NCAA gives itself the death penalty for creating environment where Sandusky scandal could occur
NCAA President Mark Emmert handed his organization the feared "death penalty" Monday morning, forcing itself to shut down all operations for four years in light of the Jerry Sandusky Penn State scandal.
Shakeup at ESPN, network rebranded as ‘ESPN jr.’
The Worldwide Leader in Sports is undergoing another face lift. As ESPN continues to market themselves to a younger, hipper demographic they have decided to re-brand their flagship station as "ESPN jr." and change its motto to "Cooler than the other side of the blanky."
New American-made Olympic uniforms misspell ‘U.S.A.’
As the United States of America’s best warm-weather athletes walk out to represent their country during the Olympic games’ opening ceremonies, their domestically-attired chests not-so-proudly boast: “U.A.S.”
Quote on JoePa statue changed to ‘Snitches Get Stitches’
Under increasing pressure after the release of the Freeh Report to remove a prominent statue celebrating the storied career of coach Joe Paterno, Penn State officials have made a change to the statue's boilerplate.
Cutler to miss 2012 season after getting sacked throwing out first pitch at Wrigley
Lost in the headlines saying Jay Cutler butchered the 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley Saturday afternoon, was that injuries suffered during the hit Cutler took when throwing out the game's first pitch will force him to miss the entire 2012 season.
Jordan claims Bobcats could also beat 2012 Team USA
“They have talent,” said Jordan of Team USA. “But I'd like to see those All-Stars who never play with each other develop a rapport fast enough to not only deal with the Puerto Rico's and Germany's of the world, but also the Charlotte Bobcats. Guys like Bismack Biyombo, Kemba Walker and Matt Carroll go out there and fight and sweat for one another. They could mop the floor with this Team USA.”
Pre-Ovechkin Washington Capitals fan found
John Benson, a resident of Silver Spring, Maryland claims to have been a fan of the Washington Capitals before the team acquired star player Alex Ovechkin. Although it is hard to believe, the team did exist before Ovechkin, who locals affectionately refer to as "Ovie."
