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Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has had a tough run since college. He was ruled ineligible in his junior season at Oklahoma State for lying to the NCAA about his dealings with Deion Sanders, his former mentor who is no longer advising him. Bryant …
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens have one of the best rivalries in the NFL. The teams have been two of the best franchises in the NFL the past 10+ years, they play extremely competitive games, and their games feature tons of hitting. …
The U.S. women’s soccer team is in the finals of the World Cup and set to play Japan Sunday. The team has gained enormous popularity since its comeback win over Brazil in the quarterfinals, and the hype has continued. Goalkeeper Hope Solo is …
Serena Williams has posed nude for a magazine (see the pics), but that may not have brought the internet to a halt the way her dress at the ESPYs did. The pictures of Serena Williams at the ESPYs seen above drove her fans crazy. We already told …
It’s official: the Los Angeles Dodgers are a national punchline. ESPYs host Seth Meyers spent a good chunk of his opening monologue ripping on the storied franchise for their financial troubles. Meyers mentioned All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp …
San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson craves attention, and if he keeps wearing outfits like this he’s going to get it. Check out this picture of Brian Wilson’s ESPYs outfit: Yes, this fool wore a spandex tuxedo and carried a cane. He …
Once upon a time, Kobe Bryant was an Adidas guy. Midway through his career, he switched to Nike, and he’s become quite the ferocious pitchman. In fact, he’s taking his dedication to the swoosh so seriously that he’ll even rip his …
Hope Solo is one of the star players on the U.S. team. As their goal keeper, she had clean sheets against North Korea and Colombia, gave up two goals in a loss to Sweden, and then two goals (one shouldn’t have happened) against Brazil. Solo has …
You know how we roll at LBS. When we seem some b.s., we call b.s. And Giants manager Bruce Bochy naming three of his starting pitchers to the NL All-Star team was a total homer move. It’s not the first time a manager has picked his own players …
BYU was one of several college football teams to change conferences this offseason. Colorado and Utah joined the Pac-12, Nebraska became the 12th team in the appropriately-named Big Ten, and BYU decided to go Independent. For many people, the reasons …
Prince Fielder may have been named MVP of the All-Star Game after hitting the difference-making three-run home run off C.J. Wilson, but he shouldn’t be expecting an endorsement deal from Gatorade anytime too soon. Fielder had his sons with him …
Giants eccentric closer Brian Wilson was fined last year for wearing cleats MLB deemed too orange. He said MLB told him he had too much awesome on his feet. I don’t know if the “too much awesome” quote applied to those shoes, but it …
FOX MLB announcer Joe Buck was providing commentary during the All-Star Game about several players skipping the Midsummer Classic. Buck was obviously dissatisfied that so many players elected not to partake in the game, so he cited a quote from …
That’s LBS commenter SpinMax’s family at his grandfather’s funeral. Yup, SpinMax’s family is so insensitive they’re using a dead body as a prop. Just kidding. That picture is actually of Roy Miracle and his family. …
Mike Leach got a raw deal from Texas Tech. The football program’s all time-leader in winning percentage was fired in late ’09 because of alleged mistreatment of wide receiver Adam James. James is the son of Craig James, a former SMU …
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick played like an MVP candidate last season, and all the attention he’s drawing from advertisers is the latest indication that he’s making a full-on recovery from his time in prison. He reached a two-year deal …
