Cheers, ladies and gentlemen. Thursday is shaping up to be a good one with the MLB season returning after a brief hiatus from the All-Star break. Sure, the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game gave us some great moments — as did the ESPYs on Wednesday night — but having afternoon baseball back in our lives is always a great thing. While waiting for today’s first pitches, let’s check out some of the headlines you may have missed from around the web.
- Meet Eileen Gu, the Olympic gold medalist who took home the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year award at the 2022 ESPYS.
- Check out the full list of winners from the 2022 ESPYS.
- JJ Watt is helping a fan pay for a family member’s funeral after learning that they planned to sell some Texans gear to help cover the costs.
- These are the 10 filthiest pitches from the first half of the MLB season.
- Steph Curry jokes about Gisele Bündchen in Tom Brady retirement jab at ESPYs.
- He also trolled LeBron James in the opening monologue.
- A backpacker played dead to stop a near deadly grizzly bear attack that left him badly injured.
- The Miami Hurricanes turnover chain is being retired.
- Here are the Round 1 tee times for the 3M Championship.
Video of the Day
Dick Vitale delivered an incredible speech after winning the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.
Food of the Day
Home of the crispy lobster burger. pic.twitter.com/o5P8v4mVay
— Calico (@CalicoFishHouse) July 21, 2022
A crispy lobster burger? You have my attention, Chef Gruel.