Tomorrow is the 38th anniversary of the 1972 Olympic basketball gold medal game between the United States and the Soviet Union. In an unconscionable travesty neatly fashioned by game officials to resemble an actual competition, the Soviets were awarded a 51-50 victory that day. (Thanks to their performance, the referees went on to wildly successful […]

Many moons ago Lakers’ 2010 second-round draft pick Derrick Caracter, a 6-9, 280-poundish power forward, was the top-rated high school basketball prospect in the country. But the trappings of fame apparently swallowed up Caracter, who authored an uneventful college career at Louisville and UTEP. (Actually, he swallowed it.)

(Caracter: Fades of Benoit Benjamin)
Caracter, who played […]

Before he practiced with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, Reggie Bush addressed a Tuesday Yahoo Sports report that the Heisman Trophy Trust would “relieve” him of its 2005 award before the end of September.

(Heisman Trust reportedly will meet Tuesday to “formally discuss” Bush award)
Bush said of the Yahoo report and the possibility of […]

Neil Best of NEWSDAY and Richard Deitsch of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED have confirmed that Keith Olbermann will not appear on NBC’s “Football Night In America” broadcasts this season. Best reported:

NBC has confirmed that Keith Olbermann will not be on its “Football Night in America” show this season.
The move was initiated not by NBC Sports but by NBC News, which […]

The BEVERLY HILLS COURIER reports this week that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has, “declined to pursue a criminal case against ESPN sports personality Jay Mariotti, who was arrested last month on suspicion of domestic assault for allegedly roughing up his girlfriend.”

Mariotti’s case is not yet in the hands of the L.A. City […]

Two Stephen F. Austin football players, Romeo Robinson and Darren Robinson, were spotted faking injuries in an attempt to slow down the offense of Texas A&M last Saturday.

The above shot is following a Texas A&M offensive play. Moments later, after looking to the sidelines, both Robinsons went down like they were shot:

The acting job, replete […]