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Recent April Fools news, rumors

  • • Opening Day Rules For Us April Fools
    *rubs ancient lamp, a blue genie appears* I have three wishes for this baseball season. My first wish is "No one I own get hurt." I didn’t draft Dinelson Lamet, Josh Donaldson or Trevor Rosenthal, so I made your job easy for you, great, powerful Genie. My 2nd wish is "Everyone I drafted do well."  I drafted Juan Soto, Trevor Story and Alec Bohm, so, really, I’m doing much of the heavy lifting for ...2021
  • • 49ers' George Kittle scares fans with 'next chapter' photoshop on April Fools' Day
    Kittle jokes that he has been traded to Jacksonville...2021
  • Watch out for Tom Brady -- and the entire internet -- on April Fools' Day
    • Watch out for Tom Brady -- and the entire internet -- on April Fools' Day
    There are some obvious jokes -- TB in the MLB? And some not-so-subtle. Here are the best pranks from the day....2021
  • • Bill Russell takes jab at Draymond Green with hilarious April Fools’ Day post
    Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is apparently still catching flak for his “greatest defender in NBA history” comment, this time from a basketball titan in Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell. Russell hilariously subtweeted Green (at least we’d like to think so) by joking teams were calling him to come out of retirement and make his […] The post Bill Russell takes j...2021
  • • Most Hilarious NBA April Fools Day pranks of all-time
    April Fools Day is prank day for everyone across the country and the sports world is filled with some of the craziest. The NBA is no exception as the league’s players, staff, and even some owners have gotten into the act. Thankfully, we have social media to capture these moments. Just recently, Anthony Davis pranked […] The post Most Hilarious NBA April Fools Day pranks of all-time appeared ...2021
  • • “Edelman-to-Detroit” April 1 prank fooled some high-profile media members
    Julian Edelman has not signed a contract with the Lions. Despite what you may have heard. On April 1, Bill Simmons went on Colin Cowherd’s show, and both Simmons and Cowherd talked about an Edelman-to-Detroit “report” that was actually an April Fools’ Day prank. “Even Edelman, it seems like he might be heading to Detroit. [more]...2020
  • • George Karl has great April Fools’ joke about reuniting with Kings, DeMarcus Cousins
    George Karl may have won April Fools’ Day this year by joking about his failed tenure with the Sacramento Kings. The retired NBA head coach tweeted on Tuesday that he reached a deal to return to the Kings in a front office and associate coaching capacity. Karl also said that former All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins, whom he notoriously butted heads with in Sacramento, was returning to the team too...2020
  • • Steelers QB Devlin Hodges has hilarious reaction to 'Madden' rating
    Professional athletes are much like the rest of us while in quarantine nowadays. Some are bored and pass their time on social media. Other are catching up on the latest streaming sensation. For Pittsburgh Steelers teammates Devlin Hodges and Zach Banner, that included a hilarious back-and-forth on Twitter Wednesday. It started with Duck Hodges posting this video with the caption "April Fools": Thi...2020
  • • George Karl posts hilarious April Fools' tweet indicating that he and DeMarcus Cousins are returning to Kings
    This would've been one of the least likely reunions in NBA history...2020
  • • Von Miller tells Broncos fans he'd been released in another April Fools' prank
    The Denver linebacker had a few fans scared, but others likely weren't falling for it....2020

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April Fools injury and suspension

  • • Friday NBA Roundup: Golden State Warriors Learning Wins Record Isn't a Formality
    2016
  • • WATCH: Wizards' Markieff Morris gets pranked hard
    The spirit of April Fools’ day was in full swing Friday, especially when the date just so happened to include Markieff Morris’ first showdown against his former team, the Phoenix Suns. For those out of the loop, Morris spent the first four years and change of his career with the Suns, only to go through a very public, nasty split with the team. He demanded a trade, wasn’t happy the Suns traded his...2016
  • • Andre Iguodala Pulls Early April Fools' Prank on Warriors Teammate Festus Ezeli
    2016
  • • NBA Playoff Schedule 2015: Known Dates, TV, Live Stream Coverage for Postseason
    2015
  • • MLB Opening Day 2015: Full Preview with Top Matchups, Predictions and More
    2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: Best Last-Minute NBA DraftKings Picks for April 4
    2015
  • • Wednesday NBA Roundup: James Harden Won't Let Steph Curry Run Away with MVP
    2015
  • • Fantasy Baseball 2015: Late Look at Mock Draft and Sleepers Sizzling in Spring
    2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: DraftKings Optimum Lineup Predictions for April 1
    2015
  • • 1 Bargain Player Each Team Should Target in Late NFL Free Agency
    2015

