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The 5 Most Unheralded Rookies of the 2012 MLB Playoffs
Bleacher Report - 13 Oct 2012 13:24
Originally I was going to review the rookies who have disappointed this postseason. However, as I sat down to write the article I realized that there simply aren’t many rookies struggling this October. Rather, for...
How To Make French Toast: A Guide For People Who Are Not Insane [Foodspin]
Dead Spin - 13 Oct 2012 16:15
Let's make French toast! More »
NHL, union have 'potential' for talks on Tuesday
ESPN - 13 Oct 2012 23:34
Labor negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players' association may resume Tuesday after a four-day break.
Pretty Much Screwed: Our Preview Of The 2012-13 Philadelphia 76ers
Sports Grid - 13 Oct 2012 23:47
Welcome to “Pretty Much Screwed,†our 2012-13 guide to the upcoming NBA season in which SportsGrid’s acid-tounged writers identify the reason why your team should probably start looking forward to 2013...
Aussie director quits over Armstrong doping ties
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 23:44
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Former cyclist Matt White has quit as director of an Australian pro cycling squad after saying he was involved in doping while riding with Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service team.
Texas-OU Game Reached A Never-Before-Seen Trifecta Of Awesome
Sports Grid - 13 Oct 2012 23:10
We've already commented on the beating Oklahoma gave Texas today two times. Here's one more. Don't worry, it's worth it.
Eight Wake Forest Football Players Have Been Suspended For Marijuana Use In The Past Two Weeks [Scary Scary Drugs]
Dead Spin - 13 Oct 2012 22:50
Six last week, two this week, five of them starters, one consensus Freshman All-America selection from last year (CB Merrill Noel), and the team's second leading rusher in Deandre Martin. More »
Michigan State Rings In The 2012-13 Basketball Season With Iron Man
Sports Grid - 13 Oct 2012 22:39
Not every team's Midnight Madness celebration was a complete travesty like it was at Syracuse University. Plenty of colleges were able to have fun. But perhaps no team had as much as the Michigan State Spartans, who welc...
Buccaneers' Talib out for four games for banned substance
Reuters - 13 Oct 2012 22:29
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has been suspended for four games for violating the National Football League policy on performance-enhancing substances, the Buccaneers said on Saturday.
Funk takes lead at Greater Hickory Classic
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 21:50
CONOVER, N.C. (AP) - Fred Funk continued his bogey-free play Saturday, shooting a 6-under-par 66 to take the lead after the second round at the Greater Hickory Classic.
Lynx look to repeat as WNBA champs vs. Fever
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 21:49
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For years, the Minnesota Lynx were irrelevant in the WNBA, a listless franchise that couldn't figure out a way to even make the playoffs let alone contend for a title.
If You Haven't Been Paying Attention, West Virginia's Geno Smith Is Having An Insane Year [UPDATE: Now With Geno Smith Ineptitude GIF] [Geno Smith]
Dead Spin - 13 Oct 2012 21:40
Geno Smith leads the FBS in quarterback rating by more than twenty points. He's third in passing yards total (and, as of this afternoon, has played in a game less than either of those ahead of him, who he'll surely surpa...
Texas’ Performance Against OU Summed Up In One GIF
Sports Grid - 13 Oct 2012 21:38
Today's matchup between no. 13 Oklahoma and no. 15 Texas in the annual Red River Shootout was supposed to be a close game. With so much history between the two teams, with their rankings so close, with this a big rivalry...
Bedard: Can Packers get back on track at Texans?
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 21:07Sportswriters Team Up To Remind Robert Horry Of The Time His Shorts Fell Down [Whimsy]
Dead Spin - 13 Oct 2012 20:55
What's happening here? No one pictured was quite sure, at first. Marcel Mutoni tweeted this out on Tuesday, and the sportswriters in the first row had no clue what the deal was, so, like the reporters they are, they chim...
Cycling: UK paper may sue Armstrong
CNN - 13 Oct 2012 20:32
London's Sunday Times is considering suing Lance Armstrong over a libel case he brought against the newspaper over doping allegations which resulted in a costly payout.
Wiesberger leads Portugal Masters after 3rd round
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 20:31
VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) - Bernd Wiesberger carded a flawless 6-under 65 on Saturday and leads the Portugal Masters by one shot heading into the final round.
PST: Latest lackluster US win is cause for concern
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 20:29Giants name Bumgarner NLCS Game 1 starter
ESPN - 13 Oct 2012 20:29
Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner will pitch Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at home Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Nationals look ahead, stand by Strasburg move
ESPN - 13 Oct 2012 19:55
For their first seven years, filled with on-field losses and off-field gaffes, the Nationals merely existed, barely mattered.
The Yankees' Parking Company Is In Default Because, As It Turns Out, People Take The Subway To Yankees' Games [New York Yankees]
Dead Spin - 13 Oct 2012 19:55
Yesterday we brought you a screenshot of the half-empty stands inside of Yankee Stadium a good half hour after the first pitch of Game 5 of the Yankee-Orioles series. New York's transportation system is uniquely—h...
FIFA confirms Cubans defected before qualifier
NBC News - 13 Oct 2012 19:47
TORONTO (AP) -The search continued for three Cuba players on Saturday after they disappeared just before a World Cup qualifying match against Canada.