New York Mets can't count on Lucas Duda for the second half

For much of the past month, the New York Mets have been treading water, trying to stay afloat in the stacked National League East. They have been waiting patiently for their injured superstar first baseman -- hard-hitting power slugger Lucas Duda -- to get healthy. Here's the thing: That's not the...

New York Mets: Strawberry should have kept quiet about his clubhouse escapades

Let's make one thing clear: Former New York Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry should have kept quiet about his bizarre and inappropriate clubhouse escapades. Literally no good came from his comments. It made for bad press, both for the former slugger and the franchise. How exactly did the 1983 NL...

New York Mets in the playoff hunt despite rocky first half

Where do the New York Mets stand at the All-Star Break? Considering how many key players missed time due to injury, Terry Collins has to be pleased to be within striking distance -- six games behind the Washington Nationals -- of the lead in the National League East. New York is locked in a tie for...

Albany cancels Hall of Fame game against Duke over North Carolina's House Bill 2

While the NBA hems and haws about whether to move the 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte because of North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, one basketball game has already been canceled and who knows how many more will follow. The game will not have the kind of economic impact of the mid...

The 5 best Miami Marlins shortstops of all time

To wrap up our Major League Baseball coverage on the Miami Marlins, we are looking today at the best shortstops in team history. We already peeked at the best hitters, the best pitchers and the best catchers in the team's unique history. We know the Marlins are the luckiest team in MLB playoff...

The 5 best Milwaukee Brewers shortstops of all time

In 1969, four United States astronauts walked on the Moon, and the Seattle Pilots began play in Major League Baseball. A year later, no U.S. astronauts walked on the Moon, and the Pilots had moved to Milwaukee to become the Brewers. Fast forward to 2016, and the Brewers have never won a World Series...

The most inspiring moments at the ESPYs

Although the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards (or ESPYs for short) are all about recognizing and rewarding inspiring athletes, the 2016 show proved to be even more moving than years past. From honoring those that passed to those that have beat all odds, the ESPY Awards had the audience...

Watch Chance The Rapper debut a new song in tribute to Muhammad Ali at the ESPYS

The 2016 ESPY Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles tonight and the show looked to strike an inspiring tone in year that’s been marked by tragedy. The same could be said of Chance the Rapper’s show-closing performance, with the Chicago MC debuting a new song in tribute of the...

AXS Six-pack: A still too early look at the Heisman

We’re still 50 days away from the kick-off of the 2016 college football season, and it’s even longer than that before we will really have an idea of who the leading contenders for the Heisman Trophy really are. I’ll admit it. I’m entering my 19th season as a Heisman voter and a year ago at this time...

WSOF 32 preview: Phoenix Jones on the cusp of stardom

Ben Fodor, a real-life costumed vigilante and crime prevention crusader known across the globe as Phoenix Jones, has one of the greatest gimmicks of all-time in the sport of MMA. He is the leader of the Rain City Superhero Movement, a citizen patrol group that fights crime on the mean streets of...

Roxanne Modafferi details odd encounters with overzealous fans at UFC Fan Expo

Invicta Fighting Championships flyweight contender and former UFC superstar Roxanne "The Happy Warrior" Modafferi (19-12) took to Facebook to detail a couple strange encounters she had with overzealous fans during the UFC's International Fight Week. The legendary 125-pound brawler suffered through a...

WWE: Nia Jax a perfect fit for the Wyatt Family

For years, WWE has teased that there's a Sister Abigail in the Wyatt Family. The character is often referenced in Bray Wyatt's promos and also is the name of his signature finishing move. By all accounts, Sister Abigail is the reason why Wyatt became the scary, jaded man that he is today. There's...

UFC Sioux Falls preview: Katlyn Chookagian set to make a weird kind of history

One of the world's most dynamic, technical and explosive strikers -- New Jersey superstar Katlyn Chookagian -- is set to make her long-awaited Octagon debut tonight at UFC Fight Night 91 in Sioux Falls, S.D. When her UFC debut is in the books, she'll be the answer to one of the most random MMA...

Jon Jones' self-destructive behavior may be best for UFC's business

The bizarre truth about Jon Jones' self-destructive behavior: it may actually be good for the UFC's business. His run-ins with the law and battles with drug use have made for fantastic theater, the kind of juicy drama that fans love and that mainstream media outlets eat up. Every headline he gets...

IMNSHO: The UFC needs Brock and Ronda back

It’s been an historic week for the UFC. First UFC 200 gets completed – not the mega event they’d originally hoped for, but a success by all accounts – and then the official announcement that the UFC had indeed, been sold for a reported $4.2 billion. That’s a staggering number. The group of investors...