Urban Meyer admits his return to coaching is because he’s sick of his family
"Watching my kids grow up, having dinner every night with my beautiful wife ... at the end of the day, just really underwhelming," said the new Ohio State coach, who left Florida abruptly after the 2009 season.
Boozer breaks hand again after punching wall in excitement over end of lockout
Bulls forward Carlos Boozer will reportedly miss six to eight weeks of action after suffering a “boxers fracture” on his right hand for the second straight year. Upon being informed of the end of the NBA lockout, Boozer supposedly leaped high into the air and then threw a thunderous punch straight into his living room wall.
Penn State hires Urban Meyer’s hick brother Rural Meyer
While rumors have been swirling of Ohio State’s reported hiring of Urban Meyer as their next head football coach, Big Ten rival Penn State followed up by announcing the hire of Meyer’s younger (and lesser known) brother Rural Meyer.
To save money, Mets will use school chalk for Citi Field foul lines
"The truth is that aerosol cans with white paint are simply becoming too expensive for our organization to constantly buy and use," said GM Sandy Alderson at his home on Friday. "School chalk is so much cheaper and we already have some from the chalkboard in the clubhouse so our first supply is already covered."
CBS promises to show infamous Leon Lett play only 800 times on Thanksgiving Day
“Hello friends,” said CBS’ Jim Nance, who is set to call the game with broadcast partner Phil Simms. “This game is not about Tony Romo or Rob Ryan or Reggie Bush, but a big buffoon who left his mark on Thanksgiving Day nearly two decades ago, Leon Lett, who will perhaps go down as the biggest turkey of them all.”
Sidney Crosby terrifies teammates with impression of the exploding head from ‘Scanners’
"It was pretty graphic," teammate James Neal told reporters. "I mean, we'll be walking to the ice for practice, and he'll start rubbing his temples and complaining that he thinks the headaches are coming back, and after a while he starts screaming, 'Oh no concussion!' then the next thing you know... pop. His head just explodes. It looks exactly like that scene from 'Scanners.' We all rush over and Sid just starts laughing at us. Not cool."
Gronkowski denies concussion reports, claims he’s just really stupid
When Patriots Rob Gronkowski landed awkwardly on his neck while scoring his second TD of the night Monday, concerns were immediately set off that he may have suffered a concussion. The six-foot-seven tight end downplayed further reports that he had indeed suffered head trauma, claiming he "just really stupid."