We can’t imagine what Neil Diamond will sing at his Fenway appearance.
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With all the recent defections in college basketball - the Lopez Twins, O.J. Mayo, Trent Johnson - at least one guy has decided to stay put.

(“Show me the security!”)
The KANSAS CITY STAR reports that Bill Self will remain at Kansas, putting end to speculation that the Jayhawks coach would soon be flying south to Stillwater […]

Watching Royals outfielder Joey Gathright leap over pitchers and cars must have made quite an impression on young & impressionable Kobe Bryant, since the Lakers star felt the need to do one better.

But while Mitsubishi sedans may be good enough for Gathright, such autos are underneath Bryant. If Kobe’s going to get high (in the […]

Notre Dame-Michigan has been one of those classic college rivalries that’s recently lost some of it’s luster, thanks to the Irish’s football woes under Charlie Weis. (To be fair, the Wolverines didn’t help matters by limping into last season’s meeting 0-2, with a shocking loss to Appalachian State and a home blowout at the hands […]

From the Utterly Shameless Indulgence Department:
“Neil Diamond will be the only concert at Boston’s Fenway Park this summer when he performs Aug. 23 as part of his upcoming world tour.”

To promote the date, he showed up (taped) on the center field scoreboard on Tuesday to sing “Sweet Caroline” with the assembled faithful. Red Sox […]