Among other things, Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is notorious for his ludicrously sanctimonious American Express commercial in which he declares himself a  “leader who happens to coach basketball.” Secondary concern or not, there’s no denying his ability to do the latter. But what about that leadership thing if, say, he wanted to do [...]

In the worst possible type of basketball contest, the University of North Carolina jumped out to a quick double-digit lead against Villanova University and then refused to extend it for the rest of the game.  This led to the painful 8-to-15 point lead that lasts all night but can never be resolved by an amazing [...]

We ask because, at this point, we could almost start a blog updating solely with news about Twittering athletes, coaches and GMs. Yesterday, we wrote about the infamous tweets of the Buffalo Bills and Brian Burke. Sunday, we wrote about Mark Cuban. And you know what? There are two more breaking Twitter stories this morning.

According [...]

Rick Reilly stands this morning as the sports media’s Jack O’Halloran, the ever-prodding manchild from Superman II: every time he throws a bus at Tiger Woods, Tiger crawls out from underneath just a little angrier.

Sunday, Bay Hill stood in for Metropolis and Sean O’Hair pulled over the black bedazzled robes to take the Terence Stamp [...]

WOOOO! YEAH! AMERICA ROCKS! OUR FOREIGN POLICY HAS JUST BEEN VINDICATED BECAUSE WE KICKED SOME ASS ON THE DIAMOND! YEAH! The score was USA 15, Venezuela 6 in first-round World Baseball Classic action last night, and with a 2-0 record in pool play, the Americans are assured of advancing to the next round. Your heroes [...]

• Have corporate sponsors successfully smokescreened the media over Michael Phelps’ marijuana mess?

• Jim Fassel finally finds himself a football coaching job – if you count the UFL as a stable employer.
• Golfers & wait staff, beware! Tiger Woods is back & “better than ever“!
• Wonder where some of your taxpayer money is going? How [...]

Hey, readers! It’s time for another exciting SbB Clever Caption Contest!
Today we catch UNC coach Roy Williams taking a hands-up approach:

Okay, so it wasn’t such a clever quip. Surely you can do better! Prove me wrong by submitting your suggestions into the comments section linked below. Winner will be announced in the end-of-the-day recap.
Good luck [...]

Has there ever been a single more dysfunctional unit* on a single football team–like, ever–than the Dallas Cowboys receiving corps? What started with Terrell Owens‘ paranoia about Tony Romo and Jason Witten, which was really weird all by itself, has blown up into an all-out f*cksplosion of infighting and finger-pointing, and not even the coaching [...]

• Ray Allen helps save the life of a friend caught in a hotel during the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

• The UNC b-ball team has a better record at Ford Field than the Lions do.
• What NFL venues are the most vegetarian-friendly? The list may surprise you.
• Andrew Bogut tries to bailout his hometown Aussie hoops [...]

Hey, readers! It’s time once again for what’s sure to become an Internet institution for years to come – the SbB Clever Caption Contest!
Today we take a journey down Tobacco Road, where we encounter North Carolina b-ball coach Roy Williams exercising his First Amendment rights:

So, what’s the top Tar Heel tonsilating about? Submit your answers [...]