Terry Francona Won't Stop Owning Rays Manager Kevin Cash In Increasingly Public Ways

Rays manager Kevin Cash played for Terry Francona on the Red Sox for three seasons and coached alongside Francona with the Indians from 2012-2014. He took the Rays job after leaving the Indians, and since then, Francona has welcomed Cash back to Cleveland by messing with him. In 2015, he played some tame pranks on…

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Cyclist Eventually Pulled From Tour Of California After Injuring Himself In Nasty Crash

Latvian pro cyclist Toms Skujiņš was in a breakaway during stage two of the Tour of California today when he crashed and appeared to hit his head. Clearly dazed and wobbly, he struggled to get back to get up and mount his bike. Skujiņš also narrowly missed getting hit by the cyclists behind him flying down the slope…

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The Braves Will Wring An Extra $30 Million Out Of Taxpayers For Traffic Control

The Atlanta Braves began this season playing in a shiny new stadium located out in Cobb County. The new ballpark cost local taxpayers nearly $400 million, and at one point, the county was forced to raise taxes to pay for public parks because they’d overpaid so severely for the stadium, which is already seeing…

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Jay Gruden on Kirk Cousins: 'He's gonna be here this season, and that's all I care about'

For the second straight season, Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins was unable to come to a long-term agreement on a contract by the start of free agency, and was instead given the franchise tag.  He played out the 2016 season on the tag, which was worth $19,953,000, all of it guaranteed. He clearly

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Trump Shared 'Highly Classified Information' About ISIS With Russian Officials

The Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump shared highly classified information with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in a meeting at the White House. According to current and former US officials, “Trump’s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on…

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The Wildest Matches From Compete's Street Fighter Pro Challenge

This past Saturday, we opened the doors to the Gizmodo Media Group offices and welcomed any and all challengers to try their hand at beating a Street Fighter V champion. From young newcomers to surprise upstarts, and even other pros lurking in the waters, here are some of our favorite moments from an incredible night.

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Pete Carroll: Seahawks looking at every backup quarterback option, including Colin Kaepernick

Coach Pete Carroll told “Brock and Salk” on Monday that the Seahawks are “looking at everybody” as they explore the free-agent market for a veteran quarterback to back up Russell Wilson. That includes Colin Kaepernick. “We’re always looking. We’re always looking at whatever, whatever’s available

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