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Create-a-Caption: Cool Steveshake, Lakers point guards
I think it's good that Steve Nash and Steve Blake are really embracing this whole "we are guys named Steve who play the same position for the Los Angeles Lakers" thing. Genuine enthusiasm about shared...
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NBC Sports Network fills NHL void with Michael Phelps, Summer Olympics
NBC Sports Network had a bunch of momentum heading into its coverage of the 2012-13 NHL season, having recorded record ratings during the London Olympics. The gold-medal match in women's soccer, for...
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Darius Rucker (Hootie) loves #MACtion just like the rest of us
Midweek football games are one of those things that help us get through the week, like food and "Modern Family," especially when those midweek games are Mid-American Conference games. There's a reason...
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Adam Carriker loses bet, dresses up like pro wrestler Goldberg
Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker made a bet with former pro wrestler Bill Goldberg. If the Washington Redskins had beaten the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday, Goldberg, a former Atlanta Falcon,...
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Yes, USC fans, black matte helmets do exist (PHOTO)
Could USC be getting in on the uniform craze? At the very least, new helmets might be in store for the Trojans, according to a picture posted by Bro Bible sent to the site by a tipster. The photo shows...
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NFL refutes claim that pink merchandise profits are not going where they should
It's October, which means that the NFL will have its member clubs wearing all sorts of pink paraphernalia to raise awareness for breast cancer. The NFL's official campaign, entitled "A Crucial Catch,"...
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NLDS Game 5: Buster Posey completes grand Giants comeback with slam, Reds...
Score and situation: Comeback completed. After leaving San Francisco trailing by two games to none, the Giants won their NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-4 win in Thursday's Game 5. They're...
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Dolphins teammates think Brian Hartline is underrated because he’s white
Despite catching just four passes for 59 yards in last Sunday's win over the Cincinnati Bengals — nearly 200 fewer yards than he had the week before against the Arizona Cardinals — Miami Dolphins wide...
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LA Kings writer Rich Hammond leaves job after NHL uses editorial control on...
Rich Hammond made me a believer. In October 2009, Hammond left his beat covering the Los Angeles Kings for the L.A. Daily News, because he was hired to cover the Los Angeles Kings … for the Los Angeles...
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Spain men’s basketball team ‘trashed their apartments,’ ran up $14K damage...
For the second straight Summer Olympics, Spain's men's national basketball team had reached the gold-medal game, and for the second straight Summer Olympics, despite playing well enough to win...
View ArticleBig Potato makes big promise: Jose Valverde ’100 percent’ certain Tigers will...
Obviously humbled by his own performance in Game 4 of the ALDS and a devastating loss for the team, Detroit Tigers closer Jose Valverde reportedly answered every question sent his way by reporters. He...
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The Vent: Won’t someone think of the sandwich guy; lockout limerick
THE VENT is a forum to rants, raves, pleas and laments from hockey fans across the world about the NHL lockout. It runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. If you've got a take on the lockout and need...
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Gregg Popovich’s wife thinks he should be nicer to the press
In addition to being one of the NBA's best coaches, San Antonio Spurs boss Gregg Popovich has a tendency to tell the media what he really thinks of their questions. Between quarters, he tells TNT's...
View ArticleLinks! And Barcelona’s Eric Abidal music video!
All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle... Eric Abidal is back in training with Barcelona after his liver transplant in April, so Barcelona put...
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LaMarr Woodley, Troy Polamalu, Jake Locker headline Steelers, Titans inactive...
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley and safety Troy Polamalu, two key members of a defense that ranks fifth in the NFL through five weeks. Woodley injured his...
View ArticleOhio team wins on miraculous, over-the-head, sack-avoiding, 4th-and-goal TD pass
All night, Ravenna (Ohio) High quarterback Tate Bennett had been off his game. The quarterback finished just 9 for 19 through the air for a grand total of 88 yards. He was also intercepted twice by the...
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NLDS Game 4: Jayson Werth walk-off home run forces Game 5 for...
Score and situation: The Washington Nationals forced a deciding Game 5 of the NLDS on Thursday with a dramatic 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. Leading off the bottom of the ninth inning,...
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Miami Heat shooters complain they are too open
NBA athletes are so fast that basic basketball ideas like a good or open shot mean something very different to them than to anyone at any other level. What that means, in practice, is that a player...
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Nightmare fuel: David Wells as Jayson Werth
Hey East Coasters, want to ensure you don't fall asleep before Thursday night's great Game 5 between the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's? Just put this picture of TBS analyst David Wells honoring...
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Human teddy bear witnesses thrilling Nationals victory in Game 4 (Photo)
At first I was, like, "Why did this dude bring a teddy bear to a baseball game?" I know the Washington Nationals are known for their Presidents Races, where Teddy Roosevelt has started to clean up of...
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