The Phoenix Suns have been defeated 55 times this season, but no matter how they lost the first 54 times, nothing holds a candle to the way they fell to the Houston Rockets Tuesday night. With the score tied at 98 and the clock winding down, Houston guard James Harden fired up a three-point attempt. […]
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell made things look easy on the basketball court. They’re NBA greats for a reason, after all. However, what they are not is actors. Well, Kareem has a few roles to his credit and Larry Bird appeared in “Space Jam”, but other than that, not much in […]
Michigan freshman guard Spike Albrecht hadn’t scored more than seven points in any game during his first season of college hoops. That made his 17-point outburst in the first half of the national championship game Monday night all the more shocking. His Wolverines lost 82-76 to Louisville, but the disappointment of the defeat didn’t dampen […]
What should have been one of the happiest moments of Louisville coach Rick Pitino’s life became one of the most comical. And for that, we’re thankful. Seconds after the clock reached :00 and the Cardinals earned the 2013 NCAA Championship, Pitino was walking the sideline to shake Michigan coach John Beilein’s hand. However, as confetti […]
A mascot’s place is on the sideline, not the field of play. No one knows this better than Brutus the Buckeye, who represents Ohio State. Brutus had to be a little nuts to go in at quarterback Saturday, but no one could have seen this coming. And the big-headed mascot, apparently, did not see Ohio […]
Look, we’ve all been at a game where an official made a bad call. It might warrant a boo or a not-so friendly chant, but apparently there is no universal rule about fan conduct. During a South African premiere league match Saturday between the Kaizer Chiefs and Golden Arrows, one fan rushed the field to […]
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s Joe Flacco’s world and the rest of us are just living in it. Since the calendar changed to 2013, all the Baltimore Ravens quarterback has done is win a Super Bowl, claim Super Bowl MVP honors and sign the most-lucrative contract in NFL history. Well, according to the Baltimore […]
To some, this will not exactly be appealing. To others, it will look like one of the most glorious creations in mankind’s rather short history. The Pittsburgh Pirates are offering a bacon fried egg cheddar burger, with doughnuts as the bun. I’d like one, please, with a side of a brief hospital stay due to […]
Just five days removed from one of the most gruesome injuries the sports world has ever seen, Louisville guard Kevin Ware is doing better and is in good spirits. No, he won’t be able to play with his Cardinals teammates at the Final Four in Atlanta, but he got to experience something nobody else on […]
Ever been to a Moroccan-themed birthday party? Yeah, we didn’t think so. Several in Miami have, as Heat forward Chris Bosh threw one for his own 29th birthday Wednesday night. According to USA Today, Bosh arrived at the bash (which featured belly dancers, fire eaters and yes, a camel) via yacht and helicopter. But while […]
Don’t you sometimes feel like someone doesn’t deserve the nice things they have? Well, envy is a bad look for most people and not something to be proud of. However, every now and then it’s well deserved, and one such instance is the Los Angeles area, which is home to the Stanley Cup Champion Kings […]
Apparently there is no word in Mandarin Chinese for “two-run home run.” We learned this fact based on a highlight of former MLB star Manny Ramirez hitting a home run in a Chinese Professional Baseball League game. The play-by-play man is quite excited about the shot to deep center, which happened to be Ramirez’s first […]
You’ve heard of the “Discount Double-Check”, right? You know, that thing State Farm insurance offers that says they’ll make sure you get as much savings as possible in your insurance policy? You’re probably sick of the commercials. Anyway, the Arizona Diamondbacks created a spoof of the commercials, and it’s pretty entertaining. Follow @AZSports
Brittney Griner of Baylor University is the most unique prospect in women’s basketball in over a decade. She stands 6-foot-8, and is equally proficient on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. Don’t believe us? She’s the all-time NCAA leader in blocked shots and is the second-leading scorer in women’s college hoops history. We […]
Who says chivalry is dead? This guy, apparently. There’s nothing like watching a baseball fly toward you from 400 feet away only to move out of the way at the last minute and watch your wife get hit by the ball. In the face. In all honesty, she had the reflex time of Lindsay Lohan […]
