The Raiders-Packers NFL preseason game in Canada is being played on an 80-yard field, and it looks absurd
Worries about the part of the field where the CFL goalposts were moved from led to a preseason game on an 80-yard field.
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An Alberta court just intervened in the outcome of a 2017 horse race; could that happen with the Maximum Security lawsuit?
The 2017 Canadian Derby was held on August 19, 2017. Almost two years later, an Alberta court ruling changed who won.
Man dies after collapsing during Fresno Grizzlies’ taco-eating contest
41-year-old Dana Hutchings collapsed partway through a taco-eating contest Tuesday. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
After Ohio State’s attempt to trademark “The,” Michigan and Ohio fire back on Twitter
Ohio State's trademark application for the word "The" led to funny responses from Michigan and Ohio.
Giants’ reliever Will Smith hit a two-run single in his first-ever MLB plate appearance
Smith has been in the majors since 2012, but this was his first plate appearance.
Gold medal stripped from Puerto Rico men’s bowling team at Pan Am Games after Jean Pérez Faure’s positive doping test
Jean Pérez Faure's positive doping test led to Puerto Rico losing gold in men's bowling at the Pan Am Games.
The 0-6 Argos put up 20 straight points and beat the 5-1 Bombers, helped by a Chris Rainey return, a PI challenge, and...
The CFL's Toronto Argonauts stormed back from a 20-0 deficit against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Thursday, eventually winning 28-27.
Dynamo Moscow’s Clinton N’Jie apologizes for streaming sex video with “I had drunk too much…I pressed the wrong button”
"I’m sorry, I had drunk too much. I celebrated my new contract and wanted to read the news. I pressed the wrong button."
Florida State follows up MLK Twitter gaffe with hilarious countdown gaffe
If the Seminoles want to wait 154 days to start their season, they're going to miss the whole thing.
CFL DB Robertson Daniel recorded an interception in full Joker facepaint
Calgary Stampeders' defensive back Robertson Daniel's third interception in his first six CFL games came while his face was painted like The Joker.
Orioles’ Stevie Wilkerson becomes first position player to record a save, despite averaging 54.3 mph on his pitches
Wilkerson's fastest pitch was 56 miles per hour, but he sat down the Angels in order in the 16th with a two-run lead, giving him a save.
The Pac-12 is exploring 9 a.m. PT kickoffs, which could begin as early as this season
After plenty of complaints about late games, the Pac-12 is now looking at early games.
Pittsburgh local news reporter Dave Crawley is suing Red Bull and others over injuries sustained in an August 2017 river plunge
Crawley is suing the EQT Three Rivers Regatta, Red Bull and a marketing agency over a river plunge stunt in 2017, when he was 70.
Amidst investigation into ex-GM’s cap circumvention, plus ownership and HC changes, the Montreal Alouettes keep winning
During the CFL preseason, the Montreal Alouettes were sold to the league. Just before the regular season, they fired their coach. And during the season, they fired their GM. But now, they're on a three-game winning streak.
Giants get third extra-innings walkoff win in four games against the Mets, thanks to Mike Yastrzemski’s 12th-inning HR
The Giants took three of four from the Mets this weekend, with all those wins coming in extra innings.
Exclusive: Fuse’s upcoming episode of “Sugar and Toys” includes a parody of James Harden talking off-court flopping
"Hi, I'm James Harden, and when most people hear the word 'flopping,' they think of me."
Aaron Boone’s ejection included “My guys are fucking savages in that fucking box and you’re having a piece of shit start”
"My guys are fucking savages in that fucking box and you're having a piece of shit start to this game. I feel bad for you, but fucking get better."
Dennis Casey Park’s butchered Canadian anthem at a CFL game in Vegas 25 years ago led to him meeting his wife
Park got a lot of fame out of his 1994 anthem misstep, and some of that fame led to him meeting the woman who would become his wife.
David Price again rips Dennis Eckersley, this time because Eckersley dared to answer a question about Price berating him in 2017
The Price-Eckersley feud has flared up again, this time with Price mad that Eckersley answered a question about that feud.
There’s an 18-part series on Les Miles at Kansas coming to ESPN+’s Big 12 Now, a service which will also have over 800...
The series trailer includes clips of Miles talking with Kansas AD Jeff Long before Miles was officially hired. It will continue throughout this season with behind-the-scenes footage around games.
The Rockies’ broadcasters scribbled out the score down 13-0 in the bottom of the fourth against the Giants
AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain announcers Drew Goodman and Ryan Spilborghs scribbled out the score with the Rockies down 13-0 on Monday, July 15.
ESPN hires Ryan Leaf as a college football game analyst
After time in jail over burglaries to fuel an opioid addiction, Leaf has gotten clean and started working in the sports media. He worked for the Pac-12 Networks and Sirius XM last year, and now he'll be calling college football games for ESPN.
A KFC restaurant in Eden, North Carolina was obliterated by an explosion, with footage captured on a surveillance camera
Fortunately, no one was at the restaurant then, and no injuries were reported.
A “Varsity Blues” series is coming to mobile-focused platform Quibi, with Mike Tollin and Tova Laiter as executive producers
"For all those who cheered Mox's refrain, ‘I don't want your life,’ as well as all those who never heard of the West Canaan Coyotes, we're thrilled to bring Varsity Blues to Quibi and into the 21st century!"
The A’s ran a “Rooted In Oakland” ad in an Australian newspaper, where that translates as “Fucked In Oakland”
"Root: A Kiwi/Australian slang that is used in place of the more commonly used term 'fuck.'"
