(Note: SbB Senior Writer Tuffy is on the ground in Vegas this weekend for UFC 100 and provides this report.)
The festivities surrounding UFC 100 aren’t limited to the activities under the purview of Dana White.   From the professional nightclub/porn card distributors that somehow slipped into Mandalay Bay after the weigh-in to meet the crowd […]

Case you are new to SbB, I live in Los Angeles, right on Venice Beach. With that, you always try to have the camera handy. Here’s some past snaps from the last week.

(”Hey Doc, I’m in pain! From What? The Botox next door. OK, here ya go…”)

(This thread is useless without pics)

(I’ve lost […]

Communication is the building block of any successful relationship. This is true at work, at home, in one’s love life, and in sports. Because this is a sports blog and not, say, a relationship guide, let’s focus in on that last one. Communication between teammates is crucial on the court/field/whatever, and communication from coaches on […]

No matter what shortcomings Steve McNair may have had in his personal life, his enduring legacy as an athlete will be his courage and toughness on the football field. In an era where overpaid athletes remove themselves to the DL for the most minor of injuries, Air McNair was never one to let his team […]

Despite the constant griping from members of the media that college athletes are innocent, exploited slave-laborers, they’ve got things pretty good. They get free tuition, out-of-this-world tutoring/academic support, monthly stipend (yes, folks, student-athletes get a monthly room and board stipend), and all the free athletic clothing and gear a lad could ever want. And then […]

Another weekend, another sad sports death. Boxer Arturo “Thunder” Gatti has been murdered at the age of 37. According to news report, Gatti was smashed in the back of the head with a blunt object at a condo he and his wife were renting in Brazil for a second honeymoon. What a way to go.

Gatti, […]

A couple days ago, Floridian disaster was narrowly averted when Florida International University announced that their cherished cheerleading squad would be spared the budgetary axe. It was a victory for sports fans, Florida International University fans if such people exist, and fans of cheerleading (and cheerleaders). Heck, as far as we’re concerned (sports and girls…perhaps […]

On the evening of May 30, University of Delaware wide receiver Mark Duncan staggered to the emergency room in his college town of Newark after being stabbed. Duncan was Delaware’s leading receiver last year and ran a kickoff back for a touchdown in the 2007 national championship game. Six weeks after the incident, someone’s finally […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have seen a resurgence over the past three years after sitting mostly dormant for the 20 or so years following their lone World Series appearance. And while you might attribute that to such things as developing good talent or having Bud Selig less involved, the real answer is pretty clear — the […]

Having an overshadowed young pitcher throw a no-hitter is always a good story. After all, it very well may be the best story they author up as a professional. That case was even more pronounced on Friday night for Jonathan Sanchez, who only got to start because Randy Johnson was on the disabled list … […]