White Sox minor league pitcher suspended for using too much pine tar
Minor-league baseball has taken a stand against pitchers using sticky substances to increase spin rate. Could MLB be next? Chicago White Sox minor league pitcher Marcus Evey has been suspended 10 games for using pine tar to increase his pitch grip. On the surface, this wouldn’t be a story worth writing, but given the evolving […]
Bellator 259: Watch reason 3,587 why you don’t go to ground with Aviv Gozali (Video)
Aviv Gozali tried to take home the leg of Sean Felton at Bellator 259 Bellator 259 saw Aviv Gozali continue his wicked ways on the ground, as he and Sean Felton clashed on the undercard at the event. Gozali tried to take Felton down and nearly locked in a submission far earlier in the first […]
Bellator 259: Davion Franklin stuns, drops Tyler King in the first round (Video)
It didn’t take long for Davion Franklin to score another win in the Bellator cage, knocking out Tyler King at Bellator 259 Davion Franklin continues to show why he’s perhaps a young name to watch out for in Bellator MMA’s heavyweight scene, needing just over two minutes and two seconds to knock out Tyler King. […]
Derrick Rose goes off on ‘vintage’ tag in truth bomb social media post
New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose doesn’t think 2021 has been a vintage season for him. If anything, it’s to the contrary. Rose entered the league in 2008 out of Kentucky with the world at his fingertips. The Chicago kid was home, expected to be the next great Bulls franchise cornerstone. And for awhile, that […]
Bellator 259: Leah McCourt secured submission of Janay Harding after missing weight (Video)
Bellator 259: Leah McCourt defeated Janay Harding Leah McCourt defeated Janay Harding via submission (triangle choke), Round 2 – 2:42 at Bellator 259 on Friday, May 21, 2021, live from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. “I saw her wobble (after the up-kick)… I didn’t think it was on, so I was like, let’s put […]
Chaim Bloom thinks baseball has a big entertainment problem
Chaim Bloom blames analytics for baseball’s ultimate suffering. While that’s a little shortsighted, Bloom makes a valid point in some aspects. Analytics is a common buzz word used by front office experts and old school baseball minds alike, often to shift blame on the trends of the modern game that they don’t like. Red Sox […]