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UConn is wise to be patient evaluating Kevin Ollie before committing longterm
In the month since Kevin Ollie debuted as UConn coach with an impressive victory over Michigan State in Germany, there has been a growing push from fans and media members that the first-year coach...
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Four owners release statement, express ‘disillusionment’ over CBA talks...
Thursday's breakdown in CBA negotiations led to far and away the most entertaining three press conferences we've seen since the lockout began (Wednesday night's empty podium notwithstanding). First,...
View ArticleDTotD: Luis Fabiano misses with kick at opponent, simulation and red cards ensue
It didn't take long for Tigre's Copa Sudamericana match against Sao Paulo to degenerate into nonsense. Just 13 minutes into the match, there was already one sloppy collision too many, prompting a...
View ArticleWatch Gary Bettman blow up lockout negotiations, get depressed about the NHL...
What a [expletive] show this League has become. The NHLPA greets the media with sunshine about the negotiations, and one gets the feeling they were leaking the same good vibes throughout this week's...
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Manti Te’o hauls in lots of awards, but the biggest awards still loom
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was the happiest person in the room by the time most of college football's major awards had been handed out. Te'o won the Maxwell Award given to the nation's most...
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Peyton Manning, Knowshown Moreno power Broncos past the Raiders, 26-13
Peyton Manning passed for 310 yards and a touchdown and Knowshon Moreno ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as the AFC West champion Denver Broncos improved to 10-3 on the season with 26-13 win over the...
View Article13-year-old ‘Albanian Bear’ is an undefeated, champion boxing, MMA and...
Has anyone ever heard of a better nickname for a boxer than "The Albanian Bear"? Anyone? Didn't think so. Now meet the 13-year-old who earned that moniker one momentous bout at a time. As noted by Off...
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Man is in serious condition after fall from upper deck at Oakland’s O.co...
Oakland police told the Associated Press that a man fell from the upper deck at Oakland's O.co Coliseum just after the start of Thursday night's Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos game, and that the man...
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TNT’s Marv Albert gave us a shoutout while talking about Rasheed Wallace’s...
We loved it when Rasheed Wallace dusted off his time-honored catchphrase against the New Orleans Hornets a couple of weeks back. We thought it a little absurd — but perhaps appropriately so; it's...
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Freak Show Friday: Priming you for the playoffs at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT
In the timeless words of Tallahassee from 'Zombieland,' "It's time to nut up or shut up." With championship dreams one down day away from being dashed, tension in Fantasyland is palpable. On this...
View ArticleMichael Phelps says ‘Call Me, Maybe’ video bonded the U.S. swim team
The USA swim team's version of "Call Me, Maybe" was a hit during the Olympics and has been viewed more than 10 million times on You Tube. It was even aired during NBC's broadcast of the Olympics. But...
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NHL fans: This is what we get for falling for it (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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Is Sean Payton still talking with the Saints? The Giants think it’s possible
It's not often that you hear "counterterrorism" and "football" in the same sentence outside of Tom Clancy novels and Homeland Security paranoia, but in the ongoing avalanche of insanity that is the New...
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LeBron James has a late night workout after another Miami Heat loss, admits...
You might recall a Miami Heat win over the Los Angeles Lakers from back in March of 2011, one that saw Kobe Bryant decide to take to an impromptu postgame shooting session in full view of reporters...
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Butch Jones is hired by Tennessee, ending a stressful search for the Vols
Butch Jones is Tennessee's new coach, and he's going to have a lot to prove. When the Volunteers' coaching search started, fans' wish list started with "JON GRUDEN" in 120-point type written over and...
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Tom Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen welcome daughter Vivian Lake
Tom Brady's New England Patriots will face the Houston Texans on Monday night, but Brady's role of father came first on Wednesday night. His wife, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, gave birth to...
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Without Melo, Knicks rain 18 3-pointers on Heat, beat Miami by 20 for 2nd...
After leading scorer and signature star Carmelo Anthony was downgraded from a game-time decision to out for the New York Knicks' matchup with the Miami Heat, plenty of Knicks fans wondered just how New...
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Terrell Suggs forced to surrender guns as part of domestic case
The Baltimore Sun has reported that Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has surrendered several weapons in connection with a domestic case. "The guns were surrendered over to police pursuant to the...
View ArticleWatch Sidney Crosby decapitate owner in Taiwanese animation of NHL lockout...
So things could have gone better in the NHL lockout talks this week. How bad did it get? Why, allow the sick geniuses from the Taiwanese Next Media Animation to explain it to you in simple, bloody...
View ArticleTennessee RB scores 7 TDs, sets 3 state records in remarkable title game...
If you've ever wanted to see what it looks like when one player completely and utterly dominates a state title game, feast your eyes on the video below. What you see here is Hendersonville (Tenn.)...
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