The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks have agreed to increase Marshawn Lynch's pay.

The team bowed down to one of the most important players on the offensive side of the ball after Lynch stuck to his holdout demands.

@ProFootballTalk
Full details on revised Marshawn Lynch deal coming at PFT. New base for 2014 is $6 million with $500,000 signing bonus. 

7:33 PM - 31 Jul 2014

Not a bad deal for both sides considering how much of a role Lynch plays in their offense.  More skittles for Lynch!

One of the trade rumor pitchers was Cliff Lee who just made his wasy back from injury.  Lee stayed put and was on the hill tonight for the Phillies when he left in the third inning with an arm injury.

Lee threw a pitch an then dropped an F bomb before pointing at his arm and exiting the game.

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As you can see the woman knows the ball is near, but has no idea that the ball is heading right for her until the last second.

To be far to the woman none of the fans seem to know where the ball is going to end up.

That beer may have saved her life.  Who knows how hard it would have hit her had the beer not slowed it down.

Arian Foster spoke with the media for the first time since the end of last season and only had one thing to say.  Well he said it about 11 times.

Foster answered the reporters questions with one answer, "I'm just trying to be the best teammate I can."

So take that reporters!

The Red Sox and A's pulled off a trade deadline blockbuster.  The A's are hopeful that they can make World Series run and have strenghtened their rotation, but at what cost?

Sure the A's get Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes, but they gave up a young talent in Yoenis Cespedes.

The strength of Manny Machado's arm is on full display on this play.  The young Orioles third baseman has made this play before, but it is not any less impressive.  There are very few even among the professional ranks that can make this throw so far in foul territory and pretty much flat footed.

Not to mention the fact that he made this throw and got the runner out.  Sure it was Albert Pujols and he's not the swiftest of foot, but he would have gotten a pretty large number of other MLBers too.

I'm on the fence as to whether this is impressive or not.  So Drew Brees can hit a frisbee with a football.  I may or may not be able to as well, but I'm not an NFL quarterback.  I would expect an elite passer to be able to do such things.

Either way someone recorded it and now there is internet chum for us to feed on, enjoy.

Rams fans might be asking Kurt Warner to come out of retirement with passes like these.  Warner looked pretty good for an old retired quarterback and probably would give the inconsistent Sam Bradford a run for his money.

I wonder if Warner is feeling the itch, especially after throwing passes to a couple of young receivers.


KW by random_sports

Max Bretos broke the news on twitter and UFC president, Dana White, later confirmed that Anderson Silva is returning to the octagon.  Silva will face Nick Diaz, who is also making a return to the octagon coming out of retirement, at UFC 183 on January 31, 2015.

Dana White announcing on @SportsCenter Anderson Silva will be back in #UFC Octagon. He will face Nick Diaz January 31st. Boom.
— Max Bretos (@mbretosESPN) July 29, 2014

I wish it was made up.  The Cowboys tight ends coach, Mike Pope, likes to throw ice water on his shirtless tight ends because that's what gets him going...oh I mean it's good for concentration, via The Sports Daily:

“I’ve got one that I did [Tuesday], where at the end of practice, I have somebody fire a ball at them. I collect all the ice water out of the Gatorade bins, and they take their shirts off, and just as the ball gets to them, I hit them in the lower part of their back with that ice water and see if they concentrate and catch that ball, because, I mean, it’s cold.”

Why shirtless and why ice water?  Is this something they will face in a game?

Cubs fans have to deal with the torment of disappointing season after disappointing season and they still show up and show their support.  Call it what you will but I call it crazy and with help from this mohawk, I think my point has been made.

Oh no it looks great on you.  All that time and energy wasted!

LeBron James has fans all over the world and did a little entertaining on a recent trip to Taiwan.

The return of LeBron wouldn't be complete without a striptease abroad, would it?

LeBron, already shirtless, took off his shoes, signed them then tossed them into the crowd of fans.

What he did next probably caught them all of guard.  He took off his shorts and signed them, then tossed them into the crowd.

Charlie Blackmon has been a feel good story for the Colorado Rockies this season.  The 28 year old seems to have finally put it together this season at the plate.  He's hitting .300 with 14 home runs and 54 RBIs.

This play however shows him flashing some leather with a great diving catch in extra innings.  Too bad most of the fans at Wrigley had already left.

The Texas Rangers are having a hard time this season and with plays like this one from last night's game it's easy to see why.

The Rangers are currently 13 games under 500 and are in last place in the AL West.

Just watch the vine the sadness of the play speaks for itself.

Derek Jeter moved into number 7 on the all time hit list last night passing Carl Yastrzemski.  Jeter is still racking up the records in his final season.

