The Rush: Yankees to face Red Sox in epic "lesser of two evils" ALDS

The Yankees and Red Sox will face off in the postseason for the first time since their epic ALCS matchup in 2004. New York put the hurt on the A’s, beating Oakland 7-2 to win a wildcard berth. Haters gonna hate, because of course the Yankees beat Oakland. The Pinstripes payroll stands at $173M for the 2018 season while the A’s are working with “just” $82M on the year. Watch the video to see The Rush writer and Yankees superfan Jules attempt to defend the honor of his squad. Spoiler alert… we ain’t buyin’ what he’s sellin’.

Meanwhile new evidence has come to light regarding the infamous moment where Kobe Bryant didn’t flinch when Matt Barnes faked shoving a basketball in his face on an inbounds play. A different angle of the play dropped on Twitter all these years later and it has people SHOOK because it appears as though Kobe wouldn’t have seen the ball in the first place. Well, not Matt Barnes who says he doesn’t care what the video shows, he knows what he saw and is sticking to the fact that Kobe is a legend who saw the ball and didn’t move a muscle. The Rush consulted scientist and ball-fake expert Bill Nye. Watch the video to see what side Science takes.

Isaiah Crowell celebrated a touchdown by using the football as toilet paper and the NFL decided it wasn’t taking no s&%! from a B-list player. The Jets running back was fined $20K by the league, and apparently, one man’s fine is the same man’s good fortune! Watch the video to see the ridiculous endorsement deal Crowell gained from wiping his ass with the football.

Just as Kyrie Irving surrendered the notion that the earth is flat, a future NBA Hall-of-Fame picked up the baton of one of the most ignorant conspiracy theories of modern times. Paul Pierce, we’re so disappointed in you. Bill Nye did not mince words.