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> Hedo Turkoglu was reminded Thursday night of one cardinal rule in the NBA: never touch a referee. Turkoglu lost the ball on a drive to the basket and the referee signaled Bulls ball. Hedo was incredulous that a foul wasn’t called, and he …
A few creative UT-San Antonio students used a cutout of Rosie O’Donnell’s mug to distract free throw shooters on the opposing team Wednesday, and the trick worked. McNeese State only made 62 percent of their free throws (26-42). …
Dwight Howard is used to fielding questions from reporters about leaving the Magic via trade or free agency. When reporters in Chicago asked him for an impression of Charles Barkley, he happily obliged. They then asked for an impression of Shaq, but …
Soccer player Ezequiel Schelotto broke up with his girlfriend, reportedly because his parents thought the model gave their son a bad image. Schelotto is a 22-year-old Argentine winger who plays for Atalanta in Italy’s Serie A. He began seeing …
Dan Marino doesn’t tweet very often, but he decided to send a message about Peyton Manning through the social networking service Thursday. Shout out to #18, Indy will never forget your legacy. Can’t wait to see you back on the field doing …
An Iditarod musher dramatically saved one of his fallen dogs by administering a CPR technique earlier this week. Scott Janssen, who owns an Anchorage funeral home and is running his second Iditarod, noticed that the tug line of his sled slacked while …
Some people are stoked to have baseball back because that means their favorite team is in action. Others are pumped because they get to draft a new fantasy baseball team. But for us at LBS, the return of baseball means the return of weird baseball …
Peyton Manning left a generous tip after eating at Angus Barn in North Carolina last week, and the server who shared a picture of the receipt has now been fired. “This goes against every policy we have,” said Van Eure, owner and operator …
Guess that SI article had an impact on Ben Howland and he’s now out to prove what a disciplinarian he is. The UCLA coach benched center Josh Smith for the first half of the team’s Pac-12 tournament game against USC Wednesday for missing …
Louisville beat Seton Hall 61-55 in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday, hurting the Pirates’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament. Rick Pitino was asked about Seton Hall’s tournament chances after the game, and he said …
Nearly 20 months ago, LeBron James announced on national TV he was “taking his talents to South Beach.” On Wednesday, he made a pitch asking Peyton Manning to do the same. At one point during the Heat’s win over the Hawks Wednesday, …
Peyton Manning’s free agency is the biggest story in sports, and that fact has not been overlooked by anyone in the Miami media. There was a trove of reporters waiting for Manning when he arrived home in South Florida after his press conference …
Oklahoma State cornerback Yves Batoba was offered a free pair of expensive shoes by Chad Ochocinco, but had to turn them down because of the NCAA. Oklahoma State sports blog Pistols Firing tells us that Batoba is a big shoe guy, so he tweeted at …
I don’t know anything about Miami Marlins president David Samson, but if the reported comments he recently made are accurate, he’s a pretty awful guy. Speaking at a Beacon Council breakfast meeting about the new Marlins ballpark Tuesday, …
One of the best parts about doing this job is waking up each day and never knowing what kind of stories you’ll end up writing about. Did I get out of bed today knowing I would be writing about a Hulk Hogan sex tape being shopped? Heck no. But …
Indians outfielder Trevor Crowe came through with one of the best athlete taunts on Twitter we’ve ever seen. Crowe posted that picture of a scared Reds player bracing for contact with the catcher at homeplate during spring training. …
