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There are three certainties in life: life, death, and Ronda Rousey by armbar in the first round. The 24-year-old judo specialist has gone 7-0 in her career (4-0 in pro fights, 3-0 in amateurs) and she’s finished each of her fights in the first …
Reeves Nelson sat out the first half of UCLA’s 92-60 win over Chaminade at the Maui Invitational Monday as punishment for missing the team’s flight to Hawaii Saturday. Nelson missed the team’s bus to the airport and flight to Maui …
Rob Gronkowski had a big game for the Patriots on Monday night, catching four passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-3 win over the Chiefs. The 6’6″ tight end dove for the end zone on his second touchdown and was flipped by …
The Jags are a paltry 3-7 this season, and at least part of their poor record is due to bad coaching. Not only was their play calling atrocious to end their 14-10 loss to the Browns Sunday, but the Jags also exhibited poor clock management. The …
Ravens rookie defensive end Pernell McPhee bragged after his team’s win over the Bengals that the defense had Andy Dalton’s number. Specifically, McPhee says they knew when Andy Dalton was going to call for the ball to be snapped. McPhee …
Rich Rodriguez reportedly is returning to coaching after taking the year off. CBS college football reporter Bruce Feldman tweeted Monday that we should “Expect Rich Rodriguez to be named the next Arizona head coach in the next 48 hours …
Vanderbilt coach James Franklin heard about Tennessee’s locker room celebration Saturday, and he’s not happy about it. The Vols beat state rival Vandy 27-21 in overtime, and coach Derek Dooley celebrated by saying the one thing Tennessee …
Tony Stewart captured his third Sprint Cup title by winning the Ford 400 at Homestead Sunday. The often controversial driver made the media rounds Monday, and that included a stop on SportsCenter. Interviewer Sage Steele began asking him several …
It wasn’t long ago when the Miami Dolphins were winless, pathetic, and saying that they stunk. They’ve now win three in a row, and before that, they blew two big leads against the Broncos and Giants. They’re playing much better ball …
The Cowboys came back to beat the Redskins Sunday for the second time this season. Both times, the winning kick was set up by a completion from Tony Romo to Dez Bryant on third and long. DeAngelo Hall was the man covering on the plays, and he’s …
If Ole Miss’ offensive playcalling isn’t working, and neither is their tackling, why would we expect the chairs on their sidelines to also work? We probably shouldn’t. In what can qualify as a microcosm for Ole Miss’ season, …
Here I was thinking Derek Dooley was some Shakespeare quoting intellectual, only to find out he’s actual a real life dude when the media isn’t around. After his Vols beat Vanderbilt 27-21 in overtime Saturday for their first conference …
Tony Romo almost had a Chris Webber moment that could have cost the Cowboys in overtime against the Redskins Sunday. With the game tied at 24, the Cowboys quarterback called for a timeout prior to kicker Dan Bailey’s 39-yard field goal attempt. …
One of the consequences we were worried about from Jerry Sandusky’s television appearance on NBC was that he would scare some of his alleged victims back into hiding by denying all charges. It looks like the opposite occurred; many victims said …
Georgia coach Mark Richt really loves his wife … and that is a good thing. He loves her so much that he hunted her down after his team’s 19-10 win over Kentucky Saturday and made out with her for several seconds even with TV cameras all …
Miami beat South Florida 6-3 Saturday on a 36-yard field goal from Jake Wieclaw as time expired in Tampa. What was strange about the field goal is what transpired prior to Wieclaw’s attempt. Typically opposing coaches will call a timeout to try …
