$26 Hot dog! Texas Rangers to serve 2-foot, 1-pound wiener
Team president Nolan Ryan did not mince words with ESPN Radio in Dallas regarding the Texas Rangers' most recent acquisition — a two-foot-long, one-pound gourmet hot dog that feeds three or four fans...
View ArticleRyan Madson broken; last call on Sean Marshall
We're going to be short and sweet here; it's your basic closer fire drill. Ryan Madson hasn't thrown a pitch all spring and it looks like his Cincinnati career is over before it starts. According to...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Brad Miller: ‘If Duke was playing the Taliban, I’d have to pull for...
U.S. Rep. Brad Miller, who represents North Carolina's 13th district in the U.S. House of Representatives, is done being polite or impartial about the college basketball allegiances in his state. After...
View ArticleJohn Graham, the man behind Saskatoon’s NHL bid, could become the league’s...
Could an NHL franchise wind up at Saskatoon's Credit Union Centre? There was a time when the idea of an NHL franchise in Saskatoon would have been worth little more than a cheap laugh. But the...
View ArticleVideo: Luke Donald preaches the gospel of golf
Luke Donald may be the No. 1-ranked player in golf, but during his off time, he's moonlighting as a preacher. That's right, he's preaching the "gospel of golf." Get it? The gospe... OK, that was a...
View ArticleJonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, weigh in on Keith’s five-game elbowing ban
On Friday afternoon, Brendan Shanahan and the Shanavengers handed Duncan Keith a five-game Shana-ban for his concussion-causing elbow to the head of Daniel Sedin. A day later, the Chicago Blackhawks...
View ArticleHouston Dynamo’s Colin Clark uses gay slur toward a ball boy
Angered by a Seattle ball boy who didn't hand him the ball exactly how he wanted before a seventh-minute throw-in against the Sounders on Friday night, Houston's Colin Clark called the kid a "f***ing...
View ArticleTiger Woods hits one of the worst golf shots you’ll ever see
Follow Jonathan Wall on Twitter at @jonathanrwall. Tiger Woods may have 14 major championship and 71 PGA Tour wins, but for a split second on Saturday he turned into a weekend hacker on the 15th hole...
View ArticleCarlo Ancelotti and the entire PSG squad hit the studio to sing a song
Carlo Ancelotti has never been one to shy away from the chance to lead a club sing-along, so PSG sent him and his players to a recording studio so they could lay down their rendition of "Allez Paris...
View ArticleTiger Woods takes one-shot lead into the final round at Bay Hill
For about 13 holes on Saturday, it appeared Tiger Woods was on the verge of doing something we haven't seen him do in a long time, after he rolled in a birdie putt that stretched his lead to four...
View ArticleRick Pitino got a tech while yelling at his own player and sparked...
Rick Pitino said he was yelling at his own player. The referee didn't disagree, but assessed the Louisville coach with a technical foul anyway. It turned out to be a boon for the fourth-seeded...
View ArticleNo-look lacrosse goal gives player early hat trick (video)
You're either a huge lacrosse fan or haven't seen a single play from the sport this year. There's usually no in between. Either way, this spectacular, behind-the-back goal from John Grant Jr. of Major...
View ArticleGetting to know the 2012 Final Four: Kentucky
This week, The Dagger takes a deeper look at each of the four schools participating in the 2012 Final Four. We start with the tournament top overall seed, Kentucky. Location: Lexington, Ky....
View ArticleDelonte West and Lamar Odom took a pretty fun trip to the zoo
Whether you're suffering from physical pain or emotional hurt, animal-assisted therapy can do wonders for your wounds. So with guard Delonte West nursing a broken finger and forward Lamar Odom nursing...
View ArticleCHL frowns upon kneeing, spitting on opponents; suspends Brent Henley 3 games...
On Saturday night in an intense CHL game between Fort Wayne and Dayton, Komets defenseman Brent Henley (he's No. 43 in white in the clip below) lined up the Gems' Brett Lutes for a hit. Lutes' defense...
View ArticleCalifornia principal suspends entire program after coach is threatened
An entire basketball program in Southern California has been suspended indefinitely after physical threats were made against the team's coach and his wife, with the coach resigning from his long-held...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Penguins GM Ray Shero, Sabres great Rob Ray,...
It's a Tuesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Stars: Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero is scheduled to...
View ArticleShould Kevin Durant be challenging Jeremy Lin for the Most Improved Player...
Kevin Durant probably won't win the Most Improved Player award this season, and that might represent an accurate vote. He shouldn't win Most Valuable Player, because he hasn't had nearly as good a...
View ArticleGetting to know the 2012 Final Four: Louisville
This week, The Dagger takes a deeper look at each of the four schools participating in the 2012 Final Four. Next, Louisville. Location: Louisville, Ky. Enrollment: 22,249 Team Mascot: Cardinals How...
View ArticleStan Van Gundy is befuddled at Toronto’s love of free pizza and blowout losses
A half-dozen times a year, these stories tend to hit. Usually during that dull in-between that marks the end of the trade deadline season and the start of the playoffs. Some home crowd in some home...
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