Nick Saban wanted West Virginia in the SEC instead of Missouri
Sorry Missouri, Nick Saban didn't want you. No, he wanted the SEC to give West Virginia the league's coveted 14th spot after adding Texas A&M. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Accused coach Pravilov dead; more Tim Thomas heat; Junior...
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. • Sean Avery's print ad for...
View ArticleCourt Report: Kevin McHale goes to his bench
The Rockets have won their past three games with Courtney Lee (30 minutes per game) and Chase Budinger (29) leading the team in minutes. Kevin Martin has averaged 17 minutes in the three games, while...
View ArticleJohn Calipari delivers the one-liner of the year
John Calipari still can't resist taking a jab at the NCAA when the opportunity arises. Asked on his 53rd birthday Friday whether the pressure of coaching at Kentucky actually makes him feel older than...
View ArticleNikolai Zherdev takes stick to crotch, elbow drop in KHL game (Video)
Nikolai Zherdev left the NHL after playing for the Philadelphia Flyers last season, returning to Atlant of the Kontinental Hockey League where he has 35 points in 47 games. He had a penalty shot goal...
View ArticleUrban Meyer is still upset over recruiting allegations
The drama between new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and some of his Big Ten coaching brethren might have died down, but Meyer isn't over it. After national signing day earlier this month Wisconsin coach...
View ArticleInterTubing: Slamming home their point(s) with authority
Take control. It's what good coaches want their best players to do all the time. Of course, that doesn't necessarily make it easier for them to pull off. Rather, the pressure that builds up during a...
View ArticleWill Teemu Selanne remain with the Anaheim Ducks through the trade deadline?
With the Anaheim Ducks 10 points back of 8th place in the Western Conference, it's really no surprise that ageless phenom Teemu Selanne's name is beginning to get tossed around as a trade target. He's...
View ArticlePressing Questions: The Boston Red Sox
The collapse of the 2011 Red Sox is a well-documented story, so I won't waste a lot of words with the intro. The season started with one vision and it ended with fried chicken, along with a 6-18...
View ArticleTiger Woods fires second straight 68
The goal of Tiger Woods resurgence has never been about going low or getting off to a hot start. The thing Woods had to find in this second phase of his career was consistency. Have a solid round and...
View ArticleGrizzlies Valentine’s Day cards are the key to love
Tuesday is Valentine's Day, a time when lovebirds young and old get extra romantic to prove their devotion and single people eat entire tubs of ice cream because sometimes it's alright to...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Blackhawks reeling; Sabres streaking; Holmstrom’s 1000th game
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 the games are finished....
View ArticleMeet the New Boss: Grading the Professionals
A weeklong grade book for the offseason coaching hires. Previously: Grading the Up-and-Comers. … Grading the Climbers. Today: New head coaches coming from formative years in the NFL. CURTIS JOHNSON •...
View ArticleDays of NBA Lives: Wherein Roy Hibbert tap-dances to Maine
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...
View ArticleJohn Wes Townley suspended by RAB Racing after DUI arrest
John Wes Townley's NASCAR comeback is on hold after he was suspended by RAB Racing after being arrested for DUI early Friday morning in Georgia. Townley crashed his car into a pole and was arrested...
View ArticleArtur Boruc’s Friday Rage List
AAAAHHHHHHHH I AM ARTUR BORUC AND THIS IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT MADE ME ANGRY THIS WEEK: 1. GET OUT OF MY WAY -- WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME???!??!?!?!? WHY!?!?!?!?! 2. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC SLAPPING...
View ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Blackhawks lose seventh straight; Wings win nineteenth...
No. 1 Star: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks It was a 3-point night for Burns versus the Chicago Blackhawks. He assisted on the Sharks' opening goal, then helped break a 3-3 tie by setting up two more...
View ArticleKu Klux Klan, umpires and bowling: Why the minor leagues tossed out Jim Evans...
What do the Ku Klux Klan, bowling and aspiring baseball umpires have in common? No, those three seemingly incongruous elements aren't part of a forthcoming Coen Bros. sequel to "The Big Lebowski."...
View ArticleManchester police confiscate Man Utd fanzine with Luis Suarez KKK hood cut-out
The Greater Manchester Police confiscated all copies of a Manchester United fanzine called Red Issue outside of Old Trafford ahead of the big handshake showdown (and football match) between Man United...
View ArticleLuis Suarez refuses to shake Patrice Evra’s hand, proves Dalglish wrong
In their first meeting since Liverpool's Luis Suarez returned from his eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra, Suarez continued the already tedious matter and proved...
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