If you’re anything like us, the idea of using a golf cart to get around the course is a bit tired. Get it, tired? You will. Anyway, golfer Bubba Watson was part of a team that designed a new mode of transportation, and the group came up with a hovercraft. It’s awesome, and we want […]
It’s not uncommon for a pitcher who throws a no-hitter to reward the catcher that helped him achieve the feat. Seattle’s Felix Hernandez definitely subscribes to that theory. King Felix threw a perfect game last August against the Tampa Bay Rays — a game that was caught by John Jaso. The rub is, Jaso no […]
Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer was deadly accurate Saturday in Dallas. While Boozer and Co. dropped the contest 100-98, the former Duke star put on quite a performance. Boozer led Chicago in points (25), rebounds (11) and sadly punches landed in the groin area of an official (1). In the second quarter, the Bulls forward […]
Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings is a good basketball player. He won the 2009-10 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and although his scoring average has decreased every year in his four-career, he’s still capable of providing highlights. Case in point: His 360-degree layup in the Kings’ easy win over the Phoenix Suns Thursday […]
For a Harvard guy, it looks like Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin did a very not-smart thing. Lin bet that his Harvard Crimson would beat the Arizona Wildcats last weekend in the NCAA Tournament. Final score: Arizona 74, Harvard 51. And it wasn’t even that close, as the Wildcats opened the game on a 30-9 […]
The Miami Heat’s historic winning streak came to an end Wednesday night with a 101-97 loss against the Chicago Bulls. As the Heat walked off the court having lost for the first time since February 1, a fan reached down and tried to swipe the headband off of LeBron James’ head. James showed the skills […]
You’ve been there. We’ve been there. What was supposed to be a nice day on the links turned into an exercise in futility. You sliced your tee shots. Your irons were failing you. Your putting? Disastrous. Anyway, don’t hang your head or feel too bad, because no matter how many awful shots you’ve hit, odds […]
You ever hear the phrase, “don’t quit your day job”? Well, it fits for Phoenix Coyotes winger Mikkel Boedker. Boedker took a break from hockey to do the weather update for ABC 15 in Phoenix and, well, he wasn’t too good at it. Don’t get us wrong, he was funny. But we have a feeling […]
He’s known for the mohawk, gold chains and catchy phrases like “I pity the fool.” Hockey? Not so much. Mr. T on ice is not a new reality show coming this fall to Fox. It was a reality Tuesday night at United Center in Chicago. During the second intermission, the 80s icon was on the […]
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are going to make a game out of going to the restroom. The Triple-A team for the Philadelhpia Phillies is set to debut a “urinal gaming system” at its ballpark in Allentown, PA. It consists of a video display mounted above each urinal. When a fan approaches, the video console will […]
We all know it by now — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald racks up offseason frequent flier miles like he racks up receiving yardage in the regular season (except for 2012, but that wasn’t your fault, Fitz). Fitzgerald takes many pleasure trips as well as a number of humanitarian missions. Earlier this month, he […]
There’s little doubt that Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Daniel Hudson is not happy about an elbow injury that forced him to miss most of the 2012 season. Hudson tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on June 26, 2012 in a game against the Atlanta Braves, which is likely a moment Hudson will remember […]
Anyone who has ever played a round or two of golf has hit a shot that leaves them with a pretty terrible lie. We mean, even the best golfers occasionally see their ball sail a direction they did not hope for it to or end up watching it take a bad bounce towards certain despair. […]
Jump balls aren’t considered all that interesting, in fact the college game opts for a possession arrow when needed. However, a jump ball in the Nets vs. Clippers game Saturday night sent the Staples Center crowd into a frenzy. Why? Because former brothers-in-law Lamar Odom and Kris Humphries were at the center of it. We’re […]
The UA Wildcats are back in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years after Saturday’s 74-51 rout of Harvard in the Round of 32. If you root for Sean Miller and Co., Saturday’s accomplishment probably didn’t go without some type of celebration. But our guess is your dance moves paled in comparison […]
