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Where have several of the Cameron Crazies gone?
Maybe it really is the theory that college kids these days would rather watch their team play on their laptop screen while multi-tasking and studying than camping out in the freezing cold just to...
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A requiem for the Baltimore Ravens
Today, we say goodbye to the Baltimore Ravens, a team that has many players who are not Billy Cundiff, though it's been easy to forget that over the past couple of days. Fact: The Ravens were good...
View ArticleThe 10-man rotation, starring Chicago’s many shooting guards
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to...
View ArticleStatistically speaking: Armenian teen turns in incredible double-double
In prep basketball, there are double-doubles and then there are performances of the caliber turned in by Van Nuys (Calif.) Grant High big man Gor Plavchyan on Saturday. In a hyped matchup against...
View ArticleHere’s Red Wings great Darren McCarty trying to pawn 14-foot alligator (Video)
Last September, we told you about Darren McCarty's rather interesting career move: Working for American Jewelry and Loan in Detroit, a pawnshop featured on the truTV series "Hardcore Pawn." On Tuesday...
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Jon Jones’ future: One writer’s view of top prospects at 205 pounds
The most annoying conversation that emerges following a champion's dominant victory, are the cries of a division being cleared out. It's almost never the case. Champs age, suffer injuries and the field...
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The winners and losers in the Prince Fielder deal
So does Prince Fielder signing with the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday afternoon qualify as déjà vu all over again? You bet your sweet Seger it does. Not only is the hefty first baseman heading to the city...
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Petition started to add ‘Paterno Field’ to Beaver Stadium
Is the field at Penn State's Beaver Stadium headed for a name change? That's what several people are hoping by signing a petition to have the field named for late famous coach Joe Paterno, who passed...
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Court Report: Luol Deng out for “a while”
Luol Deng has been shut down with a torn ligament in his left wrist. He's being called week-to-week and Tom Thibodeau acknowledged that "he's going to be out for a while." The plan as of now is to...
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Tigers sign Prince Fielder, petition for second utility slot
As you probably have heard by now, Prince Fielder and the Tigers reached an agreement in principle Tuesday. As first reported by Yahoo's Tim Brown, it's a nine-year, $214 million deal. Lots of things...
View ArticleVideo: Painting Yao Ming with a basketball as a brush
There are few better adjectives to describe a great basketball player than "inspirational." If an athlete is truly great, he makes other people want to accomplish great things themselves. Where people...
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Puck Previews: Louis Vuitton goalie mask; Turris back in Glendale; Malkin vs....
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when...
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Lane Kiffin has a plan for USC’s reduced scholarship numbers, but he’s not...
Originally, back when USC was hit with the most heavy-handed NCAA sanctions in 20 years in 2010, this was supposed to be the year the Trojans really felt the bite: The appeals have been exhausted, the...
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Mike Tanier’s Senior Bowl Report: Tuesday Afternoon Practice
We've got a special treat for all you draftniks — Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders is down in Mobile for Shutdown Corner to cover all the sights from the Senior Bowl. This is his second of many...
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Days of NBA Lives: Wherein Jon Brockman is officially in the NBA
At this point, seemingly half the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so...
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Coaches praise Chris Polk and Chris Rainey after Tuesday’s Senior Bowl practice
MOBILE, Ala. -- Running backs Chris Rainey of Florida and Chris Polk of Washington were singled out by their head coaches for their outstanding play during Tuesday night's Senior Bowl press...
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Future News: Jose Mourinho tells ungrateful Real Madrid fans they could have...
After being whistled and jeered by fans at the Santiago Bernabeu during Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, Jose Mourinho has issued a public warning to the club's supporters that he...
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For Canada, the waiting is the hardest part
VANCOUVER, B.C.—When the U.S. team takes on Mexico for top place in Group B of the CONCACAF women's soccer Olympic qualifying tournament Tuesday night, there will be some particularly interested...
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Cecil on Prince: ‘We’re having a few chats, we’re doing a lot better than we...
As mentioned in our winners and losers post, Prince Fielder might really be asked 214 million questions about his father once he finally lands in Detroit and holds a press conference with the Tigers....
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin clearly not suspended from giving shaving cream pies to the...
The Washington Capitals were without Alex Ovechkin, serving a 3-game suspension, and the injured Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. They needed someone to...
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