Unfortunately I am a die-hard Pirates fan. I don’t know what to say about this: During the famed “Sausage Race” after the sixth inning, Simon swung a bat at one of the costumed participants, hitting a 19-year-old girl. She fell near the Pirates’ dugout and another participant, a 21-year-old girl, tripped over her. Both girls …
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End of the Big East
And just like that, another Clinton lackey ruins something great: Miami accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday, spurning a flurry of last-minute offers from Big East officials to remain in their league. The decision was formally announced in a statement released by Miami moments before a news conference with university …
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Grumble: The Atlantic Coast Conference reached deep into its expansion playbook late Tuesday and pulled a shocking end run. School presidents and chancellors voted Tuesday night to invite Miami and Virginia Tech to join the conference — a scenario that excludes fellow would-be Big East defectors Boston College and Syracuse. Sources also told ESPN that …
RIP, Big East
It looks like the Big East football conference is officially done: Five schools filed a lawsuit Friday to try to prevent Miami and Boston College from jumping to the Atlantic Coast Conference, accusing them of secretly taking part in an expansion plan that could ruin the Big East. The lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court …
Say It Ain’t Sosa
This stinks: Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected when umpires found illegal cork in his shattered bat during Tuesday’s 3-2 Interleague win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Sosa broke his bat in the first inning on a grounder to second base with Chicago runners at second and third. But crew chief Tim …
Goodbye, Saint Patrick
Like him or not, you can not deny his greatness: Colorado’s Patrick Roy is retiring, ending the 18-year career of one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history. Patrick Roy didn’t leave with another Cup, but he will retire with the most NHL victories. Roy will make the announcement at a 2 p.m. ET news …
Congrats
Much to my surprise, the University of Virginia defeated Johns Hopkins today in the NCAA Division 1 Lacrosse Championship. After watching Hopkins rip Syracuse in the second half of the semi-final game, I was convinced no one would beat Hopkins. Congrats Cavaliers.