When the Eugene Emeralds announced that they would play as the Exploding Whales for a few games this season, general manager Allan Benavides was unsure how people would react to the club’s nod to the ...

EUGENE Ore. (KPTV) - An Oregon minor league baseball team introduced new uniforms on Thursday that pay homage to a famous Oregon event: The exploding of a giant, dead sperm whale. The Eugene Emeralds ...

LSU hitting coach Eddie Smith believes the Tigers are hitting with what he described as an "animal instinct." It's the term he uses to describe his philosophy as a hitting coach and the attack style ...