NBC Sports posted a behind the scenes look at the making of the Sunday Night Football theme song and we posted it.  It has a ton of the NFLs big name stars but I posted it because Carrie Underwood!

UPDATE – Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 4:35 p.m. ET: “ESPN announced today that Stephen A. Smith will not appear on First Take or ESPN Radio for the next week. He will return to ESPN next Wednesday.”

With that suspension Smith will miss five shows.  Remember Ray Rice was only suspended two games.

So a man who didn't strike a woman and leave her unconscious receives a harsher punishment for misspeaking about the incident than the man who actually struck the woman and knocked her out!

What the fuck is going on?

Ray Rice was cheered loudly at Ravens training camp because Ravens fans are stupid.  A video of the fans cheering loudly for Rice was posted on the Baltimore Ravens team website because the Ravens are stupid.

How do you cheer for a man who knocked a woman out?  Where is the outrage?  Where are the protesters?  Where are the women's groups?  When did it become okay to knock a woman unconscious?

You can see the video, that is so proudly displayed by the Ravens on their website, here.
 

Clayton Kershaw was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live and for some reason Kimmel wantef him to knock an apple off of his head.  So of course he had the Dodgers star pitcher throw baseballs at him.

They must have been some sort of nerf ball or something because Kershaw nailed Kimmel right in the face with one.

Melky Cabrera and his Toronto teammates beat up on the last place Red Sox last night 14-1.  Cabrera hit 2 home runs on the night and his second one cleared the Green Monster and smashed the windshield of a car.

We've seen Blue Jays hitters go deep over the Monster before, but the ball didn't do any damage to a vehicle it just hit a billboard.

Derrick Rose is coming off of a couple of miserable injury plagued seasons and the Chicago Bulls guard is trying to get back to form.  If this footage from Team USA practice is any indication, it looks like D Rose is well on his way.

A lot of stars have backed out of competing with Team USA for fear of injury, but not D Rose who has something to prove.

Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons is becoming known for making spectacular defensive plays and this bare handed play will add to that.  Simmons runs up on a little flair before realizing he can't catch the ball in the air, he slows down to field it when it kicks awkwardly towards left field.  That's when he fields the ball bare handed and throws the runner out.

Stephen A. Smith found a defender of his "the woman shouldn't provoke the man" comments.  Comments that Smith has since apologized for making.

His defender is Whoopi Goldberg.  She attempts to make the point that the man has a right to defend himself, sort of, via Black Sports Online:

The Denver Broncos were having a little fun before Monday's practice, the same day Peyton Manning's twins made a rare public appearance.

Manning and one of his many targets, Wes Welker were spotted dancing as "Rocky Top" was played through the sound system.

It wasn't a pretty sight.

This it what is wrong with the NFL!

Adolpho Birch is the V.P. of the NFL and he went on the Mike and Mike show and defended the NFls' punishment of Ray Rice.  He ignored the fact that the fans of NFL are unhappy with the punishment.  He glosses over and fails to recognize that Ray Rice knocked his then fiancee unconscious on and elevator with a punch to her face and then dragged her body off of the elevator and left her laying on the floor.

He refused, with arrogance, to explain the basic facts of how the NFL came to it's decision and smugly claims the punishment is fair.

This is what is wrong with the NFL!

This whole Peyton Manning being married and having kids is news to me.  In general I really don't care about an athlete's personal life, unless of course they're nailing hot models, via Busted Coverage:

Don't believe me?  Take a look at this home run he hit.

Still not convinced? 

Over the weekend a minor league baseball fight happened between triple A squads, because that's why we go to minor league baseball games.  Oh wait, that's why we go to minor league hockey games.

Anyway back to the action.  The minor league teams involved were the Albuquerque Isotopes (Dodgers) and the Reno Aces (Diamondbacks).

Bartosz Huzarski is currently competing in the Tour de France and snapped a picture after one of the days of riding.  The picture pretty much shows you why you're not riding in the Tour de France.

I'm pretty sure you can't do this.

@Ferknuckle Bartosz Huzarski`s legs after 18th stage. Tour de France 2014 pic.twitter.com/UZzMItOpde
— Dave (@YEG_IVIars) July 25, 2014

With rumors swirling that the Cleveland Browns are a little concerned about their rookie quarterback's behavior off the field, Johnny Manziel gave a press conference explaining himself.  Manziel acknowledges he's been a little immature and says he's only 21.  He also says he's loving life and has a good time in all areas including on the field.

If you listen to guys like Brian Kenny, he would have you think he invented the shift or that Sabermetrics introduced the shift to the game.

Well guess what?  The shift isn't a new concept.

