Andrew Luck, Jay Cutler, London Fletcher headline Week 8′s initial practice...
The Minnesota Vikings have ruled out tight end John Carlson (concussion) and safety Mistral Raymond (ankle) for Thursday night's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carlson has a history of...
View ArticlePablo Sandoval joins short list of men to hit three home runs in one World...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Babe, Mr. October, King Albert and now the Kung Fu Panda. Pablo Sandoval improbably joined three baseball immortals on Wednesday night, clubbing home runs in each of his first...
View ArticleWorld Series Game 1: Giants thump Tigers 8-3 behind Pablo Sandoval and Barry...
Score and situation: Paced by Pablo Sandoval's historic performance, the San Francisco Giants struck first off Justin Verlander and struck often on their way to an overpowering 8-3 win over the Detroit...
View ArticleHeisman Watch Week 8: Step into the spotlight, Collin Klein
Goodbye Geno; Hello Collin. Kansas State's gritty quarterback, Collin Klein, has become a Heisman darling and with his tremendous performance against Geno Smith's Mountaineers, Klein has asserted...
View ArticlePark your car for $130 at the World Series! (Photo)
Not that anyone in California would be allowed by law to pollute the environment with such a behemoth of a vehicle, but one garage near AT&T Park in San Francisco was charging "Full Size" SUVs and...
View ArticleAmong Aaron Rodgers’ greatest motivations? The ‘F’ he got in college
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has many reasons to walk through life with a large chip on his shoulder, should he so choose. He was a lightly recruited high school player that had to cut...
View ArticleWithout their own team, two girls star on Washington boys soccer squad
In an era of budget cutbacks, any school that can't prove adequate demand for a sport is almost sure to lose that offering. Those student athletes who are left behind are simply out of luck. Yet, at...
View ArticleEli Manning didn’t have to be a ‘rocket scientist’ to beat the Redskins
We recently broke down Eli Manning's 77-yard touchdown bomb to Victor Cruz that sealed a 27-23 win for the New York Giants against the Washington Redskins last Sunday. Per what Manning said about how...
View ArticleBall Don’t Lie’s 2012-13 NBA Season Previews: The Denver Nuggets
For the first time in two years we'll have an orthodox, full-length NBA season to look forward to. No lockout nonsense, and precious little obsession as to whether or not LeBron James will ever win...
View ArticleWatch President Obama tell NHL, NHLPA to ‘get this done’ with Jay Leno (VIDEO)
We're just under two weeks away from the 2012 United States presidential election. This is the time for President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney to try and convince those undecided voters and cement...
View ArticlePac-12 preview: Ex-Arizona State guard Kyle Dodd projects the league
Former Arizona State guard Kyle Dodd, now the color analyst for Sun Devils basketball, spoke with me this week to help preview the Pac-12. Here's his scouting report on the league next season: 1. The...
View ArticleOver/Under: Will it be RUN or WALK DMC in Kansas City?
Fantasy is a speculative game. Predict the future, and you look like a genius. Don't, and you're painfully human. Gazing into the crystal ball here's our view on 10 intriguing over/unders for Week 8....
View ArticleFormer UFC fighter Shamar Bailey injured fighting a fire
Shamar Bailey was a part of the thirteenth season of "The Ultimate Fighter," fought twice in the Octagon, and also fought for Strikeforce and Bellator. While he's still fighting, he also works as a...
View ArticleTracy McGrady is welcomed to China by 2,000 screaming fans (VIDEO)
This is a very loud, quite shrill, and somewhat annoying video. It's also pretty cool, and heartwarming, and something you should see. It's Tracy McGrady's welcome to China, as told by two thousand...
View ArticleOregon team runs for ridiculous 756 yards in a single game
Sherwood (Ore.) High football coach Greg Lawrence admits that his team needs to improve its passing game, and the only way to get better through the air is for the team to pass the ball more. Still,...
View ArticleCubs take back season tickets from alleged scalpers
About 115,000 fans sit on a waiting list for Wrigley Field season tickets, no matter that the Chicago Cubs haven't won the World Series since 1908. But as of Thursday morning, many of those folks are...
View ArticleIs Miami splintering under coach Al Golden?
Junior defensive end Kelvin Cain left the Miami (Fla.) football team. That in itself is a bit unusual but not the sign of a crumbling program. Cain was a backup and had just 11 tackles this year. But...
View ArticleMSG Network to broadcast pair of KHL games as NHL lockout continues
Next Monday, ESPN3 will air the sixth of its minimum seven games they announced earlier this month as part of an agreement with the KHL. The ESPN2 broadcasts featuring Steve Levy and Barry Melrose...
View ArticleUCLA’s navy blue jerseys look like most black jerseys, and are pretty good
UCLA hasn't kept its navy blue jerseys a big secret before it officially unveils them for its "LA Night" game against Stanford on Nov. 24, considering you can buy them now on the team store's site. The...
View ArticleMike Leach bans Washington State players from Twitter
Mike Leach has now joined the club of coaches banning their players from Twitter. Leach instituted the ban after two student reporters for the Murrow News Service asked the athletic department for...
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