Big Ten fills one spot in its championship game, other spot closer to being...
The Big Ten has been a big mess most of the season, starting with the conference's best team being ineligible to play in the conference championship game or a bowl game. The conference race started to...
View ArticleLouisiana Tech offensive duo sets some NCAA records in win
With the way Louisiana Tech can score, it shouldn't be surprising that some of its offensive players are in the NCAA record book. Quarterback Colby Cameron now holds the FBS record for consecutive...
View ArticlePenn State gets hosed on bad call that should have been go-ahead touchdown...
Penn State has good reason to be angry after its loss to Nebraska. A bang-bang play at the goal line was ruled a Penn State fumble. After reviewing a replay that clearly showed the Nittany Lions...
View ArticleWinners and Losers: Three of the top four teams keep rolling on
The four undefeated contenders for the BCS Championship Game lost a member on Saturday. Alabama's loss to Texas A&M makes what Notre Dame, Kansas State and Oregon did on Saturday that much more...
View ArticleRobert Kraft thought Bill Belichick was a ‘schmuck,’ but didn’t think of...
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was a man of influence in the NFL before the 2011 lockout, but his ability to broker peace between management and labor in that particular dispute set Kraft on...
View ArticleSakari Salminen channels Patrik Stefan with empty-net miss, Finland hangs on...
"Make sure you corral the puck cleanly ... OK, now turn ... Protect the puck ... There's nothing but open net ahead of you ... Just over a minute left ... We got this ... We're gonna beat the Swedes...
View ArticleAaron Hernandez, Percy Harvin headline early game NFL inactive lists
Two of the most versatile offensive weapons in the National Football League will be inactive on Sunday. A bye week was not enough time for New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's ankle to get...
View ArticleThrowing Darts: Talking myself into the Vikings
It's the most difficult slate of the year if you ask me, not that there's anything predictive about that comment. Here are the final four picks from Week 10. Vikings +2 vs. Lions: If you're in...
View ArticleStanding at No. 1 in the NCAA, Oregon’s Chip Kelly can call his shot in the NFL
If there was any doubt that the NFL would come calling for Oregon head coach Chip Kelly after the conclusion of the 2012 season, Texas A&M's Saturday upset of Alabama, which set Oregon on top of...
View ArticleDaniele De Rossi sent off for punching Lazio’s Stefano Mauri in the face
Lazio beat Roma 3-2 in the Derby della Capitale that was typically contentious. The match included eight yellow cards and two players sent off, with Roma's Daniele De Rossi not even making it through...
View ArticleChris Ivory making the Saints look bad for deactivating him the first seven...
The Saints' trade to get the 28th pick of the 2011 NFL Draft to select running back Mark Ingram looks bad for a couple reasons. First, Ingram has been shockingly ineffective. Second, the Saints...
View ArticleNHL fans vote with their wallets; ESPN talks Bettman, Fehr (The Vent)
(THE VENT is a forum for rants, raves, pleas and laments from hockey fans across the world about the NHL lockout. It runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. If you've got a take on the lockout and...
View ArticleNope, Tampa Bay still can’t defend the pass
Perhaps you've already seen the clip of Danario Alexander's early 80-yard touchdown catch against the Bucs. If not, here it is. Alexander redirected Tampa corner Leonard Johnson at the line, then ran...
View ArticleMike Jenkins, Janoris Jenkins headline late game NFL inactive lists
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola will return to the lineup on Sunday. Amendola has not played since spraining an SC joint while laying out in attempt to haul in a 22-yard pass against the...
View ArticleECHL’s San Francisco Bulls push broken-down Zamboni off ice during second...
The ECHL's San Francisco Bulls returned home this weekend after a month-long, 12-game road trip that ended with seven straight losses. No doubt they were exhausted and looking forward to the extra...
View ArticleRavens rub it in, as they run a fake field goal for a touchdown with a...
The Raiders-Ravens game started to get a little chippy in the second half as Baltimore opened up a huge lead. The Raiders took their fourth personal foul penalty of the game on a late hit on Ray Rice....
View ArticleLeo Messi tops Pele with 76th goal in calendar year
Lionel Messi scored twice in Barcelona's 4-2 win against Mallorca, giving him 76 goals for club and country this calendar year. That puts Messi ahead of Pele's 75 goals in 1959 and only behind German...
View ArticlePhilip Rivers throws another awful interception as the Chargers lose again
Many Philip Rivers games seem to look the same now. The San Diego quarterback starts to get frustrated, he throws some interceptions, gets more frustrated and forces some more mistakes to totally bury...
View ArticleDolphins fan has devotion to 1972 team tattooed to his belly
With the Atlanta Falcons' loss today, the members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins team was likely popping champagne as they remained the only team to be undefeated through their Super Bowl win. Also...
View ArticleCristiano Ronaldo left with bloody face after taking elbow to the eye, scores...
Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of being soft many times over the years, but in Real Madrid's match against Levante, he showed that a little blood in his eye can't keep him from scoring.In the...
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