Willie Mays headlines San Francisco Giants all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Hall-of-fame outfielder Willie Mays spent twenty-one seasons in a Giants uniform — six in New York and fifteen in San Francisco — and leads […]
Christmas birthdays: Eric Gordon, Alistair Cook and top sports stars born on December 25th
Having your birthday fall on Christmas is something of a double whammy. Not only is your special day overshadowed by the birthday of Jeshua […]
Mike Trout headlines Los Angeles Angels all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
When it’s all said and done, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout could very well be ranked among the top two or three baseball […]
Babe Ruth headlines New York Yankees all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Perhaps no franchise in the history of sport has been more consistently revered — and feared — than the New York Yankees, and no […]
Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Joe Namath’s finger from Super Bowl III?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures (like the image […]
Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts notches perfect game at World Series of Bowling in Reno
Until this past weekend, the only baseball player to record a perfect game in World Series history was Don Larsen. Now he’s been joined […]
What if Justin Verlander could throw at 90 percent the speed of light?
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has been on quite a tear since being secured from the Detroit Tigers just before the trade deadline, but […]
Graveyard Greats: Hunting down tombstones of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and other baseball legends
Halloween, aside from being a confluence of candy and costumes, marks the passing of the baseball season. With the crispness of fall in the […]
World Series history quiz
The first World Series was held in 1903 and there has been one contested every year since with only two exceptions: 1904 and 1994. […]
Blake Griffin’s “Tearaway Pants” and the best poetry from each sport
If Blake Griffin weren’t known as a hoopster, his name would be perfectly suited for a slam poet’s stage persona — a mashup of […]
Doosan Bears join the jaw-scratching face-plant slide follies
Earlier we marveled at the Lotte Giants of the KBO League for plowing the base paths with their faces. Now the Doosan Bears have […]
WAR for AL MVP: 5-foot-6 Jose Altuve and 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge battle it out
MLB’s MVPs are almost always among the league leaders in the wins above replacement (WAR) stat, which attempts to gauge a player’s overall contribution […]