Earlier today, English Premier League player Darren Bent of Sunderland sent a shot deflected off a balloon past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina in the fifth minute to give Sunderland a 1-0 lead and eventual win by the same score.

Amazingly, you can actually see on the game telecast the boy who punched the balloon (beach ball) […]

Photo from last night at Game 1 of the ALCS:

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With both Game 1 and Game 2 non-sellouts, at least he poured himself into a seat.

Miserabilia weather at Penn State today for The U and the Lions.

You would figure the Minnesota cheerleaders are especially expert at warming techniques, and they certainly didn’t disappoint us at Happy Valley today.

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So Diego Maradona’s advice to all of his critics on Wednesday, specifically on how they “can suck it, and keep on sucking it,” seems to be sweeping the globe. One profane outburst to unite us all.

Argentina’s embattled national coach got his squad into the World Cup on Wednesday, with a 1-0 win over Uruguay. And […]

Sam Bradford re-injured his shoulder against Texas on the Sooners’ second series today. He did not return to the game.

Bradford didn’t take a hard hit from Texas’ Aaron Williams, but landed on the same shoulder he injured against BYU earlier this season.

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Video and more photos after the jump.

Pro basketball player Chantelle Anderson has her own blog over at Yardbarker.com, and lest you think it’s boring, you haven’t read her last post.

Anderson, a former 2nd-overall WNBA draft pick and college superstar, recently told readers she’s planning on writing a book, and to my delight, she included some choice excerpts - which included her […]

For those of you who wonder how the ESPN College Gameday crew tracks all those games on the road, here’s a shot inside the ESPN College GameDay truck today.

(After the jump, pic of Trojans walk-thru at South Bend hotel this morning)
Gameday observations today: Corso looks good, hanging in there. He’s doing a lot better […]

Photo sequence of a Great White Shark leaping out of the water only 300 yards away from where the PCH and Sunset Blvd. meet.

Here’s the exact location. Gladstones restaurant is just out of the shot on the left.