There’s yet another cloud of suspicion hovering over a major league baseball player, and this time it’s hanging over someone whose comeback has been touted as the feel-good story of the season. The New York Daily News reported late Thursday on their website that St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel received a 12-month supply of […]

I often wonder how much of this goes on, and how coaches guard against it happening to them. There seems to be a one-way sign outside Foxboro Stadium that points directly at the Meadowlands, because the Jets have been interviewing just about every player the Patriots have let go in the last couple weeks, the […]

From 10 questions for Terrell Owens on Time.com: “What’s your favorite TV show and why? Sascha Falahat, SOUTH BEND, IND. I'm going to mention two shows. The first is America's Next Top Model. I just like to see how people interact–women can be catty once they're together. And my other favorite is the channel HGTV. […]

In January, Serena Williams entered the Australian Open unseeded and disregarded, only to emerge as champion. She blitzed the field en route to the title and began openly talking about winning the Grand Slam; that is, taking all four major titles in tennis over the course of a single calendar year. Serena has already won […]

There seems to be a new trend in getting people out to a major league baseball game, and if it ever hits Philadelphia I may never leave Citizens Bank Park. At least three major league teams – Atlanta, Baltimore and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles – are promoting special all-you-can-eat sections at their […]

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 […]

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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 […]

It’s no big secret that the NHL isn’t even one of the “Big Four” sports leagues anymore. The Dallas Stars know it, and they’re taking aim at the NBA and NFL in a new round of billboard ads. One reads, “The only thing our refs shave is the ice,” in an obvious slap at the […]

It's more humid than hot in New York City today, but the action on court is scorching. Less than 12 hours after James Blake dispatched Fabrice Santoro in five thrilling sets, third-seeded Novak Djokovic took the court against the dangerous Radek Stephanek. Djokovic, the player most favored to reach the championship final from the bottom […]

Openly gay gymnast Ji Wallace (right), who won a silver medal on trampoline in the 2000 Olympics for Australia, has come out of retirement and is on tour in World Cup competitions with Australia’s national team, hoping to make the team for the World Championships in November. Wallace came out in 2005. We’ve got Wallace’s […]

A disturbing story in the L.A. Times finds USC running backs coach Todd McNair engaged in dog fighting in the 1990s and was convicted of cruelty to animals, among other things. Beyond the usual disgusting aspects of the story, this paragraph is mind-boggling: “As part of the probation agreement, he was to donate $250 to […]

I’m not a big tennis fan –I kind of lost interest not long after Bjorn Borg retired, to give you an idea– but it’s been fun to read Wyman Meer’s reports from the U.S. Open here. They’ve been upbeat and positive, something I’m not going to be when discussing tennis. It’s always dicey to try […]

We just never know which of our stories the media will pick up and run with. Jim wrote a great story about the only openly gay Div. 1 college head coach in the country, and it was met with the chirping of crickets. Then, Matt Hennie of Atlanta writes a story for us about gay […]