Antoine Walker retires from basketball
There was a time when the Boston Celtics were as obscure, and as inconsequential, as any other NBA team. Though the current Celtics are just sixth in the Eastern Conference as of Monday, the team...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: NHL playoff preview; Kelly Hrudey; Roberto Luongo...
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday 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: Former NHL netminder and CBC...
View ArticleBaylor may face sanctions over impermissible calls, texts
At the end of a year in which Baylor produced a Heisman Trophy winner in football, an Elite Eight appearance in men's basketball and a national championship in women's hoops, the NCAA may throw some...
View ArticleTexas Tech players help a Dallas/Fort Worth town clean up tornado damage
Thirty Texas Tech got a sharp dose of reality Saturday as they traveled nearly 300 miles to Lancaster in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to help cleanup for those affected by last week's tornadoes. "Once I...
View ArticleJim McMahon named in bank fraud case; one of many ex-players on wrong side of...
Ex-NFL quarterback Jim McMahon, whose most persistent worry used to be the wrath of Mike Ditka, has a bit more on his mind these days. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, McMahon is one of seven...
View ArticleMarseille fans urge team to lose to keep PSG from winning league
Marseille have lost an incredible 10 of their last 11 matches in all competitions (including both legs of their Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich and their Coupe de France...
View ArticleGerald Wallace soars for huge put-back dunk, injures left leg on the landing...
You'd be forgiven if you weren't glued to the flatscreen for Sunday's square-off between the New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers. The two teams are a combined 39-73, playing for little beyond...
View ArticleBabe Ruth’s daughter still isn’t a Yankees fan
It is not a state secret in the Yankees Universe that Babe Ruth's daughter has gone rogue. Julia Ruth Stevens publicly roots for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees' greatest rival, and she also...
View ArticleReceiver Josh Boyce might have revealed TCU’s new helmets
Could a new TCU helmet be on the horizon? Receiver Josh Boyce teased his Twitter fans with a sneak peak of a new purple TCU helmet design that could be unveiled as part of the Horned Frogs' transition...
View ArticleLindy Ruff vs. the Buffalo Sabres core
The Buffalo Sabres aren't going to fire Coach Lindy Ruff this offseason, despite missing the cut for the Eastern Conference playoffs and failing to meet the expectations placed on them before the...
View ArticleRob Gronkowski delivers the Gronk spike to Megatron
Rob Gronkowski is dominating the early going in the race for the offseason MVP. I suppose Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow have made their cases, too, but I'm sorry, Gronk is just going after this thing...
View ArticleIn need of more work, Utah coaches walk out on team’s practice, inspire...
Usually, a coach will want to spend more time with a struggling team. Evidently that wasn't the case in Pleasant Grove, Utah, where the Pleasant Grove (Utah) High boys soccer coach Chris Ecalono walked...
View ArticleJim Courier embraces the underdog approach for US in Davis Cup
The United States will face defending champion Spain in a Davis Cup semifinal this September after surprising France this weekend 3-2 thanks to two singles wins by John Isner. The Spaniards have won...
View ArticleMonday Six-Pack: Who’s ready for the Fernando Rodney carnival of horrors?
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon hasn't actually been using the word "closer" to describe Fernando Rodney, despite the fact that Rodney picked up a pair of one-out saves over the weekend. When...
View ArticleRoger Goodell rejects bounty appeals from Sean Payton and New Orleans Saints
The commissioner has spoken. Again. Roger Goodell rejected appeals from the New Orleans Saints and head coach Sean Payton to reduce penalties stemming from the bounty scandal that has dominated...
View ArticleDoug Collins might be losing his ‘sensitive’ and ‘fragile’ 76ers
If you were around for his stints in Chicago, Detroit and Washington, you know the storyline by now. Doug Collins is a brilliant basketball coach who tends to wear on his players after a while. In...
View ArticleJon Jones spent Easter dodging ‘bullets’ (VIDEO)
With UFC 145 and his title bout with Rashad Evans drawing near, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones spent Easter Sunday training in an unconventional way. With the help of his brother, Baltimore...
View ArticleThomas Robinson joined by 9-year-old sister in announcing intentions to enter...
The news of Kansas junior All-American Thomas Robinson declaring himself eligible for June's NBA draft wasn't surprising to anyone. But Robinson did surprise many in heart-warming fashion on Monday...
View ArticleSedin skates; Iginla unsure on rebuild; Serge Savard next Sr. VP in Montreal?...
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. • From Nijuuni at Deviant...
View ArticleC-a-C: ‘Tell me how am I supposed to live without you / Now that I’ve been...
Bringing "Battioke" to the court seemed like a weird strategy, but then the Detroit Pistons only shot 37.3 percent from the floor and lost by 23. Never doubt Shane Battier when it comes to defensive...
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