Ryan Villopoto won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship Saturday night. He finished third in front of a capacity crowd of 39,506 fans inside Sam Boyd Stadium Villopoto, the Kawasaki star from Poulsbo, Wash., won a series-high six races […]
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Sean Miller staying at Arizona
In a tweet late Saturday night, Arizona Athletic Director, Greg Byrne informed the world that Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller was staying put. Byrne said that “Internet speculation wrong. Sean Miller is staying at Arizona as our hoops coach.” The […]
Andre Ethier’s hit streak ends at 30
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier’s hit streak has ended after 30 games. Ethier went 0-for-4 with a walk on Saturday night against the Mets. His 30 game hitting streak is the longest in major league baseball in two years […]
NCAA basketball coaching carousel: Maryland, Arizona, Memphis
We’re riding this ride again! As Gary Potter in Happy Gilmore said: “You put the quarter in, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and around. Circular, circle. Feel it. Go with the flow.” We’re flow’n alright. […]
Tigers’ Justin Verlander throws no-hitter
Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander has thrown a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays. It is the second no-hitter of Verlander’s career and the second no-hitter in major league baseball this week. Verlander was dominant in Saturday’s 9-0 victory over […]
Report: Arizona coach Sean Miller to Maryland
Reports that Sean Miller is set to take the Maryland basketball head coaching position are blossoming. An announcement is going to be made by Monday. Comcast Sportsnet was the first to report the move. ESPN quickly followed. Miller is reportedly […]
Grambling State owes Melvin Spears Jr. for wrongful termination
Former Grambling State football coach Melvin Spears Jr. is about $450,000 richer, for the moment. Jurors in Louisiana found that Grambling State broke its contract with Spears Jr. when it fired him in late 2006. The school owes him the […]
Ohio State football in trouble – again
Ohio State is staying “in-house” for their newest NCAA rules investigation, an Ohio newspaper is reporting. Ohio State’s director of compliance is investigating around 50 interesting car sales to Buckeyes athletes and relatives to make certain the deals were not […]
Flyers’ Pronger OUT for Game 4
Philadelphia Flyers star defenseman Chris Pronger will NOT return to the lineup and play in Game 4 with his team on the brink of elimination. Pronger has not practiced and has been out of the lineup since Game 1 due […]
Lakers’ Lamar Odom to start at small forward in Game 3
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom will start in place of the suspended Ron Artest at small forward in Game 3 for the team’s second round series against the Dallas Mavericks. The 2010-2011 6th man of the year filled in […]