Southern Miss just cost a lot of schools a lot of money. And it was worth...
Conference USA Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28. There's plenty to say about what Southern Miss won today as an underdog, on the road, on national television, against the No. 6 team in the...
View ArticleIn photos: Mario Balotelli scoring with his shoulder like a boss
After his last appearance off the bench for Manchester City resulted in two bookings and a sending off over a six-minute span against Liverpool, Mario Balotelli once again proved his supreme...
View ArticleWrestler vs. wrestler showdown on Fox: Sonnen and Munoz official for Jan. 28
Chael Sonnen did all he could to throw the media and fan off the scent, but it turns out initial reports that the mouthy middleweight would be facing Mark Munoz were true. Sonnen and Munoz have been...
View ArticleVideo: Tyrann Mathieu’s punt return shouldn’t have counted. But it was...
It looks like Tyrann Mathieu's punt return for a touchdown in the first half of the SEC Championship Game — LSU's first score of the afternoon — isn't going to make a difference in the final result...
View ArticleVideo: Frogs fake Gary Patterson into another Gatorade shower
It's an established fact: Gary Patterson is not a big fan of the post-game victory bath. During the Rose Bowl last year, Patterson explicitly told his players not to douse him with the Gatorade...
View ArticleLSU lays low, then lays down the law in its formal SEC coronation
SEC Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10. Here's how good LSU is. For the first two quarters, just as an experiment, the Tigers decided not to play any offense. Did you ever try that in a video game? Like...
View ArticleTUF 14 openers: Delorme surprises Ferguson with rapid third-round finish,...
LAS VEGAS - Roland Delorme has some pretty nasty jiu-jitsu. It took a while to pay off, but when Josh Ferguson got rocked in the third, Delorme ran roughshod over him. He got the finish at 0:22 of the...
View ArticleFive things we learned from Kentucky-North Carolina
Only one sure-fire conclusion could be drawn from No. 1 Kentucky's 73-72 home victory over No. 5 North Carolina on Saturday morning: It left anyone who watched craving a rematch. While there was no...
View ArticleRobert Griffin carries the banner across the finish line as Baylor’s best ever
Baylor 48, Texas 24. Not that he needs the help, but for simple comparison's sake, Robert Griffin III has never looked better. On one side, there was Griffin, racking up 352 total yards and four...
View ArticleJohnny Bedford rolls at TUF 14 Finale, Louis Gaudinot simply too small
LAS VEGAS - Louis Gaudinot may turn out to be an elite fighter at 125 pounds, but he couldn't even compete tonight at 135 at the Season 14 "Ultimate Fighter Finale." A big bantamweight in Johnny...
View ArticleTony Ferguson ekes out decision over Yves Edwards at TUF 14 finale
The previous winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," Tony Ferguson, got another win at a TUF finale, getting a decision over veteran fighter Yves Edwards on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The judges saw it...
View ArticleLatest NHL radical realignment plan breaks up Southeast Div.
Hockey Night in Canada's Hot Stove Report had a great segment in the upcoming NHL realignment debate, set to simmer at the Board of Governors meeting next week in Pebble Beach. As we reported earlier...
View ArticleJohn Dodson blows away TJ Dillashaw, takes ‘TUF 14′ bantamweight crown
LAS VEGAS - John Dodson has too much energy to be contained in a cage. After he knocked T.J. Dillashaw silly, Dodson back flipped off the Octagon, then danced and bounced off the walls. The tiny...
View ArticleDiego Brandao wins ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ with BJJ skills
Though he showed knockout power over the course of the 14th season of "The Ultimate Fighter," Diego Brandao won the season with submission prowess. He beat Dennis Bermudez with a first-round armbar....
View ArticleJordin Tootoo runs Ryan Miller in his first game back
Saturday night saw Ryan Miller return to the lineup after missing a month with a concussion believed to be from his run-in with Boston Bruins' forward Milan Lucic. You probably remember that incident....
View ArticleIllinois moves to 8-0 with upset of No. 19 Gonzaga
Given the relative underachievement of a senior-laden squad last season, it was natural that this year's version of the Illinois basketball team would enter the 2011-2012 season with lower...
View ArticleJason Miller gasses early, Michael Bisping abuses the TV star to win main...
LAS VEGAS - Just based on fighting skills, Michael Bisping is not an easy guy to fight. When you roll in the emotion the Brit seems to draw out of all his opponents, the adrenaline rush has to be...
View ArticleTulane’s slow rise from obscurity continues with victory over Georgia Tech
For Tulane, arguably its ugliest performance of the season came in its biggest game to date. The fact that the Green Wave came out victorious told second-year coach Ed Conroy all he needed to know...
View ArticleVideo: Fistric’s head hit on Niederreiter leads to familiar debate
What do the 2011-12 NHL season and The Essential Billy Joel have in common? Both are full of questionable hits. Yeah. Billy Joel sucks. Deal with it. Anyway, here's another one of those questionable...
View ArticleSaturday’s Three Stars: Moulson gets four; Perron scores in return
No. 1 Star: Matt Moulson, New York Islanders Moulson had seven shots in the Islanders' 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars. He scored on four of them. It was the third hat trick of his NHL career and his...
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