NOVEMBER 7 Game of the Week: LSU at Alabama Really, it's like the rest of the conference decided to take the week off just to watch these two fight it out for the SEC West crown (we'll get to Ole Miss). Nick Saban is responsible for turning this rivalry around...for LSU, as the Tigers ended an Alabama run of 9 of 11 in this series upon his arrival in 2000. Since then, the decade has belonged to LSU,...
Inspired during the cutting of the clips below, I went ahead and threw together a little Mike Anello highlight reel. From the Observer last November : The 5-foot-10, 170-pound former walk-on plays gunner on the Irish punt team and is also on the kickoff team. Anello made his debut on the field last year in Notre Dame's 38-0 loss to Michigan in the Big House. "I remember I had a good week on the...
Check out the other weeks here: Sep 5 - Sep 12 - Sep 19 - Sep 26 - Oct 3 - Oct 10 OCTOBER 17 The calm after the storm of Armageddon Week on October 10, Tennessee and LSU are off while the state of Mississippi goes out of conference. Four smaller SEC tilts highlight the weekend: Game of the Week: South Carolina at Alabama The biggest trap game on Alabama's schedule sends Steve Spurrier to Tuscaloosa,...
by Matt Steinmetz Filed under: NBA Draft , Summer League Don't expect much of a slowdown with free agency this week, but there will be plenty of NBA executives out of their offices for the next several days. Many NBA teams will have front-office personnel in Akron, Ohio, where the LeBron James Skills Academy got underway on Sunday afternoon. Getting most of the attention is certain to be point guard...
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Raptors , Trail Blazers , NBA Transactions It seems Hedo Turkoglu really has made up his mind this time. After a stormy Friday that had Hedo in Portland for five years NO WAIT make that Toronto , the dust has settled and Turkoglu will apparently be a Raptor. For real. (We think.) Turkoglu's agent Lon Babby admitted Saturday that Hedo made a verbal committment to the Blazers...
by Michael David Smith Filed under: Cricket A 72-year-old cricket umpire in Wales died on Saturday after he was hit in the head by a ball thrown by a player, an incident described as "one of the most freak accidents you could ever imagine on the cricket field." The umpire, Alcwyn Jenkins, was working a match between Swansea and Llangennech, and he was hit in the head by a ball thrown by a...
When Kyle asked me a couple weeks ago if I'd be interested in posting while he was on vacation with the family, I honestly didn't know what I could bring the table. Thankfully Orrin Hatch and his crusade against America have provided me with the perfect conversation fodder. I post every now and then over at my site , but nothing as insightful like the fine folks here at Dawg Sports. As such, I realized...
by Ryan Wilson Filed under: Titans , NFL Fans , NFL Quarterbacks Steve McNair played for Jeff Fisher for 11 seasons, including a trip to the Super Bowl in 1999. On Saturday, Fisher, who was in the Persian Gulf as part of the inaugural NFL-USO Tour, learned that McNair was dead . Jeff Fisher: 'This Is a Tragic Moment for Anyone Who Knew and Loved Steve' originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blog on Sun,...
by Holly Cain Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Jeff Gordon , Kasey Kahne , Daytona Int'l Speedway , NASCAR Crashes , Hendrick Motorsports DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The "Big One," a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night took out fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr . before NASCAR's Coke Zero 400 was even halfway complete. The accident on the backstretch was triggered...
Clay Travis on Steve McNair I know there are those in our community like me who double as Titans fans, and who are still in disbelief over the loss today of Steve McNair. Clay Travis shares a great perspective piece on the love affair between Nashville and McNair.
Why a chick in an American-flag bikini? For the same reason the United States ever does anything: Because we can. Amongst the many things I'll be declaring independence from today, the biggest is sobriety. Happy 4th, dorks.