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Syracuse beat West Virginia 63-61 Saturday after getting a break on a missed call by the referees. West Virginia’s Truck Bryant bombed a three and missed in the final seconds, but Deniz Kilicli got the rebound and went up for the putback. His …
Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby missed most of last season after receiving hits to his head in back-to-back games. He was diagnosed with a concussion on January 5th and missed nearly 10 months of action before returning this season. …
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal battled for 5:53 in a memorable final at the Australian Open before Nole got a break to win the match in five sets, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5. The match began Sunday night and ended Monday morning at 1:37am in Melbourne. …
Rapper Wale is on tour and performed in Worcester (Mass.) on Saturday night. Based on a few tweets, it sounds like Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett was there. Mallett told Wale he had a great show, and then received this Twitter shout out Saturday …
The NHL All-Star weekend is going down in Ottawa and the skills competition was held on Saturday evening. There was a full complement of events, and the Breakaway Competition provided the greatest entertainment. Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane won the …
Rashad Evans had no problems with Phil Davis in his light heavyweight fight on FOX Saturday, winning the five-round match by unanimous decision (though it didn’t go quite the way Evans had predicted). Evans’ win sets up a title shot …
First it was Katy Perry, and now it’s Kim Kardashian. The gossip queen/sex video star supposedly is interested in dating Tim Tebow, but the quarterback reportedly turned her down. At least that’s what the National Enquirer is saying. …
Robin Ventura was a two-time All-Star, six-time Gold Glove winner, and he holds the NCAA baseball record with a 58-game hitting streak. But what fans remember him most for is when he charged Nolan Ryan in 1993 and got beat up. Ventura is now the …
Dwight Howard called out his Magic teammates after the squad got hammered by the Hornets 93-67 Friday. The blowout loss came to a team on a nine-game losing streak, and a day after Orlando blew a 27-point lead to the Celtics. Dwight questioned his …
Adam James was painted as a victim, and Mike Leach as the bad guy when the coach was fired by Texas Tech in 2009. As time has gone on, and Leach has had a chance to share his side of the story, a new picture has been painted of how unfairly Leach was …
Chad Ochocinco, Randy Moss, and Terrell Owens all have a few things in common. They’re all guys who used to be extremely talented wide receivers, and they all were problematic as teammates. Ocho’s the only one of the group left playing in …
You may have received an email recently showing a picture of a bowling alley where President Barack Obama’s face is seen at the end of each lane. The alley is purported to be in Clearwater (Fl.), so the Countryside Lanes alley in Clearwater has …
A watersking world record was set off the coast of Tasmania Friday when a boat pulled 145 waterskiers for a nautical mile. The feat took place at Macquarie Harbour in Strahan, and it broke a record set in the same place by the same group two years …
If you were watching the semifinal match between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray at the Australian Open Friday and saw what appeared to be Vlade Divac sitting in Novak’s box, you were not imagining things. That really was Vlade Divac sitting in …
You remember the big to do in November about Yale quarterback Patrick Witt’s decision to play in The Game against rival Harvard over interviewing for a Rhodes scholarship? Apparently the whole thing was a big sham. The New York Times reports …
Rob Gronkowski is and remains one of LBS’ favorite athletes. After the AFC Championship Game Sunday, he conducted an interview with ESPN Deportes and showed off his Spanish skills. The Patriots tight end apparently is embracing his Chicano …
