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Mark McGwire would advise current and future players to ‘run away’ from PEDs
Nearly three years removed from his interview with Bob Costas where he admitted using steroids during his playing career, former St. Louis Cardinals slugger and new Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach...
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Iowa football player fights for his life following brain surgery, and his...
An Iowa football player is fighting for his life after suffering from a blood clot near his brain stem and other head injuries. Yet, in this case, football may not actually be the culprit that leaves...
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Freak Show Friday: Getting you a win in Week 10 at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT
Suffering through the bye week blues is often an unbearable exercise. Backups, no matter how friendly the matchup, are never a sure thing. That is, unless you happen to own Andrew Luck. The rookie...
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Beaming in new uniforms, Jamal Crawford and O.J. Mayo are enjoying career...
Both are combo guards that were once lauded as a franchise's problem solver in the backcourt, able to dish and lead an offense as well as score at will. Both, eh, kind of put an end to that scouting...
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Will Miesha Tate be Ronda Rousey’s first UFC opponent?
Lost in the hubbub over Ronda Rousey's admittance to the UFC last night was the fact that she's not the only woman who will be in the UFC. Unless Rousey will be fighting air or a man, she will need a...
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Let’s just settle something about NHL teams retiring jerseys (Trending Topics)
Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the...
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Breakfast Buffet: Happy Opening Day, folks!
1. Start off college hoops season with a look at the teams who have tweaked or altered their uniforms or court designs for the new season, courtesy of ESPN's Uni Watch. From names on the back of...
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The Oklahoma City Thunder unveil alternate uniforms, to mild local acclaim
Alternate uniforms are usually a tough sell. In an attempt to stand out amongst 29 other NBA teams (most of which feature alternate uniforms), designers either make an attempt to go busy and strange...
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Tennessee State football player dies at practice
Tennessee State freshman football player William Wayne Jones III caught a pass early in practice on Wednesday and threw it back to the defensive backs coach, a routine scene that plays out thousands of...
View ArticleReceiver pulls off incredible bear hug handoff while being tackled to create...
It's not very often that a football player lets the football be stripped from his hands for strategic reasons. Somehow that move actually made sense during a game between Bergen (N.J.) Catholic High...
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Cung Le vs. Rich Franklin official, but opening bout of UFC Macau canceled
Before UFC Macau weigh-ins, main eventer Rich Franklin tempted his opponent, Cung Le, with chocolates. Nonetheless, both men made weight for Saturday's fights. However, one of the fights was canceled...
View ArticleTakijistani game abandoned as players and fans attack the referee
Tajikistan may not rank highly on the "countries you've heard of" list, but the Central Asian Republic has put itself on the map courtesy of an insane riot in the Tajik League. Thursday's match...
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Rapper T.I. will be joining the Atlanta Hawks broadcast booth to call part of...
Admittedly, we don't know the first thing about T.I. outside of his appearance in this Pete Holmes stand-up bit, and a quick and spirited perusal of his Wikipedia page leaves us, eh, still not knowing...
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Donald Fehr: Owners still want 50/50 in Year 1, sticking to contract...
Hey, you know what really makes labor negotiations more contentious and stressful? Leaked memos! Pro Hockey Talk and TSN were given one, as Donald Fehr caught up the membership on Thursday's talks. How...
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Tip Drill: Buying after bad matchups (or, the case to acquire Eli Manning)
Generally speaking, fantasy analysts are very good at accounting for strength-of-schedule when looking at future matchups, yet we tend to ignore it when describing past performances. I'm not sure why...
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Lions’ Ndamukong Suh voted NFL’s dirtiest player
According to a Sporting News poll of 103 NFL players on 27 teams, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been voted the dirtiest player in the National Football League, receiving 31.6...
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Lakers coach Mike Brown’s son catches hell on Twitter following father’s...
It's worth remembering that one or two bad apples don't spoil the whole bunch, and that the actions of a few sad, angry jerks don't illustrate the feelings and behavior of an entire fan base. Still:...
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Here’s Milan Lucic in possibly the worst commercial you’ve ever seen (VIDEO)
NHL players have given us some incredible performances in commercial endorsements. Alex Ovechkin's golden pipes for Eastern Motors. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane bird-dogging for the Dell Streak....
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Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge: ‘We haven’t really figured out Jeff [Green]‘
The Los Angeles Lakers have devolved into a big ole mess, dropping four of five to start the season as rumors of coach Mike Brown's permanence abound. Their 2008 and 2010 NBA Finals collaborators, the...
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Nike gives beta testing shoes to Oregon high school squad for playoff run
Much has been made of Oregon's custom change-every-week football uniforms, and Nike's penchant for using the Ducks as guinea pigs in the company's ongoing quest to constantly improve their products. As...
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