Fedor Emelianenko knocked out Brett Rogers tonight in the second round of their MMA fight in Chicago:

AOL’s Michael David Smith:
Rogers connected with Fedor early and made him bleed from the nose, and he more than acquitted himself in the fight, getting control of Fedor on the ground and looking better against Fedor than any opponent […]

Cal running back Jahvid Best made an ugly landing on his neck after an unbelievable leap over an Oregon State defender for a touchdown tonight.

Best was attended to by doctors for a prolonged period on the field before being immobilized on a stretcher.
The AP reports:
Best’s helmet came off on impact. He vaulted into the air […]

Nothing more tired than the fourth quarter signal. That is, except from this fine gentleman at the LSU-Alabama game today:

Friends Of The Program with today’s top image, thus far. Still waiting to see if Charlie Weis abandons his hankie.

Iowa had its undefeated season ruined today by Northwestern in part because starting Hawkeyes QB Ricky Stanzi injured his ankle in the second quarter.

(Facemask penalty would’ve negated Northwestern subsequent touchdown)
Video of the play shows Northwestern player Corey Wootton rolling onto the back of Stanzi’s right lower leg. But just before Stanzi went down, […]

Mark Dent of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS has the miraculous story of Dallas high school cross country runner Taylor Lively.

Lively, who as a senior at Lake Dallas High recently qualified for state, thought that the incredible pain he’d endured during training for many years was a natural occurence felt by teammates and competitors.
Boy was […]

J.A. Adande has a piece today at ESPN.com on one of L.A.’s newest must-see nightspots. (At least for 48 minutes, three times per week.)

You won’t find this club in a reconditioned room hidden in some grimy Hollywood back alley. The space resides in Staples Center, where nightclub mogul Sam Nazarian bought out eight upper level […]

Bob Griese is back after serving his one-week sentence for speculating on the gastronomic predilections of Juan Pablo Montoya - working today’s Iowa-Northwestern game.

Admirable move by ESPN to make a statement about the proper promotion of diversity in sports.  But last night, a graphics guy on Louisiana Tech-Boise State broadcast might’ve gone a little overboard […]