My grandmother gave me one piece of advice before she died. She said, “don’t trust a boxer or a rapper when they say they’re retiring.” Well, grammy, you were right again. Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his comeback, just a year after his “retirement.”

Money Mayweather, always the shrewd businessman, honed in on the one weekend people […]

Today was not a good day to be a front-runner. Even after morning-line favorite I Want Revenge scratched, there were a handful of horses with great odds; any one of them a potential Triple Crown Contender. Then, the rains came, and any hope of a normal race washed away.

Mine That Bird, a 50-1 longshot, took […]

Well, it’s official. God hates the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys’ indoor practice facility collapsed this afternoon in a thunderstorm, with winds reaching 70 mph. The bubble came apart in the middle of rookie minicamp, so the field was filled with players, coaches and media at the time.

They’re still trying to sort out the injuries, though there […]

As always, the reach of SbB stretches across the country, and last time we checked, Louisville is still in the country. So, as the Derby closes in on the starting horn, we bring you some of the day’s best, in the form of photos from the red carpet and infield.

And what kind of a big […]

Look, we know as well as anyone else that one game does not make a series. That doesn’t mean that one game can’t set a tone for a series. After all, just look at Bulls-Celtics. If memory serves, that Game 1 was pretty stinking good. Well, assuming the rest of the Capitals-Penguins series plays at […]

In case you’ve been buried under a rock for the past few weeks, this whole swine flu thing is becoming a pretty big deal. After all, when four or five states shut down high school athletics altogether, you know they’re worried about transmitting it from player-to-player and fan-to-fan. That’s what makes this story all the […]

Yes, we say it often, but times is tough, especially in a world on a bubble (like, say, the sports world). The golf world doesn’t appear to be in deep trouble, especially not with money-printing machine Tiger Woods commanding everybody’s attention, but now’s definitely not the time to be picky about sponsors. Even if they […]

Have you ever been elbowed in the face so violently that you just start bleeding all over the place? Odds are you haven’t, and for that, you should be enormously thankful; there can’t be many worse experiences than getting your world wrecked like Detroit’s Jiri Hudler did last night.

(We could have chosen a bloodier picture, […]

Bedlam, horror, and panic rule the day today, as the morning-line favorite in the Kentucky Derby, I Want Revenge, was scratched from today’s race this morning. Let’s get this straight: they’re doing this to a giant, muscular animal that is actually named “I Want Revenge.” This can’t end well.

(”I also want oats. But mainly REVENGE.”)
What’s […]