Howard: The Jets keep harping about how they took a lead against the Indianapolis Colts into the third quarter of the AFC title game and fell just 30 minutes shy of the Super Bowl — a margin they think they can make up this year and win it all. But the Giants could tell the [...]
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The NCAA declared Investigeddon last weekend, hiring Michael Bay to spill fireworks over message boards and ESPN by launching, announcing, or leaking investigations of star players at North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida in the wake of some very dumb tweets from UNC DT Marvin Austin (pictured).
As one toxic player (Austin) directly implicated another (SC [...]
Alberto Contador won his third Tour de France on Sunday, heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar, as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong competed in the race for the last time.
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In the barren summer landscape of college hoops news, the release of ESPN’s Big 12 Monday schedule rates as a highlight. College Hoops Nation has the particulars of the schedule, which features Kansas State and Kansas four times. (Only two games for Mizzou and Baylor, which is mildly disappointing.) But as a whole, it got [...]
The 172 remaining riders have set out on the Tour de France’s biggest stage, a make-or-break day for Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck if he wants to overcome defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain.
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Some of you might have wondered what was going on Tuesday morning when Dan Shanoff posted his final Wake-Up Call here on The Sporting Blog. Today I deliver some news with a heavy heart that The Sporting Blog will no longer continue here on SportingNews.com.
This whole thing started back in 2007 under the guidance of [...]
Put away the bagpipes and break out those vuvuzelas. Louis Oosthuizen won his first major championship Sunday with a dominating seven-stroke victory at the British Open.
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I’d thought that Dwyane Wade had handled the free agency circus better than any other NBA player. By doing recon for Pat Riley and playing the Bulls like a mandolin, he brought two stars to his team, and retained alpha dog status on that team to boot.
But there’s no amount of good will that makes [...]
