Giants Crush Pirates in Play-in Playoff Game

A four-hit shutout by Madison Bumgarner and a grand slam by Brandon Crawford carried the San Francisco Giants to an 8-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Wild Card playoff on Wednesday.

Crawford launched a hanging curve from Pirates starter Edinson Volquez into the right…

KC Royals Win Wild Card Game in Dramatic Fashion

The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 9-8 in a thrilling, 12-inning do-or-die Wild Card playoff on Tuesday to eke out a victory in their first postseason game for 29 years.

Salvador Perez, who had twice failed to drive in runners on third base earlier…

Olympic Champ Michael Phelps Arrested for DUI

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was arrested for drunken driving early on Tuesday after speeding and then crossing the double-lane lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said.

The 18-time Olympic gold medalist later apologized for the incident, saying he was “deeply sorry to everyone…

NFL Prayer Penalized for Praying?

The NFL said Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct when he dropped to his knees in prayer after an interception.
The league’s rule book prohibits players from celebrating while on the ground, but spokesman Michael Signora wrote in an…

Signs Of CTE Present in Jovan Belcher's Brain

A Kansas City Chiefs football player who fatally shot his girlfriend in 2012 before committing suicide showed signs of a degenerative brain condition found in other deceased NFL players, an attorney for the family said on Monday.

A post-mortem analysis of Jovan Belcher’s brain revealed signs of chronic…