KILLEBREW, Patrick, 'Pat,' age 68, passed away peacefully at home, June 20, 2017, after watching the Washington Nationals relief pitchers blow yet another lead... In lieu of flowers, send 'donations' to the 'Nationals Bullpen Fund.' | | | | Rob Adelberg gets big air.
(Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “KILLEBREW, Patrick, 'Pat,' age 68, passed away peacefully at home, June 20, 2017, after watching the Washington Nationals relief pitchers blow yet another lead... In lieu of flowers, send 'donations' to the 'Nationals Bullpen Fund.'”
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| | rantnrave:// Dear JOHN, why? SERENA WILLIAMS is an all-time great tennis player. An all-time great athlete. JOHN MCENROE saying she'd be the 700th-best player on the ATP TOUR is a bunch of hot air. Comparing female athletes to men is as pointless as comparing modern athletes to the ones from the '60s. More than four decades after BILLIE JEAN KING beat BOBBY RIGGS, SALLY JENKINS notes we're still having the same dumb debate. Sometimes it does feel like time stands still. What's the point? Insecurity? Ignorance? A way to sell books? Enjoy greatness in its time... NBA awards at the end of June. No better time to honor a great season than after fans have moved on to the draft and free agency. That makes sense. Congrats on the MVP award, though, RUSSELL WESTBROOK. He's got TAYLOR SWIFT to thank for it... BILL RUSSELL made the night great. I believe him, too... TEEMU SELANNE and PAUL KARIYA get to go into the HOCKEY HALL OF FAME together and that feels so right. That partnership worked magic for the MIGHTY DUCKS in the late '90s. And they made those jerseys look cool. The duo headlines the 2017 class, which also includes MARK RECCHI and DAVE ANDREYCHUK... JOHN OURAND takes ESPN's pulse. A well-reported story on how the network got to where it is now. He scrutinizes the decisions that have caused it so much agita over the last year and whether ESPN overpaid for sports rights. The story puts us in the room when the deals were made... The most powerful women in sports... The key to entering the esports market? Authenticity. Have the right fit. Don't be fake. "Don't try too hard"... NBA free agency beings July 1. The biggest signing of the summer has already been made... Goodbye GCHAT. You'll be missed dearly. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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