A Defiant Joe Paterno At The End: 'This Is Not A Football Scandal'
In a letter to former players prior to his death, Joe Paterno appeared to be angry and defiant that the Jerry Sandusky scandal was tarnishing the reputation of Penn State University and its football...
View ArticleAnthony Davis Might Make The Olympic Team After Blake Griffin Injures His Knee
Blake Griffin twisted his knee during a US Olympic team scrimmage yesterday and has returned to LA, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports. Anthony Davis has been recalled to Team USA training...
View ArticleSPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Top High School Football Players Are Flocking...
Despite the ongoing scandal at Penn State University, and a new, relatively unknown head coach, the football team is still landing some of the best high school players in the country. In fact, this...
View ArticleThe Beds At London's Olympic Village Are Way Too Small For The World's...
London's Olympic village is officially open for business and you may be surprised with the tiny spaces some of the world's best will be forced to share. Each room has two single beds with accompanying...
View ArticleNFL Player Roddy White Says He'd Send His Child To Penn State Because...
Roddy White of the Atlanta Falcons became the latest athlete to fire off a series of tweets he may later regret today when he weighed in on the impact of the Freeh Report. White, who claims that he's...
View ArticleTwo Senior FIFA Officials Were Paid $22 Million In Bribes And FIFA Did Nothing
Current FIFA president Sepp Blatter knew that former FIFA president Joao Havelange andย former head of Brazil's football federation Ricardo Teixeira were paid up to $22 millionย in bribes by a former...
View ArticleNow Even British Soccer Team Cheerleaders Are Making 'Call Me Maybe' Videos
For many reasons, we couldn't resist sharing this with you. One of them being, we had no idea soccer teams had cheerleaders. Apparently Crystal Palace FC does, and they made this "Call Me Maybe" video....
View ArticleThe Hunt For October: Sizing Up The 11 Teams Locked In A Dead Heat For MLB's...
With the MLB season at its halfway point its worth taking a good long look at the current landscape and assessing what we should expect going forward. Since baseball added a second wild card team to...
View ArticleThe Air Jordan Would Have Never Happened If Michael Jordan Had His Way
The Air Jordan is the most iconic shoe in the world. And the Jordan brand is the most successful marketing strategy in the history of sports. However, when Michael Jordan first entered the NBA, Nike...
View ArticleHere's How Scandal-Plagued Penn State Can Fix Itself: Independent Report
In the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, some people have floated the idea the NCAA should burn the Penn State football program to the ground. But what should happen to the university itself? The...
View ArticleCarl Crawford Is The $142 Million Bust And Why There Is Little Hope That Will...
There is still a lot of time left on Carl Crawford's 7-year, $142 million contract. But considering he was awful in 2011, has yet to play in a game this season, and still needs surgery on his elbow,...
View ArticleThe London Olympics Security Situation Is Looking Like A Complete Disaster
Last month, we took a look at G4S, the private security firm heading security measures at this summer's London Olympics. In our research, we noticed some alarming details: a controversial human rights...
View ArticleMeet Ronda Rousey, The Trash-Talking MMA Fighter Who Just Landed On The Cover...
Ronda Rousey is probably the only ESPN Body Issue cover model you've never heard of. At 25 years old, Rousey already has an Olympic medal and an MMA title belt. But she's also only two years removed...
View ArticleYOHAN BLAKE: The Beast Who Could Beat Usain Bolt In London
On the morning of Monday 6 October 2008, so the story goes, Yohan Blake packed his bags and left Danny Hawthorne's house for the last time. It was not an easy thing to do. Blake spent three years...
View ArticleKobe Bryant And Kyrie Irving Talk Trash And Agree To Play One-On-One For...
Lots to love about this video of Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving talking trash at the US Olympic training camp last week: Kobe telling Kyrie he only played two games in college Kobe comparing Kyrie to Lil...
View ArticleJohn Calipari Being Taunted By A Former Player Was The Best Moment From Team...
The U.S. Men's Basketball Team faced the Dominican Republic last night in an exhibition. But while the game was a yawner with Team USA rolling to a 113-59 win, there was one entertaining moment, and it...
View ArticleHere Are Some Goats Surfing
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View ArticleThese Beautiful Images Show Why ESPN's Body Issue Isn't Porn
Every year, ESPN's Body Issue is mocked for being low-brow smut masquerading as high-brow art. ESPN is being disingenuous, many people argue, selling soft-core porn but being too high and mighty to...
View ArticleThe Saints Are Close To Losing Their Star Quarterback For The 2012 Season
The New Orleans Saints have until Monday to negotiate a long-term deal with Drew Brees or they risk losing their star quarterback for the 2012 season. According to a report by the Associated Press (via...
View ArticleThe Denver Nuggets Want To Give $50 Million To One Of The NBA's Most...
With all due respect to Metta World Peace, JaVale McGee is one of the absolute craziest dudes to ever play in the NBA. But that won't stop the Denver Nuggets from offering McGee a huge five-year, $50...
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