Is it wrong for 35 year old Drew Brees to think he can play another 10 years?  I don't know if it's wrong but is it realistic?  Brees thinks so, via NFL.com:

"No doubt. There's no question," Brees said, in a private moment. "I'm not getting ahead myself, like it's a pipe dream, at 45. I understand the challenges that come along with that. But why not? If I can stay healthy, and I'm having fun and playing at a high level, why wouldn't I wanna do that? The biggest challenge is physically, the maintenance, the recovery, the way you train. You gotta hope that you stay healthy, but why not?"

First Adam Schefter tries to explain the NFL's reasoning for only suspending Ray Rice for two games.



Oh I got it so marijuana use, a "crime" where the victim is only yourself, is worse than punching a woman and knocking her out because it's your third violation of the drug policy.  Hmmm...

Now to Keith Olbermann taking on the NFL and destroying them for the ridiculous two game suspension of Ray Rice.

Derek Jeter is enjoying his farewell tour and he's showing it more than ever in this vine where he meets Ichiro Suzuki in the dugout after he homered.  It was Ichiro's first home run in 11 months and Jeter's reaction is an instant classic.

One might wish for one depending on who is singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game.  But this minor league general manager took it a step further and got his exam while singing the song.  You multitasking son of a bitch.

Following in the footsteps of the guy who got the 76ers 2015 NBA Champs tattooed on his ass, a Bills fan tatted himself with "Bills '15 Super Bowl Champs."

Now the said thing is neither of these teams have a shot at pulling of either titles, hell they'll be lucky to even sniff the playoffs and now you have a permanent mark on your body.  But as this picture so eloquently explains the tattoo, YOLO!

Oops pic.twitter.com/883q8QHK8i
— JustinDoelman (@YEs_ITs_DAddY_D) July 26, 2014

Vikings backup quarterback Christian Ponder and his lovely with Samantha Ponder, an ESPN broadcaster, pulled off the ultimate quarterback sneak.  The couple not only managed to keep the birth of their child a secret, the also kept the fact that they were expecting a secret.

That's a pretty impressive sneak when you think about how social media has changed the way news uncovered.  They must have a pretty tight family who was able to turn down the temptation of "breaking" the story to the world.

So earlier this week the couple shared a photo of their now month old daughter.

It's another rant from Stephen A. Smith and lets just say people aren't going to be happy.

Women in particular will be offended.  He actually is blaming some women for provoking men into violence.

HOW ABOUT CONTROL YOURSELF!

Steve Spurrier has an interesting way to get his Gamecocks ready for their matchup against Clemson.  He described what he does in the locker room to prepare his team, via College Spun:

This guy makes up for all of the drops by fans in Minnesota during the home run derby.  Well not completely but it's a start.

He barehanded a line drive with style and didn't spill his beer, that counts for something.

Marshawn Lynch played a key role in the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl run and now he wants a reward.  His reward is a new contract with top 3 running back money.

Lynch is 28 and has only two years left on his current deal.  A deal that has him making the sixth most among running backs.

This play by Ryan Raburn allowed a little league home run and no this isn't little league.  It also broke up a 0-0 tie in the 8th inning.  As you would expect the pitcher wasn't happy.

Do we give Raburn an A for effort?

Indians manager Terry Francona is used to managing poor defensive outfielders, so where was the late game defensive sub?

The Indians went on to lose the game 2-1.

Not really sure why but Biz Markie threw out the first pitch in Oakland and it didn't go well.

Biz threw the ball with his left hand and after watching him make the throw I think he may actually be right handed.

Dwayne Wade said s kid at his basketball camp repeatedly asked him why he flops.

He jokingly said he was going to have the kid kicked out of the camp.  Wade added that the kid's dad must have put him up to it before saying he must be a Spurs fan.

Legit question!  Why do you flop DWade?

According to Adam Schefter the NFL plans to suspend Ray Rice for the first two games of the season.  The punishment is for an incident that resulted in his now wife laying unconscious on the floor of an elevator.

@AdamSchefter

NFL is suspending Ravens RB Ray Rice for the first two games this season, per sources. The suspension is expected to be announced today. 

10:12am - 24 Jul 14

A two game suspension for knocking a woman out?  The NFL is hands out stiffer penalties for drug use.

Everyone on the field lost track of the count.  Jon Jay took a 3-2 pitch for a ball and didn't take his base.  He fouled off the next pitch then stuck out looking.

Yep, they had more than one pitch to realize it was actually 4-2.  After the game Cardinals manager Mike Matheny took the blame.  Doesn't some of the blame fall on the batter?

That's right our favorite cheerleading squad is already hard at work.  They not only have already churned out the new swimsuit calendar, they've also creates the perfect music video.

Jeff Francoeur is hanging on to his major league dream, spending most of the season in triple A, yes it appears he's one of those guys.  He was called up to the Padres so his entire triple A team decided to prank him before he left.

