An unbelievable foul ball mishap gave ESPN producers an unexpected headache on Saturday during Curaçao’s 2–0 international final win over Chinese Taipei at the Little League World Series.
With both teams looking to break through in the midst of a scoreless game, Curaçao’s Nasir El-Ossais took a swing at an inside pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning. Unfortunately for ESPN, however, the 78 mph fastball El-Ossais hit took an unlucky bounce off the righty’s bat, over his shoulder and straight into a camera behind home plate.
Author: Michael
The Texas Longhorns are prepared to be villains of the Big 12 this season, and now fans can buy T-shirts letting everyone know they’re ready to “Embrace the Hate.”
That phrase comes directly from the mouth of UT athletic director Chris Del Conte. He dropped the phrase during a recent interview with Anwar Richardson.
Texas AD Chris Del Conte told me this morning his message to the program and this years’s mantra is “Embrace The Hate” because they know people are mad at them for leaving the Big 12
Here’s the full interview:https://t.co/APJhasLwCZ pic.twitter.
Celebrated racing champion Kurt Busch announced his retirement from the NASCAR Cup Series via a video posted on social media page on Saturday afternoon.
Busch, who has not competed since suffering a concussion in a July 2022 crash in qualifying at Pocono Raceway, is stepping away from the sport he has loved for competed in for over two decades. After a brilliant career, filled with the highs and lows of crashes and championships, the 45-year-old Busch acknowledged that father time catches up to us all.
Shohei Ohtani had been in the midst of one of the greatest seasons in baseball history.
Ohtani’s been 81% better than an average hitter, with a whopping 44 home runs along with a .305/.408/.665 batting line. Combined with his well above average baserunning, that’s put Ohtani alone at the top of the American League WAR rankings.
As a hitter.
But Shohei’s one of the league’s best pitchers too, with a 3.14 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings. His unique, to say the least, level of ability was widely expected to make him the most valuable free agent in history after the season.
The college football season opened with Notre Dame and Navy facing off in Ireland on Saturday, as the Brian Newberry era officially began for the Midshipmen. While the new Navy coach is trying to modernize the offense besides just the triple option, the Midshipmen pass game seems to need work.
Navy’s first pass of the season came on a fourth-and-3 in Notre Dame territory, but quarterback Tai Lavatai threw the ball in between two receivers. The pass fell incomplete as both Navy players unsuccessfully went for the ball, leading to a turnover on downs.
The fight game got started early on Saturday morning in UFC Fight Night: Singapore, with two of the UFC’s best squaring off in Max “Blessed” Holloway and Chan Sung Jong, the “Korean Zombie.”
After a back and forth fight, the main event headed to the third round when suddenly Max found himself on the receiving end of some combo punches until he brilliant and beautifully took all his power and cracked Zombie with a perfect right hand to knock him out cold.
The impressive victory would send Korean Zombie into retirement after a lengthy career that ended with a 17-8 fight record.
College football is finally back after seven months, and fans of Notre Dame and Navy were THRILLED to tune into NBC to hear Jason Garrett.
Just kidding! The ex-Dallas Cowboys coach pissed everyone almost immediately on today’s telecast and did his best to ruin the return of the most glorious time of year.
That’s not me talking, Jason. Don’t shoot the messenger!
Let’s dive in:
Jason Garrett really makes this feel like Week Zero in Dublin. No juice
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 26, 2023
Me: College Football is back!
*Turns on NBC and hears Jason Garrett talking* pic.
Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman got his first start as the Irish starting quarterback on Saturday in Dublin, while also wearing a body part around his neck. Yes, you read that right, which stems from two surgeries the former Wake Forest QB had to undergo last season.
Hartman transferred to South Bend this past offseason after four years at Wake Forest, but his path to play in 2022 was complicated. He was diagnosed with a blood clot just prior to the season, forcing him to undergo multiple surgeries to fix the problem.
Before trading Trey Lance to the Cowboys, the 49ers reportedly discussed the quarterback’s availability with three other teams, including two AFC playoff contenders, leading up to Friday’s stunning deal.
According to The Athletic’s Diana Russini, the Bills and Ravens had “conversations” with San Francisco about a possible deal for Lance, the No. 3 pick in 2021, while the Lions also “showed interest” in the move.
On the heels of ending a lengthy holdout with the Raiders, Josh Jacobs wasted little time firing fans up for the season by sharing an epic statement, channeling the iconic words of the one and only Michael Jordan.
The star Raiders running back took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday to sound the alarm for his impending return moments after NFL Network broke the news of the one-year extension he inked worth up to $12 million.