Sports Legends & Rumors

Did PETA Ask MLB to Rename Bullpen ‘Arm Barn’?

29 October 2021

The animal rights organization claims that the word has “speciesist roots.”

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‘Animalism’: Blackhawks Scandal Raises Culture Questions

28 October 2021

For three weeks in 2010, they did nothing.

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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton is helped off the field during the third inning of Game 1 in baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Bad Break: Braves’ Morton Fractures Leg in Series Opener

27 October 2021

Morton’s right fibula was fractured by Yuli Gurriel's one-hop screamer leading off the second inning...

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Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at his campaign headquarters in Stamford, Conn. Valentine is running as an unaffiliated candidate against 35-year-old Harvard-educated state Rep. Caroline Simmons, who upset the sitting Democratic mayor in a September primary. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Former MLB Manager Valentine Runs for Mayor in Hometown

26 October 2021

Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine scoffs at any suggestion he might...

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Alabama's worst football loss in this century was likely against Southern Mississippi or Miss in 2000 21-0 at Birmingham's Legion Field.

Alabama’s Football Team Lost 21-0 at Home 21 Years Ago

21 October 2021

The storied program had a dark period prior to its recent success, including a rare...

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FILE - In this May 14, 2021, file photo, former NFL players Ken Jenkins, right, and Clarence Vaughn III, center right, along with their wives, Amy Lewis, center, and Brooke Vaughn, left, carry petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, in this Friday, May 14, 2021, file photo. Lawyers for the NFL and retired players filed proposed changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, to remove race-norming in dementia testing, which made it more difficult for Black players to qualify for payments. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

NFL, Players Agree to End ‘Race-Norming’ in $1B Settlement

21 October 2021

The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to...

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Did Muhammad Ali Encourage Vaccinations?

14 October 2021

NBA player Kyrie Irving's refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination has drawn egregiously flawed comparisons...

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Did a Toronto Bar Cheer at Kevin Durant’s Injury?

12 October 2021

Some fans really did cheer when Durant got injured, but this reaction video is digitally...

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Were the Cleveland Indians Named To Honor Baseball’s First Native American Player?

11 October 2021

Louis Sockalexis was believed to be the first acknowledged Native American to play in the...

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Benson Kipruto, of Ethiopia, breaks the finish line tape to win the Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kenyans Kipruto, Kipyogei Sweep in Boston Marathon Return

11 October 2021

Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon when the race returned from a 30-month...

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Was Brazilian Footballer Arrested for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Kicking Referee in Head?

8 October 2021

"He punched me in the face, I fell to the ground, got kicked, and passed...

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FILE - New Jersey Nets guard Terrence Williams, left, drives past Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., in this Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, file photo. Eighteen former NBA players, including Williams, have been arrested on charges alleging they defrauded the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million, according to an indictment Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

18 Ex-NBA Players Charged in $4M Health Care Fraud Scheme

7 October 2021

Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit...

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