I hosted sports radio talk shows for many years, and selfishly I used to dread days like today. That is, being forced to talk about something that had no business being put into a sports context. Nick Adenhart was a person, not a ballplayer, as he’s been first reported as all day. It sucks, but […]

The Czech Republic national soccer team is in trouble. Their World Cup qualifying hopes took a big hit last week with a 2-1 home loss to rival Slovakia. You would think that after such a demoralizing defeat, the Czech soccer governing body would take action - and they have, by firing head coach Petr Rada […]

The Masters is underway today, and generally the tournament is regarded as the toughest to even get invited to because of a list of stringent requirements and only 96 open spots (some of which are taken up by old-timers like Gary Player and Ray Floyd). But the Masters does extend an invitation to the winner […]

Anyone who follows college sports knows that the University of Oregon’s athletic department, with its Nike connections, has a lot of money at its disposal. How much? So much that the school is now handing out scholarships for its new competitive cheerleading team.

(They deserve a scholarship, right? They’re more entertaining than the fencing team.)
While […]

In the wake of Nick Adenhart’s tragic death, tonight’s game between the L.A. Angels of Anaheim and Oakland Athletics has been postponed.

After conferring with Angels owner Arte Moreno, MLB commissioner Bud Selig decided to cancel the game after Andrew Thomas Gallo allegedly ran a red light & slammed his minivan into Adenhart’s car, causing a […]

We now know Nick Adenhart’s killer: Andrew Thomas Gallo.

Gallo is the man who was driving the minivan last night that ran a red light and caused Adenhart to crash his vehicle - which caused the Angels pitcher’s death.
Gallo fled the scene on foot but was quickly captured by Anaheim police.
He has since been charged […]

Sure, it won’t directly help sell cars, but Mike Illitch is doing his part to try to help save America’s automakers. The Detroit Tigers owner is refusing to boot General Motors from Comerica Park’s premium advertising space — with GM’s name and cars on a fountain beyond center field — despite the fact that the […]

There’s a lot of things you can say about Tim Tebow - his Christian act can come across as really self-righteous, his motivational barking and woofing on the sideline can seem overblown, you get the picture - but it’s pretty hard to claim that he’s not a good person. He really does do a lot […]

Back in March we here at SPORTSbyBROOKS told you about Delaware Governor Jack Markell’s attempt to have sports betting legalized in his home state. With a $750 million deficit in the state’s budget, Markell believes that being the only state east of the Mississippi River to allow sports betting would go a long way in […]

It was fun for the Iowa Hawkeyes at last season’s Outback Bowl, where they trounced South Carolina 31-10. It was even more fun for Iowa football broadcaster Ed Podolak, who spent his time down in Tampa taking peeks down women’s shirts.

However, when photos of Ed’s boob viewing hit the web, Podolak decided to retire from […]