Month: September 2007

So you’re all excited about the big showdown between the first- and second-place teams in the division, but you live out of your team’s area…or, the game has Wild Card implications for your favorite team and you want to watch the game. What do you do? No, this isn’t a commercial for the MLB Extra […]

You may be struggling to get your rhythm back after returning from a holiday weekend, but the action at the U.S. Open has refused to stop for even a moment. The women's quarterfinals are set. Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova should now be the favorite to reach the final from the bottom half of the draw; […]

Yes, a security guard tackles a man dressed as a toilet at Saturday’s Colorado State-Colorado game. Yes, a security guard tackles a man dressed as a toilet at Saturday’s Colorado State-Colorado game.

Before composing my U.S. Open preview for Outsports, I checked the draw and it seemed like defending champions Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova would face precious little resistance before the final rounds of the tournament. My preview ended up revolving around a theme of "expect the expected," and I could not be more thrilled to […]

The radio call by the Appalachian State announcers on the last play of the shocking win at Michigan is priceless. Video quality is just OK, but these guys screaming is hilarious (Wolverine fans will use a different word): [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumxmR416t4] Also, check out video of Ohio State fans at a bar in D.C. going nuts after […]

The 2007 U.S. Open has proven unkind to the top Russian stars. Perhaps it's no surprise when former men's champion Marat Safin self-destructs in a flurry of rage and errors, as he did in a second round loss to Stanislas Wawrinka; maybe the unpredictable Nadia Petrova's loss to talented up-and-comer Agnes Szavay isn't the most […]

–Jim Allen –Jim Allen

Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz, 23, threw a no-hitter Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, 10-0, at Fenway Park in only his second career start. The Red Sox, who have been struggling the last week, needed a shot in the arm and Buchholz certainly provided it. —Jim Buzinski Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz, 23, […]

This headline accurately reflects the sentiments of Michigan football fans everywhere after the Wolverines lost their season opener, 34-32, at home to Appalachian State. Who? Yes, the Division 1-AA team from tiny (13,000) Boone, N.C., went into the Big House and knocked off No. 5 Michigan before 106,000 stunned and angry fans. The Mountaineers kicked […]