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Anyone who follows New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco on Twitter will realize that the typically prolific social media maven has been inactive the last several days. In fact, Ocho hasn’t tweeted since September 24th. For a guy …
I’ll tell you something I’ll bet you didn’t know: the WNBA is in the middle of its finals right now. Not even joking. The mandatory WNBA headline on NBA.com must have failed us because I had no clue. Anyway, Cheryl Reeve’s …
The Detroit Lions are hosting the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football and enter the game as the favorite. Detroit is 4-0 for the first time since 1980, and looking to break a six-game losing streak to the Bears. The town is getting swept up in …
For the second day in a row at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, a squirrel got loose on the field. This time, it actually appeared to have disrupted play by scurrying in front of home plate just after Roy Oswalt had thrown a pitch. Oswalt complained to …
Typically we don’t concern ourselves with the outcome of Dancing With the Stars. Quite frankly, we really don’t care how a sports figure dances, unless it’s in the end zone. But this week we actually have a reason to write about an …
Joe Paterno has said some pretty funny things in his day, but I’m not sure anything is funnier than what he said on Tuesday. As The Wiz of Odds pointed out to us, Paterno downplayed his role in the Penn State offense during his weekly press …
Dez Bryant had a splendid game for the Cowboys on Sunday, catching two touchdown passes from Tony Romo in a 34-30 loss to the Lions. He finished with 3 catches for 37 yards, but he missed out on even better stats when a spectacular catch he made …
You may not know the name “Mike Gundy,” but there’s little doubt you don’t recognize him from his finest work: When that tirade first became public in September 2007, the headline at LBS was “My Kids Can Play for Mike …
We weren’t messing around when we told you that was the fastest Russian goal you’ll ever see. In fact, the first three times I played the clip, I missed it. According to The Telegraph, that was “Mikhail Osinov of Russian second …
Scoping goalie masks is a fun thing to do for hockey fans. Masks allow the goaltenders to express their personalities through personalized decorations. Some guys go elaborate, some go simple, and some people go patriotic. That’s what Phoenix …
The Green Bay Packers are the defending Super Bowl champions. They’re also 4-0, steamrolling opponents, and Aaron Rodgers is quietly playing better than any other quarterback in football. While most people recognize how good their team is, and …
Andrei Kirilenko is the latest NBA player to sign with a foreign team. The former Jazz forward signed a three-year deal with his former Russian team, CSKA. According to Sportando.net, via SI, Kirilenko’s contract allows him to return to the NBA …
For everyone who thinks we watch the games to see how our teams will play, or to witness world class athletes perform, you’re wrong; we watch for the sole purpose of seeing moments like this. Other people’s failures, such as this …
I know, I know. Upon reading the headline, I’m sure your first inclination was to throw in a cocaine joke. Ours too. But we here at LBS are tasteful, and don’t have to resort to such low-hanging fruit when it comes to humor. So we …
Rashad Evans and Jon Jones are set to fight for Jones’ UFC light heavyweight championship at some point in the future. The two were supposed to meet at UFC 133, but Jones pulled out because of a hand injury. Jones healed and beat Rampage …
Michael Beasley got into an altercation with a fan at Dyckman Park in New York while playing an exhibition basketball game in August. The incident turned somewhat physical when Beasley pushed the fan in the face. His run-in with the fan made national …
