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Auburn Running Back Tre Mason Trains By Chasing Squirrels
While other schools are using parachutes or tires as resistance to help develop their players' speed, Auburn is going a little nuts. Auburn running back Tre Mason is chasing — and catching — squirrels as part of his effort to be faster than the Tigers' SEC competition this fall.
MMA Fighter Has His Eye Accidentally Glued Shut During Match
As if MMA fighters don't have enough to worry about during a fight — fists, elbows, knees and roundhouse kicks from out of nowhere — add Super Glue to the list. During the recent WOCS 25 MMA card in Brazil, fighter Carlos Alberto Lobo had his eyed glued shut by his own corner...
2013 NHL Playoffs First Round — Eastern Conference Preview & Schedule
The first round of the 2013 NHL playoffs starts this week, as 16 teams begin their quest for the Stanley Cup. The Pittsburgh Penguins were the best team in the Eastern Conference, but seven other squads believe they can reach the finals...
2013 NHL Playoffs First Round — Western Conference Preview & Schedule
The first round of the 2013 NHL playoffs starts Tuesday night, as 16 NHL teams vie to become the one to drink from the Stanley Cup in June. The top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks were the league's best team in the regular season and are favored to win the West...
Toledo Mud Hens to Wear Chewbacca Jerseys This Weekend
The Toledo Mud Hens are going intergalactic this weekend. In honor of May 4th, an official 'Star Wars' celebration day ("May the Fourth be with you." Get it?), the Mud Hens will wear jerseys inspired by Chewbacca, Han Solo's Wookie. (Do we really have to explain who the hell Chewbacca is...
Rays Reporter Kelly Nash Captures Nearly Being Hit By Ball While Taking Self-Pic On Green Monster
When Tampa Bay Rays reporter Kelly Nash stopped by Fenway Park on Saturday to do some advance work, she thought it would be cool to take a self shot picture from on top of the Green Monster, the ballpark's iconic outfield wall.
Since Nash was at the park during batting practice, her producer was wary of batted balls landing near Nash, calling out the danger to her several times...
2013 NBA Playoffs Recap: Spurs Complete Series Sweep By Routing Lakers, 103-82
Tony Parker scored 23 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 103-82, in Los Angeles on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep of their best-of-seven, first-round NBA playoff series. Tim Duncan added 11 points and six rebounds for the Spurs, who await the winner of the Denver Nuggets - Golden State Warriors series in the second round...
2013 NBA Playoffs Recap: LeBron James Leads Heat To First-Round Sweep of Bucks, 88-77
LeBron James scored 30 points, and the top-seeded Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 88-77, in Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon to complete a four-game sweep of their best-of-seven, first-round NBA playoff series. Milwaukee's Monta Ellis had 21 points, eight assists and five rebounds in a losing effort...
Yankees Superfan Refuses To Miss Baseball Game For His Sister’s Wedding
A New York Yankees superfan takes his fandom so seriously that he delayed attending his sister's wedding to go to a baseball game. "Bald" Vinny Milano is the unquestioned leader of the Bleacher Creatures, the New York Yankees' fan group which performs the Yankee Stadium tradition of the "Roll Call" — chanting the names of the Yankees' starting players until each player acknowle
Minor League Baseball Team to Replace Umpires With a Judge & Jury of Little League Players
The St. Paul Saints, an independent minor league baseball team with a history of wacky promotions, are fulfilling the dream of many managers: getting rid of all the umpires. During their May 11 game against the Gary SouthShore Railcats, the Saints will replace umpires with a judge and a jury...
Man Places Ridiculous Craigslist Ad Asking Woman To Have A Baby For Him
Craigslist.org is quite a handy site. In addition to finding a job or an apartment, readers can also find a man seeking a woman to have his child with no strings attached. That's right: an ad placed to the Washington, D.C. Craigslist seeks a woman who can give a man a child...
UFC 159 Recap: Jon Jones TKOs Chael Sonnen in the First Round To Retain Title
Jon Jones used a series of furious strikes to score a technical knockout of Chael Sonnen in the first round of their bout at UFC 159 in Newark, N.J. on Saturday night. Jones broke his toe during the brief match, but was still able to easily dispatch Sonnen and retain the UFC light heavyweight title...
Christine Bullock — Babe of the Day
Christine Bullock is a 29-year-old fitness model, TV host and Pilates, dance and yoga instructor. A fitness expert, Bullock is featured in the May issue of "Men's Health," where she helps poor schlumps like you figure out how to date a woman like her (hint: you should like Pittsburgh sports teams).
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NFL Draft Hopeful Tharold Simon Arrested in His Hometown a Day Before ‘Tharold Simon Day’
NFL draft prospect Tharold Simon of LSU was already famous in his hometown of Eunice, La.; now he's also infamous. Simon, 22, was arrested in his hometown on Thursday night, one day before Eunice officials were to proclaim “Tharold Simon Day” in the city...
Rick Pitino Gets Louisville Tattoo, Keeps His Promise
Earlier this month, we mentioned that Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino promised his team prior to the NCAA tournament that he'd get a tattoo if they won the national championship. Well, Pitino kept his promise.
Rick Pitino said he’d get a tattoo if Louisville won the National Championship...
Florida Uses Harry Potter, Pac-Man To Market Gators Football
Forget neatly folded letters in embossed envelopes, University of Florida recruiting coordinator Joker Phillips is going full geek on prep recruits. In the past week, Phillips, who has been tweeting non-traditional marketing images with the hashtag #comeplayWRforthejoker for sometime now, used a mock up of Harry Potter flying over Gators football players...
Miami’s Shane Battier Gets a Truckload of Free Beer After Mentioning His Favorite Brew
It's good to be an NBA player. Million-dollar salaries, basketball groupies and comp drinks are a pretty fantastic way to live. Shame Battier knows this. While talking about superstitions during the Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak, Battier expressed his love for Bud Light in an interview:
“Athletes are all superstitious and even if they don’t admit it, there’s a routine and just a cadence to o
Twins To Screen ‘The Sandlot’ on Target Field Jumbotron
Baseball fans love baseball movies almost as much as the national pastime itself. Next month at Minnesota's Target Field, they can see both at the ballpark. In conjunction with FOX Sports North, the Minnesota Twins will show the cult classic 'The Sandlot' on the Target Field jumbotron after the May 19 game against the Boston Red Sox...
Jon Bon Jovi’s Son, Jesse Bongiovi, May Walk on to Notre Dame’s Football Team
In a development that's sure to launch a million bad 'Livin' On A Prayer' puns from members of the sports media, Jesse Bongiovi, the son of rock star Jon Bon Jovi, intends to walk on to the football team at Notre Dame this fall.
Expected to graduate from Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, N...
The College Football Playoff Will Be Called the College Football Playoff
In the most glaring example of a lack of marketing creativity and out of obvious desire for a paid name sponsor, the new four-team college football playoff system that is replacing the Bowl Championship Series will be called the College Football Playoff, ESPN reported on Tuesday...