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We Survived Day One (Because We Were Favored)
Boy, Thursday was fun, wasn't it? Sixteen games, win-or-go-home, play hooky from work and school. It was just missing one thing. Someone — anyone — winning a game they shouldn't have....

Geno Hayes Will Wear His Helmet From Now On
Tampa Bay special teamer Geno Hayes is doing fine, even though his 19-year-old girlfriend stabbed him in the head with scissors—then again in the neck with a real knife. The second stabbing shows dedication. [TampaBayOnline]...

Cyst May Force Alex Rodriguez To Cease
Alex Rodriguez is having a bang up year in 2009. The latest calamity? A bone cyst that may force him to bail on Team D.R. at the World Baseball Classic....

Maurice Clarett Creates Controversy, Even From The Slammer
So there seems to be some question on whether imprisoned former Bronco Maurice Clarett is actually writing his own blog. Is he using a ghost writer? What's the WiFi access situation in cell block D?...

Maurice Clarett Seeks Salvation, Bandwidth
Maurice Clarett: Prison blogger? Yep, the former running back who is serving time for robbery and other charges has been blogging from prison since Oct. of 2008, according to his archives....

Jim Calhoun's Annoying Interrogator Is Not Happy With That Annoying Answer
Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun got into a little spat with a member of the Green Party this weekend over how much he makes. Is there some way they could both lose this argument?...

He Fought The Tow Truck And The Tow Truck Won
No sooner had Ohio State garnered some positive publicity than the Buckeyes were brought back to earth with the drunken, mischievous adventures of offensive lineman Alex Boone....

Meet The Man Who Will Testify Against Barry Bonds
The Feds are filling out their roster for their big showdown against Barry Bonds, and have found a catcher. Here's Bobby Estalella, who is expected to testify to firsthand knowledge that Bonds used steroids....

Matt Sylvester Is The Road Warrior
Ohio State fans know Matt Sylvester as the feisty forward who hit the game-winning 3 that beat Illinois in 2005. Well, his likeness is now available to worship in mugshot form....

The Internet Cesspool Claims Another Victim
The man in the above photo is Ed Podolak, longtime radio man for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Ed apparently was forced to retire thanks to photos like the one above surfacing on some sports blogs....

Beanie Wells Goes Pro
Running back Chris Wells will skip his senior year at Ohio State so that he might someday be able to afford a fedora or maybe a top hat. [ESPN]...

Texas Waits For Final Minute To Eat Ohio State's Soul
So I guess anyone who thought the Fiesta Bowl was a giant made-to-order bowl of Buckeye Soup (ahem) had another thing coming. Hey, when you're right 52% of the time ......

Hey, $%&*@!? Hands Off The Sweater Vest, Mack
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

It's Time For Ohio State's Annual Butt Whupping
Gee, it seems like it was just twelve months ago that tOSU was getting their Buckeyes kicked in by an angry SEC team in their bowl game. Oh wait, that was two years ago....

The Year In...Sexual Trysts
So, the next few days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Road beef, etc....

The Year In ... Restroom Hijinks
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Restroom hijinks....

Who Is Buckeye Freshman's Mysterious Shoplifting Friend?
Ohio State freshman Nathan Williams said he was "just covering for a friend" when he was arrested for shoplifting three shirts at a Dayton mall....

Bottoms Up, Hawkeyes: Ruminations On Metrodome Bathroom Sex, Plus, How To Make A Bull Gator
Time for another edition of Waxing Off, the feature born of that venerable site The Black Table and carried over here and given a sporty new coat of paint. This week we've asked five talented female writers to ruminate on: Lois Feldman and the Iowa Hawkeye Metrodome Sexcapade....

"Wonderful Boyfriend" Makes Up Other Half Of Iowa Bathroom Sex Team
A thought occurred to me this weekend—we all know the face and identity of the the um ... "unfortunate" woman who got it on with a complete stranger in a Metrodome bathroom while her husband sat in the seats not wondering what was taking so long. (It helps that she's now given two interviews to loca...
