There’s been a veritable avalanche of head-slapping, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring headlines generated by Lane Kiffin and the Tennessee Volunteers this year - and it’s still four months before his first season even starts at UT.

(We have no qualms about his wife, however.)
This time, it’s not ripping his shirt off, or falsely accusing other coaches of recruiting […]

In one of the most controversial plays of the NHL playoffs last night, Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin made a knee-to-knee collision with Pittsburgh defenseman Sergei Gonchar. Gonchar went flying and had to be helped off the ice, while Ovechkin earned a two-minute minor penalty.

(Gonchar, seen here not enjoying having experienced the equivalent of getting […]

If the name Joey Barton doesn’t ring a bell, that’s okay. Not everyone’s a soccer fan. Here’s a good, quick primer: he’s like the Ty Cobb of soccer, except nowhere near as good as Ty Cobb.

(C’mon, ref, no dismemberment, no foul!)
So despite a career that included a six-month prison stay after assaulting a random guy […]

He’s already considered perhaps the best college pitching prospect of all time, but Stephen Strasburg just might have earned himself a couple extra million in that deal Scott Boras is “not at all negotiating at this time” with the Nationals.

The acting GM of the Nats, Mike Rizzo, was on hand yesterday as San Diego State’s […]

Normally he just drops f-bombs on live television, but Minnesota Twins analyst Bert Blyleven’s going to embarrass himself in a different fashion on a live broadcast tonight at the Metrodome.

(Can’t he just bring this shirt back and wear it on the air instead?)
Blyleven, whose father died of Parkinson’s Disease a few years back, is […]

Chuck Daly won’t ever be known as the greatest basketball coach of all-time, but he’s definitely one of the best. He led the Pistons to a pair of titles and delayed the long reign of Michael Jordan. He installed a defensive identity that helped forge the identity of Detroit basketball and Detroit itself. And he […]

When it comes to sports news, never trust anything you read online. Especially anything by Peter King. But especially anything on Wikipedia.

Titans TE Bo Scaife knew not to panic this week when he was flooded with phone calls asking about his trade to the Eagles. But that’s why you don’t automatically believe Wikipedia, especially when […]

In all of the 12 months most Rays fans have followed the team, they’ve had very little adversity. Losing a World Series was tough, but it really brought them together as a series of suburbs masquerading as a city. So the current controversy over Troy Percival is uncharted waters for Tampa Bay.

Bad manners, bad […]

How unbelievable was Mine That Bird’s Kentucky Derby win? So unbelievable that even his jockey doesn’t think he has a shot in the Preakness Stakes next week.

Calvin Borel is abandoning Mine That Bird for the nation’s top filly, Rachel Alexandra. He calls her a “once-in-a-lifetime horse,” but isn’t just having the chance for a […]