Hanley Ramirez Hits Three Homers as Red Sox Take Over 1st Place in A.L. East
Hanley Ramirez doesn’t put the kind of numbers that he used to back in his hey day with the Marlins, but he’s on track to have one of his better...
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Ex Detroit Lions Running Back Jahvid Best Makes St. Lucia Track and Field Olympic Team
Jahvid Best was a speedy running back with the Detroit Lions who had a promising NFL career halted after 22 games due to concussions. Though his football days are behind...
Rob Gronkowski Plays Air Guitar with Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney’s current tour stopped at Boston for a show at Fenway Park July 17th. Among those taking in the show was New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. Of...
R.I.P. Nate Thurmond
Nate Thurmond, a defensive beast as a center and power forward in the NBA in the 1960s and ’70s, died of leukemia on July 16th, 2016 at age 74. Thurmond...
Tom Brady Ends Deflategate Legal Appeals; Will Serve 4 Game Suspension
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady announced via Facebook on July 15th that he will not pursue any further legal appeals in the Deflategate affair and will serve his four...
Manny Pacquiao Plans Return to Boxing
After defeating Timothy Bradley Jr. by a unanimous decision back on April 9th, Manny Pacquiao announced he would be retiring from boxing to focus on his other job as a...
Memorable Oration at This Year’s ESPY Awards
The 2016 ESPY Awards were presented in Los Angeles on July 13th, with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and former University of Connecticut basketball star Brenna Stewart, now playing for...
Tim Duncan Quietly Retires From the NBA
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan announced his retirement on July 11th quietly and without fanfare, the same way he conducted himself on and off the court during his 19...
Oregon Wide Receiver Devon Allen Wins 110m Hurdles at Olympic Trials
Back in 1964, Bob Hayes, a wide receiver at Florida A&M University won the Gold Medal in the 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, and another gold as a member...
Stephen Strasburg Improves to 12-0 as Nationals Beat Mets
The Washington Nationals and New York Mets are meeting in a big four game series between the National League East leaders July 7th to 10th to wrap up the schedule...
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