NurPhotoBack in July, we brought you the story of Jeff McNeil's legs. With the Mets still marooned on the wrong side of .500, McNeil was a healthy scratch for game 102 vs. the Padres. There was nothing particularly wrong with McNeil, said manager Mickey Callaway, but his legs were “a little heavy.” At the time we called it the lamest excuse for missing a game we'd ever seen, or roughly par for the course if McNeil played in the NBA. Now, however, The Squirrel's leaden legs are getting run for their money thanks to 16-year-old Barcelona starlet Ansu Fati, who missed out on the La Liga title holder's pivotal Champions League match versus Inter on Wednesday due to…growing pains? Yes, this is a real thing.
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We aren't about to start bashing a teenager, though. First of all, we aren't Real Madrid fans (in the interest of full disclosure, a Yan..
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Kevin Na’s walk-in putts have nothing on Johnny Miller’s amazingly badass no-look “walk-away” putt
He broke par at a U.S. Open like no one before with a final-round 63 at Oakmont. He broke down barriers by bringing the word “choke” into golf telecasts. And he even claims to have started the white belt trend on the PGA Tour. In short, Johnny Miller has accomplished a lot in the game.
But he also might be the GOAT of SWAGGER on the course.
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On Wednesday, the PGA Tour's Twitter handle shared a clip from the 1984 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open of Miller making a putt in which he turned and walked away well before the ball dropped in the hole. Seriously, this is a masterpiece in showmanship:
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The tour compares Miller's move to Kevin Na's walk-in putts, but there's no comparison. While Na's signature reaction is fantastic in its own right, Miller's move is actually a “walk-away” putt. A no-look walk-away at that. Wow.
The tweet should rea..
Our favorite prop bets for the AL Wild Card Game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics
Daniel ShireyYou've probably heard this 50 times already, but that Wild Card Game on Tuesday night was pretty WILD, huh? Okay, I'll see myself out.
Just like that, after a wild furious finish to the season, the Milwuakee Brewers are donezo, and their defeat could not have come in more crushing fashion. Leading 3-1 and having completely shut down the Washington Nationals lineup for most of the night, Milwuakee manager Craig Counsell called upon his top reliever Josh Hader, who was able to get two outs but loaded the bases in the process. That's when Washington's Juan Soto hit what appeared to be a game-tying single to right, but it turned into a go-ahead, three-run single when Brewers right fielder Trent Grisham booted it and it rolled past him.
If we're lucky, we'll get similar chaos on Wednesday night in Oakland, where the 97-65 Athletics face the 96-66 Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to take on the Houston Astros in the..
Fantastic Yankees hype video might actually get you to root for them in the MLB Playoffs
Richard RodriguezGritty Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela being gritty as usual.It's been well established that the New York Yankees are the Goliath of Major League Baseball. With names like Ruth, Gherig, DiMaggio, and Mantle, and more World Series titles than letters in the alphabet, the team has history unmatched in any sport. But this year's Bronx Bombers are (rightly) being hailed as scrappy underdogs. And it's time we all get behind them.
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I can see you spitting out your Yankee Hatorade in laughter, but bare with me for a minute. This year's team won 103 games despite breaking the MLB record for players having injured stints. In AUGUST! Only two key position players, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu, made it through the season unscathed, while stars like Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius, and Aaron Hicks all spent significant time on the disabled list, not to mention a banged-u..
Celebrating 125 Years of Golf in America: Rhode Island
Fox Sports golf analysts and PGA Tour winners Brad Faxon and Brett Quigley talk about growing up and learning the game in the Ocean State.
Houston furniture mogul makes $3.5 MILLION World Series bet on Astros—and he’s not done
A Houston man named Jim McIngvale made one of the largest wagers in U.S. history on the eve of the 2019 MLB Playoffs by placing $3.5 million on the Astros to win the World Series. The craziest part? He was just hedging a different kind of bet.
McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” owns Gallery Furniture, one of the biggest furniture stores in the country. Through a store promotion that would refund all purchases of more than $3,000 if the Astros win it all, ol Mack says he could be on the hook for more than $15 million if that happens. In other words, this is the rare instance when gambling on sports is the safe, smart play.
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Mattress Mack's (great nickname) $3.5 million wager was placed at DraftKings sportsbook at Scarlet Pearl Casino in Biloxi, Miss. At +220 odds, it would net $7.7 million. But he's already placed another $200,000 bet on the Astros in Las Vegas and he's looking for more action els..
Column: The cups runneth over in golf
Column: Ryder Cup preview has nothing to offer except anticipation
Leonard, Faxon lead pro-am for Bahamas hurricane relief
Golf notes: Pro-am in Florida next week to raise money for Bahamas relief; critical week for some LPGA Tour players in Texas
Our favorite looks from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
From Justin Timberlake to Bill Murray, the celebrity golfers at the Old Course St. Andrews put on a master class on how to look stylish on the golf course