LeBron James made his long-awaited return to Cleveland last Thursday, scoring just 17 points but unleashing a cloudburst of cash over the city, with hundred-dollar bills raining down from the heavens and settling softly into citizens’ pockets with a hushed … Continue reading
Among the many historic firsts of this year’s World Series—first Royals appearance in 29 years!—one that stands out is that these are the first teams that have had to win eight postseason games apiece just to get to this point. … Continue reading
Tustin. Let’s all say it together: “Tustin.” It sounds vaguely exotic, vaguely familiar. Obscure place name from the Star Wars universe? Something involving milk reviews? Not quite. As it so happens, Tustin is the possible new home of the Los … Continue reading
The end of the baseball season this weekend will mark a bunch of milestones: the close of Derek Jeter’s career, the likely conclusion to the Royals’ 28-year postseason drought, the last time Mets fans will be able to blame Matt … Continue reading
It’s likely going to be the biggest sports news out of Oslo, Norway since Tex Schramm was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war between the NFL and AFL. (Note: No, not really. Though he should have been.) … Continue reading
Now’s not exactly the happiest time to be a football fan. Coming hard on the heels of a season in which we learned that every hit is setting players on the road to memory loss and emotional instability, we have … Continue reading
Let’s face it: The Buffalo Bills are weird. They’ve had an odd history on the field, with those four close-but-not-quite Super Bowl appearances, and two AFL championships the only titles to show for 54 years of competition. And they play … Continue reading
When the Phoenix Mercury and the Minnesota Lynx open their western division finals playoff series tonight, the two best Women’s National Basketball Association teams will know what to expect. Close to the action, several thousand screaming fans of all ages, … Continue reading
There’s still a lot of baseball left to be played, but if things continue as they are now, this could shape up to be a historic season. That’s because if the schedule ended today, neither the New York Yankees nor … Continue reading
One of the weirder sidebars to the A’s big trade for 40 percent of the Cubs’ starting rotation has been what it meant for Tommy Milone. One of Oakland’s hottest incumbent starters going into the trade, Milone found himself bumped … Continue reading