ESPN Reporter Samantha Steele And Vikings QB Christian Ponder Are Engaged
Whoa. That was fast.Rumors were confirmed in October that ESPN's new rising star Samantha Steel was dating Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder, and now they're engaged, according to Richard...
View ArticleJovan Belcher Called His Girlfriend 'Crazy' And Joked About How Many Guns He...
Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher exchanged texts with an old college teammate the night before he killed his girlfriend and then himself, David Epstein of Sports Illustrated reports.Reggie...
View ArticleFormula E Electric Car Racing Is Headed To Rome
Formula E, the new racing series using electric cars announced by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in August, is well on its way to becoming a reality.It has already lined up an...
View ArticleFormer NFL Quarterback: At Least 80% Of NFL Players Own Guns
Earlier this week, Bob Costas was criticized for taking a stance on gun control in the wake of the murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher, with many feeling an NFL game is an inappropriate forum for...
View ArticleHere's All The Free Stuff College Football Players Get For Playing In A Bowl...
College football players may not get paid, but they do receive lucrative scholarships and stipends.And if you're on a successful team, you get something even better — a bowl gift package.All 35 bowls...
View ArticleNBA Fans Are Buzzing Over A Dunk By A Player You've Never Heard Of
Byron Mullens is seven-footer out of Ohio State who has started just 41 games in four years. But he is a key member of a surprising Charlotte Bobcats team that has already won as many games this season...
View ArticleTexans Receiver Andre Johnson Spent $19,000 On Christmas Gifts For Kids In...
This photo of Houston Texans star Andre Johnson holding a ridiculously long receipt from Toys 'R' Us blew up on Reddit today, and there's actually a great story behind it.Twelve kids, aged 8 to 16, who...
View ArticleProfessional Athletes Are Now Hiring Beat Writers To Cover Themselves
In a story for The Wall Street Journal, Scott Cacciola writes about what may be the next trend in sports journalism, personal beat writers for athletes. Specifically, he refers to Deron Williams of the...
View ArticleOne Look At Mark Sanchez's Contract And You'll Understand Exactly Why The...
A week after benching him in a 7-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals, the Jets will start Mark Sanchez at QB on Sunday, the team announced today.If you just looked at his play this season, it's a huge...
View ArticleThese Are The Commemorative Jerseys N.C. State Wore In Honor Of Former Coach,...
Last night was the final night of the sixth annual Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research, and it couldn't have a more fitting end as North Carolina State defeated Connecticut 69-65 in the last game at...
View ArticleLet's Make One Thing Clear Before We Make Fun Of The New Orleans Hornets For...
The New Orleans Hornets are changing their name to the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo!.When the news dropped last night, the early consensus was that the nickname was...
View ArticleLeBron James Hugs RGIII After Losing To The Wizards, Leaves A Fan Hanging In...
LeBron James and the Miami Heat lost on the road to the lowly Wizards last night.Redskins QB Robert Griffin III was in attendance, basking in the glow of his big win over the Giants on Monday...
View ArticleThe NBA's Radical Strategy Of Intentionally Fouling Dwight Howard Is Working...
The "Hack-A-Dwight" strategy of fouling Dwight Howard on purpose in crunch time is picking up steam.Last night in Houston, the Rockets fouled Dwight five times in a 68-second span with three minutes...
View ArticleThe Arrest Of 63 Police Officers Shows How Far Rio Has To Go Before It's...
On Tuesday, a year-long bribery probe led to the arrest of 63 police officers and 11 alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro.'Operation Purification' was undertaken as another a step meant to...
View ArticleDancing Hurdler Michelle Jenneke Is Studying To Be An Engineer
Remember Michelle Jenneke? The Australian hurdler whoe nearly broke the internet a couple of months ago? Cosby Sweaters did an exclusive video interview with her, and she is absolutely adorable. Watch:...
View ArticleR.A. Dickey Discussed "The Jedi Council Of Knuckleballers" On The Daily Show...
National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey met with self-proclaimed Mets fan Jon Stewart on Tuesday night to discuss his accomplishments.Dickey spoke about possibly being traded by the Mets, the...
View ArticleMark Sanchez And Eli Manning Have Eerily Similar Career Numbers
Both Mark Sanchez and Eli Manning were 23 in their first NFL season. And below is a look at Sanchez's career compared to Manning's first four seasons. It should give Jets fans hope that there is still...
View ArticleLions Coach Fires A Brutal Zinger At The Receiver Who Got Deactivated For...
Detroit Lions WR Titus Young was deactivated in Week 12 after "insubordination" that included intentionally lining up at the wrong position against the Packers.Today he was placed on injured reserve...
View ArticleIn A Surreal Interview, 14-Year-Old Tiger Woods Predicted He'd Be The Michael...
Tiger Woods has known he'd be a star since 1990. In an interview with Trans World Sport that CBS's Shane Bacon found last week, young Tiger said this:"Since I'm black it might be even bigger than Jack...
View ArticleAnnouncer Uses A Seriously Gross Analogy After The Lakers Blew A 17-Point Lead
You will be hard-pressed to find a better NBA radio call than the one delivered last night by Craig Ackerman of 790AM in Houston. After the clock expired, sealing the Rockets win, Ackerman yells in...
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