Chase Headley was traded from the Padres to the Yankees and arrived at Yankee Stadium after the start of last night's game.  He came up with a chance to win the game in the 14th and in his first game with the Yankees comes up with a walk off RBI.

Not a better way to start off with your new team and not a better way to make your new GM look like a genius.

The WEEI radio host, Kirk Minihane, attempted and failed miserably to apologize for calling Erin Andrews a "gutless bitch."  In case you forgot or didn't hear about it, Minihane went on, what he now calls comedy, an angry rant about Andrews:

“I hate her! what a gutless bitch! Go away. Drop dead. I mean, seriously what the hell is wrong with her? First of all, follow-up. Second of all, the guy admitted he did it. He told reporters he threw a couple of pipe bombs. How is that social media’s fault?

“I hate her. Don’t you love social media? Yeah … social media is — shut up. Shut up. I’m sure she’s a nice person, but she’s … she’s probably a bitch. I hate her.”

Tony Dungy was on the Dan Patrick Show today to clarify his comments about Michael Sam.  Dungy did clarify his comments, but also managed to say, "I don't agree with his lifestyle."

Dan Patrick also managed to add that his thoughts about Sam, by saying he thought the NFL didn't want him to go undrafted and Jeff Fisher's role on the competition committee had something to do with it.

Buffalo Bills first round draft pick Sammy Watkins is already turning heads.  Watkins will provide another weapon for a Bills team in need of offensive help.

If this one handed catch is any indication of things to come for Watkins and the Bills they should be much improved.

The Philip Rivers led Chargers softball team finished second in a softball tournament.  Sounds like the NFL Chargers to me.  This proves you need more than athletic ability, via For The Win:

Led by captain Philip Rivers, who organized the team as a fun offseason activity, the squad of professional athletes made it to the finals of the San Diego Wednesday night men’s league before falling to Randy Jones Invitational, a team named after a local golf tournament. (The tournament sponsored their jerseys.) The Randy Jones Invitational had already beaten the Chargers twice during the regular season, and finished them off again the finals.

Wow they didn't just beat them in the championship game, a bunch of weekend warriors beat a team of professional athletes three times.

 

The rumored trade between Minnesota and Cleveland for Kevin Love have been going strong since almost the very minute it was announced that LeBron was returning.

There is now twitter news (not confirmed by Chris Broussard) from a "trusted source" that it's a done deal.  According to Travis Lee a Portland Maine sports anchor and his trusted source:

@travisleesports

A trusted source in the industry tells me the Kevin Love to Cavs deal is done. #NBAscoupsinPortland 

9:06am - 22 Jul 14

I'm going to first start off by saying beards are awesome.  And when you can do things like this Washington Nationals fan it's even more awesome.

As creative as the Nationals logo beard is this guy does other shapes too and you can check them out on his instagram account:

Everyone knows a ball in the dirt during a major league baseball game means that ball is yucky and the pitcher needs a new one.  Everyone except for the Giants catcher.

You rarely see a ball that has touched the dirt thrown back to the pitcher.  It's even more rare that both the catcher and umpire throw a ball to the pitcher at the same time.

That's exactly what happened to Tim Lincecum.  Check out his matrix like move to avoid one of the balls and still had the ability to catch one of them.

A snoozing baby was caught on camera during the Blue Jays and Red Sox game.  The little Blue Jays fan wasn't impressed with his team's offense as the Red Sox blew out the Blue Jays 14-1.

He probably wasn't the only Blue Jays fan snoozing as that pretty much tells the story of the game.

Everyone is always looking to take shots at Alex Rodriguez and he's always willing to make it easy for you to hate him.  Funny or Die's F13K YOU is their version of Derek Jeter's RE2PECT video for A-Rod.

Cliff Lee returned to action after a stint on the 60 day disabled list.  His less than stellar return to the mound was topped off when he farted at the end of his post game interview.

As you've come to know I am a fan of two things- bikinis and farts, via Larry Brown Sports:

“I wouldn’t have taken him,’’ said former Bucs and Colts coach Tony Dungy, now an analyst for NBC. “Not because I don’t believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn’t want to deal with all of it.

“It’s not going to be totally smooth … things will happen.’’

Things will happen?  What kind of terrible things will happen that you wouldn't want to deal with?

Tim Tebow continues to workout and train ti play quarterback in the NFL.  Is this sad yet?

I'm truly a fan of this kid for his heart and his work ethic, but give up the NFL quarterback dream.  There is no doubting his talent with a football.  But he can't throw at an NFL level.

I wish he would attempt another position because like I said he has skills with the football in his hands.  He's athletic enough to get a shot at another position.

