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Hard-luck Indiana guard Maurice Creek suffers yet another injury
One of the players who most deserves to stay healthy this college basketball season instead has suffered another injury. Indiana guard Maurice Creek, who had each of his last three seasons cut short or...
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Tim Tebow ‘disappointed’ in being passed over for Jets’ starting quarterback job
On Tuesday, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan made the decision to bench quarterback Mark Sanchez and name 2011 seventh round pick Greg McElroy the starter. Needless to say, Tim Tebow was disappointed...
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Shutdown Corner interview: Matt Forte talks about the Bears’ troubles, the...
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte spent the day after his team's loss to the Green Bay Packers handing out gifts to people in downtown Chicago and visiting Lurie Children's Hospital and a Chicago...
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Tom Brady, Robert Griffin headline Week 16′s initial practice participation...
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady did not participate in Wednesday's practice due to a right shoulder injury. Brady is coming off a game where he set a career-high with 65 pass attempts and...
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Ichiro returns to Yankees on two-year deal
A slow Wednesday in the baseball news department picked up a little steam in the late afternoon hours as a couple meaningful transactions were finalized. Despite some public posturing between general...
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The New Orleans Hornets and the NBA have reportedly registered five...
When Yahoo!'s own Marc Spears reported that the New Orleans Hornets were set to change their name to the Pelicans, reaction was split fairly evenly among those who loved the name and those who hated....
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AL West Swap: Angels trade Kendrys Morales to Mariners for Jason Vargas
Late Wednesday afternoon we learned of an interesting and rare deal between two American League West rivals. The Los Angeles Angels, who added even more elite depth to their lineup by signing Josh...
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Report: Jets will look to trade Mark Sanchez, could go after Michael Vick, in...
The New York Jets' quarterback situation now resembles a dumpster fire to which another dumpster fire has been added, and there may be more ignition to this series of disasters in the offseason....
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Cincinnati and Xavier distance themselves from last year’s infamous brawl
The 2011 Crosstown Shootout epitomized everything that can go wrong in a rivalry game. The 2012 edition exemplified everything that can go right. Cincinnati's 60-45 victory over Xavier wasn't the most...
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Kid cries over Neymar and a lovely Zidane volley in Ronaldo’s annual charity...
The annual Match Against Poverty featuring (slimmer) Ronaldo and friends against Zidane and friends once again featured a staggering collection of talents from past and present. In addition to the two...
View ArticleFifth-grade hoops phenom already a starting PG for Florida varsity high...
It’s one thing for a freshman to start on a varsity basketball team, an accomplishment which is notable but not completely unique. What Julian Newman has accomplished is quite a bit more out of the...
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Can Texas contend for an NCAA bid despite Myck Kabongo’s season-long suspension?
Few victories this season will be more bittersweet than Texas' 85-67 rout of No. 23 North Carolina on Wednesday night. On the one hand, the Longhorns emerged from a season-long skid with a signature...
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More terrible Tim Tebow news: Now he’s broken up with his girlfriend, too
Here's a sentence we never thought we'd be typing a year ago: It kinda sucks to be Tim Tebow right now. Soon after news broke that Jets head coach Rex Ryan would pass over Tebow for the starting...
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Jersey Fouls: Ultimate Penguins’ anti-Flyers sweater; Jets Fouls; Sidney...
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at...
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Jersey foul: Robert Griffin III fined $10,000 for wearing Adidas at postgame...
When you make a poor choice of clothing this holiday season — say, by wearing one of those light-up reindeer sweaters — it'll cost you nothing more than a little self-esteem. Robert Griffin III? He's...
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Kevin Durant swats, dunks on Josh Smith, scores season-high 41 in OKC’s 12th...
It's become something of an old-hat canard in the NBA — every year, and more specifically every summer, we expect stars to add some new wrinkle to their game, be it a refined post game, a new dribble...
View Article2012 season in the rear view: Denny Hamlin
Vitals: 6th in the points standings. 5 wins, 14 top 5s, 17 top 10s. 4 DNFs.Moment to remember: Denny Hamlin entered the Chase as the top seed thanks to his four pre-Chase wins and got his fifth win in...
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Seahawks, 49ers see mirror images in each other
RENTON, Wash. -- From 2007 through 2009, Pete Carroll's USC Trojans and Jim Harbaugh's Stanford Cardinal faced off three times, and Harbaugh emerged with a 2-1 advantage. Carroll has never had the...
View ArticleBoston guard drills ‘Basketball shot heard round the world,’ wins game with...
No sooner than Prep Rally promotes one ridiculously deep shot than another, even more dramatic bucket comes through for another high school basketball team. This time, it was a Boston buzzer-beater,...
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Punter Brad Wing suspended for bowl game by LSU
Punters are players too, just as capable of doing something to get themselves suspended as their offensive and defensive teammates. LSU punter Brad Wing has been suspended for the Chick-fil-A Bowl...
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