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We’ll start with the most significant play of the 2026 MLB All-Star Game: a hit batsman. In the top of the third, with a man ...

It started, as all diarrhea outbreaks do, with rumblings of discontent. At first it was funny; "explosive diarrhea parasite" ...

In the movie Citizen Vigilante, the latest Uwe Boll provocation that’s gaining attention from the far-right side of the ...

Is the Tour de France the most competitive sleep environment in sports? “Probably, yeah,” answered Dr. Jon Greenwell, ...

This past Friday in Vegas, while many players were in town for NBA Summer League action, Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo got ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew ...

Bryce Harper has finally provided an answer to the question of how he ended up helping FanDuel convince a problem gambler to ...

There are four players in MLB with a higher bWAR than Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, but nobody can hope to top him in PAR ...