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The Brooklyn Nets got the best of the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, and part of the reason for that was Deron Williams winning some of his one-on-one battles with Chris Paul. Williams, who is rounding back into form after missing a large …
Philip Rivers is pretty much as country as they come. It must have taken the Alabama boy some serious adjusting when he first started playing for the San Diego Chargers. The rattlesnake cowboy boots he wore after Thursday night’s win over the …
Earlier this week, Roy Halladay took out a full-page newspaper ad thanking Philadelphia Phillies fans after he announced his retirement from baseball. Jacoby Ellsbury did the same thing for Boston Red Sox fans on Friday, though his gesture may not be …
San Diego Chargers rookie wide receiver Keenan Allen is having a phenomenal season. One of his best plays of the season came on Thursday night against the Denver Broncos when he scored a touchdown in the second quarter. Allen caught a pass from …
Del continued his trend of sub-par picking against the spread with a 7-9 week last week, but you’re never going to believe something else that happened. Del went a perfect 3-0 in the top three picks of the week. That’s right — …
Seattle Mariners outfielder Logan Morrison (he was just traded to the Mariners from the Miami Marlins for those of you who were not aware) is one of the most entertaining MLB players to follow on Twitter. Like any other professional athlete, he has …
If Nick Saban is planning on leaving Alabama to coach Texas, he lied to his starting quarterback. Either that, or AJ McCarron is lying to us. Either scenario is a genuine possibility. McCarron was asked about Saban’s futur on Thursday during an …
Pete Rose was one of the most hard-nosed players to ever sprint around a Major League Baseball diamond. Like most others who give 110% percent on a daily basis, the playoffs were important to baseball’s all-time hits leader. He appeared in 67 …
Robinson Cano wore No. 24 during his nine seasons with the New York Yankees. He will wear No. 22 with the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners sent out their first official team-issued photo of the $240 million man on Thursday and announced that 22 is his …
How committed is Mike Shanahan to keeping Robert Griffin III on the bench for the remainder of the season? As long as Shanahan is the coach, Griffin will not be touching the field again during a game in 2013. According to Mike Jones of The Washington …
South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier was his usual self during his scheduled press conference on Thursday. By that, we mean he did everything he could to ruffle as many feathers as possible in a short amount of time. His most entertaining insult …
Muhammad Ali is arguably the greatest fighter to ever live. Tell you something you don’t know, right? In 1977, when Ali was nearing the end of his career, he fought 19-year-old Michael Dokes in a three-round exhibition. Ali was 35 at the time, …
Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin are twins. They both play for the Vancouver Canucks. It’s really, really cute, and the Sedin brothers took things to an entirely new level recently when they posed with some teammates while wearing matching ugly …
Alabama kicker Cade Foster has probably had plenty of sleepless nights over the past two weeks. The senior missed three field goals in his team’s loss to Auburn, a loss that cost the Crimson Tide a chance at a third straight national …
By all indications, Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph is one of the NBA’s good guys. Sure, he has gotten into his fair share of physical altercations on the court and been accused of throwing a cheap shot every now and then, but Randolph …
Having coached one of the nation’s most prestigious football programs for 16 years, Texas coach Mack Brown is used to the spotlight. The second winningest coach in school history has won a national championship with the Longhorns and appeared …
