I don't think it's really being sanctimonious to call out Wainwright. He screwed up. The volume is obviously turned up, because Jeter was involved, but I don't think he disgraced the game or anything. But it's pretty clear that he handled the situation poorly.

He was wrong to talk about it after the fact. His intent was to offer Derek Jeter a pretty significant moment, a lead off hit in his last All-Star game in front of a national audience. But it pretty obviously ruins the moment if, after the fact, you tell reporters that you let him hit the ball. It embarrasses…

I think a lot of pitchers would have grooved one there. Ripken got meatballs in his last all star game and in the streak game. Funny how none of these home runs for posterity are hit off breaking balls. But you're right that you absolutely cannot talk about it after. It defeats the whole purpose. It's like…

I think Miss Banana has it right. Groove the pitch or don't, but don't groove it and talk about it after. If you're trying to give Jeter a moment by leading off with a hit, it pretty obviously detracts from that moment to tell a reporter that you let him hit the ball. There's also a little excuse making in there…

She's got you there Samer.

Has anybody else seen the viral ads for the PRIDE Whopper? They come in rainbow wrappers with an inspirational message inside, something along the lines of: "we are all the same on the inside." I don't know if it's marketing genius or suicide, but it's going to get a lot of attention.

I thought Klinsman selected the team and coached like we had no opportunity to win. That's how he rationalized leaving Donovan off the team, even though he was one of our best creators during qualifying, and that's why he was content to put Howard in front of a shooting gallery game after game. With penalty kicks in…

I'd say it's more bonkers than bananas.

Venus and Serena both said they'd beat any man ranked below 200 when they were first coming on the scene. The 203rd ranked male played a set with both and won 6-2, 6-1. Serena later said she probably wouldn't win a point against Andy Roddick.

I agree with this. If I was Lebron and looking at rosters I could join, I would think the Heat had the worst roster in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Breaking: Luck doesn't exist, is math instead.

Rick reilly's story on jack Nicklaus winning the masters at 46 is some of the best reporting and writing I've ever read about a live event. It's too bad that great reporters become columnists. When you dont have to hustle to compile facts and can just run with your own thoughts and speculation, lazy, self indulgent…

Needs more context.

He had 10 assists. I don't know how you could take my comment as anything negative about Westbrook. You seem to have quite an axe to grind... on Russell Westbrook's behalf. I find that baffling.

Watching these playoffs, I think it's possible that Westbrook is better than Durant, which is insane. Westbrook was a one-man team in the second and third quarters.

This is encouraging. Hopefully next, the cities and states will start telling pro sports franchises to cram their publicly financed stadiums.

It's a ridiculous decision. He should be on the team for his international experience alone. Setting that aside, he looked like he was still one of the team's best goal creators during world cup qualifying. The decision to cut him looks personal to me. Maybe Donovan's a pain in the ass, but Klinsmann really…

I used to chase painkillers with vodka in college, and I didn't even play sports.

I commend everyone in this video for maximizing their human potential.

Right all navy recruits are running 5:30 miles and that fat slob up top is doing 20 hanging pull ups. Don't hate on the coast guard just because we're hanging out In seaside ports,.bangingtourists while you guys are playing rock paper scissors to see who crosses a minefield first, or fending off shower molesters on…