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April Fools lifestyle

  • • Wendall Williams: The (Probably) Fastest Man in the NFL Draft
    2016
  • • Harrison's April Fools joke was a fake face tattoo
    It was so poorly drawn....2015
  • • James Harrison's April Fools joke was a fake face tattoo
    It was so poorly drawn....2015
  • • Tom Brady posts Photoshop as April Fools' joke on Facebook
    You didn’t think Tom Brady would let a chance for an April Fools’ Day Facebook post to just pass by, did you? The New England Patriots quarterback has been posting to Facebook at a rate similar to your aunt, and that included an April Fools post Wednesday morning. With Brady’s Bahamas vacation getting plenty of attention — especially here in New England — the quarterback might have given a few fan...2015

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April Fools trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Opening Day Rules For Us April Fools
    *rubs ancient lamp, a blue genie appears* I have three wishes for this baseball season. My first wish is "No one I own get hurt." I didn’t draft Dinelson Lamet, Josh Donaldson or Trevor Rosenthal, so I made your job easy for you, great, powerful Genie. My 2nd wish is "Everyone I drafted do well."  I drafted Juan Soto, Trevor Story and Alec Bohm, so, really, I’m doing much of the heavy lifting for ...2021
  • • 49ers' George Kittle scares fans with 'next chapter' photoshop on April Fools' Day
    Kittle jokes that he has been traded to Jacksonville...2021
  • • “Edelman-to-Detroit” April 1 prank fooled some high-profile media members
    Julian Edelman has not signed a contract with the Lions. Despite what you may have heard. On April 1, Bill Simmons went on Colin Cowherd’s show, and both Simmons and Cowherd talked about an Edelman-to-Detroit “report” that was actually an April Fools’ Day prank. “Even Edelman, it seems like he might be heading to Detroit. [more]...2020
  • • George Karl has great April Fools’ joke about reuniting with Kings, DeMarcus Cousins
    George Karl may have won April Fools’ Day this year by joking about his failed tenure with the Sacramento Kings. The retired NBA head coach tweeted on Tuesday that he reached a deal to return to the Kings in a front office and associate coaching capacity. Karl also said that former All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins, whom he notoriously butted heads with in Sacramento, was returning to the team too...2020
  • • Broncos' Von Miller went all in again on his annual April Fools' prank
    Von Miller’s annual April Fool’s Day joke continues to fool fans left and right. Miller posted a heartfelt message on Instagram Wednesday thanking Broncos fans, accompanied by an image claiming he’d been released by the team. Check the date, of course. Miller has not been released by Denver. The best part? Miller does some variation of this every year. In 2018, he claimed he’d been traded to the C...2020
  • • Minor league team responds to Tom Brady’s joke about playing baseball
    Tom Brady made his debut on Twitter Monday with a clever April Fools’ Day joke about retirement, and some tweets Wednesday indicate the New England Patriots star intends to continue with the social media shenanigans. The silliness started with Brady responding to a tweet from former teammate Aqib Talib, who played for the Patriots in 2012 and 2013. Talib joked in his tweet — which featured him app...2019
  • • Tom Brady has a Twitter account now, and he used it to scare fans with April Fools' Day tweet
    Tom Brady is now on Twitter, ladies and gentlemen, and the first thing he did with his new account was scare the crud out of his fans. The New England Patriots quarterback, with his first tweet, said he’s retiring and will spend his spare time tweeting from now on. This is almost as good as the U.S. Open Tennis April Fools’ Day tweet about puppies participating this year. For what it’s worth, Brad...2019
  • • The top 10 NFL teams with the most salary-cap space
    No April Fools: Would you believe one team still is $71 million under the cap?...2017
  • • #TBT: Nixon steals record 6 bases for Braves
    Twenty-five years later, Otis Nixon still chuckles at the fact that his entry into Major League Baseball's record book was set up by an April Fools' Day trade that initially made him feel like he was on the wrong end of a prank....2016
  • • Cavs owner Dan Gilbert once pranked head coach Mike Brown with a fart machine
    Despite being a successful businessman and multi-billionaire, Dan Gilbert has shown himself prone to making some questionable decisions in public. There is the infamous comic sans letter to LeBron James, which Gilbert furiously typed after the star left Cleveland for greener pastures in Miami. But now, thanks to a feature from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, we know he also wanted to jokingly announce the...2016

