Happy Hour: Is caution-free racing good racing?
Welcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us with your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com or on Twitter at @jaybusbee, we respond to your...
View ArticleMarlins become first team to walk four straight batters with four different...
Like a little blonde girl sampling porridge in a house where bears live, Ozzie Guillen changed pitchers like crazy against the New York Mets on Tuesday night. Josh Johnson went cold. Randy Choate and...
View ArticleTennessee baseball player breaks own car windshield with game-winning homer
When all the members of the Chuckey-Doak (Tenn.) High baseball team trekked back to their cars following the team's 7-3 victory against Jonesboro (Tenn.) University High, everyone had smiles on their...
View ArticleVezina Trophy Finalists: Henrik Lundqvist vs. Jonathan Quick vs. Pekka Rinne
Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings and Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators are the three finalists for the 2011-12 Vezina Trophy. This award isn't in...
View ArticleNerlens Noel’s haircut is starting to catch on among his teammates
It looks like Kentucky's heir apparent in the paint may be more successful than his predecessor in persuading his teammates to adopt his signature look. [ Related: Nerlens Noel makes Kentucky...
View ArticleFor the Miami Heat, Mike Miller and the rest of us, the playoffs can’t get...
In about a day and a half, the NBA's 2011-12 regular season ends, and for a lot of us it doesn't come a moment too soon. The lockout made it so that the "2011" part of the season's tag comes off as...
View ArticleWillie McGinest to Wes Welker: ‘Get off the party tour and get back to work’
Wes Welker wants to get paid. Former New England Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest thinks the wide receiver should be happy with what he's getting. During an appearance on NFL Network, McGinest...
View ArticleFormer Ryder Cup captain: Current players are out for themselves
One of the big knocks on today's players is that they use their "independent contractor" status like a cudgel, ducking in and out of tournaments on a whim. And while it may or may not be accurate (it...
View ArticleVideo: Jon Embree tells President Obama Colorado will be better this year
President Obama's final stop out on the campaign trail Tuesday landed him in Boulder, Colo., where he was met with the nervous ramblings of Colorado coach Jon Embree. Embree and Colorado basketball...
View ArticleMidweek Fantasy Chat: Wednesday, 4 pm ET
There's a smattering of daytime baseball to enjoy on Wednesday, and one of the best games comes in Oakland. Everyone knows about Chris Sale, the intriguing lefty of the White Sox, and now it's time to...
View ArticleWeirdest batting stance ever? Alex Buccilli from Coastal Carolina has a...
Coastal Carolina designated hitter Alex Buccilli is burning up the Internet on Wednesday after his weird and wild batting stance was featured during a game against Clemson that was broadcast on ESPN....
View ArticleBayer Leverkusen’s Michal Kadlec gets Phantom of the Opera mask following...
Bayer Leverkusen defender Michal Kadlec earned a broken nose and a trip to hospital last weekend following a fight with two rowdy FC Koln fans in a Cologne nightclub. In spite of his painful injury,...
View ArticleLarry Brown blasts Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcat culture of ‘spies’ and...
With their respective playoff seedings all but assured, the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks are likely to rest as many starters as possible on Wednesday and Thursday night, as they take on the...
View ArticleIf it continued… (Barcelona v Chelsea)
Chelsea advanced to the Champions League final after a second-leg match against Barcelona that can only be described as bananas. Absolute bananas. Though Chelsea won on a 3-2 aggregate score, the...
View ArticleDevils, Panthers Game 7 gets coveted 8:30 p.m., split-network timeslot from NBC
The Florida Panthers vs. New Jersey Devils first-round playoff series hasn't exactly been given the spotlight by the NHL's U.S. television partners. Two of their six games have appeared on NBC Sports...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Bruins vs. Capitals Game 7; Vezina debate; Luongo...
It's a Wednesday 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: The venerable Dean Brown of Sportsnet and Team...
View ArticleOle Miss drivers will have to go slower because of Eli Manning
Drivers on the Ole Miss campus will have to take their foot off the gas pedals thanks to one Elisha Nelson Manning. The two-time Super Bowl MVP was honored by his alma mater this last weekend when the...
View ArticleCanadian teenage hockey goalie scores incredibly rare goal to cap off playoff...
It's not every day that a goalie scores a goal, whether it be in soccer, hockey or lacrosse. It's even more rare when such a feat comes in the playoffs. Amazingly, that's precisely what happened on...
View ArticleEulogy: Remembering the 2011-12 Chicago Blackhawks
(Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the...
View ArticlePhil Jackson might be offered a reported $50 million to coach the New York...
Buried at the bottom of a seemingly random notes column penned by the respected NBA columnist that covers a team that isn't making the playoffs this year is a note about the NBA's most famous...
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