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Flag in Team USA Dugout Came From Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
Team USA is still very much alive in the World Baseball Classic. When manager Joe Torre's squad takes on the Dominican Republic Thursday night, it will once again have a rather tattered U.S. flag hanging in its dugout. As one might assume, it's no ordinary flag — it used to fly over U...
2013 NFL Free Agency Report — Steven Jackson, Cliff Avril and Others Sign With New Teams
Running back Steven Jackson and defensive end Cliff Avril were among the NFL free agents who agreed to terms with new teams in the second 24 hours of the NFL's 2013 free agency period. Former Detroit Lions' DE Avril agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks late Wednesday, while Jackson left the St...
This Weekend in Sports: UFC 158 and NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday
Nearly nonstop college basketball and a highly anticipated UFC matchup are among the best offerings on the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:
New Google – Adidas Sneaker Talks Trash To You
Adidas and Google revealed a new talking sneaker prototype at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas last weekend. The motion-sensing kicks feature a speaker on the tongue that can make commands, give encouragement and post online status updates based on what the wearer is — or isn't — doing while wearing the shoes.
2013 NCAA Tournament — Bucknell Wins Patriot League Championship, NCAA Tournament Bid
Patriot League Championship: Bucknell 64 — Lafayette 56
Center Mike Muscala scored 20 points, including six points during a big second-half run, and Bucknell beat Lafayette, 64-56, in the Patriot League tournament championship at Lewisburg, PA...
2013 NCAA Tournament — Valparaiso, LIU Brooklyn and South Dakota State Win Championships, Advance to NCAA Tournament
Valparaiso rallied late in the second half on its home floor, becoming one of three teams to win its conference title and advance to the 2013 NCAA tournament on Tuesday night. Here's a recap of Tuesday's conference championships:
Horizon League Championship: Valparaiso 62 — Wright State 54
Erik Buggs scored 22 points and Will Bogan added 14, as Valparaiso beat Wright State, 62-54, in the Horizon L
2013 NCAA Tournament — No. 1 Gonzaga and 4 Other Teams Advance to NCAA Tournament
Top-ranked Gonzaga, Davidson and James Madison were among five teams that won their conference championships on Monday to clinch automatic bids for the 2013 NCAA tournament. Here's a recap of Monday's conference championships:
West Coast Conference Championship: Gonzaga 65 — St...
New Breakfast Sandwich Maker Might Be The Best Invention Ever
Screw Wheaties, dude. Breakfast sandwiches are the 'Breakfast of Champions.' Put it this way: after your last bender, did you wake up hungry for a bowl of fiber-y wheat or were you searching for savory meat, fluffy eggs and melted cheese — all wrapped up in a toasted English muffin...
ESPN’s Doug Glanville Says Yankees Injuries Like ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Fate is making the Yankees rally around each other, but maybe the team isn't as close-knit as ESPN's Doug Glanville thinks. Glanville, a baseball analyst for ESPN, described the Yankees injury situation as 'Brokeback Mountain' on Monday's broadcast of a spring training game between the Yankees and the Cardinals...
OKC Thunder Hosts Player Who Made Wrong Way Buzzer Beater
Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti contacted an Oklahoma high school player who scored a wrong-way buzzer-beater for the opposing team to end a state playoff game on Thursday. The Thunder will host the young man during Sunday's home game against the Boston Celtics...
NFL Hopeful Christine Michael Says NyQuil Made Him Sleep Through Combine Interviews
Former Texas A&M running back Christine Michael blamed cold medicine for sleeping through a pair of scheduled interviews at last month's NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. Almost certain to be selected in the 2013 NFL Draft this April, Michael had a fantastic combine, impressing scouts by leading all running backs in the broad jump, vertical jump, 20-yard shuttle, three-cone drill and bench
Man Takes Dart To Forehead When He Plays William Tell With Friends
(Note to all aspiring party gamers: Your friend is NOT William Tell, so NEVER try to do this at home, in a basement, anywhere.)
The nice folks in the video above were having your normal basement party: cheap beer, a pool table, a dartboard and, of course, some Lynyrd Skynyrd...