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Landry Jones announced Thursday he is returning to Oklahoma for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft. Jones regressed in nearly every statistical category and finished with a worse record (10-3) than he did last season (12-2). Landry …
The last we heard of B.J. Penn came after his October loss to Nick Diaz at UFC 137. Penn was beaten badly in the fight and said afterwards that he was probably retiring. Now that he’s had some time off, he seems to have changed his mind. Penn …
Manny Pacquiao is willing to face Juan Manuel Marquez a fourth time, but he wants $28 million for the fight the The Philippine Star reports. Pacquiao won a majority decision over Marquez in November, the third fight between the men. After the …
Connell High School in Washington is receiving negative attention for a video showing the dirty play of its basketball team. The video is from a December 22nd game between Connell and Highland High School and it was posted on YouTube December 28th. …
When he first learned the Clippers acquired Chris Paul in a trade, Blake Griffin was so excited he said it was going to be “lob city.” The phrase caught on and became the team’s nickname. Now Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have grown …
Olympic runner Nick Symmonds is offering people the chance to advertise their Twitter handles on his body through a temporary tattoo. Symmonds was a member of the 2008 U.S. Track and Field team and is currently ranked first in the country in the 800 …
Kris Jenkins is the latest person to rip into the Jets and analyze their problems. A day after rookie quarterback Greg McElroy blasted the selfish attitude of certain Jets players, former Jets defensive tackle Kris Jenkins joined in. Jenkins believes …
The selfishness of some Jets players became an evident issue when receiver Santonio Holmes was benched during the team’s must-win game in Miami last Sunday. Jets rookie quarterback Greg McElroy gave an even more concerning look at the team …
The Cavaliers were without one of their usual players when they faced the Raptors in Toronto Wednesday night. Center Samardo Samuels didn’t make the trip with the club to Canada because he lost his passport. The Cavs have been working with him …
Both LSU and Alabama arrived in New Orleans Wednesday ahead of their title game on Monday night. It seems like the LSU players wasted little time checking out the sites. Several players were pictured hanging out in front of Larry Flynt’s …
It looks like Floyd Mayweather Jr. is doing everything he can to entertain himself before he gets locked up for 90 days. Floyd has been working overtime to keep his Money image strong this week. He tweeted over $854k worth of winning sports betting …
Jon Gruden may be a football expert, but he obviously doesn’t keep up with politics too much. That became evident when Clemson’s offensive coaches flashed a cue card of First Lady Michelle Obama from the sidelines to signal an offensive …
As someone who has won two Super Bowls and played in three, Ben Roethlisberger is used to the spotlight. He also knows what it’s like to be the center of attention from his controversial sexual assault allegations. That’s why he can …
Yes, that copy appeared in the Charlotte Observer Wednesday as part of a preview for the Knicks-Bobcats game. The mistake even inspired Baron Davis to have some fun with it on Twitter. “Thanks Charlotte Observer for announcing my new injury. …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is notorious for betting millions on sports. He reportedly bet and won over $1 million on the Patriots to beat Tim Tebow and the Broncos. Since then, he seems to have cashed in big, though we don’t know how much money …
Mike Tomlin has confirmed once again why he is my favorite coach in the NFL. The Steelers are playing the Broncos in Denver Sunday for the Wild Card round of the playoffs. Putting aside that it’s utterly asinine for a 12-4 team to face an 8-8 …
