Scioscia, Tracy Win Manager of the Year Awards: Scioscia wins the AL award after leading the Angels to the ALCS after the tragic death of Nick Adenhart. Jim Tracy wins the NL award after taking over the Rockies midseason and leading them to the playoffs.

posted by TheQatarian to baseball at 03:49 PM - 7 comments

Agassi Admits Crystal Meth Use in New Book: Andre Agassi admits in his upcoming autobiography to using crystal meth in 1997, which -- probably not coincidentally -- was the year he fell to 141st in the world rankings.

posted by TheQatarian to tennis at 09:46 PM - 13 comments

The Tormentor: Does every major sports city have another city that exists simply to torment them?

posted by TheQatarian to general at 10:24 PM - 4 comments

Williams Sisters Join Dolphins' Ownership: In an apparent attempt to have more owners than players, the Dolphins add two more owners, joining Gloria Estefan, Jimmy Buffett and Marc Anthony.

posted by TheQatarian to football at 10:43 AM - 9 comments

One Area Where Hockey Has It Right: The NBA Draft should take a page from the NHL, says New York Daily News writer Elliot Olshansky.

posted by TheQatarian to basketball at 10:25 AM - 4 comments

No Handslaps Until You Touch Home!: College softball team loses after hitting a walk-off home run. Why? Because she slapped hands with teammates before touching home plate.

posted by TheQatarian to other at 11:35 PM - 28 comments

Isiah Thompson Takes Over At FIU: Well, OK, it is actually Isiah Thomas, but he got his name butchered when introduced for his press conference (2:15 of clip). Bad omen?

posted by TheQatarian to basketball at 09:51 PM - 9 comments

Mark "The Bird" Fidrych Passes Away...: Victim of an apparent accident on his farm.

posted by TheQatarian to baseball at 06:07 PM - 10 comments

Sadly, He's Outta Here: Broadcaster Harry Kalas Dies: Harry Kalas, legendary announcer for the Phillies and the voice of NFL Films, passed away today. He was found passed out in the broadcast booth at Nationals Park, and later died. Tribute to Kalas

posted by TheQatarian to baseball at 02:12 PM - 7 comments

They Still Raise Them Right In Some Places: Player misses free throws on purpose because it's the right thing to do. A good story to share after a week of obsession with A-Rod's cheating.

posted by TheQatarian to basketball at 06:00 PM - 20 comments

Do A Little Dance, Lose A Lotta Points: NCAA coaches to look at modifications to the celebration penalties. But are they tuning them in the right direction?

posted by TheQatarian to football at 08:25 PM - 15 comments

A Little "Hometown Justice": A Minnesota judge blocks the NFL's suspensions of Pat and Kevin Williams.

posted by TheQatarian to football at 08:23 PM - 8 comments

Tuberville Out At Auburn: One bad year at Auburn was apparently one too many.

posted by TheQatarian to football at 08:16 PM - 6 comments

Brewers Fire Ned Yost: With 12 games to go in the season, the Brewers attempt to stop their meltdown by firing the manager.

posted by TheQatarian to baseball at 10:50 PM - 12 comments

Video: Olympic Taekwondo Competitor Kicks Referee in Head: Angel Matos, a Cuban taekwondo competitor, kicked the referee in the face after being disqualified at the Olympics. The competitor and his coach are likely to be banned for life. See the video

posted by TheQatarian to olympics at 01:18 PM - 25 comments

George Carlin: (Late) Sports Authority: Mourning the passing of the ultimate arbiter in the "Is it a sport or not?" debate. Also reference his famous comparison between baseball and football.

posted by TheQatarian to culture at 07:09 PM - 39 comments

NCAA Hockey Brackets Revealed: The field of 16 is set for the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, with a field determined by the six conference tournament champions and the PairWise rankings.

posted by TheQatarian to hockey at 07:01 PM - 19 comments

Bob Knight Resigns: from Texas Tech in midseason after 902 career wins.

posted by TheQatarian to basketball at 09:03 PM - 65 comments

The Meat In An Ineptitude Sandwich: Tubby Smith's predecessor and successor are both making him look good.

posted by TheQatarian to basketball at 10:53 PM - 6 comments

Flag On The Play!: Was that really cheating?

posted by TheQatarian to commentary at 12:31 PM - 0 comments

When Is It OK To Go?: Some college coaching departures are different than others

posted by TheQatarian to commentary at 03:03 PM - 0 comments

MLB Pitcher Kennedy Dead: Joe Kennedy, 28-year-old pitcher who played for Oakland, Arizona and Toronto this past season, collapsed and died Friday morning. Cause of death currently unknown.

posted by TheQatarian to baseball at 08:53 PM - 8 comments

The Curse Of Curtis Leskanic: Is this the year the Red Sox break the agonizing 36-month-long curse?

posted by TheQatarian to baseball at 10:23 AM - 13 comments

Bill Walsh Traded To Angels: Bill Walsh, legendary coach of the San Francisco 49ers, joins the list of sports names to pass away in recent days. He was 75.

posted by TheQatarian to football at 02:34 PM - 28 comments

Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser Dead: Prosser collapsed while jogging, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

posted by TheQatarian to basketball at 04:43 PM - 11 comments