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The Atlanta Braves avoided disaster with Ronald Acuña, at least for now. Acuña was drilled on the hand during Saturday night’s marathon against the Philadelphia Phillies. While some Braves fans think Sam Coonrod opted to plunk Acuña on purpose given the high-and-tight nature of both his pitches to the slugger (who had homered off him […]

Shaq called out a Lakers fan graphic that placed him as a Tier 2 team legend. Though, it’s tough to argue his cause given the players who make up Tier 1. The rankings, which feature Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the top of the class for the Lakers franchise, place Shaq squarely […]

The Angels didn’t treat Albert Pujols so well on the way out. Per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Pujols struggled with accepting a bench role, and was vehement about starting at first base or designated hitter. Joe Maddon didn’t necessarily feel as strongly about that, and despite giving Pujols regular playing time, ended up on the […]

Is Ben Roethlisberger a Hall of Famer? At least some NFL fans are convinced his status is a little conflated. Roethlisberger will make the Hall of Fame, especially considering his two Super Bowls and countless Steelers franchise records. Yet, is his status among the game’s elite at least a little bit due to the team […]

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned substance, putting Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Baffert is one of the more recognizable names in horse racing, but typically for his exploits producing Triple Crown-worthy horses. With Medina Spirit’s win, Baffert had trained his seventh Kentucky […]

As he and Bradley Beal trade shots in the NBA scoring title race, Steph Curry acknowledged being motivated by Beal’s performance on Saturday night. Despite missing the entire overtime of Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal put up 50 points to raise his scoring average to 31.4 points per […]