April Fools stats and results

  • • Tom Brady has funny Masters tweet in support of Rickie Fowler
    Tom Brady is now on Twitter, and he’s consistently been putting out funny content since he posted his first message on April Fools’ Day. On Sunday during the final round of the Masters, he was at it again with a message supporting Rickie Fowler. There are a couple of humorous points in that short tweet, the first of which is that everyone uses “lurking” when discussing Tiger Woods. Of course, the ...2019
  • • Raptors F Patrick Patterson pranks young teammates on April Fools' Day
    Youngsters should know this. Don’t go about your normal business routine on April Fools' Day. That’s only magnified when we’re talking about professional sports, where pranks have become more prevalent than ever before.Apparently, young members of the Toronto Raptors did not get this memo on Saturday.The end result? Veteran forward Patrick Patterson decided to give them their own memos. Sticky one...2017
  • • Wendall Williams: The (Probably) Fastest Man in the NFL Draft
    2016
  • • Rounding Up the Reasons Los Angeles Lakers Should Fire Byron Scott
    2016
  • • Friday NBA Roundup: Golden State Warriors Learning Wins Record Isn't a Formality
    2016
  • • Legal weed dealers to rename Broncos stadium?
    The Denver Broncos have an opportunity to pretty much own the world of ironic humor. Existing in only one of two states where football is both played and marijuana is legal for recreational use, the Broncos current venue is named Invesco Field at Mile High. Okay, now consider this. As CBS Sports points out, Invesco has filed for bankruptcy — meaning that the company’s 25-year naming rights agreeme...2016
  • • WATCH: Wizards' Markieff Morris gets pranked hard
    The spirit of April Fools’ day was in full swing Friday, especially when the date just so happened to include Markieff Morris’ first showdown against his former team, the Phoenix Suns. For those out of the loop, Morris spent the first four years and change of his career with the Suns, only to go through a very public, nasty split with the team. He demanded a trade, wasn’t happy the Suns traded his...2016
  • • Wizards Pull April Fools' Day Prank on Markieff Morris in His Return to Phoenix
    2016
  • • NBA Playoff Schedule 2015: Known Dates, TV, Live Stream Coverage for Postseason
    2015
  • • Could Kurt Warner Still Contribute to an NFL Team?
    2015

April Fools parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Opening Day Rules For Us April Fools
    2021
  • • Most Hilarious NBA April Fools Day pranks of all-time
    2021
  • • Wendall Williams: The (Probably) Fastest Man in the NFL Draft
    2016
  • • Friday NBA Roundup: Golden State Warriors Learning Wins Record Isn't a Formality
    2016
  • • Mike Trout, Angels Players Fool Garrett Richards with Disastrous Proposal Prank
    2016
  • • VIDEO: Pence, wife adopt minor leaguer for April Fools
    2016
  • • Mike Trout pranked Garrett Richards into ruining a marriage proposal
    It’s April Fools Day, so keep an eye out for various media outlets pulling gags on its readers. You’ll also start seeing a barrage of videos of athletes pranking their teammates, coaches, and other team staffers, so we might as well get the party started with Mike Trout of the Angels pranking teammate Garrett Richards into ruining a marriage proposal. So here’s what happened – Trout, Richards, an...2016
  • • 5 fantasy predictions for the second half
    After having a fair amount of success with my bold April Fools' Day predictions, I decided to take a crack at making some speculations for the second half of the season. The following five predictions may seem like a stretch at the moment, but they will make perfect sense in early October....2015
  • • Could Kurt Warner Still Contribute to an NFL Team?
    2015
  • • Charlotte Hornets 'Mannequin' Scares Unsuspecting Fans in Arena
    2015

