BloombergThe best parts of July 4 are, in order:
1. Joey Chestnut’s stuffed, sweaty mug in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
2. The way we can all listen to “Born in the U.S.A.” all day long without once having to consider its true message.
3. The magnificent names given annually to our nation’s valuable fireworks by carnies, yellow-bearded trucksmiths and the enormous warehouses you can only access by driving 3½ hours into the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Yes friends, there is only one thing better than blasting “American Bad Ass” and possibly lighting your neighbor’s lawn on fire in the name of Pride, and that is reading the boxes that contain the fiery means by which to do it. Here, for all you cool rockin’ daddies in the U.S.A., are actual products invented and sold by Big Firework in the summer of 2018. WARNING: CONTENTS MAY EXPLODE.
Badassical Blast: The Official Description — don’t you dare purchase fireworks online without first consulting the Official Description — reveals that th..

In the month of June alone we witnessed two legendary moments in the history of fans catching foul balls at MLB games. First, there was my wife the girl at the Padres game who caught one in her beer and then chugged it, cementing her status as the GOAT of foul ball catchers. That lasted all of four days when this dude at the A's game stole her crown by catching two foul balls on consecutive pitches. In a hypothetical world where a Foul Ball Catching Hall of Fame exists, these two are on the first ballot.
This San Francisco Giants fan? He's barred from ever entering the FBCHOF. In fact, he should get a Pete Rose-esque lifetime ban from attempting to catch foul balls, because this is flat out embarrassing. Watch as this man and his obnoxiously large glove completely miss a foul ball at the Giants-Rockies game on Monday:
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Hate to pour it on this poor sap, but goodness gracious, this is pathetic. First of all, if you're wearing a glove to a game and y..

Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we believe it’s better to give than receive—unless a green jacket is involved. Sadly, I wasn’t able to defend my title at the 25th HGGA Championship, but at least I got to slip it on a former Golf Digest colleague and a guy who was in my wedding party, Eric Lebowitz.
FacebookPinterestAt long last, it was his time to win a first major, and he did it in style with a Masters-worthy celebration:
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Congrats, Eric, but get ready for everyone to complain about your handicap being too high for the next year. And while we were contesting this great championship in Charlottesville, there were plenty of other (less important) things happening in the world of golf. Let’s discuss.
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Francesco Molinari: Many questioned Molinari’s decision to skip the French Open, where he’s had success and could do a Ryder Cup scouting trip, but he made a heckuva choice. Not only did the Italian pick up his first PGA Tour title, bu..

Here at The Loop, NASCAR probably doesn't get the R.E.S.P.E.C.T that is deserves. It's just hard to digest 400 miles of zoom zoom when LeBron is blowing up the NBA, there's a pair of ridiculous penalty paloozas going down in Russia, and Tiger has the putter working. While we were distracted by the other Sunday happenings in Sportstopia, however, the highlight of the day was going down at Chicagoland Speedway on the final lap of the Overton's 400. If you don't believe us, seriously just watch this:
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What you see here is Monster Energy Cup leader Kyle Larson and longtime M&M car guy Kyle Busch doing their best impression of Cole Trickle and Rowdy Burns, only on a sanctioned speedway in 800 hp stock cars, not a public beach in rented Ford Tauruses. Larson puts Busch into the wall, Busch tries to spin Larson, there's lapped traffic everywhere, and in the end, when the smoke finally settles, Busch someho..

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Airlines losing golf clubs the day before major championship qualifying. A tradition unlike any other.

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Nathaniel S. ButlerThe Cleveland Cavaliers suck again. At least, that's the consensus now that LeBron James has taken his talents west to the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Ohioans with a team consisting of Kevin Love, rookie Collin Sexton and what amounts to 12 used pairs of bowling shoes. Meaning, following a nice four-year respite, being a Cleveland fan once more means staring into a dark, vapid, soulless existence.
However, while the flame of their fanhood can never be doused, Clevelanders can now rest assured some of their heartburn will.
TUMS, which depending on your age is considered relief or your daily post-meal desert, will come to the rescue on Cavs' opening night.
“Hey Cleveland, is the basketball free agency mania triggering heartburn? TUMS feels your pain and will deliver free TUMS at the first home game of next season if your star decides to take his talents to another team,” said TUMS Brand Manager Valeria Saccol. “TUMS may not be able to convince him to stay in ..

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) The roars are as deafening as ever. They used to mean a lot more.