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Thursday, March 21st, 2013
There's plenty of people out there who don't know what the hell they're doing when filling out a bracket, but worry not -- Yahoo Sports has been waiting for you to arrive.
Providing insight from the opposite end of the scientific spectrum as Nate Silver's projections, Yahoo lets you auto-fill a ...
Posted in College Basketball, NCAA Tournament | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
In one of the most amusing bluffs in the history of anything, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany says his league will go to Division III before it pays one of its athletes a dime.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Delany claimed that is the route the conference will take if ...
Posted in Big Ten, College Athletics, College Basketball, College Football | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Now before anyone gets too excited about today's headline, let me first be the bearer of bad news: Coach K is not involved in this story in any way.
The Raleigh News-Observer is reporting that the Duke football team has offered a scholarship to Class of 2015 wideout Cordell Broadus, better ...
Posted in College Football | 3 Comments »
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
For as long as I have written for this blog, I have chronicled the Battle of Lake Erie between Cleveland and Buffalo for the right to be called America's most tortured sports city. It turns out I wasn't the only one paying attention.
"Draft Day" is a soon-to-be filmed sports comedy ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Fittingly, like a bolt of lightning, Shawne Merriman's career has come and gone in a flash.
The outside linebacker who burst onto the NFL scene with the Chargers in his first three seasons announced his retirement on Tuesday at the age of 28, ending his career far short of the Canton-bound ...
Posted in NFL | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 4th, 2013
Streaking hasn't been this in vogue since the '70s.
This weekend saw the Chicago Blackhawks start the season with a 22nd straight game without a regulation loss and the Miami Heat win their 14th straight. And they aren't the only ones who are red-hot right now. Louisiana Tech is the hottest ...
Posted in College Basketball, NBA, NHL | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Some insane basketball players change their name to World Peace. In the meantime, another insane basketball player could hold the key to world peace.
That's right... we're talking about Dennis Rodman.
Perhaps the unlikeliest cultural ambassador in world history, Rodman is heading to North Korea this week along with three members of ...
Posted in Dennis Rodman, NBA | 7 Comments »
