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David Ortiz's F-Bomb At Red Sox Game Approved By FCC Chair

Joe Student — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:00:25 +0000

A day after the city of Boston was locked down under a 'shelter-in-place' order while a massive manhunt captured the last suspect at large in last Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, the Boston Red Sox held extended pregame ceremonies at Fenway Park on Saturday to honor the memory of the victims of the attacks and celebrate the Boston police, emergency responders and marathon volunteers

High School Baseball Team Loses 65-0

Joe Student — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:45:28 +0000

There is a reason some leagues use a 10-run 'mercy rule,' and this is it. Licking Heights High School of Pataskala, Ohio beat Harvest Prep of Winchester, Ohio, 65-0, earlier this month. The game was called after Licking Heights plated a jaw-dropping 31 runs in the third inning. Ohio state rules don't allow the 10-run rule to be used until the fifth inning, but whoever wrote that rule doesn't have to pay for the therapists needed to treat the Harvest Prep team so they can leave the house again after the shellacking.

Louisville Beats Michigan, 82-76, To Win 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:13:12 +0000

Louisville 82, Michigan 76 Reserve guard Luke Hancock scored 22 points, including making all five of his 3-point shot attempts, as Louisville beat Michigan, 82-76, in the 2013 NCAA basketball championship in Atlanta on Monday night. The victory gave Cardinals’ head coach Rick Pitino a second national title in addition to the one he won [...]

7-Year-Old Jack Hoffman Scores TD In Nebraska Spring Football Game

Joe Student — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:59:51 +0000

On the field and online, Jack Hoffman was impossible to stop on Saturday. Hoffman, a 7-year-old brain cancer patient from Atkinson, Neb., scampered 69 yards for a touchdown during the University of Nebraska’s spring scrimmage in Lincoln. Hoffman expertly followed his blockers, who held the defense at bay while he jogged past them with a [...]

Honus Wagner Baseball Card Sells For $2.1 Million

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:00:38 +0000

A 1909 baseball card of Honus Wagner soldfor a record $2.1 million, the auction house that conducted the sale said Saturday. One of only 50 cards of its kind in existence, the T-206 American Tobacco Company card fetched $2,105,770.

Michigan Beats Syracuse, 61-56 — 2013 NCAA Final Four Scores

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:52:12 +0000

Michigan held off Syracuse in Atlanta on Saturday and advanced to Monday’s national championship game where they will face Louisville. Michigan 61, Syracuse 56 Mitch McGary had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, as Michigan beat Syracuse, 61-56, in the second game of the Final Four of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Atlanta on [...]

Louisville Beats Wichita State, 72-68, — 2013 NCAA Final Four Scores

Joe Student — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:10:17 +0000

Louisville, the top-overall seed in the 2013 NCAA tournament, advanced to Monday's national title game by rallying past Wichita State.
Louisville 72, Wichita State 68
Reserve Luke Hancock scored 20 points, including several crucial baskets late, and Louisville beat Wichita State, 72-68, in the Final Four of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Atlanta on Saturday

The 10 Best Female College Basketball Players of All Time

Danny Groner — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:59:50 +0000

There’s been lots of chatter around the NBA about whether Baylor center Brittney Griner, a 6-foot-8 senior, could hack it with the men in the NBA. Mark Cuban said earlier this week that he’d take a look at Griner and consider drafting her. Then, on Thursday, Miami Heat forward Shane Battier said, “There’s no doubt [...]

Steve Alford Hired As Coach At UCLA

Joe Student — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:00:04 +0000

UCLA announced Saturday that it hiredSteve Alford as its men's basketball head coach. Alford, 48, was the head coach at New Mexico for the past six years, with stops at Iowa and Southwest Missouri State before guiding the Lobos. Alford agreed to a 10-year contract extension at New Mexico just 10 days prior to accepting the UCLA job.
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Michigan In Final Four After Routing Florida, 79-59 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:43:22 +0000

Michigan beat Florida on Sunday in the South Regional final and joined Wichita State and Syracuse in the 2013 Final Four. (4) Michigan 79, (3) Florida 59 Nik Stauskas scored 22 points, including six 3-point shots, and fourth-seeded Michigan routed third-seeded Florida, 79-59, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s South Regional final in Arlington, Tex. on [...]

