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A's, White Sox Honor Slain Oakland Policemen On Sunday
Ozzie Guillen: "It's a hard day for the Bay Area. If it's police or fireman or military and you take their life away because they're protecting our country, it's a sad thing." [San Francisco Chronicle]...

An Intergalactic Birthday Greeting From Bill Walton
I hope that I live to see my 87th birthday, if for no other reason than I might be lucky enough to receive a spaced-out answering machine message from Mr. Bill Walton....

Curt Schilling Is Hanging Up His Bloody Sock Forever
Curt Schilling is retiring after 23 years of MLB service. There will be no comeback. His press conference, of course, was held on 38 Pitches. I'm skeptical. [Sox and Dawgs]...

The Case Of Thad Matta's Imaginary Son
You may have heard the shocking story of Thad Matta's trash-talking son, accused of slandering most of the greater Albany area last week. There's just one problem with this tale—Thad Matta doesn't have a son....

NFL Player Tries To Straighten Out His Woman With A Mop Handle
Oakland Raiders offensive lineman Cornell Green seems to have been upset with the mother of his two children over something. Sometimes it takes a little more to get a lady to just listen. [TBO]...

Happy Birthday, Sean Bradley
• And many more: A birthday tribute to human highlight reel Shawn Bradley. Yes, the reel is of other players' highlights, but he did make them possible. [Fourth and Fail]...

Jets Want Some Of That Jay Cutler Goodness
The Jets are reportedly very interested in trading for Denver's laser-armed crybaby. What, no confidence in Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff? Preposterous! [NYDN]...

Roy Williams Doesn't Like It When Cheerleaders Cry
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

God Just Didn't Let Him Know How To Beat Arizona
"God sent Moses to free Israel. God sent Gary Waters to resurrect Cleveland State. I really believe that. I believe that 100 percent. [Yahoo!Sports]...

While You're Watching the Games, Big Red's Watching You
Need another reason to be thankful that potential bracket-buster Western Kentucky got bounced by Gonzaga? Images like this one will no longer haunt your dreams....

Pitt Holds On; Thousands of Brackets Avoid Enraged Shredding
Wow, that got...uncomfortably close for a bit. The top-seeded Panthers survived a big scare from eighth-seeded Oklahoma State, pulling away very late against a Cowboy team that wouldn't go away....

Michael Jordan's Son Leads Team to Illinois High School State Championship
Watching his boy Marcus dominate from his spot in the stands, His Airness was reportedly quite misty-eyed. Maybe he was embarrassed by the Kurt Rambis prescription specs?...

Luckily, Brady's Always Spreading Them Around
Those rascals at CBSSportsline are at it again. Always with the dick jokes. Amazingly, that's only the second silliest headline on the page, what with the Martz story and all. [CMSB]...

'Cuse Men Smile, Kiss the Sky
In the early game appetizer, third-seeded Syracuse had relatively little trouble getting rid of sixth-seeded Arizona State, thus earning the right to be featured in an awful headline pun....

Hooray! It's Wonderlic Scores Time!
Gather around, everyone! Time to be awed and amused by the basic problem solving abilities of future NFL stars. Spoiler alert: the wide receiver class struggled....

TaylorMade Offers World's Safest Promotion
TaylorMade and Golfsmith.com will refund the cost of your driver if El Nino wins at Augusta. They will also buy you a house if John Daly is ever elected Senator....

What Happens in Brazilian Football Doesn't Stay in Brazilian Football
Pele outs countrymen Ronaldo and Robinho as drug users. What's Portuguese for 'stop snitching'?...

In Case You Need A Live Blogging Fix
With Sussman still being held for observation after last week's insane live blogging marathon, The Rookies are happy to fill the live-blogging gap....

A-Rod Dated Famous 'Spitzer Gate' Madam
The New York Daily News is reporting that Kristin Davis provided the Yankees slugger with both hookers and personal companionship. He...definitely has a type....

Gonzaga Alumni Are Weeping With Joy
Demetri Goodson's thrilling end-to-end bank-in with 0.9 seconds left lifts the Bulldogs over Western Kentucky. If Gonzaga isn't careful, it's going to develop a reputation for these....