The Sports Pages: some of the week’s best sportswriting
Joe DiMaggio, Dan Wheldon, the beauty of football and a real-life answer to The Wrestler: it’s an extra-special, double edition of our weekly round-up.
Joe DiMaggio, Dan Wheldon, the beauty of football and a real-life answer to The Wrestler: it’s an extra-special, double edition of our weekly round-up.
Baseball’s biggest game kicks off in St Louis, Missouri tonight. Here’s everything you need to know.
CC Sabathia (aka “The Honey Badger”) looks set to walk away from a deal that guarantees him $92million over the next four seasons in an effort to secure an even more lucrative contract.
A Red Sox double-whammy, a cricket club coming straigh outta Compton and the most successful professional sportsperson you’ve never heard of: its all in our selection of the week’s best writing about sport.
It’s that time of the week again! Join us for: a man jumping over a speeding car, the biggest mosh-pit in all of sports and Milan Jovanovic’s Neighbours name-check.
We’re past the half-way mark in the week. Take a couple of minutes to celebrate by catching up on the morning’s sports headlines.
Prize souvenir baseball set to go up for auction with a price tag of… one $1 million.
Six-year-old saw his firefighter father fall to his death while trying to catch a ball thrown to him by Josh Hamilton during a Texas game in July.
As the baseball season enters its final day, the fates of a handful of teams, from both the National and American leagues, hang in the balance.
If you’re looking for a bite-sized round-up of the morning’s sports news, look no further. We’ve got you covered.
The Yankees secured a playoff spot and the divisional title with back-to-back wins over Tampa Bay yesterday.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has added nicotine to its monitoring list, paving the way for a possible ban at some point in the future.
The legendary closer saw out the final inning of the Yankees’ 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins yesterday.
Thankfully, the good people at CC Carpet & Floor Design had insurance on their grand slam giveaway.
Red Sox hero could get up to a year in jail if convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery charges.
Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens is facing a retrial on charges that he lied to federal investigators about his use of performance enhancing drugs.
Alec Baldwin and Jon Krasinski face off in another TV ad ahead of another AL East series.
The New York Yankees became the first team to hit three grand slams in a single MLB game last night, as they cruised to a 22-9 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
‘Everyone, including the mighty Bronx Bombers, were faced with the reality that they were just tiny flecks of dust being shaken out by the Great Earth.’
Check out this catch from last night’s game against Baltimore.
A moth got stuck deep in Matt Holliday’s ear, forcing the St Louis Cardinals star to walk off the field while the Dodgers batted in the eighth inning last night. No, seriously.
Ranging from a study of Barcelona’s passing genius to a profile the NFL’s most controversial athlete, this week’s round-up is an eclectic appeal to the head and the heart.
From euphoric celebrations to pint-swilling politicians, join us for a look back at the most striking sporting images from the last seven days.
Now that’s what you call a whip-around…
The San Francisco giants took an unusual approach to the retirement of Michael Bourn during their MLB clash with the Atlanta Braves last night.
Charlie Sheen injured himself while taking part in a practice session with the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday. It is understood that the actor is targeting a reprisal of his role from the “Major League” film franchise.
Why have one name when you can have two?
Yes, it seems like an awful lot of eggs, but who are we to argue?
Testosterone, amphetamines, EPO… deer antler spray? Major League Baseball has officially announced a crack-down on baseball’s weirdest performance enhancing drug.
Juan Nicasio underwent neck surgery after being hit by a shot returned off his own pitch.
Star will have to answer questions about alleged involvement in illegal games.
Adam Dunn has been a model of big-hitting consistency over the last ten MLB season’s. This year, however, his first with the White Sox, has been nothing short of a disaster.
Reliever showed fans how it’s done.
WATCH: Angels’ pitcher throws the third no-hitter of the MLB season.
Bad decisions are just restricted to the All-Ireland championship, you know. They’ve got umpires in baseball too.
The Phillies’ Chase Utley had the crowd on their feet with this play against the San Francisco Giants.
Just one more Alpine climb and then it’s all downhill towards the weekend.
POTUS will welcome the 2010 World Series champions to the White House this evening. This could be gold.
I think the legal term is: cock-up. The prosecution team showed an exhibit to the jury that violated an pre-trial ruling on evidence.
The Yankees short-stop skippered his side to a win thanks to a record-breaking at-bat.. and then just skipped the All-Star game.