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Tebow Hears Phantom Whistle, Or Perhaps Prayer From Distant Child
He just kind of stopped in the middle of a play, but nobody else did. Isn't this also the plot of "The Unborn?"...

If This Goes To OT, Just Have Percy Harvin And Chris Brown Run A 5K
Harvin runs the ball to the 26-yard line, and follows that up with another first down run. And you wanted to talk about the quarterbacks!...

Touchdown, Jermaine Gresham; Game Tied At 14
Something tells me that that pass from Sam Bradford would make a decent novel....

Camera Angles, EVERYWHERE
Is it really necessary to split the screen three times, so we can see an action shot of the offensive coordinator talking into his headset?...

Tebow Falling To Ground Signifies Ceremonial End of Third Quarter
Coming up: the Gators WILL punt. The Sooners WILL receive. American Idol WILL be plugged....

Now That's What I Call A Blocked Punt Kick: Volume 2
This time the Florida special teamers are allowed to piledrive the helpless punter placekicker into the ground. The Gators recover the ball in great position. (Their center's hand.)...

Quick Note On Tebow's Motivational Speech
September 27: Tebow makes tearful speech. October 6, 2008: Stock market drops below 10,000 and never recovers....

Percy The Baptist's Direct Snap Ends Streak Of Boring, Boring Football; UF 14-7
Sweet, points! And the UF fight song goes on in an attempt to outplay Beyonce's "Put A Ring On It."...

Oklahoma Gets Flagged For Face Mask
Total yards lost: one yard. Shit, if that was the penalty, I'd face mask every time, y'know, just to scare them. This concludes this episode of "Internet Tough Guy."...

There's A Fair-Haired White Wide Receiver For Florida That I Haven't Heard Of?
His name is Riley Cooper and he has extremely long blond locks. Exactly how has he not become this team's Wes Welker and therefore the subject of at least half the human interest stories?...

Breaking: Tim Tebow Pumps Up Team, Crowd, Country, TV Crew, Israeli Conflict
After that first down, his hands going up and down just inspired a generation. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT....

Lazy Third Quarter Interrupted By Oklahoma Punter Getting The Business
There's such a fine line between "great special teams play" and "15-yard penalty that selfishly hurt the team, you kettlehead." OU keeps the ball....

Two UF Cheerleaders Hold Up Signs That Say "Gator Bait"
So they're admitting to being the ones fed to the football players. Last I checked, this is how Chris Cooley's wife got fired....

Bear With Me As I Rage Against The Gawker Machine
As you can tell, I've never done a live blog like this before, and with 100% dissatisfaction of the new format, it's probably time for me to test some things out. Because you and me both want all of my thoughts to just show up without you clicking through. Wouldn't that be nice? Thus concludes...

UF Kickoff Return "Just Barely" Stays In Bounds
Just barely? It looked like his toe went out way back at the 5-yard line, maybe twice. Wow, of all the things they don't review....

Maybe I Need To Have Actually Been In Marching Band To Appreciate It
But what's so special about a band rendition of "Pinball Wizard?" What relevance does "Pinball Wizard" have in the middle of a football game? Why does it sound better when flutes are involved?...

Volleyball Game Breaks Out Near Goal Line; Bradford Intercepted
Bradford's pass rattles through the hands of exactly 43 Florida defenders before one of them decided to grab it and end the OU drive at the end of the first half....

Someone Got The Webcast Feed To Work (Difficulty: Australia)
An e-mail from Zach in Australia: "Not sure if you've seen it, but it's great. It's the raw feed from the wire cam. No replays or stats....but then again, no crappy commentary or commercials."...

That Would Make Harvin The Moses Of This Biblical Metaphor
Percy Harvin runs about half the field, averting a punt out of the end zone....