at Page 2009 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Jemile Weeks Saw A Ghost Last Night
Attendance was up for last night's Dodgers-A's game in Oakland, even if most in attendance were Giants fans always up for another opportunity to heckle their rivals from Los Angeles. With Aaron Harang walking eight in just 3 2/3 innings, something was working, and the Athletics walked away with a 3...
A "Foreign Substance" On Joel Peralta's Glove Resulted In The Most Boring Ejection In Baseball History
Normally, when our esteemed umpires throw someone out of the game, it's done with a flair and excitement that fans of both sides can usually get behind. But when the umpiring crew in tonight's Nationals-Rays game discovered a "foreign substance" on the glove of Rays reliever Joel Peralta, the result...
Happy Bobcats Seem Really Happy With Their New Uniforms
What do you suppose Kemba Walker, Gerald Henderson, and Bismack Biyombo are so darn happy about? Think it's because their season mercifully ended some weeks ago? Maybe it's because they just hired a coach with almost no NBA experience? Perhaps it's because they've got the second pick in the NBA Draf...
Dottie Sandusky Takes The Stand, Doesn't Do Much To Help Her Husband's Cause
The trial of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky began last week in Bellefonte, Pa. What follows is some of what's worth noting from today's testimony:...
Why Did The Dream Team Choose Laettner Over Shaq?
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Shaq has the answer....
Dwyane Wade's Ex-Wife Charged With Attempted Child Abduction, While Chris Bosh's Ex Is Applying For Food Stamps
Busy week off the court for the two non-controversial members of Miami's Big Three. Siohvaughn Funches-Wade has been charged with a mess of counts, including the awful sounding "attempted child abduction," after a weekend incident in which she refused to turn over their two sons at the time appointe...
Two State Troopers Testifying Against Jerry Sandusky Can't Get Their Stories Straight
Just when it looked like it was ready to start juggling bowling pins and spinning plates while riding a unicycle, Jerry Sandusky's defense team has finally punched back at the prosecution's case. Whether that punch can generate enough reasonable doubt to acquit Sandusky on all 51 counts involving al...
Secretariat Just Set The Preakness Stakes Record
This is Secretariat's 1973 Preakness Stakes, somehow the least dominant of his Triple Crown races. He finished, officially, in 1:54 2/5, despite the fact that not a single timer had him clocked at that time. Now, 39 years later, the long-dead massive-hearted horse shaved more than a second off his...
Zlatan Ibrahimović Has Scored The Goal Of Euro 2012 Thus Far With An Astounding Volley
The Swedes are eliminated from qualifying for the knockout round, but it didn't stop them from reveling in Zlatan Ibrahimović's astounding goal to put Sweden up 1-0 on France in today's Group D match....
Rangers Announcer Dave Barnett To Undergo Evaluation, Will Miss Next Two Broadcasts
Texas Rangers broadcaster Dave Barnett will miss the next two games, choosing to undergo evaluation after suffering a migraine that led to a bizarre sequence during last night's game in San Diego....
Harry Reid To Reporter: "That's A Clown Question, Bro"
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is a Mormon from Nevada. So is Bryce Harper. He works in D.C. (where he was answering a question from Roll Call's Steven Dennis about some immigration stuff involving Mitch McConnell and Mitt Romney). So does Harper (who coined this phrase less than a week ago, al...
Wes Welker And Friends Went To A Wine Tasting In Aspen, Allegedly Picked A Fight With Security
That's what the New York Post said happened Friday night, when Welker and six of his "burly buddies" tried to just waltz right into an event that required tickets at the 30th annual Food & Wine Classic....
The New Best Place For A Home Run Derby: An Aircraft Carrier
This morning I lamented that our country is falling woefully behind in the "playing sports where sports aren't meant to be played" arms race. Several readers were quick to point out that I was wrong, and America continues to rock faces. Yesterday, the Class A South Atlantic League held the first r...
Fox L.A. Legal Analyst On Jerry Sandusky: "He Shot His Wad"
Understanding the Jerry Sandusky trial from a West Coast viewpoint is hard. After all, California is so far away from Pennsylvania! So when KTTV, the Fox affiliate in Los Angeles, brought on legal analyst Robin Sax—a former district attorney apparently notable enough to have a Wikipedia article—th...
Note To Starbucks Baristas Everywhere: If You Find Yourself Serving Coffee To Mitch Albom, Spill It On Him
Mitch Albom, America's favorite fun-sized poetastering fabulist, decided to use his Sunday column space in the shrinking Detroit Free Press to whine about America's service workers in the haughtiest fashion possible....
The New Best Place For An Outdoor Hockey Game: A Roman Amphitheater
Yes, yes, the next Winter Classic will be at the Big House, and it'll look great with 120,000 freezing and screaming fans. Do you realize we're falling desperately behind the Europeans in the all-important "playing sports where sports aren't meant to be played" race? Why, just last month, a Russian ...
Jerry Sandusky's Attorney Compares Trial To Soap Opera. You'll Never Guess Which One.
After a day in which Jerry Sandusky's defense team began stating its case by trotting out character witnesses who did nothing to dispute what's being alleged, the looming question in Bellefonte, Pa., is whether Sandusky himself will take the stand. At this point, it might be Sandusky's only way out,...
A Mural Featuring Mike McQueary Tastefully Adorns Happy Valley Titty Bar
Reader Jayme recently returned from a trip to the End Zone Club, a titty joint located in scenic Port Matilda, Pa., just 13 miles away from the Penn State campus. He files this report:...
Kent State Head Coach Scott Stricklin Is Really, Really Excited That <em>SportsCenter</em> Is Coming Up Next
The Kent State Golden Flashes continued their improbable postseason run, knocking off the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed Florida and remaining alive in the College World Series with a 5-4 win in Omaha yesterday....
Did Jerry Sandusky Admit His Guilt To Bob Costas In Portion Of Interview NBC Never Aired?
Remember that Rock Center interview Jerry Sandusky did with Bob Costas back in November? Remember how Sandusky creepily said things to Costas like "I enjoy young people"? Remember how it took Sandusky more than 16 seconds to answer a direct question about whether he's "sexually attracted to young ...