Founder of Slackie Brown and Virginia Gameday. Live in Charlottesville with my ladies (wife, dog, cat). Former college baseball player. Formerly editor for SB Nation & FanSided; freelance for BettingPros, District Fray & many more. #GoHoos #MarriedIn
The 2018 Milwaukee Brewers are the best team in the National League right now with a 34-20 record. And while they’re playing great baseball, they’re a smaller city with the fifth-smallest payroll and a roster full of guys unknown to the general public.
Calling all LeBron James’ fans! The time is now to grab your ‘LEBRON AGAINST THE WORLD’ shirt before Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals on May 31st. The shirts are only $19.99 and boast a simple, minimalist print that you can wear anywhere.
On May 25th, the Philadelphia Phillies were the latest team to show their love for dogs with a “Bark at the Park” night at Citizens Bank Park. Although they wound up losing 6-5 to the Toronto Blue Jays, one of their cities’ favorite stars made an appearance with his beloved canine — Villanova Wildcats’ head coach Jay Wright.
By now you know there is a monstrous rap beef cooking between Drake and Kanye West-Pusha T. The beef was reignited by Pusha T’s song, “Infrared”, off his new Daytona album. And while Drake certainly didn’t appreciate the diss, did some of his fans decide to stop following him on Twitter when some of his secrets were revealed?
After a brief exile against the Toronto Raptors and the first games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Larry Nance Jr. has been proving he has what it takes to be one of LeBron James’ trusted guys. The Larry Nance Jr. hype train is taking all passengers at Slackie Brown.
High Noon, the newest ESPN show set to debut, is benefiting from an off-the-wall marketing campaign from the show’s co-hosts, Pablo S. Torre and Bomani Jones.
The city of Washington, D.C. and its surrounding areas (DMV) deserve this Stanley Cup feeling. Here are some of the more notable Washington, D.C. celebs sharing their thoughts on the Caps’ historic win — including Wale, John Wall, Mia Khalifa, and more.
Per Zach Campbell of the Loudoun Times-Mirror, the Mayor of Lovettsville, Va (Bob Zoldos) will rename his town ‘Capitalsville’ if Washington can pull off a Game 7 win over Tampa Bay.
After picking up two major third-party brands in the last 12 months (The Ringer & Funny or Die) Vox Media is now officially in bed with Netflix. On May 23rd, the streaming giant released the first three episodes of Vox Media’s weekly docuseries Explained, with a new episode coming every Wednesday.
Now in their second season, Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league just keeps growing and growing. The latest news? A multi-year partnership with Adidas to host youth 3-on-3 tournaments and skills clinics — titled Young3. Jerome “Junkyard Dog” Williams, a nine-year NBA veteran, will serve as the president of the new initiative.
ESPN 30 For 30 released their first-ever serialized podcast about Bikram Choudhury. The show, which spans five episodes (that are all available), is partially True Crime, and partially the story of how Bikram Yoga came to be.
On Monday during the MLB Tonight broadcast, Sean Casey laced a line drive off Billy Ripken’s face.
