The NFL opens its 2012 regular season on Wednesday night when the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys. Fifteen other games fill out the schedule of the new season’s first week. Here’s a preview of the action:
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College football is finally (almost) back! This is that magical time of year when every college football fan dreams of crisp fall days and really believes that his team will be “better than expected” this year. At least up until kickoff.
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It happened in Daytona Beach where the Daytona Cubs were playing a game. They are a minor league baseball franchise in the Chicago Cubs organization. It was Wednesday night and the game was in full swing when a questionable call was made at first base...
Gymnast Aly Raisman was one of the big stories of the opening weekend of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. The 18-year old from Needham, Ma. qualified for the all-around title, knocking teammate, world champion and best friend Jordyn Wieber out of the competition that Wieber would have been the favorite in.
But the most entertaining part of Raisman’s near flawless routine was her parents’ reac
Upsets and world records ruled the day on Day 2 of competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a brief recap of Sunday’s action:
What is it about the Olympics that makes us all stop and pay attention? What is it about people taking part in sports that, for the most part, so few of us actually keep up with? Face it, during the off years, you don't keep up with diving, track and field or some of the other Olympic sports that we will see in the next couple of weeks...
The Summer Olympics begin this weekend in London. For more than a century, the modern Olympic games have provided a global stage for athletes to deliver unforgettable moments of competition, courage and compassion.
The creative folks at Improv Everywhere are great at pulling off pranks on a public scale. For their latest stunt, the troupe turned a mini-golf course into a major golf championship. Yes, they surprised random mini-golfers with caddies, ESPN commentators and a camera crew. The “winner” was even presented with the actual Claret Jug from The Open Championship!
We've heard a lot of names for teams like Warriors, Braves, Indians, Redskins, Rebels and others that some consider offensive. But the question is, are they? The State of Oregon is fighting the battle by making any schools that are high school and below change mascots to something that is not offensive to Native Americans. I...
The 2012 NFL Draft starts Thursday with NFL teams taking the opportunity to draft the best talent from the college ranks into the pros. While many teams build Super Bowl champions by drafting blue chip prospects, many other great players are left undrafted. Here are 15 of the best undrafted players in the NFL today: