Share this: Turns out the National Baseball Hall of Fame honors more than just the game’s all-time greats, as Homer Simpson will be “inducted” on May 27. That’s right, the acclaimed television series “The Simpsons” will be toasted in Cooperstown, N.Y., due to this year being the 25th anniversary of the cult-classic episode “Homer at the Bat.” In the episode, Mr. Burns and Mr. Smithers gather up star baseball players to help the Springfield Power Plant softball team win the championship. They recruit the likes of Ken Griffey Jr., Wade Boggs, Don Mattingly, Roger Clemens, Jose Canseco, Ozzie Smith, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia and Darryl Strawberry to tilt the odds in their favor. Here’s a short clip from the classic episode. [embedded content] According to the Hall of Fame,
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Georges St-Pierre Reportedly Signs Agreement To Return To UFC
Share this: Georges St-Pierre reportedly will make his long-awaited return to the UFC. The former welterweight champion reportedly reached a new fight agreement with the UFC on Friday, UFC president Dana White told Lance Pugmire of The Los Angeles Times. “He’s back. I’m excited,” White told Pugmire. “We worked at it for a long time and finally got it done.” St-Pierre’s return will give the UFC a pay-per-view star to lessen the blow of losing lightweight champion Conor McGregor while he awaits the birth of his child. GSP has a record of 25-2 and will be riding a 12-fight winning streak when he reenters the octagon. St-Pierre’s last fight came against Johny Hendrix when he successfully defended his welterweight championship at UFC 167 in November 2013. He
Cowboys Fan With Bold ‘Super Bowl LI Champs’ Tattoo Gets Even Bolder Update
The term “fan” is short for “fanatic,” which means we shouldn’t be surprised when fans do dumb things to show their fandom. Near the top of that “dumb things” list is getting a championship tattoo before your team actually wins a championship. That’s what Dallas Cowboys fan Jordan Garnett decided to do way back in December, predicting a Super Bowl LI Cowboys victory in permanent ink. Dallas, of course, won’t be winning Super Bowl LI, as Dak Prescott and Co. lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round. That left poor Garnett with a tattoo that didn’t make any sense, but that didn’t stop this ... NESN.com
UFC 207 Results: Amanda Nunes Stuns Ronda Rousey With Quick TKO Win
Share this: She’s back. Ronda Rousey’s much-anticipated return will happen Friday night at UFC 207, when she faces women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes for her old title at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. All eyes will be on the former bantamweight champion when she enters the octagon for the first time since her devastating loss to Holly Holm in November 2015. Nunes won the title from Miesha Tate at UFC 200. But that’s not the only title fight on Friday night, as men’s bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will defend his title against Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 207 co-main event. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET, but there will be plenty of intriguing preliminary bouts to hold fight fans over until then. We will have real-time
Michael Bisping Retains Middleweight Title In Thrilling UFC 204 Main Event
Share this: Dan Henderson gave it all he had, but his chances of ever winning a UFC belt likely ran out Saturday in Manchester, England. Henderson, 46, was set to retire after his last fight, but when the opportunity to face Michael Bisping for the middleweight title at UFC 204 arose, he committed to putting on the gloves and entering the octagon one more time. But the champ proved to be too much in front of his hometown fans, as he became the all-time leader in UFC wins with a unanimous-decision victory, 48-47, 48-47, 49-46. Also, congrats to @bisping on now holding the record for most wins in UFC history. He's one up on GSP now. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 9, 2016 Bisping certainly had to
David Ortiz Hopes To Retire A Champion Like These 12 Athletes
Share this: When the Boston Red Sox begin their hunt for another World Series title on Thursday, designated hitter David Ortiz will be looking to join some pretty illustrious company. Big Papi, who officially will be retired after the playoffs, hopes to live out every athlete’s dream of winning a championship in their final season. But he wouldn’t be the first prominent athlete to go out on top. Ortiz’s quest for a fourth and final World Series ring got us thinking about what other famous athletes were able to finish their careers as champions. Here’s a look back at other athletes who were able to win it all in their final season. Click to see 12 athletes who retired as champions>> Thumbnail photo via David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports ImagesStory photo
Deutsche Bank Championship Notes: Hermine Impacts Play At TPC Boston
NORTON, Mass. — It wasn’t exactly hurricane-like conditions at TPC Boston, but it certainly wasn’t ideal weather for golf. The remnants of Hurricane Hermine didn’t bring any rain during Monday’s final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, but a light rain probably would have been preferable for some golfers than the strong gusts of wind. “I thought it blew really hard,” Jimmy Walker (12-under-par) said. “It was very playable early and then it seemed like about No. 9 for us it really started to kick up. And then the back nine was pretty brutal.” He added: “(The wind was) swirling and heavy. It was heavy, heavy, really gusty.... NESN.com