What to watch this weekend: Arizona aims to validate its top 10 ranking...
Finals week at last is over at most schools, which means a slow and tedious five days of basketball will give way to some marquee Saturday matchups. The top 10 showdown between Arizona and Florida...
View ArticleNHL lockout: What, exactly, is and isn’t off the table in talks? (Trending...
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...
View ArticleWeek 15 Sunday Picks: Falcons out to show they’re legitimate Super Bowl...
New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons The Falcons are in the midst of the most successful period in the organization's history but have yet to win the playoff game necessary to validate the Mike...
View ArticleSorry, Chicago: Anibal Sanchez returns to Tigers on five-year, $80 million deal
It looks like Anibal Sanchez is headed back to the Detroit Tigers after all. Despite Thursday night reports that the 28-year-old right-hander had agreed to a big deal with the Chicago Cubs, Sanchez is...
View ArticleSEC decides to not suspend Quinton Dial for BCS Championship Game
The SEC has taken a stance on player safety, suspending a couple players for illegal hits this season to send a message. Then the conference had to review a very questionable hit from the SEC...
View ArticlePhil Jackson and Mike Brown are both interviewed about the Lakers, and are no...
Former Los Angeles Lakers coaches Phil Jackson and Mike Brown have every reason to thumb their nose at the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers. Both were spurned by Jim Buss the team's front...
View ArticleThe season’s first three-quarter court, game-winning buzzer-beater is a doozy...
The basketball season is officially upon us! How can we tell? Because shots like the one you see below have started hitting the bottom of the net. The player connecting on the miracle heave you see...
View ArticleJovan Belcher’s mother says her son questioned the paternity of 3-month-old...
Nearly two weeks after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed Kasandra Perkins before taking his own life outside the Chiefs' headquarters, more details of what may have triggered...
View ArticleAngels moving press box ‘down the right-field line’ to add luxury seats
The Los Angeles Angels just added $125 million in payroll by signing slugger Josh Hamilton in the free-agent market. Someone has to pay for it, so no one is going to be surprised when Angels fans get...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech’s leading receiver leaves the team two weeks before the bowl
Georgia Tech is known mostly for its running game, but if it should want to throw the ball at any point against USC during the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, the Yellow Jackets will be without their top target....
View ArticleIlya Bryzgalov was actually a Cosmonaut, and has the spacesuit to prove it...
We first learned of Ilya Bryzgalov's fascination with the universe during last year's HBO 24/7 series leading up the 2012 Winter Classic. Later, he revealed that had he not become a hockey player he...
View ArticleWith a veteran’s poise and a rookie’s sense of stature, Damian Lillard...
Damian Lillard didn't cross anyone over on his way to a Derrick Rose-styled dunk on Thursday night, and he didn't take down the Kobe Bryant-led Lakers as Cleveland's Kyrie Irving managed on Tuesday....
View ArticleFormer NFL quarterback and current analyst Ron Jaworski rips Nick Saban for...
Nick Saban's name has been attached to several potential NFL coaching vacancies, but one analyst isn't eager to see Saban come back into the league. Ron Jaworski, a former Philadelphia Eagles...
View ArticleThe Fantasy Freak Show Podcast: RGIII, rocketing Wilson and a Gronk sighting
'Tis the season for pressure. With greenbacks and league trophies on the line, owners are understandably on the edge. Everyone still registering a pulse are just one underwhelming performance away...
View Article73-year-old Bastia official begins hunger strike in protest of fans’ stadium ban
Ligue 1 side Bastia were forced to play their most recent home game with Marseille in an empty stadium as a punishment for violent incidents in the stands during the goalless draw with Corsican...
View ArticleBig East will play football in 2013, sources say
The Big East appears to be set to play football in 2013, despite the basketball-playing Catholic schools wishing to split from the conference. Multiple sources have told Yahoo! Sports the conference...
View ArticleSomehow, a 105-point loss earned Indiana school a visit from comedian Mike Epps
In the immediate afterglow of one of the biggest prep losses of all time, the team at the short end of the scoreboard spent the entire day trying to escape national media attention while simultaneously...
View ArticleSo how confident are you in a potentially less-mobile version of RG3?
First of all, this is one of those posts that we intend not as a lecture, but a discussion. I don't claim any special access or insider knowledge where the Washington Redskins are concerned, and I'll...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: P.K. Subban joins us; Game Show Friday
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Stars: Montreal Canadiens defenseman...
View ArticleThe napkin that started Leo Messi’s career is 12 years old
On Dec. 14, 2000, Barcelona technical secretary Carles Rexach held a meeting at the Pompeia Tennis Club to determine the future of a 13-year-old Argentinean who had shined during a trial with the...
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