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Nothing Says Old-Fashioned Like "Citifield"
This, friends, is the new stadium for the New York Mets, still out in Flushing and expected to open in 2009. It is designed, like most stadiums are these days, as a throwback to the old-timey fields of the '50s, with smidgens of Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds mixed in with, you know, big skybox...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while enjoying the wonders of the Ohio Library System ... • NFL: Where's the Stanford band when you need them? Hester's return of a missed FG leads Bears over Giants. • NBA: Bobcats have 28 turnov ... oops! (Comical sound effect) make that 29 turnovers in 108-101 loss to Nuggets. • N...

The Violent Tendencies Of Isiah Thomas
Spurs forward Bruce Bowen has a habit of sliding his feet under the feet of the man he's guarding when they go up for a jumpshot. It's an extremely dirty and dangerous play, and Bowen's got a history with it. Both Ray Allen and Vince Carter have wanted to beat his ass at various points in the not-to...

About Last Night...
• Boxing: Klitschko KO's Brock in the 7th. Well, that's alright. We wouldn't have wanted America to have to learn another heavyweight's name. • College Football: Kansas State 45, Texas 42. I can't say I'm sorry to see the chances for an Ohio State/Texas rematch evaporate. • NBA: Seattle 113, Atlanta...

Let's Revisit That Rose Bowl, USC
Yahoo! Sports, seemingly dedicated to the sole pursuit of torturing the University of Southern California, has done some digging about the instant replay booth in last year's national championship game. They've discovered that it was an incorrectly hooked-up replay monitor that prevented the prope...

About Last Night...
• College Basketball: (17) Marquette 76, Hillsdale 66. In the ESPN recap, "Hillsdale" is not clickable, and has no logo. Marquette beat them by 10. • NBA: Portland 92, NOOCH 91. Blowing a 27-point lead? That'll put some hair on your chest, Peja. • College Basketball: (1) Florida 79, Samford 54. I ju...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Atlantic Coast Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to crush all who laughed at your picks last year. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! Please send contributions to tips...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while falling down a flight of stairs in slow motion ... • NHL: Mighty Ducks claim record-breaking win. • College football: Scarlet Knights become Dancing Itos for a night in win over Louisville. • Golf: Big Trouble In Little China: That Tiger fellow is back in the hunt at HSBC....

Blasted Apart, With Just A Hint Of Juniper
Ladies and gentlepersons, we proudly introduce you to SeasonShot. What is it? It's a shotgun that saved you the trouble of having to spice your meat! You can blast a bird out of the air and lightly pepper it with coriander at the same time! We'll let the inventors describe it:...

How To Deal With Angry, Suing Fans
Remember that A's-Rangers game from a couple of years ago, when Rangers reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the stands and broke some lady's nose? Well, that lawsuit in still going on, and it appears the Rangers are sparing no expense in their quest to discredit the lady's husband, whose hec...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Big Ten Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to finally get some respect. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! Please send contributions to [email protected]....

The Legend Of Ned Grows
What makes a hero? Is a man born to be remembered through the ages, or is greatness thrust upon him whether he desires it or not? History may little note nor long remember the fight between Florida International and the University of Miami. But we shall never forget the valiant sacrifices of Ned, ...

Welcome Back, Dwight Gooden
After seven months in jail — in a jail in Florida, no less — fallen phenom Dwight Gooden is scheduled to be released today. A time has not been announced yet. Gooden's jail time was intriguing because he could have chosen three years probation but decided not to, because another drug offense during ...

NBA Roundup: The Cuban Fizzle Crisis
Notes from Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching medics wheel George Allen out on a gurney screaming "Turn those machines back on! Turn those machines back on!" • NBA: Chris Bosh, 29 points, 14 rebounds and a game-winning three-pointer (wha ...?) as Raptors beat 76ers 106-104. • Golf: Shanghai Surprise ... turns out ...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Big 12 Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to avoid eternal shame. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! (Please send contributions to )....

Etan Thomas Has Got Your Peace RIGHT HERE
When Washington Wizards forward Etan Thomas isn't busy extolling the virtues of Abe Pollin's prostate in lyrical poem form or reminding us that David Stern doesn't care about black people, apparently, he whittles away the hours getting in fights with teammate Brendan Haywood....

An Excuse To Break Out Our Ditka Wine!
If an alien race ever decided to attack us, we know of one sure-fire way to hold off the destruction. Just send this ad into space. It's sure to render potential invaders hopelessly befuddled, so that they veer off toward a stable planet, like Saturn. Heck, we live here, and we're frightened by this...

Football Is So Painful Sometimes
Another beautiful thing about YouTube: It can so aptly capture that moment when being a sports fan is at its worst, when the world is entirely out of your control, when events conspire against you and just make you want rage, rage, RAGE against all that has been taken from you....

How To Get Kicked Off Your Team
We know this is from yesterday, but we needed to wrap 'er up, if just because it involves Kansas coach Bill Self, who wears the worst toupee we've seen in college sports yet is seemingly never called on it. (Yes. We're Illini people. We're still a little annoyed.)...