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Alex Smith joins search for missing Bay Area teen
The search for Sierra LaMar, a teen from the San Francisco area who has been missing since March 16, picked up a volunteer well-known to football fans. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith...
View ArticleTwo monster alley-oop finishes highlight historic night for Kentucky’s...
They're highlights that might live on forever in Kentucky lore. Freshman star and National Player of the Year Anthony Davis thundered home a pair of ridiculous alley-oop finishes in Kentucky's 69-61...
View ArticleTerrence Jones offers to buy flowers for injured Louisville cheerleader
NEW ORLEANS — The most painful part of Louisville cheerleader Jerica Logue's night wasn't watching her Cardinals lose to their most hated rival in the Final Four. Instead, it was a collision with...
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CBS doesn’t show viewers final seconds of Kansas-Ohio State game
Fans watching the thrilling Kansas-Ohio State Final Four game missed the final 2.8 seconds of the game because CBS Sports cameras were showing a replay instead of the game-ending inbound play that...
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Loss leaves Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger with decision to make
NEW ORLEANS — The pain on the faces of his teammates after Ohio State's Sweet 16 loss to Kentucky last March was one of the primary reasons Jared Sullinger decided to bypass NBA riches and...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Whitney hits 1000; Jets, Bolts, Isles, Flames...
It was fan appreciation night in Phoenix, so this lucky fan just got Ray Whitney's signed stick on the night he scored his 1000th NHL point, no big deal. No. 1 Star: Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes Smith...
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Five things to watch Monday night when Kansas and Kentucky battle for the...
When Kansas and Kentucky met in Madison Square Garden back on Nov. 15, the Wildcats blew a tied game open early in the second half with a vicious 11-0 run. During that stretch in a 75-65 Kentucky win,...
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Please welcome the newest Shutdown Corner: Mike Tanier!
(Editor's Note: It is my sincere pleasure to welcome Mike Tanier to Shutdown Corner as a writer and analyst. Mike has written for Football Outsiders for seven years; we wrote there together for six. It...
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The Shutdown 50: #47 — Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
With the 2011 NFL season in the books, it's time to turn our eyes to the NFL draft, and the pre-draft evaluation process. Before and after the 2012 scouting combine, we'll be taking a closer look at...
View ArticleBert Blyleven’s Minnesota State Lottery commercial has singing animal puppets
New rule! Any commercials involving a baseball Hall of Famers must also include a lodge full of guitar-thrumming and jug-puffing anthropomorphic wildlife. Doubt that directive? Witness the tune-tapping...
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Retirement questions continue for Selanne as Ducks play final home game
Tonight, when the 12th place Anaheim Ducks host the 14th place Edmonton Oilers, it won't just be a meaningless final game at Honda Center this season. It could be -- and we've been through this before...
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The Shutdown 50: #46 — Orson Charles, TE, Georgia
With the 2011 NFL season in the books, it's time to turn our eyes to the pre-draft evaluation process. Right up to the 2012 NFL Draft, we'll be taking a closer look at the 50 prospects who may be the...
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The Shutdown 50: #45 — Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State
With the 2011 NFL season in the books, it's time to turn our eyes to the NFL draft, and the pre-draft evaluation process. Right up to the NFL draft, we'll be taking a closer look at the 50 prospects...
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Report: After Vokoun injury, it’s the Michal Neuvirth Show for Capitals
Thanks to a shootout victory on Saturday night over the Montreal Canadiens, coupled with a Buffalo Sabres loss in Toronto, the Washington Capitals control their own playoff destiny with three games...
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AL West preview: Rangers and Angels finally set to battle after wild winter
Rejoice, rejoice, the baseball season is almost here! In an attempt to quickly get some of you slackers up to speed on the year ahead, Big League Stewards Kevin Kaduk and David Brown will again look...
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Penguins, Flyers set stage for potential playoff matchup with line brawl;...
You had to know that Sunday's afternoon contest between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers was going to be hotly-contested. The rival Pennsylvania franchises appear to be headed for a...
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Devil Ball Proving Ground: EA Sports’ ‘Tiger Woods ’13′ with XBox Kinect
Devil Ball's Proving Ground is the space where we review the latest and hottest products in the golf world. Today, we kill time between rounds with the latest installment of the Tiger Woods video game...
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Thanks to late caution, Newman swipes Martinsville win from Gordon and Johnson
Undoubtedly, the escalating tension of a book or movie has kept you more and more captivated as the the ending nears. That's what Sunday's Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville was like. Sometimes,...
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An A-to-Z look at the national championship game
A is for the adversity Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor overcame growing up in a crime-ridden part of Hoboken, N.J. "The people in my life that were important to me made sure I kept a basketball in my...
View ArticleKasey Kahne’s struggles continue at Martinsville
If Jimmie Johnson had a golden horseshoe you-know-where during his run of five straight championships from 2006-2010, there's no telling what color horseshoe his Hendrick teammate Kasey Kahne has...
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