Judging the talk in this video about his work with a quarterback coach, I doubt he's ever going to let it go.

The Yankees lost the game 4-2 and committed five errors in the process.  Three of the five errors involved rookie pitcher Shane Greene.

This is a pretty good look at how the game was played, via @SarahSpain:

According to Chip Caray Braves catcher, Evan Gattis, missed some games with a bulging dick.  He of course missed time with a bulging disk, but close enough.

And internet gold has been created, via @BlakeRXGuy:

The Arizona Diamondbacks had a Star Wars day at Chase Field and even the announcers got into the action.  Both Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly opened the telecast in Star Wars gear.

These types of promotions are usually seen in the minors and it's a little fitting that the triple A+ Diamondbacks would be doing such a promotion.

A tie game between the Yankees and Reds in the 9th turns into a walk off victory for the Yankees and an embarrassment for the Reds.  Brian McCann hit a weak pop up behind first base, with a runner on third and one out in the 9th, off of Aroldis Chapman.

Anthony Rizzo showed great range and ability making a catch that took him into the camera well.  But in true Cub fashion the play allowed a run to score from third.

The run put the Diamondbacks up by one run, a run that turned out to be the difference as the Cubs lost the game 3-2.

You don't struggle as an organization like the Cubs have without plays like this.

Chris Kluwe, the outspoken former Vikings punter, currently in a battle of words with his former team, is now focusing his energy on the NFL.  He shared his thoughts on the NFL with a Minnesota Fox station:

“The NFL is a league where you can get redemption for killing someone, for beating your wife in an elevator, for driving drunk, for a whole variety of things but when you speak out for civil rights, that's the one thing you cannot get redeemed for,” Kluwe added.

Adam Jones coasted in and made a routine catch for an out.  He continued to jog off the field as if he had made the third out.

The problem with that is it was only the second out and there was a runner on third who tagged up and scored easily.  It was the third run of what ended up being a 10-2 loss for the Orioles.

Obviously the couple are fans or students/alumni of the University of Miami.  Why else would a bride agree to have the Hurricanes mascot walk her down the aisle?

It's different that is for sure.

Mike Trout and Albert Pujols mock Fernando Rodney after causing him to blow a save.  The Angels not only blew Rodney's save they also won the game with a two out walk off RBI.

But back to the mockery, Pujols drove Trout in and the two decided to shoot arrows at each other mocking Rodney's save celebration.  The wild west is heating up and this will surely be used as a little fuel as they battle it out in the american league west and the playoff picture starts to take shape.

Caroline Wozniacki posted a picture to instagram that shows her in some heels showing off some serious leg.  The picture also takes a swipe at her ex and his height.  Wozniacki was about two inches taller than he is.

Out and about in Istanbul. It's been 3 years since I have worn heels on a normal day out. #feelsgood #looksgood #shopping #highheels #sun

Jackie Bradley Jr. isn't know for his strong arm, but maybe he should be.  If it wasn't on camera I probably wouldn't believe it.  Bradley takes a short run into a crow hop and lets the ball fly from approximately home plate it travels into the center field seats.  That's a throw of 420 feet.

Check out the incredible throw for yourself.

Katherine Webb shared a smoking hot picture of a bikini that Sports Illustrated swimsuit sent her.  Lucky for us, but she also wore it during her honeymoon which is lucky for her husband AJ McCarron.  The NFL has a strong rookie class of WAGs.

Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis was upset with Blue Jays Colby Rasmus for bunting.  That's right, Lewis was unhappy with Rasmus because he was bunting with a two run lead and two outs.  Not sure I've ever heard a pitcher upset for a more idiotic reason.

Rasmus saw the shift was on and decided to beat it with a bunt.  Rasmsus could have been just as upset with the Rangers for using the shift, but he went out and beat it.  Lewis tried to explain himself after the game and the only conclusion following them is Lewis is an idiot, via CBS Sports:

"I told [Rasmus] I didn't appreciate it," Lewis said. "You're up by two runs with two outs and you lay down a bunt. I don't think that's the way the game should be played."

Mike Napoli and his beard still have some power.  Napoli's tie breaking home run proved to be the game winner as the Red Sox held on to win 2-1.  It was Napoli's 11th and it shows that despite a poor year the Red Sox aren't going down without a fight.

A Boston Red Sox ball girl makes a play on a fair ball then in a hilarious attempt, drops the ball and walks away like no one would notice.  She might be looking for a new gig following her mistake.

The Red Sox won the game anyway and the interference probably didn't alter the play, but you still want someone guarding the lines that knows the rules.

Floyd Mayweather was supposed to be promoting his upcoming fight, but found time to address his beef with T.I.  The two originally got into it over T.I.'s wife Tiny and Mayweather claimed that he and Tiny were just friends.

