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Sean Avery, the horse, makes grand return by winning $80K Affiliate Stakes
Sean Avery, the hockey player, may have hung up his skates for good and left the NHL behind him, but a race horse named in his honor continues to win on the track. During Saturday's Affiliate Stakes at...
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U.S. Open women’s final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka...
Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka will have to wait another day to play the U.S. Open women's final, after heavy winds and rain forecasted for Saturday night forced officials to turn Super...
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Big East will keep its name, says commissioner Mike Aresco
The Big East has decided it likes its somewhat confusing name. Trying to stay relevant, the Big East expanded, adding teams like Temple, Central Florida and Memphis that, more or less, fit into the...
View ArticleVideo: Insane wind gust at U.S. Open causes chair to fly onto the court
It's been an interesting couple of weeks at the U.S. Open. After dealing with torrential downpours for much of the tournament, Andy Murray and Thomas Berdych had to battle another one of Mother...
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Penn State’s Ficken has nightmare day in loss at Virginia
It's hard to imagine what Sam Ficken went through on Saturday. Penn State had a chance to get its first post-scandal victory against Virginia, something the Nittany Lions fans, players and coaches -...
View ArticleSouthern Utah completes a fantastic Hail Mary in the back of the end zone
Hail Mary catches are always fun to watch, but most don't have the degree of difficulty that Southern Utah pulled off against Cal. At the end of the first half, Southern Utah quarterback Brad Sorensen...
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Today’s new helmets: Oregon (of course), TCU and Missouri
What would a college football Saturday be without a couple teams unveiling new uniforms? Today we have a couple of pretty sharp looking new helmets hitting the field. First up is TCU, and a pretty nice...
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Phil Mickelson appears to be rounding into form before the Ryder Cup
OK, Davis Love, you can exhale now. After wondering for the last few months if Phil Mickelson would rediscover his swing in time for the Ryder Cup, the swashbuckling lefty put on a clinic at the BMW...
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Florida State pulls its starters against Savannah State before first quarter...
I can't remember, in my years watching football, seeing a team pull its starters before the first quarter was done. Then again, I've obviously never seen a team that was a 70.5-point underdog before...
View ArticleClemson backup kicks his way into the ACC record book
Spencer Benton isn't Clemson's starting kicker, but after Saturday's game against Ball State, he's now in the ACC record book. With eight seconds remaining in the first half, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney...
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Sacramento State kicker upsets Colorado at final gun, is awarded scholarship
In the span of a few minutes, Sacramento State kicker Edgar Castaneda became a legend at his school, and was also given a full-ride scholarship. Castaneda's 30-yard field goal as time expired lifted...
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Missouri panders to the SEC with obnoxious greeting T-shirts
COLUMBIA, Mo. — I've given Texas A&M a lot of grief — deserved grief — over its pandering toward the SEC and its insatiable need for the SEC to like them, but during a walk through the Missouri...
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Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson knocked out of game, status for next week vs....
Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson left the Razorbacks' game against Louisiana-Monroe after suffering what the school is eloquently referring to as an injury "above the shoulders," which is about the...
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Throwing Darts: Fading Norv Turner again
Yes, Virginia, we're back for another year of the Throwing Darts. The rules are simple: I select five sides from the Yahoo! Pro Football Pick'Em game. There must be a set line for me to select the...
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Another frightening injury: Arkansas CB Tevin Mitchel carted off
What a terrible day in college football. First, Tulane safety Devon Walker suffered a horrific injury on a helmet-to-helmet hit, and was diagnosed with a cervical spine fracture. Hours later, Arkansas...
View ArticleGutsy fourth-and-one call in OT gives Louisiana-Monroe upset win over Arkansas
Facing a fourth-and-one situation down three points in overtime, many coaches would play it safe and go for the tie. The football gods were kind to Louisiana-Monroe coach Todd Berry, who decided to go...
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Georgia treats Missouri to some ‘grown man football’
COLUMBIA, Mo. — When the hoopla of Missouri's first SEC game finally faded, it was Georgia players that jumped into the stands and celebrated the 41-20 win with their fans. Chants of "grown man...
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Not again: Orioles pull even with Yankees after another missed call by umpire...
Those begging for expanded replay in Major League Baseball may never get it in the form they're hoping for under the Bud Selig regime, but if there was ever a call to point to that could enhance their...
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NASCAR’s regular season ends with gambling, daring, stunning mistakes
No race in 2012 ran later in the evening than the Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond, and no race to date this year was more worth every minute. The record will show that Clint Bowyer won the...
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Kyle Busch’s championship hopes end on a blown pit call
RICHMOND, Va. - The official on pit road standing beside Kyle Busch's right rear wheel lifted his hand, signaling a violation, and effectively ended the last of the No. 18 M&M's Toyota's 2012...
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