The nicknames of Vegas gamblers are almost as good as the tales about these wagering legends themselves. From Nick the Greek to Ace Rothstein (OK, so that's Robert De Niro's character in Casino, but he's still awesome), there are no shortage of characters to come through Sin City. And now there's a new high-roller in […]
Read MoreWatch Kawhi Leonard dunk the ball, then palm it before it hits the ground in this mesmerizing video
If you saw that video of Kawhi Leonard's laugh mashed up with the "NBA on NBC" theme earlier this week, chances are you replayed it over and over and over again. It was that good. Somehow, Leonard himself topped that with something he actually did on the court in the Toronto Raptors' home opener, providing […]
Read MoreCaddies welcome end of lawsuit, but the victory belongs to Jay Monahan and the PGA Tour
On Thursday, the Association of Professional Tour Caddies announced the class-action lawsuit that caddies originally filed against the PGA Tour in 2015 has ended. The crux of the case involved caddies complaining that they were forced to wear bibs displaying tournament sponsors without receiving compensation, along with the threat of expulsion from working on tour […]
Read MoreGonzalo Fernández-Castaño just made the up-and-down of the year — through a tree
There are no easy pitches when you're faced with 30 yards from the rough and only have about 15 feet of green to the hole. But throw a tree in between you and the pin and the situation becomes virtually impossible to navigate. Unless there's a gap between the branches. And you're a tour pro. […]
Read MoreCC Sabathia's F-bomb-laced rant on how to properly bean a batter is gold, Jerry! Gold!
While painful to admit, the New York Yankees are completely irrelevant at this current juncture. The Boston Red Sox clinched a spot in the World Series on Thursday night in Houston, defeating the Astros in Game 5 of the ALCS. These next few weeks will be absolute hell for Yankees fans, as we pray to […]
Read MoreLeBron James and Damian Lillard's early dunk-off nearly brought the roof down in Portland
Seeing LeBron James in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform is going to take some getting used to. As much as it feels like he's been a nomad for years, he's only played in two different jerseys, and there is something about that striking Laker gold and purple that looks so odd on James. RELATED: LeBron […]
Read MoreJim Nantz's first encounter with Johnny Miller was in college — and involved a heckling Fred Couples
Johnny Miller and Jim Nantz never worked together in a TV booth, but their first encounter came at a golf tournament decades ago. Johnny just never knew it. RELATED: Johnny Miller to retire from NBC after one final tournament Appearing on the KNBR Murph & Mac Show on Wednesday, Nantz told a fantastic — and […]
Read MoreMichelle Wie undergoes surgery, out for the remainder of the 2018 season
A season that began with plenty of promise after a victory at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in March, took an all-too-familiar turn for Michelle Wie. Hampered once again by injury—this time what was finally diagnosed as an avulsion fracture, bone spurs and nerve entrapment in her right hand—the former U.S. Women’s Open champion found […]
Read MoreAnnoying NFL Texts: Is the Jon Gruden experiment already a bust?
Six weeks into the NFL season, certain threads begin to emerge. We know the Rams and the Chiefs are both for real. We know the Patriots just won't go away no matter how hard you want them to. And we know if nothing else, the Browns aren't nearly as awful as they were. But there's […]
Read MoreDeMarcus Cousins looks good in the swatting-little-kids'-shots phase of his comeback
The Golden State Warriors still don't know when DeMarcus Cousins will return from a torn achilles tendon he suffered during last season. Not that it really matters. The Warriors are favored to win will win a fourth NBA title in five years with or without this All-Star center. RELATED: New York Knicks' season gets off […]
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