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On Monday evening, venerable MLB analyst and the face of the $20 bill, Peter Gammons, sent the following tweet from his Twitter account about a thong: The tweet was sent by text message, so it’s quite possible that Gammons was just responded to …
Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin is the latest NFL analyst to enter the “best receiver in football” debate. Todd Haley and Jason Garrett both have Calvin Johnson at the top of the list, as does Andre Johnson. Rob Ryan ranks Miles …
David Beckham got into it with the Real Salt Lake coach following the Galaxy’s 2-1 win on Saturday. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Becks was upset that Real coach Jason Kreis had yelled at the referee. The ref handed out six yellow cards, …
Yankees beer vendor Steve Lazarus is part of “the help,” and the team wants to remind him that a man in his role should not be consorting with the players. Lazarus was suspended for both playoff games the Yankees hosted this weekend after …
If Hollywood pooled its top writers together, they couldn’t have put together a better script than this. High school senior Brianna Amat kicked the winning field goal for Pinckney High in Michigan Friday night, the same night she learned she …
Philadelphia Eagles sideline reporter Howard Eskin was so confident the Eagles would beat the 49ers Sunday, he told a San Francisco radio station he’d bike cross country if the team lost. Appearing with Gary Radnich and Larry Krueger on KNBR …
While most people recognize the greatness of Calvin Johnson, the Lions receiver still has his detractors. In January, it was Al Davis saying Calvin is nothing special. In August, it was Cris Carter declaring that Calvin was not elite. And despite …
We’ve been here several times before, and the advice still has not changed. When talking about sports, it’s best to avoid all references to wars and world tragedies. Why is that? Because even though sports are jobs for many people, …
The Giants beat the Cardinals Sunday 31-27 after capitalizing on a controversial ruling by the referees. Taking over the ball down 27-24 with 3:10 left in the game, Eli Manning threw a pass to Victor Cruz for a gain of 19. Cruz saw several Cardinals …
Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey ripped the referees for taking a touchdown away from him in the third quarter, but later claimed his Twitter account was hacked. With the Panthers down 24-20 to the Bears Sunday, Cam Newton hit Shockey for a …
Pacific University scored on one of the craziest two-point conversions you will ever see during their game Saturday against Lewis & Clark. Lewis & Clark’s extra point attempt was blocked, and the players all stood around as if the …
Kevin Durant has been the focus of several semi-controversies recently. In a video put together by his representatives, he addressed all three of them. Two of the items have been brought up here at LBS over the past few months. One was Kevin …
Terry Francona stepped down as manager of the Boston Red Sox Friday, but he won’t have to wait long if he wants another gig. Per NESN, the Laconia Muskrats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League have offered Francona a managerial job. …
Week after week, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck continues to impress us with his athleticism. Last year he grabbed our attention by trucking USC cornerback Shareece Wright on a fumble recovery. This time, it was Luck making a one-handed catch on a …
The Buffalo Bulls got paid good money to head down to Knoxville Saturday and get stomped by the Volunteers. The Buffalo News paid writer Bob DiCesare good money to head down to Knoxville to cover the game. Much like the Bulls’ defense, DiCesare …
Tony Reagins is out as the general manager of the Angels after taking over the position in October, 2007. What’s sad, is that much like his predecessor, Bill Stoneman, Angels fans are celebrating the news of his demotion. Fans never want to …
