Video: Atlanta’s Josh Smith does terrible things to Serge Ibaka, also dunks
Atlanta Hawks forward and non-All-Star Josh Smith is quite the up and down player. The idea of consistency working as up and down doesn't really make sense, because you can be consistently...
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Ohio Athletic Commission investigating Strikeforce’s Brandon Saling
Remember Brandon Saling, the guy who Roger Bowling beat into a pulp at Saturday's Strikeforce card? The one with good stand-up, but no ground game? The one with the neo-Nazi tattoo and the rape...
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A.J. Hawk cuts his famous locks for kids with cancer
Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk will no longer have golden locks peeking out from underneath his helmet every Sunday. He cut his hair and donated it to "Hawk's Locks for Kids." Hawk and his wife...
View ArticleDaytona 500 exposure leads to new Tide commercial
So Tide got plenty of exposure thanks to the Daytona 500 explosion on Monday night, and sure enough, the company parlayed that into a brand-new ad that premieres at the Phoenix race. Well played,...
View ArticleVideo: LeBron James’ man-purse is still cooler than anything you own
At halftime of Sunday's Boston Celtics/New York Knicks game, ABC relayed a shot of Miami Heat stars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James entering the Staples Center before Sunday afternoon's contest against...
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Three Stars from a whirlwind weekend of MMA: Rousey, Benavidez and Kampmann
An overshadowed weekend of fights still managed to deliver, as both UFC on FX 2 and Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Tate gave MMA fans plenty of fights to remember. Out of the two events, who really stood...
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Would-be Cinderella Iona instead won’t be invited to the dance
As the final seconds melted away in Fairfield's 85-75 upset victory over top-seeded Iona in Sunday afternoon's first MAAC semifinal, the jubilant Stags crowd couldn't resist taunting the crestfallen...
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Tiger Woods puts it all together with incredible final-round 62
For the past two-plus years we've wondered if Tiger Woods would get back to his old form that made him not only the best golfer on the planet, but the most feared as well. Who knows if he'll ever get...
View ArticleParalyzed high schooler Matt Brown drops ceremonial puck before Boston Bruins...
In January of 2010, high school hockey player Matt Brown, of Norwood, Massachusetts, broke his neck on a collision with the boards. The incident left him paralyzed from the chest down. It was 102 days...
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Denny Hamlin holds off Kevin Harvick for Phoenix win, rebirth
The voice came over the radio, cheery and relaxed: "Could somebody please point me to victory lane?" You could forgive Denny Hamlin for being a bit confused. After all, it had been awhile since he'd...
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Rory McIlroy secures No. 1 ranking with Honda Classic victory
Rory McIlroy knew making it to the top spot in the world rankings would never be easy on Sunday at the Honda Classic. But you have to believe he didn't think he'd have to hold off former No. 1 Tiger...
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Jimmie Johnson still has a huge mountain to climb, as Phoenix showed
This is how much a second-to-last finish in the season opener and a 25-point penalty hurt you: After a race in which he finished fourth and looked to have one of the best cars of the field, Johnson has...
View ArticleTony Stewart finishes 22nd after car doesn’t refire under caution
Much of the talk around the entrance of the 2012 season was NASCAR's switch to electronic fuel injection from the standard carbureted engines that have been a staple of the series since its inception....
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Ticket punched: Creighton boosts seeding with Arch Madness title
Just because Creighton's spot in the NCAA tournament was safe long before the Bluejays won Arch Madness doesn't mean Sunday's 83-79 overtime title game victory over Illinois State wasn't significant....
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Ochocinco was urinated on by a lion and lived to tweet the tale
Chad Ochocinco was trying to have a normal Saturday night. He went out to a party with his reality star wife and Darrelle Revis, dressed in a custom suit and Louboutins just in case he had to go...
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Bracket Big Board: Creighton cuts down nets, Bubbleland citizens breathe sigh...
The Bracket Big Board takes into consideration past returns, current performance and expected future gains in determining who should be included among the field of 68 (31 automatic and 37 at-large...
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Please don’t ask Ilya Bryzgalov about how well Ilya Bryzgalov is playing
WASHINGTON, DC — Ilya Bryzgalov bobbed his head to the thumping beat filling the Philadelphia Flyers' victorious locker room, following his 1-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on Sunday night. For...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Bryz blanks Caps; historic win for Isles’ Nilsson
No. 1 Star: Ilya Bryzgalov, Philadelphia Flyers Bryz earned his 26th career shutout and third of the year by making 34 saves and shutting out the Washington Capitals 1-0. Eric Wellwood's second of the...
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Nick Mangold’s sister makes Olympic weightlifting team
The New York Jets' Nick Mangold may be one of the league's best centers, but he has competition to be the best athlete in his family. Nick's sister Holley made the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting team at...
View ArticleEditor’s note: Ch-ch-changes at Cagewriter
Happy Monday, everybody. After a weekend full of armbars, smack talk, controversy, judging issues, and a new champ, we have plenty to discuss in the MMA world. I promise that we will get to that in...
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