiro, a baseball treasure and one of the most universally beloved players in the sport today, sat on 2,998 hits. Eleven at-bats passed before Ichiro finally legged out an infield hit for 2,999 Saturday at Coors Field. The next day, Marlins manager Don … [Read more...]