Now he's changed his tune.  During his press conference someone yelled out "what about T.I.?  That's when Mayweather's story changed.  He replied to the question by saying, "what about the bitch?  I fucked his bitch."

Flavor Flav was spotted taking in a Knicks summer league game.  He appeared to be entertaining someone but also appeared to be by himself.

This LeBron James "Dumb and Dumber" parody video tells the story of his return to Cleveland.  How some one related his return to this scene I have no idea.

Some guy on a Boston area radio show lost his mind this morning, repeatedly calling Erin Andrews a bitch and saying she should drop dead.  So what was the major crime that warrants the loss of life?

Her questioning of Adam Wainwright after he admitted he grooved a couple pitches to Derek Jeter, via Larry Brown Sports:

“I hate her! what a gutless bitch! Go away. Drop dead. I mean, seriously what the hell is wrong with her? First of all, follow-up. Second of all, the guy admitted he did it. He told reporters he threw a couple of pipe bombs. How is that social media’s fault? 

The best moment of the entire all star game came before the game, when Derek Jeter kicked Joe Buck out of the locker room.

Staged or not it's still fun to see Joe Buck be put in his place.

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Yep.  That's Justin Verlander with Kate Upton in Mexico while that All Star game thing took place.

Something tells me a little time with his model girlfriend was much more fun than anything that took place at the All Star game.

Nothing like a beautiful woman to make you forget your sub-par first half.

Floyd Mayweather claimed not to know who Ronda Rousey is.  Mayweather responded to a question about fighting Rousey by saying "I don't know who he is."

Derek Jeter has been doing things like this his entire career.  He always has perfect timing when it comes to haters.

Just as someone started the "overrated" chant of the haters, Jeter laced a double into right.  Another thing for the haters, I think that's model Hannah Davis sitting with the Jeters.

It's the perfect vine to shut up Jeter haters, so suck it.

It was Derek Jeter's final all star game and the Yankees captain rose to the occasion.  He went 2-2 with a single and a double to right field, using his trademark inside out swing.

Jeter was lifted before the start of the top of the 4th inning and as one would expect he left to a standing ovation.

A college student who is a 76ers fan didn't lose a bet, instead he tattooed his ass because his friends paid for it.  He spoke with the Philadelphia CBS affiliate about the thought process that led to a tattooed ass:

“[My friends and I] were just lying on the beach and I was just like, ‘I think I’m gonna get a tattoo on my butt’,” the 20-year-old anonymous die-hard Sixers fan exclusively told CBSPhilly.com. “We were just spewing out ideas. I mentioned the Sixers and my one friend said to get 2015 NBA champs.”

Over the weekend a fan at an AFL game in Spokane, Washington got drilled.  But he has nobody to blame but himself.  You can clearly see the dumb ass is reaching over the boards attempting to catch the ball, a ball that is in play, via Lost Letterman:

A Florida middle school PE teacher and soccer coach was suspended following a team party.

That's because she twerked and accepted lap dances from students, via Right Entertainment:

The 37-year-old Courtney Spruill is a as a soccer team coach and PE/Health teacher at Kernan Middle School in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Tony Romo was snapped in a picture with some ladies from Hooters.  Some are saying he's afraid of women, but have you seen his wife?

I think there is likely another excuse and judging from the placement of his hands I think he's a little too excited to be there.

ESPN was all about Giancarlo Stanton before the home run derby began and he delivered.  Stanton hit a ball projected to travel 510 feet.

It landed two thirds of the way up in the upper deck, rows from leaving the stadium.

ESPN shows Joey Bautista as a member of the New York Yankees.  They either know something we don't or they pulled off a trade between the Blue Jays and the Yankees.

Harold Reynolds interviewed Koji Uehara's son because that's what happens during the All Star break.  He asks the young Uehara, "so how'd you learn English so good?  Growin up here?"

Not only does he destroy the English language in the process of asking a question about someone's ability to speak English, but as Koji's son says he grew up in Japan.  So Reynolds didn't bother to do his interview prep work either.

But isn't that why we love him so much?

Nike's new commercial is just another part of the Derek Jeter farewell tour.  Jeter is set to play in his last All Star game and this "All Star" commercial is loaded with stars, even the king of Nike, Michael Jordan makes an appearance.

There are plenty of haters out there but I think it is pretty safe to say there are more who if they don't love him they at least respect him.  As is illustrated by Red Sox pitcher, Jon Lester.

Collin Cowgill whiffed on a bunt attempt and took a fastball to the face.  The pitch hit Cowgill in the nose and as you'd expect he was unable to finish his at bat.  Blood immediately began to poor out of a cut on his nose.  Reports are he will be placed on the 15 day disabled list as his nose requires surgery.

