Confused umpires reverse call after Paul Goldschmidt’s grounder rolls back...
On Thursday, we had a situation in the Indians-Rangers game where a bunted ball veered back into fair territory after starting foul, and all of the players involved basically stood around making...
View ArticleThe Shutdown Corner Interview: John Elway
In the Pantheon of great NFL quarterbacks, John Elway's name is always going to come up on the short list. From 1983 through 1998 for the Denver Broncos, Elway defined a team and a town as few players...
View ArticleOakland’s Tommy Kelly, Houston’s Johnathan Joseph restructure contracts
As of Sept. 7, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reported that eight of the 32 NFL teams had less than $3 million in available salary cap space. One of those teams was the Oakland Raiders, who had...
View Article2012 Chase Prospects: Is it Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s time at long last?
And here we are at last, Dale Earnhardt Jr. in position for a championship. He's in his best position standings-wise in nearly a decade, and he's running better, in an aggregate sense, than he ever has...
View Article2012 Chase Prospects: Can Kasey Kahne complete an astonishing turnaround?
Sometimes we brush off somebody's chances at a championship too soon. Heck, people were wondering if Jimmie Johnson was in trouble after his wreck in the opening laps at Daytona. (Um...no.) But with...
View ArticleAnton Ferdinand refuses handshakes with John Terry and Ashley Cole, football...
Anton Ferdinand said he wouldn't shake hands with John Terry or Ashley Cole before QPR's match against Chelsea at Loftus Road and when the highly anticipated moment came, he didn't. Immediately after...
View ArticleFedExCup profiles: Running down #30-#26 at the Tour Championship
The Tour Championship is here, and 30 players still have a shot (mathematically, anyway) at one of sports' richest single prizes. In the run-up to the tournament, we'll run down each of the players....
View ArticleMilan Lucic re-ups with Boston Bruins for $18 million over three years
The Oprah of contract extensions continues to cross off items on his 2013 summer to-do list. Milan Lucic is the latest forward to benefit from Peter Chiarelli's proactive General Managing, signing a...
View Article2012 Chase Prospects: Tony Stewart goes for title number four
The battle between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards will be the standard on which all Sprint Cup championship battles will be judged from here on out. And if that's not enough by itself, Stewart's five...
View ArticleThomas Tyner shatters Oregon state records on birthday, runs for 634 yards...
What's the best way to celebrate an 18th birthday? If you're Beaverton (Ore.) Aloha High senior running back Thomas Tyner, you run for a state single-game record 643 yards and an absolutely astounding...
View ArticleFedExCup profiles: Running down #25-#21 at the Tour Championship
The Tour Championship is here, and 30 players still have a shot (mathematically, anyway) at one of sports' richest single prizes. In the run-up to the tournament, we'll run down each of the players....
View Article2012 Chase Prospects: Is it Denny Time?
You have to wonder how many times Denny Hamlin has played out the final two weeks of the 2010 Chase in his head. By now, you know the story just as well as Hamlin does: dominating the season's...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg, like most USC fans, can’t believe De’Anthony Thomas is at Oregon
Count Snoop Dogg (yeah, we know, it's officially Snoop Lion) among the USC fans lamenting that De'Anthony Thomas got away. Thomas is the most exciting player in the country. Oregon's sophomore running...
View ArticleUnleash the fury: hockey fans sound off on the impending lockout
This guy's not mad. He's just disappointed. It should be quite clear at this point that the 2012 NHL lockout is a thing that is happening. Sure, there are still some hours left in the day for the two...
View ArticleBraxton Miller is a bad man (VIDEO)
We should have seen this coming. A young, athletic quarterback paired with Urban Meyer's offense was going to create havoc for Ohio State opponents. Braxton Miller is off to a fantastic start for the...
View Article**UPDATED** Oklahoma State QB Wes Lunt suffers a knee injury and Cowboys fans...
< **UPDATED** Fox Sports, which broadcast the game, reported that Lunt suffered a dislocated kneecap and will miss the next two to three weeks. Oklahoma State is off next week and then plays Texas,...
View ArticleTiny menace Tyler Ennis signs a two-year extension with the Buffalo Sabres
Wherein Robyn Regehr photobombs Tyler Ennis, and Robyn Regehr's ears photobomb Robyn Regehr. Tyler Ennis is the latest restricted free agent to get a contract extension just ahead of the lockout,...
View ArticleOregon’s fashion show continues with a new uniform today
Even if you hate Oregon's revolving uniforms, give the Ducks credit for being a marketing marvel. A few years ago, nobody could imagine that a team unveiling a new uniform would become a weekly event,...
View ArticleThanks for showing up, Miami fans (PHOTO)
The University of Miami would like to thank all 300 people who came out today to support the Hurricanes. This is how the stadium looked when the Hurricanes came out of the tunnel for Saturday's game...
View ArticleReport: Nebraska coach Bo Pelini leaves stadium in ambulance
ESPN reported that Nebraska coach Bo Pelini left Memorial Stadium in an ambulance after being attended to by team doctors on the sideline during Saturday's game. Pelini was shown on ESPN cameras...
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