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Tulane Player Devon Walker Given CPR Onfield, Taken Off In Ambulance After Helmet-To-Helmet Collision [UPDATE]

EMTs administered CPR to Devon Walker, a Tulane player injured on the last play of the first half of the Green Wave's game at Tulsa earlier today....

Source: Texas Tech Will Fire Billy Gillispie As Soon As They Can Legally Do So

Embattled Texas Tech head basketball coach Billy Gillispie will not return as Red Raiders coach this coming season, according to a source familiar with the situation....

Aubrey Huff Almost Injured Himself Last Night Smacking Ryan Theriot's Ass

San Francisco cruised to a 5-2 home win over the Dodgers last night on the strength of a two-run Marco Scutaro hit, and it sparked the kind of celebration only Bill Gramatica could appreciate. Here's Giants slugger Aubrey Huff showing his appreciation to Ryan Theriot, and regretting it after the fa...

Here's Chris Kluwe Explaining Why He Wrote Today's Response To An Anti-Gay Marriage Politician

Earlier today, we published a letter from Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe to a Maryland legislator who tried to use his position of influence to silence Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, who has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage....

Joe Biden Was Ecstatic When He Learned We Finally Got A College Football Playoff

We take a rare excursion away from sports today, as this screencap is simply too good not to post. The Vice President delivered a rousing acceptance speech for his re-nomination last night in Charlotte, though it's unclear exactly why he felt it necessary to do the Joker routine....

Arkansas Interim Head Football Coach John L. Smith Files For Bankruptcy

Arkansas football coach John L. Smith, thrust into the interim role after Bobby Petrino's midlife crisis, is facing a crisis of his own after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in an Arkansas court today....

When High School Football Meets The Campaign Trail, The Results Are A Lot More Awesome Than You'd Expect

We're well into high school football season, which means you've probably been exposed to your local newspaper's special edition highlighting the region's top teams and star players....

Jerry Jones, Job Creator, Has An Assistant Whose Job Is To Clean Jerry's Glasses

NBC provided a shot of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in his luxury box during last night's Dallas-Giants season opener, and eagle-eyed fans would notice a young man in a dangerously-unbuttoned shirt accepting Jones's glasses, polishing them, then handing them back....

Rob Ryan Has Some Words For You, And Those Words Appear To Be "Go For It, Fuckface"

When the Cowboys put up a strong goal-line stand in the second quarter of tonight's NFL season-opener against the Giants, Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had some excitedly profane things to say. He also, it appears, had some taunting to do toward the Giants' sideline. (That or he's urging ...

Andy Roddick Knocked Out Of U.S. Open, Ends Career, Leaves Door Open For Comeback?

Juan Martin del Potro eliminated Andy Roddick in four sets this afternoon, commencing Roddick's retirement but prompting an emotional speech that suggested the American might be open to returning to competition in the future....

PNC Park Rings With Ric Flair "WOOO"s As Pirates Fans Liven Up Game With Impromptu Nature Boy Calls

If you were watching last night's rain-delayed Astros-Pirates game from Pittsburgh, you may have noticed an odd series of noises coming from the crowd during the middle innings. Pirates broadcaster Root Sports certainly did, and it took them awhile to actually identify what was going on. Reader A...

Great Effort Was Put Into This Alabama High School Football Sign Accusing The Opponents Of Being Gay

ESPN covered a handful of high school football games Sunday in one last "get some ratings now before the NFL starts" grab, one being a matchup of Alabama teams as Spanish Fort used a late score to secure a 20-14 victory over Daphne High School....

The Gator-taunting Texas A&M billboard in Gainesville is no more....

How Do You Make Oregon's Offense Even More Colorful? Broadcast Them In Spanish

While American football still has plenty of inroads to make south of the border, its growing popularity can't be denied; there's a strong Mexican college football league featuring the best-named football team anywhere, ever, and Roger Goodell keeps nudging owners toward hosting a regular season NF...

Texas A&M Erects Billboard In Gainesville Declaring Itself "Cleanest Program In The SEC" Prior To Aggies-Gators Matchup [UPDATE]

Texas A & M gets its first taste of SEC football this Saturday as they host the Florida Gators in College Station, and the university apparently felt it necessary to welcome themselves to the conference with this billboard at a busy intersection in the northeast corner of Gainesville....

It's Still Preseason For ESPN's Promo Department, Too

Monday Night Football starts in a week, and the Worldwide Leader started promoting its first week doubleheader this weekend during college football programming. (You know, the doubleheader that will star Chris Berman in the announcing booth.) That's not the only blunder ESPN's made with the opening...

Buffalo NBC Station Uses Photos Of Singer Seal To Report On Actor Michael Clarke Duncan's Death

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan died Monday from complications of a heart attack, and his death was reported in the A block of most East Coast 11pm newscasts....

Brent Musburger Bleeped By ESPN Censors After Saying Something Naughty

We're not sure exactly what Brent Musburger is saying here, because we're officially out of the business of reading lips. But his comments during tonight's Michigan-Alabama blowout were something that necessitated censors using the seven-second delay, and ones Musburger later remarked were "a Freu...

Yes, Penn State's Band Played "We Are Young" During Today's Game

The Penn State Blue Band put forth a rendition of Fun's "We Are Young" during the first half of today's matchup against Ohio. Should they have done that? (Chime in in the comments.) [ESPN]...

Ohio State's Devin Smith Made A Catch That's An Early Nominee For Play Of The Year

After a slow start that found themselves down 3-0 to Miami U., Ohio State broke ahead with this ridiculous catch by sophomore receiver Devin Smith, a one-handed affair that led Big Ten Network announcers in search of new underwear. [BTN]...