Danica Patrick has finally made it official – she’s giving NASCAR a try. The popular Indy-style driver will participate in a limited number of Nationwide Series races in the No. 7 Chevrolet car, owned by JR Motorsports. “The exact number of races has yet to be decided, but they will be mainly before and after [...]
In the college football saga that will just not end, Florida has announced that Brandon Spikes will now sit out for the entire game this week against Vanderbilt. In case you live in a cave without the internet or TV, here is the deal. The Gators and Bulldogs played a nasty game where five personal [...]
Last week’s Florida-Georgia game, and nasty rivalry, just won’t go away. First, Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes gouged the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a pile, which resulted in Spikes receiving a half game suspension. Now video has surfaced of Nick Williams popping Tebow well after he handed off the ball. While the [...]
When you think about performance enhancing drugs, you probably think about baseball. But another bad-ass sport is throwing its hat in the ring: the PGA. Today, American golfer Doug Barron received a one-year suspension from the PGA Tour after it was discovered that he failed his drug test. He is the first player to be [...]
The U.S. speedskating team got some good news Monday night when Stephen Colbert announced that “Colbert Nation” is now the primary sponsor for the team. The previous sponsor, DSB Bank NV, recently declared bankruptcy, leaving the team with little time to find a new sponsor before the Olympics. “On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will [...]
Well, maybe not. But they are ready to sell a boat-load of t-shirts if it happens. As Philly fans went to work Monday with their heads hanging low after Sunday’s loss, they were surprised to find a 3/4 page ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles. The Macy’s ad, printed on [...]
Jay Glazer has an interesting little rumor to report today… the Cleveland Brown’s GM might be fired. Several sources told FOXSports.com that general manager George Kokinis was escorted from the building at some point Monday. Two other sources believe that Kokinis has been fired, though another source inside the building maintains he has not heard [...]
The number-one ranked Florida Gator’s will be playing without their defensive captain for the first half of Saturday’s game. Coach Urban Meyers has decided to bench linebacker Brandon Spikes for trying to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in last weekend’s game. The incident was brought to Meyers attention Sunday night and [...]
I know everyone is getting excited for tonight! Only a few more hours until Jay-Z and Alicia Keys perform. That’s why we’ve all been watching baseball since April. The duo will perform the new hit song “Empire State of Mind” although it will be noticeably cleaner than the album version. For all of the Philly [...]
After losing to the Eagles on Sunday, the Redskins are now 2-5 for the season in what vice president for football operations Vinny Cerrato calls a “frustrating and disappointing” start. But Redskins fans are complaining about a lot more than a lousy season after this weekend’s game. Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post first reported [...]
The Washington Post is reporting that Pro-Bowl tight end Chris Cooley has a broken bone in his ankle and may miss the rest of the 2009 NFL season. The Redskins couldn’t get worse news. I take that back. Coach Jim Zorn just confirmed the injury. ”He’s got a break in his ankle. It’s on the [...]
Adding to the list of Monday night injuries, DeSean Jackson left the game late in the second quarter. After having some x-rays taken on his foot, he has returned to the game. Chris Cooley, who was carted off in the first half, is still questionable to return. He is undergoing an MRI and some x-rays [...]
According to PFT, Eagles running back Brian Westbrook has left the game with a concussion and will not return. Westbrook was falling forward on a rush attempt, and got rocked by London Fletcher’s knee. He immediately went down and didn’t move for a few minutes. He left the field with assistance, but was obviously shaken [...]
A day after ESPN terminated baseball analyst and former Mets GM Steve Phillips, the company today announced Brooke Hundley has also been fired. The reason Hundley (the 22-year-old production assistant Phillips was banging on the side) was let go was not revealed. If we had to guess, we’d say she was showing up late for [...]
Yankees Win! Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees Win! Great game, great series. CC takes the MVP of the ALCS. Surprised he didn’t share it with Alex. And for those of you keeping track, that’s 40 league pennants for the Yanks. Pettitte also won his 16th postseason game, a new record. Phillies on Wednesday evening – CC vs. CLEE… [...]
Our favorite jackass Steve Phillips apparently dipped the pen in some 22-year-old company ink over at ESPN. Looks like we have ourselves quite a scandal here. We’ve got a complete failure former GM assuredly allegedly having an affair with a subordinate at the sports leader. The fuzz claims that the ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley [...]
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The Green Bay Packers have gone back to the well and signed running back Ahman Green. Green has been out of football since he was cut by the Houston Texans back in February. Green needs just 46 yards to tie Jim Taylor’s 8,207 franchise rushing record. That feat should be attainable by the end of [...]
Originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies back in 1986, Chuck Knoblauch has returned to baseball. Knobluach made another costly error for the Phillies today as the Dodgers evened the series at one a piece. Philadelphia fans and players alike are both startled and confused now that Knoblauch has officially replaced all-star second baseman Chase Utley [...]
Rachel Glandorf is the smokin’ hot blonde (left) that dates Texas QB Colt McCoy. She’s something special, and here she is in a bikini. Rachel became a number one Google search after ESPN’s Rick Reilly called her “hotter than shrimp vindaloo.” He went on to say that “… [Rachel] is not all that tickled, either, [...]
Wolverines!!! Chad Henne and Braylon Edwards were making their alma mater (and rowdy friends?) proud on Monday night. Henne went 20-26 with two touchdowns and 241 yards. The former Michigan standout has quite a pedigree, but do the Dolphins finally have a franchise quarterback? Perhaps, stay tuned. To be honest, I forgot that Henne was [...]
The New York Jets have acquired receiver Braylon Edwards from the Cleveland Browns for Chansi Stuckey, Jason Trusnik and draft choices. Edwards was the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft. Things have been going downhill since Edwards’ breakout 2007 season when he caught sixteen touchdowns. Recently Edwards got in a fight outside [...]
Postseason baseball is here! Kinda. Twinkies vs. Tigers set to begin in about 15 minutes. Lineups are available here. Miggy Cabrera is sober and batting in the wife-beater cleanup spot. Brett Myers could not be reached for comment. OTR is rooting for the Twins and is still shocked at how well they have come together [...]
Chicago was surprisingly eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 Olympics. As a result, Chicago can now focus on crime, transportation and not raising Ben’s property taxes. U.S. Olympic Committee leaders declined comment.
Kevin Laue will be the first one-handed Division I basketball player to take the court. The 6-foot-11 center from California is a freshman for the Manhattan College Jaspers. He was born without his left hand, but he has overcome insurmountable odds and has earned a scholarship to play D1 hoops. “It’s to my advantage,” said [...]
