Thanks to everyone for the replies! Interesting stuff, I figured there had to be some sort of continuity between the refs, but when I saw players trying to talk to the refs I got curious.

I don't know much about soccer besides basic rules, but I have tuned in for a few matches and I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me: How do they handle the language barrier between the teams and the referees? I see the refs have headsets and didn't know if this was related.

A player towards the end of their career is usually looking for that last good payday to set them for life (if they aren't already). Hell, Rod Tidwell cried on national television after he heard the terms of his last deal.

How much did Joe Arpaio charge them to rent out his facilities?

"didn't fit the narrative" and "cheap page views" (aka clickbait) are some of the most played out complaints on Gawker media. I'm not saying you are wrong, but if you don't like it, why do you keep coming back for more?

whether it's having a number of guys on the All-Star team — that stuff isn't just handed out.

How does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work?

Because (especially in this instance) there is no way a logical person could have an ideological discussion with these people. Some people are just so set in their ways, ruffling their feathers is a small bit of satisfaction people look at and get a chuckle from.

They had to learn that lesson twice. The hard way.

I know about how some colleges have honor codes, and while you may have done something privately, if the school finds out you face the same discipline had you done it in front of the dean. This is sort of what this reminds me of.

Honest question: do you think the players under contract for the Clippers should be forced to honor their contracts and play next year if Sterling is still the owner? No snark, honest question.

He's a tool, but Darren Rovell had a pretty enlightening article about the value of horses based on them being Triple Crown winners. I have no idea if it was a press release but it was pretty interesting. Based on the article, it seems like California Chrome's best chance at value came with winning the Belmont and…

You will have to submit it to the baseball unwritten rule committee for ratification first.

I'm sure it's a competitive league, but seriously, wearing pants in slow pitch softball is ridiculous. If you want to slide, you are completely missing the point of slow pitch softball.

What bothers me is that the media talks often about how athletes MUST talk to them, but the media is often not required to be respectful to the athletes. It should be a two way street. Also, what if people like Marshawn Lynch just aren't that comfortable doing it? The media wanted to crawl all over the fact he wasn't…

He got his start slangin' not pitchin.

My experience with robot baseball has usually been better than that.

What if instead of hitting them while they are at bat, you just drill them in the on deck circle! That way they don't even get to take the base!!!!!!!!

ESPN did it too, so at least they aren't alone!

To be fair, his camera works the same way Christopher Reeves' wheelchair did.