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The Quasimodo Of Fenway: A Creation Of The Devil, Keeper Of The Monster, Sad About The Red Sox

He keeps his watch at night, working the ancient machinery that signals to the public the fortunes of the times. Some call him a monster, but it is within the Monster he hides from the visitors who curse him for the bad news he brings evening after evening. Some say he has gone deaf from the vitrio...

Astros Pitcher Mickey Storey Knocked Out Of Game After Taking Line Drive To The Face [UPDATE]

A bad season for Houston got even worse tonight as rookie Astros pitcher Mickey Storey was knocked out of tonight's game on a play eerily similar to the one that left A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy with a fractured skull last week....

Russian Hockey Player Gets Sliced In The Neck, Loses One Pint Of Blood, Will Only Miss One Game

Damn, hockey players are an insanely tough group of people. Denis Sokolov, a longtime blueliner in the KHL, got sliced in the neck by accident on Monday, thanks to the wayward skate blade of an opposing player. It nicked his carotid artery and he preceded to gush blood all over the ice. However, h...

An LA Daily News writer has been banned from covering USC football for two weeks because he covered USC football....

Aaron Rodgers Says The Replacement Refs "Have To Understand The Rules"

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: The Packers QB has a few bones to pick with the replacements....

Jim Calhoun's retirement from UConn is reportedly "imminent." Just in time for next year's NCAA tournament ban....

Somebody's Been Peeing In A Minnesota High School Girls Soccer Team's Lockers

Pee! Pee everywhere! That's what girls from Princeton (Minn.)'s soccer team say they found in their lockers Saturday morning. The pissing bandits haven't been identified, but here are the facts: Princeton's football team played host to Mound Westonka (Minn.) last Friday. Mound Westonka's team used ...

Why Is The NFL Discouraging 70-Yard Field Goals?

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Bristolmetrics: <i>SportsCenter</i> Spent 45 Straight Commercial-Free Minutes On Giants-Cowboys

This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week....

This Is The 53-Year-Old Man Who Pushed A Teen Off His Lawnmower, Tebowed, Then Drove Off

Consider this your update, hopefully the last one, on the story that captivated a nation. Police had described the suspect as bald with glasses, and, yep, I'd say David McCosby fits the bill....

The Specialists: What's In It For Oregon's Quarterbacks?

Finished in 2010 and funded by a $41.7 million gift from Phil Knight, the John E. Jaqua Academic Center rises from a reflecting pool like the pyramid of the Louvre, a monument to student-athletes gilding a busy Eugene, Ore. thoroughfare. This past August, the unveiling of the University of Oregon's ...

Which Rookie Quarterback Had The Most Poise After His First Start?

Mark Sanchez was the king of "poise" during his rookie season in 2009. That year, you'd have been hard-pressed to find any writers using any other word to describe him (seriously, you would). Now, after just one game this season, five first-year quarterbacks—Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Brandon ...

Watch Mike Francesa Doze Off During An Interview

Mike Francesa has a demanding schedule. He's got the daily talk show on WFAN that spans more than five hours. He has the NFL Now Sunday morning show. And he's been doing all of this for years. Finally, he's showing his age. During Tuesday's interview with Yankees beat reporter Sweeny Murti, the 58...

Some Fantastic Photos Of A Fan Fight At The Raiders Game [UPDATED WITH VIDEO]

We don't know the particulars of this fight, which went down Monday night during the Chargers' win in Oakland. We know, at least, the guy on the right is a Raiders fan, as is the crying woman in photos four and five who attempted to beat security officers with their own handcuffs. We also know Raide...

Jerry "The King" Lawler May Have Brain Damage After Suffering Heart Attack On Live TV [UPDATE]

Following a collapse during Monday's live broadcast of Raw from Montreal, WWE legend Jerry "The King" Lawler now may be facing permanent brain damage, according to the L.A. Times....

Notre Dame Is Joining The ACC

Notre Dame is divorcing the Big East to run off with the ACC, though the ACC's news release doesn't say when. Football is part of the deal, too, though not all the way:...

"Drunk 9/11 Hippie Girl" Pays Tribute With Body Paint, Foam Finger (UPDATE)

Every American offered remembrance to 9/11 in their own way. For many people, that was done in ways personal and private. Some folks, however, were a bit more vocal, such as this exuberant Phillies fan from tonight's 9-7 win over the Marlins. Tipster TJ alerted us to the above photo taken by his fri...

Another Giants-Dodgers Series, Another Fan Assault

Despite the heightened police presence at AT&T Park, a regular measure since Bryan Stow was beaten into a coma in Los Angeles last year, there was another incident over the weekend. Christopher Torii Smith, 26, was arrested after assaulting a fan in the bathroom during Sunday's game against the Dodg...

Torii Hunter On Mike Trout: "What You Guys Are Witnessing Is Greatness"

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: The centerfield torch is passed....

Source: Brandon Phillips Thought Jared Hughes Called Him "Boy"

We told you earlier about the dustup last night that caused Brandon Phillips to tweet that a Pirates player had said something racist to him. According to a source who spoke to someone who was on the field at the time, Phillips thought Pirates reliever Jared Hughes had called him "boy." This after H...