Iraq War Veteran Amputee Daniel Jacobs Gets Tryout with Detroit Tigers
Nine years ago, Navy Corpsman Daniel Jacobs was badly wounded when an IED exploded near his Humvee in Ramadi, Iraq. Jacobs’ left leg was amputated below the knee, he lost...
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NCAA Throws the Book at Syracuse Basketball
Citing a decade of violations in which the Syracuse University’s men’s basketball program was essentially out of control, the NCAA brought the hammer down on March 6th. The sanctions include...
Ambidextrous Pitcher Pat Venditte Gets One Out With each Arm in Cactus League Debut
Switch hitters have been around almost as long as baseball has existed, but switch pitchers—- who throw both left handed and right handed, have been nearly nonexistent until now. This...
Iowa State Rallies From 21 Point Deficit to Beat Oklahoma
The 15th ranked Oklahoma Sooner basketball team rolled into Ames, Iowa on March 2nd and blew out the 17th ranked Cyclones in the early going, taking a 37-19 lead into...
R.I.P. Minnie Minoso
Minnie Minoso, who became Chicago’s first black major league baseball player when he played for the White Sox in 1951, died March 1st, 2015. His exact age is in question;...
Johan Santana Signs Minor League Contract with Toronto
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed two time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana to a minor league deal in the latest chapter of the left hander’s comeback attempt. In...
Brewers Sign Francisco Rodriguez for the Fourth Time
The Milwaukee Brewers were shopping around this winter for bullpen help including a closer. The team had Jonathan Broxton, used as a setup man last year but a former closer...
Michael Sam, Nastia Liukin will Compete on Season 20 of Dancing With the Stars
There’s always one or two active or retired athletes competing on Dancing With the Stars, and the upcoming season is no exception. This time around, football player Michael Sam and...
Joey Logano Wins 2015 Daytona 500
Joey Logano, who at age 24 has already had plenty of ups and downs in his racing career, had his biggest up moment to date on February 22nd, winning his...
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao Fight Will (Finally) Occur May 2nd 2015
For years, negotiations between welterweights Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao for a matchup in the ring between the two top boxers of this era were on and off, raising...
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