LeBron James, like other American pro athletes, was at the World Cup final.  And like many other American athletes he's an active member on social media.  So when a streaker ran onto the field he captured it and posted it.

Like it or not bat flipping is spreading in Major League Baseball and even the most routine of plays now gets a bat flip.  Check out Carlos Martinez and his ground out to second extreme bat flip.  He gets unbelievable height on this one.

Of course all of last week was LeBronapalooza as the sports world and the NBA waited for LeBron James to announce his latest decision.  Some took the opportunity to poke fun at themselves and one of those was Shaquille O'Neal.  Shaq is know to be a very funny guy and took to instagram to poke fun at himself and LeBron haters.

You know you don't hit a ton of home runs when you hit one and think you hit a double.  That happened to Eduardo Escobar on his line drive home run that he thinks is just a double.  Not only does his bust it out of the box and around first he stops at second too.

GIF: Twins Eduardo Escobar hits HR but has no idea it's gone, tears around 1st then stops at 2nd http://t.co/8hibELC4pd
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) July 12, 2014

White has already added a kick boxing champ in Holly Holm to the mix and plans to add fighter turned Hollywood star Gina Carano later this week.

The World Cup final attracted fans from all over the world.  Including American pro athletes like LeBron James and Tom Brady.

And it is Brady's wife, Gisele Bundchen, turned out to be, besides the World Cup ending, the best thing about the World Cup final.

Reggie Miller seems to be a little burned out.  If this vine of Miller singing some Madonna during the NBA summer league isn't evidence, I don't know what is.

Germany beat Argentina in the World Cup on Sunday and all hell broke loose in Argentina.

America has been force fed soccer by the media and some empty heads ate it up.  But do we really need a sport that causes riots if they lose?  I'll stick to the sports that destroy property and cayse civil unrest when the teams win.

Did I mention that I was glad it is finally over?

Baseball fans are getting to know Billy Hamilton, especially for his speed.  But the Cincinnati Reds speedster shows he has some unreal athletic ability too.  After laying down a bunt look at his unreal ability to avoid what normally is a sure out.

LeBron is back. This just went up on Prospect and East 9th pic.twitter.com/feHvdOKGKM
— Jordan Zirm (@clevezirm) July 11, 2014

LeBron James is going back to Cleveland by now everyone knows that.  In fact ESPN has been running on nothing but LeBron all week.  Here are the latest from the LeBron decision 2014:

Everyone seems pretty giddy that @KingJames is coming back to Cleveland: http://t.co/fwmE96nE6W pic.twitter.com/fdCnFw4l56
— MLB (@MLB) July 12, 2014

Kelly Hall the fiancee of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford likes to party as this post on instagram illustrates.  She's apparently was blessed with the ability to dance as the worm isn't as easy as you think.  A sexy worm race is even more rare, enjoy.

Nik Stauskas is one of those college kids with an uncertain NBA future.  He's a good shooter and can get to the basket, but there are questions as to how well his game will translate to the NBA.  If he keeps breaking ankles like this I think he'll be just fine.

A review of Chewbacca's first pitch by someone who has never seen Star Wars: http://t.co/HHIaG7wmO5 http://t.co/aJIufFmImu
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 11, 2014

Chewbacca threw out the first pitch in St. Louis and threw a strike.  Here is how you do it, take note athletes from other leagues who can't throw a baseball 60 feet.  It's a grown man in a costume and he made it.  No excuses.

Well, that didn't take long. pic.twitter.com/ypemkBp1Zo
— Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) July 11, 2014

The Heat fans did know this day was eventually coming right?  They do know they're in Miami and it will only take them a season or two to rebuild a contender, right?  To try and be like the Cleveland fans when LeBron left Cleveland is a bit ridiculous.  

Chris Broussard makes us wonder, again, how in the hell he's on TV.  He actually looks at his phone, as if LeBron's post on SI.com wasn't proof enough and confirms that LeBron James is in fact going back to Cleveland.

The guys at ESPN are either joining in on making fun of Broussard or they're pissed they spent all that money following James and he went to Sports Illustrated to break the story.

EXCLUSIVE: I'm Coming HOME by @KingJames http://t.co/3dAzWO3ZXH (via @SI_LeeJenkins) pic.twitter.com/wIxfyojPIQ
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 11, 2014

LeBron James has announced via Sports Illustrated that he will be returning to Cleveland.  This time he says he's not holding a press conference or doing any kind of huge announcement.  Instead he wrote an article detailing his decision, part of it is below:

I’m doing this essay because I want an opportunity to explain myself uninterrupted. I don’t want anyone thinking: He and Erik Spoelstra didn’t get along. … He and Riles didn’t get along. … The Heat couldn’t put the right team together. That’s absolutely not true.

