So it is now time to embark on the final chapter in my mindless quest to compare Friday Night Lights plot lines to bowl games.

We've entered a new year of athlete tweets, but in this first edition of tweets of the week of 2012, we have contributions from some of our old favori...

By virtue of being the third wheel of Miami's "Big 2," as Shaquille O'Neal likes to refer to them, Chris Bosh often takes a lot of flak. So much so in...

Three quarters was more than enough time for South Carolina wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey to show that he was the most talented player in the Capital O...

Although it appeared to be just a minor scuffle by the standards of hockey fighting, this brush-up between the Capitals and Blue Jackets may have in f...

Whenever you put Charles Barkley in front of TV camera, something funny is bound to happen and such was indeed the case when the "Inside The NBA" anal...

Please, dont hold back. Tell us how you really feel, Dana. With his verbal takedown of a heavyweight fighter who is widely regarded as one of the b...

LeBron James may be the King of South Beach, but that doesn't mean that his subjects are happy to offer up their goods and service in tribute. This we...

NEW ORLEANS -- A few months ago, when there were rumblings that Virginia Tech might be jumping to the Southeastern Conference, Eddie Whitley and his t...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The next time Aaron Rodgers steps under center, it will have been 20 days since he last played for the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers ...

NEW YORK -- Guess $240 million wasn't quite enough for Albert Pujols. In addition to his salary, the Los Angeles Angels are giving the slugger four se...

There is team spirit, and then there is whatever Peter Dill has for Seton Hall. The walk-on basketball player for the Pirates has played just four...

We're going to guess that Landon Collins didn't go out to celebrate after announcing his college choice last night. In all likelihood, he's ground...

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul made an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Thursday night to discuss a variety of topics including his n...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky fired basketball coach Ken McDonald on Friday after a 5-11 start capped by a chaotic ending to a loss the ...

-- Virginia Tech running back David Wilson said Friday he'll skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Wilson made his announcement at a news ...

CALGARY, Alberta -- The Calgary Flames have acquired center Blair Jones from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Brendan Mikkelson. Jones has appe...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Brian Dawkins' biggest contribution Sunday in the AFC wild card playoffs will be with his talking and not his tackling. Hamp...

Closing out a week during which he joked about scamming Weight Watchers and was squeezed into NBC's coverage NFL Wild Card Weekend (which is easier no...

Just a week ago, it seemed the Tim Tebow craze was perhaps dying down, but after this overtime playoff win over Pittsburgh you can rest assured it's g...

Note to fantasy football players: Don't lose. With so many people participating in fantasy football leagues, it should come as no surprise that th...

This may very well be the most amazing (and for many, only) cricket catch you'll ever see. Regardless of if you're a fan of the sport or not, you ...

The taut 9-6 regular-season match up between Alabama and LSU could hardly have been closer. In fact, a few extra feet to the left or right on any of A...

NEW YORK — Barry Larkin was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday with plenty of room to spare. The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop was...