Tim Wakefield, a right-handed knuckleball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who in 2004 played a critical late-innings relief role in the team’s winning its first World Series championship in 86 years, died on Sunday. He was 57. The Red Sox announced his death and said the cause was brain cancer. “He not only captivated […]
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Stephen A. Smith Couldn’t Even Get His First Pitch To The Plate At Yankee Stadium
Stephen A. Smith has made a career out of critiquing the best athletes in the world, but on Thursday night it was his turn to get put under the microscope when he threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. The ESPN talking head strode out to the mound confidently but was doomed from the […]
Read MoreAaron Rodgers Injury Caps a Dismal Summer for New York Fans
In the dreary, decades-long history of the New York Jets, Monday night’s game was supposed to be a turning point: Aaron Rodgers, a surefire Hall of Fame quarterback, was set to take the field surrounded by All-Pro talent. For fans of the team, which has long seemed cursed, hopes had perhaps never been higher. The […]
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