Clemson Fires Tommy Bowden In a season where some Clemson fans saw their "sky-high expectations" vanish in a 3-3 start the school fired Head Coach Tommy Bowden after 10 years. Just last December, Bowden got a $500,000 raise to a yearly salary of $1.8 million. He has a $4 million buyout. "It's what he deserved," senior quarterback Cullen Harper told ESPN.
October 12
UFC's Dana White shares his thoughts on EliteXC and Seth Petruzelli. After the Seth Petruzelli controversy (also covered below), here's UFC's Dana White with a few thoughts on it. Dana is his usual, eloquent, restrained self. (Single link YouTube Post. Contains bad words and amusing invective.) read more
October 11
The Hoser's NFL Picks, Week Six 2008 NFL picks that would let Sarah Palin make them a moosemeat sammich any day.
October 10
Defy the Odds "Playing with Cody, you don't see it everyday," says teammate Zach Appner. "It's sort of like a dream, you get to work with Cody and it gives you a lot of hope, you don't want to give up."
Clint Malarchuk accidentally shoots self in the chin with a rifle Best for having his throat slashed by a skate, he is recovering in hospital despite refusing help from paramedics. This man must be unbreakable.
Allegations taking a slice out of ProElite's credibility Mixed martial arts promotion ProElite is defending itself against fixing allegations after last-minute replacement Seth Petruzelli knocked out Kimbo Slice in a highly-rated bout on national television last weekend. "The promoters kind of hinted to me and they gave me the money to stand and trade with him," Petruzelli said on "The Monsters in Orlando" show. "They didn't want me to take him down, let's just put it that way. It was worth my while to try to stand up and punch with him."
October 08
NFL Union Screwing Players? The folks over at ArsTechnica have focused on an interesting story: claims that the NFLPA and Players Inc. unilaterally made a decision to take $8 million dollars of the gross licensing revenue that should have been shared with retired players and reallocate it to the administration of the NFLPA and Players Inc.", while negotiating ridiculous royalities for older players. read more
A Prayer for the Tampa Bay Rays While the Cubs fan has the pity of national baseball writers and the consolation of a fraternity of similarly deluded millions, Rays fans are seen as a possibly spectral phenomenon. Dick Vitale is the team's only celebrity fan; a great proportion of the typical Rays crowd shows up wearing a Manny Ramirez or Derek Jeter shirt. In enemy territory, even at home in Floridathat's the life of a Rays fan.
October 07
Baseball versus Cricket While the NLCS and ALCS occupy our minds, over in England they took a pub table debate and put it into practice. What if a team of professional cricketers took on a baseball team on the diamond? Who would win?
Canadian Grand Prix dropped In a stunning move that caught the event's organizers off guard, the Canadian Grand Prix was dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar on Tuesday.
FIA, the governing body of auto racing, ratified its calendar for the coming season and omitted the Canadian race, which was first held in 1967. It's the first time since 1987 that the Canadian Grand Prix won't be on the F1 schedule.
October 06
Video Shows Coach Shoving Young Player. He(coach) says that action viewed on videotape was justified by some of the events that happened during the game. read more
October 05
Dodgers win their first playoff series in 20 years. After dispatching the Cubs in 3 straight games, the Dodgers will face the Phillies in the NLCS.
The Price is Right! "That's the save of the year, and it's not even the year yet!" - (Video included)
The Hoser's NFL Picks, Week Five 2008 NFL picks that wonder if Americans even knew there was a Canadian Prime Ministerial debate this week. read more
October 04
Nebraska Starts Four Walk-Ons in Tradition's Revival Nebraska Coach Bo Pelini has revived the school's tradition of seeking out and playing walk-ons, athletes who arrive without a scholarship and earn their way aboard. "Sometimes you get hit by a scout team player, and you're like: 'Chill out, Rudy,'" said wide receiver Todd Peterson. "Then you remember, hey, that was me a couple years ago."
October 03
Golden State Warriors give Thunder his walking papers The Oklahoma City people, who in selecting the nickname Thunder showed the same gift for imagination and creativity one finds in a copying machine, usurped the rights to Thunder, the dim steroidal Warrior mascot who fit the franchise like a kidney stone. He did all the standard mascot tricks - the trampoline dunk, the posing like Usain Bolt on a four-day bender, and the throwing out of T-shirts and other bric-a-brac to the customers...sticking Don Nelson's head and upper torso, cigar in his teeth and vodka tonic in his hand, through the bridge cables would be...better.
The comedy club of Newcastle Utd F.C Continues to have us all rolling in the aisles. When he was at Wimbledon, Joe Kinnear, Newcastles caretaker manager used to come across as quite avuncular and jovial, as soon as he turned up at Newcastle though, he looked old, sad, lost and bewildered. Time (a full week) in the job seems to have taken its toll, if this transcript of a press conference is anything to go by. You need to read right until the end for the full belly laugh.
Travis Henry under arrest following alleged cocaine deal Former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry has been arrested following an alleged cocaine deal, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday.
Henry and James Mack were arrested a day earlier after the two met to buy cocaine from a person who was cooperating with authorities, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
October 02
Spanish Soccer Player To Play For Free Next Season Joseba Etxeberria of Athletic Bilbao has agreed to a one-year deal that will see him get paid exactly $0 for the 2009-10 season. The veteran has described the move as a gesture of good will towards the team and its fans. Team President Fernando Garca Macua has described the deal has unprecedented in Spain's Liga Primera.
How Football Explains America. Or doesn't. Patriots with high blood pressure please avoid.
October 01
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September 30
Tony Mandarich Admits Steroid Abuse Mandarich, the No. 2 overall draft pick in 1989 and "best offensive line prospect ever" according to an infamous Sports Illustrated cover, admitted on this week's Inside the NFL that he abused steroids at Michigan State and faked a drug test before the Rose Bowl. These days, Mandarich is a decade out of football and runs a photography studio in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Raiders Coach Lane Kiffin has been told he'll be fired Fresh off Sunday's loss to Buffalo in which the Raiders blew a 23-14 fourth-quarter lead, team officials have reportedly told Coach Lane Kiffin he will be fired as early as today, according to published media reports.
Shooting Leaves Jaguars' Lineman Paralyzed, Leg Amputated A month after he was shot 14 times outside an apartment complex in Jacksonville, Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier, 26, is paralyzed at the waist and his left leg has been amputated, a local surgeon said. "This is a smart kid and he's got a degree. He's got some goals and some things he wants to accomplish. He'll move on," said his agent Jeff Jankovich.
Is William Shattner the new head of marketing for the Blues? The St. Louis Blues have announced a "Name Your Price" ticket sale where, like Priceline or Hotwire, fans can make an offer for tickets. It's believed to be the first such offer made by a pro sports franchise, but not all fans are thrilled about it.