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Nick Adenhart was just getting his major league career off the ground. He pitched six scoreless innings last night, looking sharp and every bit the top prospect that the 22 year old had been purported to be. And then the unimaginable happened. He was driving home last night when his car was struck in Fullerton, […]

Matthew Stafford was embarrassed by this shot from a NASCAR race. NFL teams go to great lengths to find out as much as they can about prospective draftees. From the team's point of view, they don't want to invest millions in a guy who might be a problem on or off the field. In a […]

Now that the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team has steamrolled to another national title and a 39-0 record, the question has to be asked: Where do they rank among the greatest college basketball teams of all time? Consider these tidbits. They are only the 11th Division 1 college basketball eam (men or women) to […]

By Cyd Zeigler jr. “To be part of that crucial part of an individual’s life is really important to us, and those of us that coach at this age group understand that responsibility.” It’s like a cruel joke when former Penn State women’s basketball coach Rene Portland says this 18 minutes into the new documentary, […]

Eminem is one of my favorite performers of all time, and his “The Marshall Mathers LP” is one of the best ever recorded. His latest album (Relapse) is following the same formula Interscope Records and Dr. Dre have for every Eminem album: Put out a pop-culture-layden single and let the media sell albums for you. […]

For baseball fans, every Opening Day brings a sense of optimism, an expectation that this will be the year that our team comes through. “Every team’s tied for first right now,” we say, “We all have 0-0 records.” Even fans of teams in small markets, teams that can’t (or won’t) spend money on free agents […]

As a public service, here’s the cap the Nats are giving away on Opening Day. I thought it was a bit odd when, while logged onto my Facebook page a few minutes ago, I noticed an ad that said something like "Phils-Nats in DC, deals on tickets and parking for April 13, 15, 16." Now […]

By Cyd Zeigler jr. Two great women have come together to write a fantastic, comprehensive report that is their latest step in trying to end collegiate and high school Negative Recruiting Based on Sexual Orientation. Helen Carroll, Sports Project Manager for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Pat Griffin, Director of It Takes A […]

A player for an English soccer team was given a penalty yellow card by a referee after farting during a penalty kick. The Chorlton Villa player got a yellow card for the noise which was classed as “unsporting behavior.” The team, who conceded a goal on the second take, went on to win the match […]

An obscure NCAA rule is threatening the eligibility of a Florida State wide receiver who, by all accounts, has lifted himself up by the boostraps out of the ghetto and needs to play his senior season for a shot at pro ball. Corey Surrency was in ninth grade when he dropped out of high school […]

Nick Youngquest Voting has begun in the South American bracket in the King of the Hardwood contest. Aussie rugby star Nick Youngquest is among the field of 16 in these two brackets in Round 2. Vote here and check out the winners to date. Check out the photos of the World North jocks and of […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels started the men’s college basketball season as No. 1 and ended it that way with an easy 89-72 win over Michigan State in the final at Detroit. The Tar Heels were so dominant they scored a record 55 first-half points and had the biggest halftime lead ever in 21 points. […]

San Antonionio Spurs player Manu Ginobili is out for the rest of the NBA regular season and the playoffs. The Spurs guard had scans done on Monday that showed his troubled right ankle has gotten worse. I had been keeping an eye on Ginobili this past season and I picked up his ankle issues. It […]

Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 7, 3pm-4pm ET) on Rick Sanchez’s hour of CNN Newsrooom, the cable network will promote the fantastic new documentary “Training Rules” and talk about the damage that anti-lesbian policies and negative recruiting have on its victims. I was interviewed this morning for the segment; We’ll see if I said anything semi-intelligent. You […]

The shot-out window of the jeep, along with a bullet. This is proof that the Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen relationship has jumped the shark and officially landed in bizarro territory: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen’s glam Costa Rican wedding was marred by gunfire [Saturday] night when security guards hired to keep paparazzi away fired at two […]

Our Hot Jock this weekend is brought to us thanks to my sister. Brandon London is a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins and actually has a Super Bowl ring from the 2007 season when he was on the practice squad with the New York Giants. He’s 6-foot-4, 210 pounds and was a Minuteman at […]

The Final Four is down to the Final Two, after North Carolina thumped Villanova and Michigan State surprised No. 1 seed Connecticut in the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament. I can only hope the final is more exciting and interesting than the one snoozer and one so-so game Saturday. There were some decent moments in Michigan […]

Add the apology from UFC's Dana White to the immeasurably long list of non-apologies (he used the 'faggot' in a rant earlier this week). While a simple "I got it wrong, I'm sorry" would have sufficed, White decided to go the "You don't understand me and you got it wrong" route. GLAAD seems to have […]

Can this scene repeat itself? Having already explained away the American League, now let’s look at the National League. In the interest of trying to provide some drama to what many will likely find to be a very obvious conclusion on my part…ummm, I mean, because I’m feeling whimsical, I’ve reversed the order. I’m starting […]