With the Luck/RG3 debate hotter than ever, Russell Wilson makes his own waves
Over his last four games, Andrew Luck has completed 89 passes in 167 attempts for 1,192 yards, eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Over his last four games, Robert Griffin III has completed 69...
View ArticleCautious optimism in CBA talks; heads up, don’t duck; Teemu tavern and grill...
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Ryan Suter stars in USA...
View ArticleSurprise teams Boise State and Wyoming spark Mountain West’s sizzling start
In the aftermath of the additions of Butler and VCU this offseason, the Atlantic 10 received some buzz as college basketball's seventh major conference. The league may very well merit that honor in...
View ArticleMets introduce David Wright (again) at $138 million press conference, make...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At first, all of Twitter (and perhaps all of the New York Mets kingdom) was like, "Why are the Mets making David Wright put on a cap and jersey at this press conference as if it...
View Article2012 season in the rear view: Mark Martin
Vitals: 26th in the points standings. 0 wins, 4 top 5s, 10 top 10s. 5 DNFs. (24 races) Moment to remember: Sometimes, a driver's moment to remember on the season isn't one to remember because it's a...
View ArticleIOC strips four 2004 Olympic athletes of their medals; Lance Armstrong’s case...
The International Olympic Committee has stripped four athletes who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens of their medals, following re-testing of blood samples stored for eight years. Gold...
View ArticleLamar Odom on the lockout year spent in Dallas: ‘Basketball just wasn’t there...
Lamar Odom won't have to visit Dallas on Wednesday night, he won't be faced with the indignity of playing his former team in Texas until late March, but he and his Clippers will face the Mavericks in...
View ArticleSeahawks’ Brandon Browner to begin four-game suspension this week
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy against performance-enhancing drugs and will begin serving his suspension...
View ArticleThe 50 worst own-goals in hockey: Puck Daddy counts down Nos. 30-21
We're all over the place today, both in terms of time and geography. Two of the own-goals in the middle section of our top 50 countdown are pre-lockout. One is from a National Hockey League legend....
View ArticleBrooklyn Nets’ Gerald Wallace fined $5K for flops against Knicks, Heat (VIDEOS)
Brooklyn Nets small forward Gerald Wallace has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for committing his second violation of the league's anti-flopping rules, the league announced Wednesday. He is the second...
View ArticleThe NBA has finally reached a deal to televise selected games live in the...
One would think, after committing time and significant resources to the NBA publicity tour that was officially known as "Team USA Men Basketball" last summer, that the league would be quick to tap...
View ArticleVideo: Bob Costas, Charles Barkley, John McEnroe debate gun control
On Sunday evening, during his halftime commentary segment on "Sunday Night Football," Bob Costas took his allotted 90 seconds to address the culture of guns in American society, in connection with the...
View ArticleThe anti-Rafa Benitez and pro-Jose Mourinho banners of Stamford Bridge
Rafa Benitez finally got his first win with Chelsea in a 6-1 trouncing of Nordsjaelland at home. Fernando Tores scored two confident goals, Petr Cech saved yet another penalty and the evening was only...
View ArticleClint Hurdle looking a lot like Joe Maddon — or is it the other way around?...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — We have a full-blown silver fox alert at baseball's winter meetings. The mini-trend of hiring a manager with no previous major-league managing experience has been noted with Walt...
View ArticleThe Ryan Lindley nightmare is over (well, for Larry Fitzgerald owners)
The Wednesday news cycle brought some comforting words to the Larry Fitzgerald Sympathizers. Your man's Week 14 fantasy prospects have been upgraded from "no freaking way" to "okay, if you're...
View ArticleThe 10-man rotation, starring ‘BALL DON’T LIE!’
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to...
View ArticleRutgers sues the Big East to avoid an exit fee and get to the Big Ten by 2014
In preparation of its likely move to the Big Ten in 2014, Rutgers is suing the Big East and is hoping for an early exit from a conference that is quickly losing what little credibility it once had on...
View ArticleLeo Messi stretchered off with injury, will probably still set new goal record
What could have been a golden chance for Leo Messi to equal Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year ended with him being stretchered off in Barcelona's ultimately meaningless 0-0 draw...
View ArticleA year after Florida A&M scandal, prep band director fired for verbal and...
In 2011-12, the hideous mistreatment of a Florida A&M drum major led to his demise, sparking a national outcry that such physical crimes could have been committed, eventually leading to the...
View ArticleThe NFL will support Jovan Belcher’s and Kasandra Perkins’ daughter through...
On the same day the Kansas City Fire Department released the 911 tapes from the murder-suicide of Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, the NFL announced some positive news....
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