EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 20: A general view of Spartan Stadium during the game between the Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Michigan State Spartans on September 20, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State defeated Eastern Michigan 73-14 (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Tuesday was a slow day in the sports world with no NHL or NBA Finals game, but news did happen because in this day and age, you can’t go a day without big sports news coming out.

Michigan State dismisses three football players charged with sexual assault

COLLEGE PARK, MD – NOVEMBER 15: A Michigan State Spartans helmet on the bench during a college football game against the Maryland Terrapins at Byrd Stadium on November 15, 2014 in College Park, Maryland. The Spartans won 37-15. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

An offseason of turmoil for Michigan State hit its boiling point Tuesday morning.

Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio released three players charged with sexual assault from the program. The previously unnamed players have now been identified after warrants for third-degree criminal sexual misconduct were issued by the Ingham County Prosecutors Office.

Dantonio has stressed the seriousness of the ongoing legal issueinvolving players from his football program and wasted little time in dismissing the players after the warrants were issued. Whether he should have waited this long may be a fair question, but it is also not uncommon for schools and sports programs to allow the legal process to run its course before making such decisions, unless there is more information available from within to make such a strong decision.

94-year-old Harriette Thompson ran a half-marathon

 

SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 04: 94 year old Harriette Thompson crosses the finish line at the Synchrony Financial Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon Celebrates on June 4, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series)

This past Sunday, 94-year-old Harriette Thompson provided the latest example of age being nothing more than a number when she completed a half-marathon in San Diego.

But her story is somehow even more inspiring than that, as detailed in this lovely interview given to ESPN’s Aishwarya Kumar. Thompson not only became the oldest person to complete a half-marathon, she did so despite having very recently undergoing successful cancer treatments.

The avid runner was faced with two cancer battles last year – a form of skin cancer that ate away a hole in her right leg that required skin grafts, before a diagnosed facial cancer forced her to have mouth surgery in December.

Read more about Thompson’s inspiring story right here.

Scooter Gennett had quite the night

Cincinnati Reds utility man Scooter Gennett had an absolutely stunning night at the plate on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, going 5-for-5, with four (!) home runs and 10 (!) runs batted in.

Yes, Scooter Gennett. The same Scooter Gennett that the Milwaukee Brewers waived in May. The same Scooter Gennett that entered play on Tuesday with 38 home runs in 1,754 plate appearances.

Jerry Seinfeld snubbed a hug from Kesha, because of course

We all have our share of awkward celebrity encounters. We’re a fan of someone famous and when we’re able to meet them in real life, it sometimes doesn’t go the way we planned.

One such person got to meet Jerry Seinfeld and asked him for a hug while he was conducting an interview on the red carpet of an event. Seinfeld wasn’t down for a hug and tried to politely decline and after the woman left dejected, assumed she was famous but remarked he didn’t know who she was. That person turned out to be singer-songwriter Kesha.

Marshawn Lynch dropped all the profanity in first Raiders interview, aired live on NFLN

Oakland Raiders’ running back Marshawn Lynch isn’t afraid to use some profane language, and NFL Network perhaps should have considered that before airing his first press conference as a member of the team live on Tuesday. Lynch demonstrated a wide range of profanity, dropping “shit” twice in the span of about a minute and also adding a “motherfucker” and a line about “pissing in them hallways.” That prompted NFLN host Andrew Siciliano to joke about his language and reporter Mike Garafolo to apologize. Here’s the first “shit”:

Quick Hits

– Dwight Howard is working on his three point shot. Wait what.

– Phillies legend, broadcaster Mike Schmidt claimed “language barrier” prevents Odubel Herrera from being building block. He later apologized and got grilled for it.

– The Atlanta Braves have a starting pitching problem.

Can the AAC at least send someone to New York for the Heisman ceremony? One possibility is this guy.

– A new feature on Apple’s iOS 11 allows people to record on Snapchat without anyone noticing.

– A Millwall supporter reportedly took on all three London terrorists by himself.

He told The Sun from hospital: “They had these long knives and started shouting about Allah. Then it was, ‘Islam, Islam, Islam’.

“Like an idiot I shouted back at them. I thought, ‘I need to take the p*** out of these b******s’.”

“I took a few steps towards them and said, ‘F*** you, I’m Millwall’. So they started attacking me.

That’s a reference to the soccer team he supports, Millwall F.C., the south London club who currently play in the second-tier Championship division of English soccer.

– Get ready for… SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS ON BROADWAY! Sorry my caps lock key got stuck. Just kidding I’m lying and I’m kind of excited to see this weird show?

– Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball transfer Cameron Johnson cites Head Coach and Athletic Director departures in letter arguing for immediate eligibility.

– Barcelona star Arda Turan retires from Turkish national team after attacking journalist.

“Tell me Bilal Meşe, were you there?” he began. “Were you with us when you wrote about the bonuses issue? Who did I ask for money from? Who did ask I for bonuses from? Talk. Come on. Who made you write those reports?” Turan reportedly shouted at Meşe, a veteran journalist who had blamed skipper Turan for much of the squad disharmony.

“What kind of a country is this? They allow you onto this plane. F*** those who allowed you onto this plane,” Turan said.

“You thought I was like the others. Who did I beg for money from? You son of a b****. I’d quit football before allowing anyone to say anything against my honour, my family,” he added. 

– Chris Hemsworth is reportedly still upset Thor wasn’t in ‘Civil War’.

Just stumbled across a little secret Avengers rehearsal by the @therussobrothers

A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Jun 5, 2017 at 9:25am PDT

– In American Made trailer, Tom Cruise takes the highway into a different danger zone.

– After missing flight, Packers fans came to the rescue for CB Davon House.

– Anonymous GM on Bryce Harper’s likely free-agency price tag: ‘400 million is light’.

ESPN’s Eddie Matz interviewed an anonymous American League general manager, who said Harper will blow away all records for largest MLB contracts.

“Four hundred million is light,” the GM said. “It’s going to be more than that. If you could sign him to a 15-year contract, you do it. I would say something in the range of $35 million a year, maybe closer to the high 30s. It could approach 40 million dollars a year.”

– A ridiculously dumb NFL rule is preventing Christian McCaffrey from practicing.

Stanford’s current semester does not end until June 14, which means McCaffrey must sit on the sidelines from afar and stay in shape on his own while learning the playbook and being quizzed on the phone by head coach Ron Rivera.

“It sucks, it’s really tough,” McCaffrey said on the Panthers’ website.  “You can still get the plays down and get good training when you’re home, but nothing will ever compete with actually getting the reps on the field, being with the guys.”

“It is what it is. That’s the rule, and we’ll just have to deal with it.”

McCaffrey will be able to participate in two days of the current offseason workouts with the Panthers, but then he will have to wait until training camp to get back on a practice field with the Panthers.

– Charles Barkley called Barry Melrose “the best analyst on TV,” blasts “wussies in the NBA.” Barkley also said…

“I just want to say something before we go forward. I say this not just because we’re on TV right now; I think you’re the best analyst on television. The only difference is you don’t have to deal with those wussies in the NBA. They get so mad when you don’t kiss their ass all the time. You are the best analyst on television.”

A Random “The Office” Video:

So many great moments in this clip.

One Last Glorious Moment of Procrastination:

Wait what.

TIL: Bryan Cranston directed a The Office episode (“Work Bus”) from DunderMifflin

About David Lauterbach

David is a writer for The Comeback. He enjoyed two Men's Basketball Final Four trips for Syracuse before graduating in 2016. If The Office or Game of Thrones is on TV, David will be watching.