Larry Brown Sports
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This year West Virginia became the 36th D-I school to serve beer at its football games. Through two games they’ve sold over $281,000 worth of beer. But West Virginia wants you to know they’re not just about getting bombed and watching …
Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva is the bout MMA fans have wanted to see since each fighter began dominating the competition. After GSP failed to impress critics in his last several fights (the last four went to decision), the tune changed and …
When LeBron James had his celebration in Miami and proclaimed the Heat would win “not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six … not seven” championships, he was influenced by equal parts confidence and a desire to …
The Dallas Cowboys suffered several injuries to key players in their win over the 49ers on Sunday. Tony Romo played through a cracked rib and punctured lung, Felix Jones ran with a separated shoulder, and Miles Austin battled a hamstring strain. Romo …
The Miami Dolphins are 0-2 while the rest of the AFC East is 2-0. Things actually didn’t look that bad for the Dolphins when the season started out. They were tied 14-14 with the Patriots in the third quarter of Monday Night Football, and they …
The New York Giants were called out for faking injuries on Monday night to slow down the Rams’ no-huddle offense. It was pretty obvious that they were flopping considering two players went down at the same time the Giants were trying to make …
Arian Foster was the NFL’s leading rusher last season and became one of the top picks in many fantasy football drafts. The Texans running back has been bothered by a hamstring injury since training camp and he re-aggravated the injury in week …
The Atlanta Braves have struggled in September, going just 8-12. The St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants have been surging and are now pushing the Braves in the wild card race. With Atlanta’s lead in the wild care down to 2.5 games, …
Where does a man shunned by MLB turn these days? Where can one go to continue his baseball playing career? What is the last resort before hitting rock-Canseco-bottom? To the land where steroids and HGH flow freely, my friends — the Dominican …
Jay Cutler got ripped to shreds by many media members and players for exiting the NFC Championship Game last season with a knee injury. Cutler’s Bears teammates defended him, as did many local newspapers. Cutler gained even more sympathy when …
Curt Schilling is the ultimate pontificator. He’ll opine on any subject, and what he doesn’t know about the topic he’ll pick up by reading a “___ for Dummies” book. Somehow people confused Schilling’s ability to …
Floyd Mayweather Jr. cemented his reputation as the biggest jerk in boxing with his antics on Saturday night. The human contradiction is a walking reality show looking for any way to gain publicity. He even got upset with HBO 24/7 for not showing …
An Arby’s restaurant in Provo, Utah is receiving attention this week for mocking BYU on its marquee. BYU was hammered by Utah on Saturday 54-10 and committed seven turnovers. The sign below was not a reference to delightful apple or cherry …
A 22-year-old man named Josiah Abeler died recently after suffering a seizure in his sleep. I’m sure his family and friends are going through a difficult time, but that doesn’t mean the person who wrote the obituary had to take a shot at …
Actor Brad Pitt made the cover of Sports Illustrated this week for his portrayal of Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane in Moneyball the movie. An actor making the cover of the most well respected sports magazine in the country for playing a movie role …
Dunta Robinson was penalized Sunday night for nailing Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin with a helmet-to-helmet hit in the third quarter. Because he’s a repeat offender (he cleaned DeSean Jackson’s clock with a similar hit last season), …
