Original Story | ABC NEWS May 16, 2016 By Ronald Blum Hall of Famer Joe Morgan knows that for more than a century, baseball players have policed themselves. Like it or not. Seven months after Jose Bautista’s famous bat flip against Texas in the AL playoffs, he got hit by the […]
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PAC-12’s week one line up
Last Years College football season was full of ups and downs for every team. Now every fan is looking forward to the next season and what it awaits. The week one lineups have just been released for the PAC-12’s 2016 season. While week one wont determine who’ll be on top […]
Carlton Davis III, Byron Cowart among Auburn players arrested
Original Story | ESPN May 5, 2016 By Mark Schlabach Four Auburn football players were arrested on misdemeanor marijuana charges Saturday night, according to police records. Sophomores Carlton Davis III, Byron Cowart, Jeremiah Dinson and Ryan Davisface second-degree misdemeanor marijuana-possession charges after being arrested by Auburn police at 11 p.m. on […]
Breaking down the 5 vs. 12 matchup
Original | ESPN March 16, 2016 ESPN staff This season has been full of upsets, so bracket builders and pundits alike are expecting plenty in this tournament. But one first-round matchup is infamously perilous for the earlier seed every year: the dreaded 5-seed vs. 12-seed matchup. From 2008 to 2014, […]
The Madness Is Here
Original Story | ESPN March 1st, 2016 Matt Draper Welcome to the 2016 men’s basketball Tournament Challenge. It’s that time of year again, when all the chatter about teams involves phrases like: body of work; good wins; bad losses; and of course, RPIs, résumés and the dreaded “bubble.” Once the […]
Why power agent Don Yee wants to blow up the NCAA
Original Story | EPSN February 16, 2016 By Howard Bryant HIS ANCESTORS ARRIVED in California from the Guangzhou region of China in the 1850s, right around the time of statehood. The family settled in Sacramento, and a few generations later he started his first law practice in 1988, in many […]
Brooklyn College Games Seems Like Family Outings (Because They Are)
ORIGINAL STORY | nytimes.com February 3, 2016 By Matt Krupnick Since November, the Gjonbalaj family of Brooklyn has had at least a dozen reunions. Nearly all of them have taken place in New York City basketball gyms. Two Gjonbalaj brothers — Egzon and Pajtim — play for the Brooklyn […]
National Championship Game
This years National Championship game was played by two of this years best teams at The University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona . On one side of the ball you had Alabama who’s record this season was an astonishing 13-1, with there only lost being against Ole Miss. Alabama is also home to […]
US Army holds All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Original Story | US Army January 11, 2016 By. Sgt. Aaron Ellerman SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 11, 2016) — Tens of thousands of people made their way to the Alamodome to watch the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Jan. 9. “This was a once in a lifetime opportunity […]
Kelsey Plum’s scoring barrage not enough as UW women’s basketball falls to Oklahoma
ORIGINAL STORY | seattletimes.com December 6, 2015 BY Percy Allen For the second straight year, Kelsey Plum scored in bunches against Oklahoma. But for the second straight year, the No. 21 Sooners escaped with a win, overcoming Kelsey Plum’s 30 points (including 16 in the fourth quarter) to beat […]