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- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill lost his no-hit bid in the 10th inning after a walk-off home run from Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison. Hill had a perfect game going in the ninth inning of the eventual 1-0 loss before an error from Dodgers infielder Logan Forsythe ended that possibility, although a no-hitter was still in play. After the game went into extra innings, Harrison sent Hill’s 99th pitch of the night over the fence in left field to win the game and erase the no-hitter. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the game marked the first time in 111 years that a pitcher lost a decision despite throwing at least nine innings with one or fewer hits and no walks allowed.
- Colin Kaepernick supporters rallied outside NFL headquarters in New York City on Wednesday in solidarity with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Over 1,000 people attended the demonstration to express their belief that the free agent quarterback has been blackballed from playing in the league because of his ongoing activism. Women’s March organizer Tamika Mallory, one of the rally’s speakers, even called for fans to boycott the NFL until Kaepernick is signed. “I don’t care how long you’ve been watching football,” Mallory said. “If they don’t stand up for your children, turn the damn TV off.”
- Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor held their final prefight news conference, and, shockingly, it was pretty tame compared with the sparks that flew on their four-city promotional tour last month. “We done a lot of these crazy press conferences. This is a bit more subdued, a lot more businesslike, the way I like it — sometimes,” McGregor said Wednesday. The two fighters will go toe-to-toe at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
And just like that, a Dodgers no-hitter turned into a Pirates win. pic.twitter.com/yJlipXrr3t
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 24, 2017
Top Three Tweets
1. MAMBA GETTIN’ OLD
Thank you all for the birthday shouts and wishes! 40 is right around the corner #virgo #timehaswings so live NOW #mambamentality
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 23, 2017
2. … KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER
Just in the lab with @KingJames & @Money23Green lol pic.twitter.com/TFFe4gsmdn
— NBA Trainer (@Prime_Impact_KG) August 23, 2017
3. DEZ BOYCOTTS … BLAZE PIZZA
Dez tried to be nice 😂https://t.co/BeHgHctEwK pic.twitter.com/ffaOyUMRrZ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 24, 2017
ICYMI
Mayweather has put his hands on women (plural.) Why is this man allowed to continue boxing?
Read more on https://t.co/D0gJkzbOX3 pic.twitter.com/OPZ4w4YeC1— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) August 24, 2017
On this day in sports history
On Aug. 24, 2006, Jerry Rice, arguably the greatest wide receiver of all time, signed a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers to officially retire from the NFL. Rice had actually hung up his cleats a year earlier, when he made the 53-man roster of the Denver Broncos at the age of 42 but realized he would not be one of the team’s top three wideouts. In the end, Rice decided to retire with San Francisco, the team that selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 1985 NFL draft out of historically black Mississippi Valley State. He still holds all-time NFL records for receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895), receiving touchdowns (197) and all-purpose yards (23,546).
Picture-perfect
Ok…this was most popular shirt at #Kaepernick Rally and I now know where it can be purchased https://t.co/wY64geldg3 @Herring_NBA pic.twitter.com/3NLMWTdysU
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) August 23, 2017