Cubs MVP Takes A Fastball To the Head

A wild game, which ended with an overturned tag play at home plate, began with Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant getting hit in the helmet by a 96 mph fastball from Colorado Rockies starter German Marquez in the first inning Sunday. The team said Bryant passed all concussion-related…

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Baseball's First No Hitter

Sean Manaea might’ve been the only person at the Oakland Coliseum who didn’t realize he was still working on a no-hitter. After a dropped popup in the fifth inning, the Athletics lefty figured it was over.

“I didn’t even think about it until I looked up…

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The NEW Beast of The East

Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid certainly aren’t acting like playoff first-timers, and JJ Redick provided the veteran leadership that Philadelphia so desperately needed.

The 76ers might very well be the NBA’s team of the future.

And that future might be starting sooner than many envisioned.

Simmons was…

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Next! The Pelicans Sweep The No. 3 Seed

Anthony Davis sat on the court, a scowl on his face and his biceps flexed on each side of his head.
The Pelicans All-Star had just converted a layup as he fell to the court after a hard foul. His strength-projecting celebration afterward was that of a franchise…

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'Mini Me' AKA Vern Troyer Has Died

Verne Troyer, an actor best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, has died at age 49, according to a statement on the actor’s official Facebook page.

“It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today,” the statement reads…

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