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Manti Te’o is on high alert after getting fooled in the whole Lennay Kekua fake girlfriend hoax story. According to Sports Illustrated’s Jim Trotter, Te’o told the media during a conference call that he thought his friends were …
Tyrann Mathieu finally went in the draft. The Honey Badger was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round — No. 69 overall — which may have been slightly higher than what most people expected. He was so overcome with emotion …
Tyrann Mathieu may have had a lot of off-field problems entering the NFL Draft, but a girlfriend wasn’t one. The former LSU cornerback has been dating Sydni Paige Russell since at least 2011. That was the time when Mathieu, then known as the …
Manny Pacquiao is busy preparing for an election in the Philippines, but when he is done he can begin to focus on his next fight. According to his promoter Bob Arum, that fight will be against either Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios. Arum told the LA …
ESPN college basketball analyst Digger Phelps recently had surgery for bladder cancer, the network announced on Thursday. Phelps was recently diagnosed with the illness, and his surgery was deemed a success. A story posted on ESPN’s website …
Blake Griffin heard it from Memphis Grizzlies fans after he went to the free throw line in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 94-82 Game 3 loss to the Grizzlies on Thursday night. Griffin got the ball at the top of the circle with just under …
Geno Smith was one of the players in attendance for the first day of the NFL Draft, but he reportedly will not be back at Radio City Music Hall for day two. Smith was considered a strong possibility to go in the first round. He was dressed up, had …
Jim Mora has already successfully turned around the UCLA football program in only one year on the job. Now he’s looking to improve the fan support for the team. He’s even willing to pay out of his own pocket to improve fan support. Mora …
Aaron Rodgers offered some encouragement to Geno Smith as the West Virginia quarterback dropped in the NFL Draft. Though Rodgers attended Game 3 between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks and did not watch most of the first round, he was aware of …
Here I was thinking that Cordarrelle Patterson made the biggest fashion statement at the draft. I was wrong. This is Ziggy Ansah. He was picked No. 5 overall by the Detroit Lions. Guess he had just come from seeing the new Jurassic Park, because he …
There was a stunner in the NFL Draft when the Buffalo Bills selected EJ Manuel at No. 16 overall on Thursday. He was the first quarterback taken in the draft. Manuel had been mentioning in interviews that he hoped either the Jets, Eagles, or Bills …
Tavon Austin proved to NFL teams that he is ready for the big time, and he’s now proving to the rest of us that he is going to fit in just fine in the league. As Matt Sebek pointed out, some of Austin’s most recent people he’s …
Jon Gruden has been criticized for his easy-going commentary in the “Monday Night Football” booth, but he certainly showed his “Chucky” side when commenting on the Miami Dolphins’ selection of Dion Jordan at No. 3 …
Cordarrelle Patterson was definitely trying to make a fashion statement at the NFL Draft. The former Tennessee wide receiver showed up to Radio City Music Hall wearing about every type of accessory possible. Patterson had his hair up almost in a bun, …
Michigan’s Nik Stauskas returned home to Canada this week and decided to release a new shooting video. In the video, Stauskas went 70-of-76 (92.1 percent) on his shots in the rain, including 46 straight makes. Needless to say, the exhibition …
DJ Hayden is one of the top cornerback prospects in the NFL Draft, and there is speculation that he could go as high as No. 3 overall to the Oakland Raiders. Such a rise in his status is pretty shocking. CBS Sports’ Jason LaCanfora reported on …
