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Notre Dame reached into its bag of tricks early in its game against Virginia Saturday. The Fighting Irish had a 4th and goal from the Cavaliers’ 7-yard line on their first offensive possession of the game. They lined up for a field goal but ran …
Jim Harbaugh earned his first victory as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines when his team defeated Oregon State 35-7 on Saturday in Ann Arbor. The team played typical physical Harbaugh ball, and there was another trait we saw that has become …
Carmelo Anthony is still under contract with the New York Knicks for another four years and still the central player in the franchise, but the team may be getting closer to thinking about trading him. In an article for Grantland about Markieff …
The good news for Aldon Smith is that he signed with an NFL team on Friday. The bad news is he was also charged with three crimes. The Raiders signed Smith to a one-year deal despite knowing he had been arrested for DUI, hit and run, and vandalism. …
How convinced was Roberta Vinci that she stood very little chance of beating Serena Williams in the semifinals of the US Open? She says she called her travel agent to book a flight home based on her expectation that she would lose to Williams. Vinci …
The NFL has cleared the New England Patriots from all suspicion regarding the cause of the headset problems both teams claimed to have experienced during Thursday night’s game. A league spokesperson issued the following statement Friday to …
Video of James Blake being handcuffed and taken down by a police officer on Wednesday in New York City has been released. The former tennis star has said all along that he does not want an apology from the NYPD over the incident, but he wants a …
Roberta Vinci did the unthinkable and pulled off one of the biggests upset in women’s tennis history when she beat Serena Williams in the semifinals of the US Open on Friday. Vinci by her own admission did not think winning the match was …
Roberta Vinci acted differently than most players when facing Serena Williams. Rather than back down or be intimidated by Williams’ hard shots, body language, and yelling, Vinci responded. The Italian tennis player upset Williams in the …
Roberta Vinci actually had to apologize for the best moment of her life. The Italian tennis player upset Serena Williams in the semifinals of the US Open Friday 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to end Williams’ bid to win the grand slam, and she called it the …
It’s a tradition unlike any other. The fourth annual LBS Pick ‘Em Pool has returned and you are invited to join the private league! We pick NFL games weekly against the spread through a Yahoo league. The rules are simple: Predict each NFL …
Tom Brady is one of the faces of the NFL and among the most accommodating players in the league when it comes to media requests, but that may be changing. Brady put together a brilliant performance in the Patriots’ 28-21 season-opening victory …
The NFL regular season began on Thursday night, but the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense was acting like it was still the preseason. Pittsburgh’s defense committed a bevy of critical mistakes that one would not expect from an NFL team, much …
New England Patriots fans had their chance to make their voices heard on Thursday night, and they made sure to do so in the most audible way possible. After the Patriots forced a punt in the fourth quarter of their season opener against the Steelers …
All reports have indicated that Arian Foster is recovering much faster from groin surgery than originally expected, and the latest word corroborates that information. CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reported Thursday that Foster might be back for …
Last week we told you that the New England Patriots planned to raise a Tom Brady banner before its season opener if the quarterback’s suspension was upheld by the legal system. Luckily the suspension was overturned, allowing Brady to play in …
