Yesterday, thanks to a tip from Steve Cofield at YAHOO SPORTS, I reported that ESPN’s E:60 investigative unit recently confronted Dana White about his online video tirade directed at Sherdog/ESPN reporter Loretta Hunt and the gay community.

(Who would you rather run your legitimate, mainstream sports league?)
The interview will not air until May 12, but […]

• The Chicago Bears are concerned about Jay Cutler’s late-night carousing.

(”Aw, man - I need a drink!”)
• You would think home plate umpires deal with enough abuse without having to take a broken bat to the face.
• A couple of Texas Tech football players find relief along the stadium wall.
• Time to get Mist-y […]

The NFL draft is coming up, as ESPN has hammered into your skull a thousand times you might have heard, and all eyes have been focused on what Detroit will do with the first pick in the draft. They really only have their choice of about three players; select anyone outside of QB Matthew Stafford, […]

Last we heard, Olympic swimmer and bong poser Michael Phelps was still palling around with Vegas waitress girlfriend Caroline “Caz” Pal. But now it appears that the 8-time gold medal winner has collected a new trophy - Miss California Carrie Prejean.

Xana O’Neill of NBC DFW reports that the Miss USA runner-up has been a frequent […]

Eighty-six years ago, Arthur Giddon was a batboy for the Boston Braves. This Saturday, he will reprise his role for one batter at Fenway Park during the Red Sox-Yankees game. Giddon is 100 years old now, so the real drama will be whether or not he can get the bat back to the dugout before […]

We talk a lot about heroes. Whether it’s in a movie, TV show, or novel, heroes abound. We like heroes; nay, we want to be heroes, and that’s why we watch those movies. We then take our love of heroes and ascribe heroic properties to athletes, politicians, and a host of other people who generally […]

I bet you’ve seen those commercials for the Snuggie - it’s a blanket with sleeves! What a clever ‘n’ comfy idea! It’s the greatest invention to hit the airwaves since the ShamWow!

(Now that’s a lucky guy - ’cause he’s all wrapped up in a Snuggie!)
But the real mark of merchandise greatness is whether you […]

Last July, we served up word that the NCAA was considering adding beach volleyball - or “sand volleyball”, as they prefer to call it -  to their varsity curriculum. Now that wonderful dream has become a reality.

(Coming soon to a campus near you!)
Tom Hoffarth of FARTHER OFF THE WALL reports that the NCAA Division […]

One of the oddest stories leading up to the this year’s NFL Draft has been the possible positive drug tests of former Boston College DT B.J. Raji and several other high-profile NFL prospects, as reported earlier by SI.COM and NFLDRAFTBIBLE.COM. While coverage of the story has been muted from, say, the front page of ESPN.COM, […]

The Major League Baseball season is well underway. But you wouldn’t know it by the lack of bodies filling the seats at big league ballparks.

As the first month of play winds down, MLB teams are facing some sobering stats when it comes to attendance. Across the board, from D.C. to NYC, stadium seats sit unoccupied. […]