Top April Fools news

  • • Wizards Pull April Fools' Day Prank on Markieff Morris in His Return to Phoenix
    2016
  • • What to watch for in today's games
    The end of Spring Training is near. For some clubs, Wednesday is the final day of Grapefruit or Cactus League play before they move on to a final few exhibition games in other locations. Yes, the regular season is almost here, and that's no April Fools' joke. Here are four things to watch for in Wednesday's games....2015
  • • Rob Gronkowski Pranks Tom Brady While Napping, Hacks into His Facebook to Share
    2016
  • • 'Inside the NBA' Crew Pulls off April Fools' Day Prank on Shaq over B/R Rankings
    2015
  • • Tom Brady posts Photoshop as April Fools' joke on Facebook
    2015
  • • Tom Brady posts April Fools' Day joke in full body cast
    2015
  • • Cincinnati Bengals Troll Cleveland Browns over 'New' Logo for April Fools' Day
    2015
  • • Colts unveil new uniforms, but is it an April Fools' joke?
    The Indianapolis Colts tried their hand at a pretty elaborate April Fools' Day joke -- or at least we hope it's a joke....2015
  • • Le'Veon Bell uses April Fools' Day to fake retirement
    Le'Veon Bell uses April Fools' Day to fake retirement...2016
  • • April Fools: Bell's tweet scares Steelers fans
    April Fools: Bell's tweet scares Steelers fans...2016
  • • Milwaukee Bucks Pull Off April Fools' Prank with New Team Color, Unveil New Logo
    2015
  • • Mike Trout, Angels Players Fool Garrett Richards with Disastrous Proposal Prank
    2016
  • • Andre Iguodala Pulls Early April Fools' Prank on Warriors Teammate Festus Ezeli
    2016
  • • Kurt Warner says invite to workout for NFL team was April Fools' joke
    Kurt Warner had people thinking an NFL team was interested in the 43-year-old quarterback....2015

April Fools fantasy rankings and news

  • • Opening Day Rules For Us April Fools
    2021
  • • Don't get fooled: 10 fantasy tips to ignore
    April Fools' Day is a time for pranks, but some of the most common fantasy baseball tips are unintentionally deceiving. If someone ever feeds you one of the following 10 opinions, feel free to laugh out loud and ask them if their calendar is permanently stuck on April 1....2017
  • • April Fools Don'ts: Fantasy advice to ignore
    April Fools is the day for pranks, but some of the most deceiving fantasy baseball tips are unintentional. If someone ever feeds you one of the following 10 opinions, feel free to laugh out loud and ask them if their calendar is permanently stuck on April 1....2016
  • • 5 fantasy predictions for the second half
    2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: Best NBA DFS DraftKings Lineup for April 5
    2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: Best Last-Minute NBA DraftKings Picks for April 4
    2015
  • • Fantasy Baseball 2015: Late Look at Mock Draft and Sleepers Sizzling in Spring
    2015
  • • 10 bold fantasy predictions for 2015
    It may be April Fools' Day, but the following 10 fantasy predictions are no joke. Sure, some of them may seem a bit outlandish right now, but no one will be laughing by the end of September. And remember: You heard it here first....2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: DraftKings Optimum Lineup Predictions for April 1
    2015
  • • Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Hot Teams and Baby Animals
    2014

April Fools schedule, game

  • • April Fools' Day | Repo Man visits Jack Barmby at training
    2017
  • • April Fools' Day | Repo Man visits Jack Barmby at training (POR) - Via Timbers
    It was just another day at training for Timbers midfielder Jack Barmby. Until he got a visit from the repo man. Happy April Fools' Day!...2017
  • • Cavs owner Dan Gilbert once pranked head coach Mike Brown with a fart machine
    2016
  • • Wendall Williams: The (Probably) Fastest Man in the NFL Draft
    2016
  • • Rounding Up the Reasons Los Angeles Lakers Should Fire Byron Scott
    2016
  • • Friday NBA Roundup: Golden State Warriors Learning Wins Record Isn't a Formality
    2016
  • • Andre Iguodala Pulls Early April Fools' Prank on Warriors Teammate Festus Ezeli
    2016
  • • Steven Adams Posterizes LeBron James with 1-Handed Dunk
    2015
  • • NBA Playoff Schedule 2015: Known Dates, TV, Live Stream Coverage for Postseason
    2015
  • • Could Kurt Warner Still Contribute to an NFL Team?
    2015

April Fools rumors, scandals

  • • Wendall Williams: The (Probably) Fastest Man in the NFL Draft
    2016
  • • Friday NBA Roundup: Golden State Warriors Learning Wins Record Isn't a Formality
    2016
  • • Happy birthday: Remembering the legacy of Sean Taylor
    It’s almost been 10 years since the death of Sean Taylor. It’s hard to believe that it’s been that long, and it’s something that football fans like myself still have a hard time fully accepting. Death is certain for everyone, but the way Taylor was taken away is still gut-wrenching, even knowing that the suspects involved in the crime were convicted of murder and in prison because of it. April 1 w...2016
  • • 5 fantasy predictions for the second half
    2015
  • • Wednesday NBA Roundup: Playoff Race Out East Only Masking Disparity with West
    2015
  • • Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: Hot Teams and Baby Animals
    2014

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