Kobe Bryant is busting out new Grinch shoes for Christmas Day
Last December we brought you the frightening tale of Kobe Bryant's Grinch-styled sneakers, shoes he would only wear during the Lakers' annual Christmas Day game. Thank goodness. This year? He's...
View ArticleVideo: Watch Shea Weber’s ridiculous goal from Section 317
Having a shoot-around with a friend is a nice way to pass the time. When your friend is Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators, however, the stakes get a bit raised. Here is country music star and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers give a fan a job after he beats them to the Twitter punch
Hamstrung for five months by the NBA lockout, the Philadelphia 76ers still found a way to appeal to fans and NBA followers alike during the league-imposed time off. First, the team scooped up a few...
View ArticleCraig James is running for Senate. Yes, that Craig James.
I know what you're thinking, so right off the bat: No, it's not a joke. In Texas, you haven't exactly had to have your ear to the ground to hear the rumors that Craig James — SMU great, talking head,...
View ArticleSix words: Chris Sabo bobblehead meets Mannheim Steamroller
Let's not beat around the Christmas tree. It's a slow time for baseball. Yes, there are still top free agents out there to be signed, but the periods between our intense bickering sessions over...
View ArticleKevin Garnett, top chef
Kevin Garnett, on Tuesday, to WEEI's Paul Flannery: "Chemistry is something that you don't just throw in a frying pan and mix it up with another something and throw something on top of that and then...
View ArticleJames Harrison got what he deserved and needed
The NFL dropped its big, bad sledgehammer of justice onto the face of James Harrison on Tuesday, finally eschewing the light spanking of fines and stepping up to a paddle-whoopin' of a suspension. It's...
View ArticleThe rats are officially back for the Florida Panthers
Before their home opener for the 1995-96 season, Florida Panthers forward Scott Mellanby saw a rat inside the team locker room and flung it against a wall, killing it immediately. That night, with the...
View ArticleTarget Practice, Week 14: Gronkowski, Graham and ridiculous tight end stats
Rob Gronkowski, as of this writing, leads all receivers in year-to-date standard fantasy scoring — not just his position, but all tight ends and wide receivers. Jimmy Graham ranks fourth. This sort of...
View ArticleKansas coach Bill Self will record a fan’s voicemail greeting
Every Kansas fan who donates a few dollars to Lawrence-area families in need this week via Bill Self's charitable foundation will be entered into a raffle for an especially unusual prize. The Jayhawks...
View ArticleDT Exclusive: Fernando Torres and Frank Lampard’s confusing encounter with...
After training with Barcelona and showing off his Real Madrid shirt earlier this year, teenage cash generator Justin Bieber brought his footballing skills to Stamford Bridge while filming a television...
View ArticleThe SMU silver fox, prep football’s rally squirrel, is on Twitter
Major League Baseball had the Rally Squirrel thanks to the Cardinals' magical playoff run. Now high school football has the Silver Fox, thanks to a magical run across a football field on a game-winning...
View ArticleBall Don’t Lie’s 2011-12 Season Previews: Utah Jazz
Usually NBA season previews are best read in October, back when football games hardly mattered, Midnight Madness was a few weeks away, and baseball was winding down. Perhaps with the last of the...
View ArticleBrazilian legends Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort to coach new ‘TUF Brazil’
Brazil is the new frontier for mixed martial arts and Dana White is expecting a huge 2012. There's already two cards tentatively planned for Brazil and this morning, during a UFC 142 press conference,...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Debating Darryl Sutter to Kings; Richards vs. Stars
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. • The latest All-Star Game...
View ArticleVideo: Metta World Peace thanks Jesus for the way teeth work
With NBA training camps back in full swing, reporters are curious to get players' opinions on the state of things after the lockout. For Lakers forward Metta World Peace (nee Ron Artest), that means...
View ArticleLou Piniella set to rejoin the Yankees organization
It looks like Lou Piniella's homecoming to the Bronx is finally becoming a reality. At least officially. While the old manager made an appearance at Old Timers Day in 2011, Sweet Lou surprised many by...
View ArticleThe world needed this: Skip Bayless + Tim Tebow + Auto-Tune
I'm not sure how, because no one in the video says anything I haven't heard before, but I feel closer to understanding the Tim Tebow phenomenon after watching this little piece of YouTube magic: Thank...
View ArticleChatting with Nikita Filatov about leaving for KHL, struggles in Ottawa and...
Nikita Filatov arrived in Russia this afternoon opting to go to the KHL instead of remaining with the Ottawa Senators organization until at least the end of the season. It was a bit of a familiar...
View ArticleNBA League Pass prices won’t dip down, as the NBA gives the finger to its fans
Based on the pro-rated comparison, with 66 games in the 2011-12 lockout-shortened NBA season as compared with the usual 82, the price for the NBA's League Pass package (which allows for fans to watch...
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