The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would cost the rebuilding conference more than $40 million for adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court. The antitrust complaint was filed in the … Read more
We are about a quarter of the way through the college football season, and there has been no shortage of drama. Three of the 12 teams projected to make the College Football Playoff by my model in the preseason are no longer in the field, and three teams that were on the bubble have also … Read more
The last week of the MLB regular season is upon us. While some postseason tickets have been punched, there are several spots left to claim and first-round byes to secure for the top two teams in each league. Let’s check in on the 15 teams still in the playoff picture to see what our writers … Read more
By Ben Standig, Paul Dehner Jr. and Mark Puleo In a battle of recent LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, the rookie upended the Pro Bowl veteran and, in the process, may have dashed the Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes before the calendar hits October. The Bengals fell to 0-3 with their 38-33 loss to Washington on Monday. … Read more
It took all of three innings on opening day for Shohei Ohtani to steal his first base of the season. Then, the Dodgers waited three weeks to watch him swipe one again. It’s easily forgotten now, with Ohtani stealing bags on an almost nightly basis and padding a total that’s reached gaudy heights, but there … Read more
It seems like college football fans are booing the home teams and players more often, which goes right along with college football players getting paid in the open and college athletic departments early in the stages of asking for even more money so they can share court-mandated revenue with the players on top of name, … Read more
When Hall of Fame football coach Kevin Rooney was coaching at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in the 1980s, two of his best linemen were brothers Paul and John Simic. Paul would go on to Cornell, John to Harvard. They both became doctors. “I hope I don’t have to see John because he’s an emergency room … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Alex Bowman opened NASCAR’s playoffs on defense — not of his style of driving, but of his status in the seat of the No. 48 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports. The first playoff race was just days away and Bowman spent an entire afternoon insisting rumors he’d be out of the car next … Read more
Testifying Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said in a prepared statement that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Favre, 54, was testifying about welfare abuses in Mississippi and allegations that he and others used Temporary Assistance for Needy Families state funds for personal and corporate … Read more
Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush has filed a lawsuit against USC, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA seeking compensation for their use of his name, image and likeness while he was a star collegiate running back decades ago and years after he left the Trojans. “Reggie Bush received all the accolades a college football athlete … Read more