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Angels’ $245 million man Anthony Rendon isn’t a fan of baseball

We should all be very lucky to be paid $245 million to do something we don’t consider a top priority. Injured and no longer productive Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon just announced on Monday that he’s not a big fan of baseball as a whole. Anthony Rendon played 200 games over four seasons with the […]

ECU’s Parker Byrd appears in baseball game with prosthetic leg

As Parker Byrd walked to the plate, cheers, applause and shots ensued, so when he got to the batter’s box he took off his helmet and tilted it. In the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday, Bird became the first Division I baseball player to pinch hit and eventually draw a walk as East […]

Football Replaces Baseball as ‘America’s Pastime’

Soccer has replaced baseball by a wide margin as America’s top pastime, according to a new survey. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 53% of those surveyed believe soccer is now “America’s sport,” while only 27% said the same about baseball. The survey asked 12,000 adults the following questions: “Even if you don’t personally […]

Football surpasses baseball as America’s national pastime, survey says

“America’s pastime” is no longer a sport played on a diamond, but rather a sport played on bars. According to a Pew Research Center survey, Americans believe that football, not baseball, is “America’s sport,” and the difference is huge. The survey surveyed 12,000 adults and asked, “If you had to choose one ‘American sport,’ even […]

Indiana youth coach charged in connection to Alabama baseball betting scandal

An Indiana man has been charged in connection with the baseball gambling scandal that rocked the University of Alabama last year. Youth baseball coach and businessman Bert Neff is charged with tampering with evidence, tampering with a witness and making false statements to authorities for allegedly committing an inside information crime related to the April […]