Video: Bobby Petrino doesn’t like Les Miles and he’s not afraid to tell him
Bobby Petrino probably won't be sending Les Miles a Christmas card this year, not after the way LSU abused — and kept abusing — Arkansas in this week's "Game of the Century." After Arkansas jumped...
View ArticleA rejuvenated Rick Majerus is enjoying St. Louis’ torrid start
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eight months removed from the most trying season of his illustrious career, St. Louis coach Rick Majerus has clearly regained his trademark rollicking sense of humor. He bemoans the...
View ArticleRick Neuheisel’s exit creates a bigger distraction at Oregon than 31-point...
Heading into the Pac-12 Championship Game against Oregon, UCLA players are trying desperately to get their minds right, but it's difficult with their coach being fired and the administration showing...
View ArticleTiny player delivers a Super Bowl-clinching play in Mass.
Carlos "Shorty" Bermudez may have been the smallest player on the field -- he almost always is -- but on Tuesday he also came through with the biggest play in his team's season … and maybe even in...
View ArticleMaria Kirilenko is dating NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin
Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko has a new beau, two-time NHL most valuable player Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals superstar tweeted the news on Wednesday afternoon and included a picture of...
View ArticleBarcelona traffic sign warns of problems at ‘Mou Camp’
We're just 10 days away from the next Clasico/footballpocalypse, which makes this typo on a traffic sign posted along Barcelona's Ronda de Dalt all the more curious. Instead of warning of traffic...
View ArticleDan Mullen blames ‘rival institutions’ for Penn State rumors
Dan Mullen isn't paranoid; he just thinks Ole Miss is out to get him. Mullen has continued to deny reports that he's close to leaving Mississippi State for Penn State, calling any such banter...
View ArticleMike Leach sets sail for Washington State, with guns up and baggage en tow
Avast ye curs! After two years marooned in the inky brine of unemployment, the good cap'n has returned: Per local and national sources, Mike Leach is setting his course for Pullman, Wash., as we speak...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Hedman signs, Miller denies, Ovechkin dates
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • As tweeted by Alex...
View ArticleSchool blamed for poor decision to kick media off sidelines
Earlier in November, Prep Rally wrote about the bizarre Georgia high school football playoff game where officials called a whopping 22 penalties in the course of a game and compounded that hyperactive...
View ArticleSilly provisions on games started complicate new CBA rules
Several new rules and stipulations have leaked from the NBA's forthcoming collective bargaining agreement, and many of them suggest new contract situations for many young players in the league. In...
View ArticleRanking the 10 greatest NHL mustaches for Movember 2011
This is Jaromir Jagr of the Philadelphia Flyers. Earlier this month, he led our 10 Greatest NHL Mustaches for Movember 2011 (So Far), daring to go with a Fu Manchu. But as you can see, the Fu Manchu...
View ArticleStaubitz, Hordichuk set to re-engage; more discipline this time?
I can't imagine there are hordes of people outside of Minnesota and Edmonton waiting with bated breath for Wednesday night's tilt between the Wild and the Oilers, especially when there are games on...
View ArticlePolish your resumes, because the NBA is hiring
The lockout was a bad situation for many NBA-related employees, with layoffs for salaried league and team workers to reduced hours for arena wage-workers. It was a tough time for many Americans, just...
View ArticleIf no one is paying fans to watch the Big Ten title game, fans aren’t paying...
If you clicked through looking for more fuel for today's hottest Big Ten meme, sorry: I can't help you there. Yes, there was a Craigslist ad posted Tuesday offering to pay $75 to anyone who showed up...
View ArticleBelichick respects the Colts…and he’s the only one
Bill Belichick wanted nothing to do with it. With his 8-3 New England Patriots ready to take on the winless Indianapolis Colts, Belichick got a bit snippy with the media on Wednesday, perhaps taking...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Wings seek sixth; Bobby Ryan seeks inner peace
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when...
View ArticleZlatan Ibrahimovic’s holiday wishlist
The holiday season is upon us and millions of boys and girls around the world are writing out their wishlists in the hopes that Santa Claus brings them everything they want. And footballers are no...
View ArticleWatch LeBron James and Kevin Durant play flag football, hopefully not get hurt
The best part of the NBA lockout, apart from "how u" jokes and imagining negotiations in which David Stern and Billy Hunter argued over whether to order dinner from Papa John's or Pizza Hut, was how...
View ArticleAmbrose scores with 40-yard rocket, Alex Ferguson apologizes
Crystal Palace midfielder Darren Ambrose gave his side a 1-0 lead in their Carling Cup quarterfinal against Manchester United with an absolute screamer to the top corner in the 65th minute. Man United...
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