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When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, Major League Baseball stood still
At 4:17 p.m. Eastern time on July 20, 1969, Mike Epstein stood 90 feet from home plate and some 238,000 miles from the moon.

Johnny Manziel says he’s taking medication for bipolar disorder as he eyes NFL comeback
Johnny Manziel is making his mental health a priority as he continues a comeback he hopes eventually leads back to the NFL. The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and 2014 first-round...

Roger Goodell’s opinion of Redskins’ name unchanged after Chief Wahoo decision
Seven years after the Cleveland Indians began de-emphasizing their Chief Wahoo logo, Major League Baseball announced Monday that the team will cease using the controversial caricature on its uniforms beginning...

Rick Pitino officially fired by Louisville amid federal corruption probe
In an expected move, the University of Louisville Athletic Association's Board of Directors on Monday voted unanimously to fire men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.

A kid walked into a GameStop wearing a Kaepernick jersey. Two NFL players bought him an Xbox.
Saundra Watts was getting her makeup done in the Dulles 28 Centre in Sterling, Virginia, on Tuesday, killing time while her dog was groomed at Petco, when her 10-year-old grandson,...

Alexi Lalas calls out USMNT’s “soft, underperforming, tattooed millionaires”
During a break in Sunday's broadcast of the MLS game between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders, former player and Fox Sports analyst Alexi Lalas took the United States...

Seahawks’ Michael Bennett sits for national anthem before preseason game
While his teammates stood and locked arms on the sideline as the national anthem played before Sunday's preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Carson, Calif., Seattle Seahawks defensive...

Florida suspends 7 football players for opener for reportedly misusing school-issued funds
Florida's leading returning receiver, Antonio Callaway, and six other players will be suspended for the Gators' season opener against Michigan on Sept. 2, the school announced Sunday.

Kirk Cousins says he’ll stay in D.C. until the Lord tells me otherwise”
During his previously scheduled appearance on a Washington sports-talk radio show Tuesday, quarterback Kirk Cousins described feeling "at peace" about not making a counter-offer that might've led to a long-term...

Livan Hernandez, who made $53 million over 17 seasons, files for bankruptcy
Livan Hernandez, who spent five of his 17 big league seasons with the Nationals and threw the first pitch in team history after the Expos franchise relocated from Montreal in...