Ron Adams will be the man in charge of the Internet’s Favorite Team
The go-to video clip and blog post during the 2010-11 season, even with the Miami Heat banding together, usually centered around Blake Griffin. This year? It appeared as if it was going to be...
View ArticlePhoto: Florida player goes scooter joyriding inside the facility
So, this happened. Apparently, this Florida player (who throwtheflagblog.com says is defensive tackle Dominic Easley) thought it would be smart to take his scooter into the football complex and ride...
View ArticleThe 10 best things about being a Twins fan
The request we're sending to bloggers of all 30 teams this spring is a simple one: What are the 10 best things about being a fan of your favorite team? What features of the franchise have you excited...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Musical tribute to Rick Nash trade; Jack Johnson in play?
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 Royal Half covers Hall...
View ArticleSwitching camps: Gray Maynard’s move from Xtreme Couture to AKA
With the massive growth of MMA, the stakes have gone through the roof for fighters in the UFC. Between improved salaries, discretionary bonuses, appearance fees and marketing deals, the difference...
View ArticleSurpising South Florida seeks to validate 9-4 Big East record
When a panel of sports writers, TV analysts and conference officials gathered at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis to put together a mock bracket this week, the Big East's two 9-4 teams were treated a...
View ArticleTrending Topics: Here’s who should be mad about Blue Jackets trading Nash,...
Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the...
View ArticleCourt Report: Nate McMillan can’t drop Raymond Felton, but you can
There's not much else left to say about Raymond Felton's offensive game at this point. Thursday produced yet another "Felton-esque" line (24 minutes, 0 points, 0-7 FG, 2 assists, 5 turnovers), and...
View ArticlePressing Questions: The New York Yankees
It wasn't the buzziest winter in New York, but it was an effective one. General manager Brian Cashman traded for a prized young arm (Michael Pineda) and landed an affordable veteran hurler (Hiroki...
View ArticleVladimir Putin unsuccessfully tries to drive a bobsled (video)
Ahead of next month's Russian presidential "election," Vladimir Putin visited a new Olympic training center outside Moscow to burnish his image as a rugged outdoorsman. And what says "tough guy" like...
View ArticleColt .45s throwback jerseys won’t feature pistol
Holster those pistols, Houston. That's the message that Major League Baseball has for the Houston Astros as they plan to celebrate their franchise's 50th anniversary in 2012. As part of the party, the...
View ArticleLongtime Washington volleyball official and coach charged with attempted...
A pillar of the youth volleyball community in Seattle has been arrested on disturbing charges of second-degree attempted rape of a child. As first reported by the Seattle Times, KING-TV, KIRO-TV and...
View ArticleDTotD: Taiwanese animation of Aaron Ramsey killing famous people with his goals
By now you have probably heard of the tenuous attempt to link Aaron Ramsey's occasional goal-scoring to several notable deaths that have happened in the days that followed. Osama Bin Laden, Steve...
View ArticleKnicks fans can finally watch Jeremy Lin on cable
Jeremy Lin has taken over New York (plus the sports media landscape in general) over the past few weeks in pretty much every way an athlete can be exciting, from a compelling personal story to his...
View ArticleVideo: Phil Mickelson holes out for eagle, grabs one-shot lead
One of the great things about Phil Mickelson is his unpredictability. You never know from one round to the next if he's going to string together five or six birdies, or eagle a hole and then double...
View ArticleCliff Avril didn’t mean that thing he said about other teams contacting him
Underrated Detroit Lions defensive end Cliff Avril becomes a free agent on March 13th. He'd like to sign a new deal with the Lions, and the Lions would love to have him back, but, as always, there are...
View ArticleGreg Oden’s not even healthy enough for knee surgery
Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden has been one of the most disappointing draft picks in league history, to the point where it's difficult even to call him a bust. He's been injured so many times,...
View ArticleZlatan Ibrahimovic introduces first interactive biography app, explains his...
"Remember, there's only one Zlatan and this is Zlatan and this is my story." -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (seriously) And with that statement*, Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic introduces what is claimed to...
View ArticleAlabama sent recruit 105 letters in one day
Alabama really, really wants four-star recruit Alvin Kamara to be its next running back. So much so that the Tide sent Kamara, a junior for Norcross, Ga., 105 letters — in one day. "Yea it was 1 days...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Wings look to extend streak; Time Warner, MSG make peace
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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