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Mississippi State added the hashtag #SNOWBOWL12 to its field
Mississippi State is trying to rally the ghosts of the 2000 Independence Bowl by any means necessary. The university painted the hashtag #SNOWBOWL12 in the north end zone Tuesday and the team plans to...
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Ball Don’t Lie’s 2012-13 NBA Season Previews: The Sacramento Kings
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...
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Ball Don’t Lie’s 2012-13 NBA Season Previews: Every team, all in one place
Our four-month international nightmare has reached its end. At 7 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday night, the Washington Wizards will pay a visit to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the 2012-13 NBA season will...
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The Vent: The great lockout pumpkin; the death of multi-generational fandom
THE VENT is a forum for 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...
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Arsene Wenger rubs in Arsenal’s League Cup win against Reading
Down 4-0 at Reading in the Carling Coca-Cola Capital One Cup? An own goal from Laurent Koscielny? Arsenal fans singing "We want our Arsenal back" and walking out early? Everyone saying I obviously...
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Target Practice, Week 8: Steve Smith had a busy day, should have been busier
Carolina's Steve Smith had a useful day on Sunday at Soldier Field, hauling in seven balls for a season-high 118 yards. Smith could have easily had a great day — he was open all afternoon, drawing 16...
View ArticleNBA Commissioner David Stern misspeaks, calls Hurricane Sandy ‘Hurricane...
NBA Commissioner David Stern addressed the fans at AmericanAirlines Arena on Tuesday night before giving the Miami Heat their 2011-12 NBA championship rings in a pregame ceremony preceding the team's...
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Video: Nine drops by Redskins receivers put an asterisk on RG3′s stat line
It's usually easy to tell when an analyst is going off of a box score as opposed to watching a game. I remember reading and listening to several such people panning Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell...
View ArticleLinks! And Boca Juniors’ insanity parade to the Superclasico!
All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle... Before they almost beat the life out of a steward, Boca Juniors fans assembled for an impressive...
View ArticleKevin Garnett ignores Ray Allen, fake-throws elbow at Mario Chalmers, is in...
Heading into the 2012-13 NBA season-opening matchup between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, one of the primary storylines has been Ray Allen's offseason migration south, a free agency decision...
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NFL Skinny: Week 9 preview
A couple of my fantasy teams are fairly sunk at this point. The common thread(s) between these teams are Pierre Garcon, Jonathan Stewart and Antonio Gates — a more miserable combination of mid-round...
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Tyler Bozak joins NHL Halloween blackface club as Michael Jackson (PHOTO)
Happy Halloween one and all, as we celebrate another day of ghouls, ghosts, candy and white National Hockey League players dressing up as famous black men. Your 2012 addition to this annual tradition:...
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Big 12 Preview: Can anyone thwart Kansas’ bid for a ninth straight title?
Yahoo! Sports is breaking down each league for the upcoming college basketball season working backward from No. 31 to No. 1. Here's a look at our No. 3 league, the Big 12. The last time Kansas failed...
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San Francisco police make arrest in bus burning
Well, that didn't take long. San Francisco police arrested Gregory Tyler Graniss on Tuesday night and charged him with felony vandalism and a felony count of injuring or destroying a passenger transit...
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Hunter Pence shaves for Conan O’Brien, talks World Series and Katy Perry (Video)
Going on national television every night and playing the outfield for the San Francisco Giants while wearing a beard that only the mother of a lynx trapper from northern Quebec could appreciate, well,...
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Cavs owner Dan Gilbert regrets guaranteeing a title
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, no matter how much good he does for the franchise during his time at the helm, will always be associated with the poorly considered, Comic Sans letter he penned...
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Andy Reid confirms that Michael Vick will remain the Eagles’ starting...
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid released a statement on Wednesday confirming that Michael Vick will remain the team's starting quarterback. The Eagles visit the New Orleans Saints next Monday...
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Dallas Braden says what everybody thinks about left-handed pitchers
Left-hander Dallas Braden elected to become a free agent Tuesday after the Oakland Athletics gave him a choice between seeking employment elsewhere or accepting a minor-league assignment. There remains...
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Hockey brawl, goalie fight in Swiss league game that had wild finish, orange...
San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture is playing for Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League A during the NHL lockout. GSHC must be doing something right: There were no less than 10 North...
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Minor-league team offers to hire Bob Costas as its play-by-play announcer
While the rest of us thought "he's full of it" when Bob Costas told Joe Posnanski he'd like to broadcast a full season of minor-league baseball, the Inland Empire 66ers out in California saw a great...
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