Duke beats Michigan State, 71-61 — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:50:25 +0000

Duke will play for a chance to go to the Final Four on Sunday. (2) Duke 71, (3) Michigan State 61 Seth Curry scored 29 points, and second-seeded Duke beat third-seeded Michigan State, 71-61, in the 2013 NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional semifinals in Indianapolis on Friday night. The Blue Devils advanced to play Louisville in [...]

Alex Rodriguez May Not Play in 2013, But He'll Still Make More Than the Houston Astros

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:59:05 +0000

If the Houston Astros need a loan, they can always give Alex Rodriguez a call. The Yankees third baseman will make $29 million, more than the entire roster for the Astros, at $25 million. Of course, the Astros roster is flush with guys so unknown it’s like they’re enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. Seriously, [...]

Michigan Upsets Kansas, 87-85 (OT) — 2013 NCAA Tournament Scores

Joe Student — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:19:15 +0000

Michigan rallied to stun Kansas in the South Regional on Friday. (4) Michigan 87, (1) Kansas 85 (OT) Trey Burke made a 28-foot, three-pointer with less than five seconds to play in regulation to force overtime, and Mitch McGary scored four of his 25 points in the extra session as fourth-seeded Michigan upset No. 1-seeded [...]

Watch Mr. T Score a Goal From Center Ice at Chicago Blackhawks Game

Joe Student — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:55 +0000

Chicago Blackhawks’ fans are always into the game, from the national anthem to the final horn. Each home game, the Blackhawks have a multi-tiered “Shoot the Puck” competition which challenges celebrities and fans to shoot the puck into the goal from center ice. The catch: the net is totally blocked save for a few small [...]

Brewers Ticket Plan Improves Seats Each Time Milwaukee Wins

Joe Student — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:00:28 +0000

As the Milwaukee Brewers win baseball games this season, their fans can win, too. Marking the coolest thing the team has done for its fans since the Sausage Race, the Brewers are giving fans who buy the Chance 2 Advance ticket plan a seat upgrade each time the Brewers win one of the nine games included in the package.

NFL Free Agent Justin Durant Fills Out Fast Food Employment Application

Joe Student — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:00:44 +0000

Free agent linebacker Justin Durant played for the Detroit Lions for the past two seasons. Durant hopes the team will re-sign him, but he's not taking any chances just in case. On Thursday, Durant jokingly filled out an employment applicat

Redskins QB Kirk Cousins Drug Tested at Grandmother's House

Joe Student — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:09:52 +0000

Random drug testing is a fact of life for NFL players, but you'd think that certain places would be off-limits to the league's pee police. Nope! Washington Redskins' back-up quarterback Kirk Cousins tweeted that he was drug tested while a

NHL Shows Off Its Geography Knowledge With New Realignment Plan

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:00:21 +0000

The NHL you know and love is about to become a thing of the past. The league has announced plans to realign, beginning next season. Gone is the current six-division format, replaced by four currently unnamed divisions. So, what exactly does this mean? Well, here’s the lowdown: The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets [...]

Flag in Team USA Dugout Came From Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Joe Student — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:48:53 +0000

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.S. troops in [...]

18-Foot Sinkhole Eats Golfer

Joe Student — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:00:26 +0000

After decades of suffering abuse at the hands of humans, the Earth is apparently fighting back, and it’s starting with the golfers. Golfers Mark Mihal and Mike Peters took advantage of a nice late winter day by playing the course at Waterloo, Ill., last Friday. Peters had his back turned to prepare a second shot [...]