Chane Behanan says Louisville will go undefeated this season
Maybe Chane Behanan will be remembered like Joe Namath boldly guaranteeing an unlikely Super Bowl win. Maybe he'll be ridiculed like Jon Kitna after declaring the 2007 Detroit Lions a 10-win team....
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Scott Dann’s Christmas wishlist (post-ruptured testicle)
The holiday season is upon us and millions of boys and girls around the world are writing out their wishlists in the hopes that Santa Claus brings them everything they want. And footballers are no...
View ArticleVince Young meeting helped RB go from cancer to state finals
There was a time when Archie Taylor Jr. doubted whether he would ever play football again. At age 12, Taylor Jr. was diagnosed with lymphoma in his neck, a debilitating cancer diagnosis that left him...
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Ball Don’t Lie’s 2011-12 Season Previews: Dallas Mavericks
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 ArticleDespite Rinaldo’s defense, NHL suspends Milan Lucic 1 game
During the Boston Bruins' 6-0 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon, Milan Lucic was given a five-minute major for checking from behind and a game misconduct for this hit on Zac...
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This really silly Terrible Towel app is free today
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a pretty big game Monday night, especially now that the Baltimore Ravens were ground into a fine powder Sunday night in San Diego. If you're a Steelers fan and your...
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Puck Headlines: Winter Classic rink revealed; Habs owner speaks
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. • Via Schuyler Baehman of...
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Palermo’s ex-manager brought panettone to last press conference
With the hiring of Bortolo Mutti, Palermo have now made 23 managerial changes in the last 10 years (and four in 2011) under crazypants owner Maurizio Zamparini -- a man who makes Roman Abramovich seem...
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Tiger Woods will be honorary captain at Fiesta Bowl
If you ever needed to close the door on the question, "When will Tiger Woods be back to normal in the public eye," look no further than his alma mater's recent announcement. Stanford, who is playing...
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Ball Don’t Lie’s 2011-12 Season Previews: Houston Rockets
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 ArticleInstant Replay: Trophies and top teams officially crowned
It's over. Officially. After a frantic final weekend of playoff football action, the entire slate of high school state championships has been handed out. In the end, a team from Kentucky which finished...
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David Stern’s literal cartoonish turn as commissioner
Courtesy of artist Larry Johnson, Jonathan Feigen and Adrian Wojnarowski, we shall continue to document the decline of NBA commissioner David Stern. Told of Stern's description of the negotiations and...
View ArticleBill Belichick accurately predicted John Fox would chicken out
The following is an example of why Bill Belichick is Bill Belichick and John Fox is John Fox. Early in New England's eventual victory, the Denver Broncos held a six-point lead and were in the red zone,...
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Nevada still has tickets available for the Hawaii Bowl. Lots and lots of...
Nevada isn't sure how many of its fans plan to show up for the Hawaii Bowl, but if the phone sales are any indication, it's not many. As of Sunday evening, the Wolf Pack had sold just 10 tickets...
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Devil Ball Proving Ground: Titleist AP2 Irons
Welcome to Devil Ball's Proving Ground, where we put the latest golf equipment through its paces. Today we get a chance to look at the latest line of great irons from Titleist with the new version of...
View ArticleMonday Night Live Chat, Week 15: Steelers (+3) @ 49ers
"Monday Night Football" comes strong this week with a 49ers vs. Steelers game with big-time playoff implications. Ben Roethlisberger is a game-time decision, but he's going to play, because he is the...
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Puck Daddy’s 10 worst hockey decisions of 2011
(Ed. Note: Thus begins our two weeks of Year in Hockey 2011 coverage, featuring lists and jokes and more lists and occasional forays into serious topics and also jokes. And lists. Enjoy.) In 2011,...
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Shawn Marion wants to be addressed as “world champion”
More so than usual defending NBA champions, the Dallas Mavericks have been overlooked during this shortened preseason. That's because of the lockout and swirling major trade rumors, of course, but...
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Superlatives: The best breakout players of 2011
The best (and worst) of the season. Today: Freshmen, transfers and other newcomers who made the best of their first shot at the field. 10. OL Hroniss Grasu, Oregon. Grasu took over line calls from...
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Court Report: Blog League Sign-ups
We're into the stretch run of a very short preseason and now stand less than a week shy of the bounty of basketball that Santa Stern will deliver to hearths and homes on Christmas Day. YES! Think of...
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