Want to feel old? Manny Ramirez is planning a baseball comeback . . . at 47

Jim RogashWant to feel old? Like really, REALLY old. Well, today, the 17th birthday of 'NBA Street Vol. 2' as Twitter helpfully points out, Boston Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez officially announced his intentions to make a baseball comeback (in Taiwan!) So what? Normal enough, right? Well, until you realize the man they called Manny is 47 NON-DOG YEARS OLD NOW.
It's official folks: Manny Ramirez, the effervescent, dinger donging fun king, is ancient and, by proxy, so are you.
In an interview with the Taiwan Times on Wednesday, Ramirez said he is “itching to get back in the batter's box” and that despite offers from the Atlantic League, would rather schlepp it halfway around the world to play in the CPBL, where he did a 49-game stint in 2013. “The baseball fans of Taiwan are incredibly respectful and loyal,” Ramirez said of his desire to take his talents to Taiwan. “Also, the food and their tea were delicious, I remember trying to figure out how to bring it back, days..

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Rory McIlroy shares video of him hitting golf balls for first time since quarantine, is still really good at golf

Since the Coronavirus pandemic put the PGA Tour season on halt last month, we've heard a lot about Rory McIlroy's Peloton prowess. But when it came time for the four-time major champ to finally dust off his clubs while under quarantine to hit a few golf balls, well, the process was just like riding a bike as well.
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McIlroy shared a couple videos on Tuesday of him practicing for the first time since we last saw him at the Players Championship in March. And in what should be mid-season, that flowing, powerful swing looked like it was still in mid-season form for the PGA Tour's planned June restart. Have a look:
https://twitter.com/EuropeanTour/status/1255215481163853834
FacebookPinterestMan, is that a sight for sore eyes.
McIlroy's timeline of “nearly 7 weeks” seems to indicate it's the first time he's hit balls since an opening 72 at TPC Sawgrass on March 12. But the World No. 1 was happy to repor..

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Charles Barkley adds the latest legendary golf story to Michael Jordan’s resume on ‘Coffee with Cal’

There's no shortage of legendary Michael Jordan stories making the rounds as “The Last Dance” continues to capture America's attention, nor should there be. Not surprisingly, our favorite MJ stories involve golf, and just when you think you've heard them all, Charles Barkley tells another that could be in the conversation for “Mount Rushmore of MJ golf stories,” a thing we just made up.
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The Chuckster told the tale on “Coffee with Cal,” a virtual interview show with University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari, created specifically for these crazy quarantine times. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Barkley, Jordan and the rest of the “Dream Team” first had to play in the Tournament of the Americas, a qualifying tournament in Portland consisting of 10 teams competing for four spots allocated for the Americas (North and South, the Caribbean and Central America) in the Summer Games. It w..

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