Yankees clip Red Sox on Gardner home run
Brett Gardner had a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning for one of his three hits, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7 on Sunday night.
Giants start NFL preseason with a HOF win
Andre Williams ran up some big numbers at Boston College. The fourth-round draft pick is showing glimpses that he can do it for the New York Giants too.
Source: Favre to enter Packers' HOF in 2015
Nearly six years after he was traded by the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre and his former team will come together for the first time on Monday, in what is being billed as a joint announcement by the former quarterback and the Packers Hall of Fame.
NBA up to discuss stars in world competition
Commissioner Adam Silver says he does not foresee “a major shift in the NBA’s participation in international competitions” in the wake of Paul George’s gruesome compound leg fracture suffered Friday night in Las Vegas.
Nick Drake Demo Auction Derailed Over Legal Dispute
The auction of a set of rare recordings made by Nick Drake in the late Sixties has been stopped thanks to a legal dispute over the tapes’ ownership. The Guardian reports that Drake’s estate and record company have called into question whether Beverley Martyn, the folksinger who put the tapes…
The Legend of Zelda Monopoly Has Items Exclusive to GameStop Edition
USAopoly, which creates special-themed versions of Monopoly under license from Hasbro, will release a Legend Zelda-themed version of the board game on September 15, according to a listing on GameStop’s website. The Legend of Zelda Monopoly plays just like the regular game, only with Hyrule real estate, items, tokens, and rupees for currency. For example, […]
One Fan Dead, 20 Hospitalized at Mad Decent Block Party
One fan died and more than 20 others were hospitalized during the Mad Decent Block Party on Friday in Columbia, Maryland. Police sources told the Baltimore Sun that the death and illnesses were from apparent drug overdoses. Tyler Fox Viscardi, a 20-year-old man from Raleigh, North Carolina, was rushed from the concert…
Source: Tanaka to test out injured right elbow
Monday will be one of the most important days of the season for the New York Yankees playoff hopes, and not just because they’re facing defending AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers.
Rory wins Bridgestone, back at world No. 1
Rory McIlroy rallied from a three-shot deficit to win the Bridgestone Invitational and return to No. 1 in the world.
Neil Young Urges Boycott of Non-Organic Cotton
Just a few days after announcing his collaboration with Rainforest Connection, Neil Young took to his website to expound on another environmental issue close to his heart. Jumping off from a note about the distribution of free organic cotton t-shirts during his last tour of Europe, Young announced that he is…