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Stephen A. Smith has confirmed reports that said he wanted Max Kellerman to be taken off ESPN’s First Take. Although Smith called Kellerman “a real good guy,” the television personality and sports journalist said he didn’t think they had “a great partnership anymore” after hosting First Take together for five years. “The rumor’s accurate in terms of me wanting him […]
A baseball fan hurled a racial slur at Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson during Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies, TMZ reports. Brinson was at bat in the top of the 9th when someone behind him screamed the N-word multiple times, all of which were caught on mic.. The Rockies organization and Coors Field have not yet publicly addressed the situation, and […]
Saturday’s game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres came to an abrupt halt after gunfire erupted outside Nationals Park stadium. According to the Associated Press, shots were heard from the left side of the field during the sixth inning, prompting players and spectators to flee and take cover. CNN reports at least four people were wounded during the incident and […]
Stephen A. Smith is facing backlash comments he made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani. During Monday’s episode of ESPN’s First Take, Smith said Major League Baseball has a problem if the Japanese superstar is the league’s main attraction. Smith went on to criticize the fact that the current face of baseball needs an interpreter, saying its bad for the […]
CC Sabathia hasn’t pitched in a major league game since 2019, but if you want to see him playing ball these days make sure you check out the softball fields of Manhattan. That’s where you can find the former Yankees ace—looking way different than he did during his 11 seasons in pinstripes—crushing slow-pitch softball and […]
Former Chicago Cubs star Ben Zobrist filed a lawsuit last month accusing his former pastor of having an affair with his wife and defrauding his charity. Yahoo Sports reports that Zobrist alleges Byron Yawn, who initially started out as a marital counselor for Ben and his wife Julianna, was “secretly pursuing an intimate relationship” one year before he “began meeting her for sex” in […]
Former sportswriter Kat O’Brien revealed in an op-ed for the New York Times that at the age of 22, she was raped in 2002 by an MLB player while conducting an interview as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas. O’Brien did not identify the player because she believes being forthright nearly two decades later […]
As Major League Baseball attempts to crack down on the polarizing issue of pitchers using a variety of sticky substances, New York Mets star Pete Alonso believes there’s a more important issue that isn’t being talked about. “The biggest concern is MLB manipulates the baseball year in and year out depending on free-agency class, or guys being in […]
The Oakland Athletics received backlash this week after it was accused of serving its minor league players unsatisfactory meals with many people online comparing the food to the viral Fyre Festival cheese sandwich. Athletes reportedly shared photos of the measly post-game meals on social media, and were later posted by Advocates for Minor Leaguers, an organization dedicated to improving the […]
According to jail records on the Fulton County website in Georgia, Atlanta Braves star outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested today on charges of aggravated assault, strangulation, and misdemeanor battery. Images are beginning to surface that appear to show Ozuna being arrested, as well as the records to prove that he was processed at the County jail. […]
