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You Will See More Of Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, and Al Horford have made known their intentions to return to Florida next season. There was some speculation that one or all of them would make themselves available for the NBA draft, but the precocious and talented youngsters want to have another go at the national titl...
Julius Hodge Shot
Nuggets guard Julius Hodge was driving on I-76 in north Denver when a vehicle pulled up alongside his and started unloading. Hodge was hit several times in his lower body, but the team said he's in fair condition and expected to make a full recovery....
A Weather Forecast Unlike Any Other
They are getting in some golf today at The Masters, despite some nasty storms passing through the area. A lot of players are on the course right now, and some are making the most of the soft greens. Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jose Maria Olazabal, Tim Herron, and Jim Furyk are all 2-under-par on the day....
About Last Night...
• MLB: Red Sox 14, Orioles 8. Daniel Cabrera's line for the Orioles: 1.1 IP, 3 hits, 7 runs, 7 walks, 1 strikeout, and an ERA higher than Kobe Bryant's points per game....
Baseball. Tonight.
The long 162-game journey begins tonight for the Indians and the White Sox. It will be the most heated game between the two teams since Roger Dorn trade Jack Parkman to the White Sox in Major League II....
To Watch Tonight...
• Women's College Basketball: North Carolina vs. Maryland. I hope you enjoy this one as much as Trey Wingo will....
Was Not To Be For Wie
For a while today, it looked like Michelle Wie would earn her first major victory on the LPGA Tour. But Karrie Webb and Lorena Ochoa both eagled the 18th to head into a playoff at -9, while Wie's birdie putt just singed the cupp, leaving her at -8, tied for 3rd with Ben Roethlisberger's ex-girlfri...
Leftovers: April Fools Fun...
• Cleveland blogger gives his reasons why the Cavs are going to miss the playoffs... despite already having clinched a playoff spot. [Mistake By The Lake Sporting Times]...
The Value Of College Athletes
Ever wonder how much money an individual player was worth to a university? So did Robert Brown, a professor at Cal State-San Marcos who has spent 15 years studying the value of college athletes. He put together a formula to estimate how much members of last year's North Carolina and Illinois baske...
"I'll Have Him Secured Any Minute Now."
The best SportsCenter commercial of all time, in my opinion....
This Week In Arena Football
• Georgia Force 55, Kansas City Brigade 47. With the win, Force head coach Doug Plank become's the franchise's all-time winningest head coach. I can feel the jealousy of Vince Lombardi, Chuck Noll and Bill Parcells....
Trying To Stop The Flop
I wasn't able to get you your soccer update yesterday, but I did want to point out some efforts to being taken to eliminate the diving and flopping that can sometimes plague the game....
Durham Quickly Becoming Compton East
You know, between the rapes and the drive-by shootings, Durham doesn't sound like such a great place to be right now....
People Will Come, Ray...
I admit, I've never been much for the sappy "crack of the bat, smell of the green grass" imagery that seems to be inspired by the opening of the baseball season. But I can get behind these sounds of the season: San Diego Serenade has put together a list of 9 songs (complete with downloadable mp3s)...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Wizards 99, Spurs 106. Hey, a competitive basketball game. What a novel idea....
Tapeworms Overcome Glen Davis; UCLA And Florida To Meet Monday Night
Every commercial CBS takes prolongs the agony. And CBS certainly isn't shy about the commercial breaks this year....
Bruins vs. Tigers, 5:58 Second Half
Garrett Temple buys a pump fake and ends up kneeing someone in the head. That was exciting....
Bruins vs. Tigers, 13:07 Second Half
Glen Davis starts the half by missing a couple of short ones, and UCLA has pushed the lead to 19. This evening... has been disappointing....
Bruins vs. Tigers, Halftime
Uh oh. Big Baby's practically begging John Brady to take him out of the game. He can't keep up with the pace. Things really couldn't be going worse for the Tigers....
Bruins vs. Tigers, 6:28 First Half
Hey, sweet commercial. Someone asks Spike Lee who he'd have a beer with if he could have a beer with anyone, and it's a nice little tribute to Jackie Robinson. Apparently, the commercial is for beer. Not any particular beer, just... beer in general....