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This Weekend in Sports: NBA and NHL Playoffs
Both the NBA and NHL postseasons are nearing their championship rounds. Here's what to watch this weekend:
Would You Eat a Sushi Burrito at a MLB Ballpark?
The San Francisco Giants are selling sushi burritos — a concoction of tuna, rice and avocado swaddled inside a seaweed wrap — at AT&T Park this year. The team calls the item the 'SF Giants Roll,' but it's really a burrito made of/with sushi. Yo...
2013 NBA Playoffs Recap: Spurs Complete Sweep Of Grizzlies, 93-86, Advance To NBA Finals
Tony Parker scored 37 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 93-86, on Monday night to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals in four games and advance to the NBA Finals. The Spurs broke out to a 10-point lead after one quarter and were able to hold off the Grizzlies in Memphis thanks to Parker's spectacular game...
A Lifetime MLB Pass Is The Best Father’s Day Gift You Can’t Buy
The Major League Baseball Lifetime Pass is a little-known perk rarely handed out to MLB players, personnel and fans. Much like its name would suggest, the gold-plated pass grants the person to whom it is issued a lifetime of access to any MLB stadium...
Exhibit Features MLB Parks Built From Legos
The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Louisville, Ky. recently opened its 'Big Leagues, Little Bricks' exhibition. The installation features the work of several artists who have built LEGO replicas of Miller Park, Wrigley Field, Marlins Park, Yankee Stadium and PNC Park...
University Lost Money Selling Beer To College Kids
The Big 10 athletic conference is filled with schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State — massive public universities with excellent reputations both on and off the football field. Then there's Minnesota, a BIG 10 school that hasn't won a conference title in football since 1967 and somehow lost money while selling beer to college students at TCF Bank Stadium in 2012...
This Weekend in Sports: The Indy 500, UFC 160, NBA & NHL Playoffs
"The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and a UFC heavyweight title bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this holiday weekend:
The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time
The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track. While drivers average speeds well in excess of 150 miles per hour, sometimes the race comes down to the final lap. Here are the 10 best Ind
Charmin Sponsors Hilarious ‘Stop Skidmarks’ Billboard At NASCAR Race
Product placement and sponsorship can be a precarious situation. Companies who spend millions of dollars on a branding campaign can wind up coming across as too pushy or stiff to relate to consumers.
Canadian Singer Flubs U.S. National Anthem at Junior Hockey Game
Oh, Canada, indeed! Canadian singer Alexis Normand forgot the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the Memorial Cup junior hockey championships on Saturday in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As the Halifax Mooseheads and Portland Winterhawks nervously waited for the opening face-off, Normand sang her way into infamy...
2013 NBA Playoffs — Conference Finals Preview
The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks in the sixth game of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday to join the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs in the NBA's conference finals. Here's a preview of what to expect as these four teams each attempt to advance to the NBA Finals:
Possibly Drunk High School Umpire Passes Out On Field, Fights Medics, Gets Tased and Arrested
C'mon, Blue: you're seeing double out there!