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Charlie Spoonhour’s wise-cracking humor was one of a kind
In addition to building Southwest Missouri State and Saint Louis into mid-major powers during the late 1980s and 90s, Charlie Spoonhour was best known in college basketball circles for two things....
View ArticleAt least 73 dead after mass pitch invasion at Egyptian match
A massive pitch invasion in Port Said, Egypt, following a match between defending champions Al Ahly and fourth-place Al Masry has, according to state television, led to at least 73 deaths and more...
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Bo Ryan and Wisconsin visit Joe Paterno’s memorial before beating Penn State
No one had to talk Bo Ryan into taking a trip to visit the Joe Paterno statue when Wisconsin was in State College to play Penn State. After Paterno passed away from lung cancer on Jan. 22, it was a...
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Umenyiora fined $20,000 for missing mandatory interview session
Osi Umenyiora was fined $20,000 on Wednesday for skipping a media session at the Super Bowl. The New York Giants defensive end missed a mandatory 45-minute interview session with the press. League...
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Puck Headlines: Hockey coffee table; Penguins claim O’Reilly; Kings should...
• This coffee table is made of broken hockey sticks. It's pretty badass. [Reddit Hockey] • January's three stars, in order: John Tavares, Evgeni Malkin, Pekka Rinne. [NHL] • The Pittsburgh Penguins...
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The time Tom Brady almost played catcher for the Montreal Expos
If not for football, Tom Brady might have been Joe Mauer before Joe Mauer came along. Or at least a platoon partner for A.J. Pierzynski. Because it's Super Bowl week, writers will exhaust every...
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Alex Cacares loves the big time, but misses the days of backyard brawling
LAS VEGAS -- The crowds, money, adulation, safety precautions are all dynamite for 23-year-old Alex Cacares as he fights for the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world, but the Miami native...
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Dustin Byfuglien’s lawyer: ‘Careless boating is something we can live with’
Please recall back in Aug. 2011 when Dustin Byfuglien was arrested on "suspicion of boating while intoxicated," which apparently is illegal in Minnesota. The Winnipeg Jets defenseman pleaded not guilty...
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Because he chose not to play senior season, Oregon DE may still have college...
On national signing day, a number of players make last minute decisions that affect the next three or four years of their life. That Deion Guice is in position to join the college football ranks among...
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Did ESPN’s Shelley Smith help Lane Kiffin commit a recruiting violation?
It wouldn't be a National Signing Day without a potential NCAA violation by USC coach Lane Kiffin. Around 8:30 a.m. on the USC campus Wednesday morning, ESPN reporter Shelley Smith was recounting a...
View ArticleRocky McIntosh did a radio interview about recruiting ‘hostesses’ and his...
Washington Redskins linebacker Rocky McIntosh did an interview with The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan in DC on Wednesday. The Junkies wanted to know about Rocky's days as a high school recruit being...
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Devils’ Eric Boulton, Blue Jackets’ Jared Boll both light $2,500 after NHL fines
The Shanahammer took some practice swings on Wednesday, as New Jersey Devils forward Eric Boulton and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll were both fined $2,500 for their actions on Tuesday night....
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Video: Robert Griffin III challenges Obama to a game of hoops
We're nearly two months removed from his triumph as the first Baylor quarterback to win a Heisman Trophy, but the Robert Griffin III publicity tour hasn't slowed down. Griffin, who recently announced...
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Four keys to Saturday’s Kansas-Mizzou matchup
What could be the final Border War game in Columbia for the foreseeable future certainly isn't lacking for appealing storylines. Both fourth-ranked Missouri and eighth-ranked Kansas are in the hunt...
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Jersey Fouls: Wayne Gretzky embarrassments; homemade Sedin; minor league Yzerman
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at...
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Celebrities side with New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI predictions
With Sunday's game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots approaching, Scripps Howard released the results of its annual Super Bowl Celebrity Pool. Many of the entrants stayed true to...
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Tom Brady: Master of the schemes
Among all the many things that makes Tom Brady such a great quarterback, perhaps the most valuable and overlooked trait is his ability to change schemes through his career, master those different...
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Josh Hamilton on public relapse: ‘It was just wrong. That’s all it comes down...
When news of Josh Hamilton's relapse first broke on Thursday night, we wrote with certainty that the Texas Rangers star would soon be forthcoming and honest about his public moment of weakness. As...
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Ryan Gomes’ wife gets needlessly trolled on Twitter
Jerks tend to transcend. It's the jerkiest thing about jerks, is that they can raise the ire of any man or woman, no matter how big or small, and whatever the relative fame and/or fortune of the...
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Ohio State coach Urban Meyer thinks this highlight reel is “borderline...
New Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer earned plenty of headlines with his staff's huge recruiting surge to transform a lackluster incoming crop of recruits into one of the nation's best classes....
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