I’m not having a press conference or a party. After this, it’s time to get to work. 

When I left Cleveland, I was on a mission. I was seeking championships, and we won two. But Miami already knew that feeling. Our city hasn’t had that feeling in a long, long, long time. My goal is still to win as many titles as possible, no question. But what’s most important for me is bringing one trophy back to Northeast Ohio.

The real question is Cleveland big enough for LeBron and Johnny Football?  I mean can LeBron deliver that championship to Cleveland now?

As you can see in the video Rory McIlroy hit the shit out of a golf ball.  Officially it went 436 feet.  Normally I'd say test his piss but I know this is due to his new Irish model girlfriend and her pot of gold.

The Yankees pitching injuries continue.  This time it's the ace of the staff Masahiro Tanaka.  Tanaka has apartially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

That usually means one thing, Tommy John surgery, but the Yankees are reporting the tear is small.  While not ruling out the surgery Tanaka will first rehab the injury and attempt a platelet-rich plasma injection.

If this works he could return in 6 weeks, if not Tommy John surgery would likely follow.

Our favorite sports reporter Ines Sainz may just break the internet with her interview of Adriana Lima.  Try to keep it down, it can't be done.  Even the ladies watching this will be sporting wood.

The Mariners might want to consider signing up the ball girl as they've dropped 3 of the last 4 to the Twins.  She might even provide that extra bat or some power in that powerless lineup.

In the 9th inning of tied game between the Cubs and Reds Aroldis Chapman had a couple of fastballs end up near the head of a Cubs batter.  The Cubs and especially Anthony Rizzo took exception to that fact, but in a tie game in the 9th, I doubt Chapman was throwing the ball at the hitter.

So a bench clearing shoving match took place because Chapman and Rizzo couldn't let it go.

Adrian Beltre was called out on strikes after he stepped out of the batter's box believing he had called time.  Beltre should have waited for time to be called, he clearly attempted to call time, but he did so very late and the umpire didn't give it to him.  Not really sure why Beltre is so upset, you have to make sure timeout is granted.

That's right the Texas Rangers have started to sell a $26 dollar two foot taco called The Tanaco.  I guess it's true everything is bigger in Texas including their appetite and therefore their waistlines.

'The Tanaco,' a two-foot long taco, was introduced by the @Rangers tonight. Yes, wow: http://t.co/NifSBESnG7 http://t.co/deYamhvUXD
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 9, 2014

Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, has struck again.  The savvy business man proved once again he'll do just about anything to close a deal.

The buzz around LeBron James and his possible return to Cleveland has Cavaliers fans excited.

As you can see in this picture showing a few guys wearing LeBron jerseys they clearly purchased during his first time in Cleveland, when they were in middle school.

A few pictures have been circulating showing Cleveland's savior, Johnny Manziel, hanging out with 4 chicks at a Red Sox game.  Now the official story is that Manziel was in Boston for a youth program called RBI Kids.

Clearly he was double booked and made some time for the ladies.

A few moving trucks were spotted outside of LeBron James' Miami home.  This has of course furthered the rumors of his return to Cleveland.

Rob Gronkowski was doing a little public service yesterday at a Boston children's hospital.  This happened just one day after Gronk traded a dick touch and his underwear for a woman's first class seat.

White Sox bench coach, Mark Parent, was caught on camera teaching his junk a lesson.  It also happened to occur during the White Sox vote for Chris Sale spot and now it's internet gold.

It's been a hell of a week for Germany.  They destroyed Brazil in thevWorld Cup and then the German fans got into the "fuck her right in the pussy" fun.

Anthony Rendon had something happen that you rarely see.  His home run was throw back.  Now that happens all the time, but usually when you're on the road not in your home ballpark.

The reason Rendon's homer was tossed back is because an Orioles fan ended up catching it.  Ahh crosstown rivals what a dream come true.

A plugged-in source tells me there is a 90 percent chance that LeBron James will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it will be announced on www.lebronjames.com if it happens. 

A yoga instructor threw out the first pitch at a Chinese professional baseball game and it's the best first pitch I've ever seen.

Not only is the first pitch complete with a yoga mat and yoga pants, she takes off her shirt and conpletes the pitch in a leopard print bra, via The Big Lead:

Rashad McCants revealed a $310 million dollar pay day he's expecting.  According to McCants, both UNC and the NCAA would be cutting him checks for his recent academic scandal allegations, via Tha Cover 2:

“The question is what are we talking about, honestly. I mean I have a check being written to me from the University of North Carolina for over $10 million due to the exploitation of me as a player and the lack of education that I received. The NCAA has a check for me for over $300 million to help me facilitate these sports education programs across the country. These are things that’s in the works.”