Discover BCS National Championship Game Preview: #1 Notre Dame v. #2 Alabama Jan. 7, 2013 at 8:00pm EST on ESPN Why Watch They are the two storied programs in college football, and, this year, they are the number one and
Saban, Kelly support stipends: Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, Alabama head coach Nick Saban, and SEC Commissioner Mike Slive all believe the NCAA should award athletes, particularly football players, stipends. Saban said he believes “the leadership in the NCAA
Oregon head coach Chip Kelly, one of the hottest NFL coaching prospects, will return to Oregon next season. ESPN reported Kelly will turn down his NFL suitors — like the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills — and return to
Why is the NBA so boring compared to the Eighties, when it was at its zenith with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, followed by the incomparable Michael Jordan? There are a number of reasons, but the primary one is this:
The seven Catholic schools that are set to leave the Big East to form their own basketball conference have been reportedly offered more than $500 million by Fox for a 12-year television deal. The schools’ representatives and officials from Fox
Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was taken to a hospital in Baltimore on Sunday morning on a gurney after complaining of nausea, headaches, and dizziness. He is not on the sidelines as the Colts face the Ravens in an AFC
After the Buffalo Bills announced they would be embracing the statistical revolution and putting resources into an analytics department, former NFL general manager and current ESPN NFL analyst Bill Polian dismissed it on Thursday, saying “Moneyball” will not work in
The Los Angeles Clippers, whose 17-game winning streak was halted by the Denver Nuggets on New Year’s Night, are no longer the laughingstock of the NBA or the ugly sister to the formerly high-flying Los Angeles Lakers. These two teams
Attention to recruiting continues to skyrocket as many have realized how important National Signing Day is to their team’s success. Countless fans hang on every word out of a recruit’s mouth and a simple tweet can set off a message
The three Heisman finalists — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o — will be showcased in primetime and marquee bowl games to close out the season. Manziel, the scrappy Texas
After coming nine yards short of Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson wants to play on special teams on Saturday against the Green Bay Packers in a first-round playoff game if it will help his team
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Preview: #4 Oregon v. #5 Kansas State, Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:30pm EST on ESPN Why Watch If at any point during this game you feel as though you are watching two teams that could be playing
Ray Lewis, the spiritual leader of the Baltimore Ravens defense and face of the franchise, announced on Wednesday he will be retiring at the end of this season, which is his 17th in the NFL. “I talked to my team
Allstate Sugar Bowl Preview: #21 Louisville v. #3 Florida, Jan. 2, 2013 at 8:30pm EST on ESPN A discussion of college football’s top teams in the modern era would certainly include the Florida Gators. They’ve won three national championships in
Three weeks after a propane gas grill accident hospitalized her with first- and second-degree burns to most of her upper body, including her face and neck, ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Hannah Storm returned to the airwaves on Tuesday when she hosted ABC’s Rose Parade
Why are Wisconsin and Northern Illinois in New Year’s Day Bowl games? Wisconsin is in the Rose Bowl because Ohio State and Penn State are on probation, but Northern Illinois looks like a purely politically correct choice. Now that they
When Stanford plays Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on Tuesday, it will be the school’s third-straight BCS appearance. Only Oregon, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and USC (remarkably, no SEC teams) have accomplished this feat in the BCS era. Stanford’s success
This afternoon, in one of the more bizarre appearances of his presidency, Barack Obama gave a televised address to a room full of supporters on the “fiscal cliff.” He broke no news, but mocked Congress, and hinted at future tax
LISA LEFFAssociated PressSANTA CLARA, Calif.The women’s basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had
On Friday, ESPN suspended commentator Rob Parker “until further notice” for calling Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, who is African-American, a “cornball brother” because Griffin has a white fiancee and may be a Republican. “Following yesterday’s comments, Rob Parker has been suspended
ESPN’s Rob Parker dropped a bombshell today when he called NFL rookie star and MVP candidate Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother.” That means, according to Parker, that RGIII isn’t a real black person, and that he might
The Word has come down from the ESPN president, and it isn’t the same Word that Tim Tebow lives by. This Word is: Cut back on Tebow coverage. ESPN president John Skipper has lowered the boom on reporters discussing Tebow.
ESPN New York : A 25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and turned the gun on himself as two team officials were confronting him, police said. Kansas City police Supervisor Andrea
Mark Schlereth isn’t the first actor who used a soap opera stint as a springboard to Hollywood films. He may be the only one with three Super Bowl rings to do so, though. The former NFL guard, who won championships
Get ready, ESPN: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is coming after you. Today, News Corp announced that it would buy a 49 percent stake in the Yankees’ YES Network. The deal also includes an option to buy up to 80 percent
