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The 2012 Heisman watch began with a number of players who have faded off of the radar—Matt Barkley, Landry Jones and others. Kansas State’s Collin Klein has started to separate himself in the 2012 Heisman r...

College basketball season is finally here, and tonight, the Ohio State Buckeyes will open their 2012-13 season in style against Marquette at the 2012 Carrier Classic. Aboard the USS Yorktown, the Buckeyes will get their ...

The photographer Victor Blue captures his grandfather's world of harness horse training and racing.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden remains hospitalized in "stable, yet critical" condition after tearing a vein in a collision with a teammate during...

New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing-substance policy. Paul Perillo of Patriots Football Weekly helped break the story on Twitte...

We all love lists, and Sports Illustrated’s recent book Football’s Greatest has lots of them, from the best players by position to best teams and stadiums and trades. But the one that is perhaps the most ar...

The most dominant players in men’s tennis – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – collectively hold of the last 31 Grand Slam titles. As players, they have distinct strengths and weaknesse...

Julia Alvidrez, Gawker Media's operations manager, is an unabashed fan of Bill Simmons and everything Grantland. She is also an occasional reader of Deadspin. Every week, she will recap Simmons's podcast, The B.S. ...

(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers and wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders have been fined a total of $50,000 for a faked injury by Sanders in the October 21 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the National Football League ...

Fresh off capturing the team's first NL East crown and bringing playoff baseball back to the nation's capital, the Washington Nationals and Davey Johnson have reached an agreement on a new contract, according to Bill Lad...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are having one of the program's best seasons in recent memory, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.  Football teams, at their best, are constantly evolving. The best te...

Steelers, WR Sanders fined a total of $50,000 for faking of injury in Oct. 21 game

There is one more reason to tune into the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat game on Friday night.  Well, aside from LeBron James and company taking on the 2-1 Hawks at Philips Arena, those at home will be entertained by...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray reached the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals when he completed his Group A matches with a 6-2 7-6 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday.

When Nebraska and Penn State battled last season, the game was overshadowed by a scandal that shook the college football world. Despite the two programs playing a great game that came down to the wire, many had their min...

If the Philadelphia Eagles want to avoid drastic chances eight weeks from now, they'll have to make drastic chances right now. Philly's defense is holding up OK, but the offense just isn't delivering. The play-calling ha...

With just two races to go in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, the field has pretty much narrowed itself down to just two competitors. Jimmie Johnson stormed back to steal the points lead from Brad Keselowski by winni...

The NHL and the union have begun a fourth straight day of talks in an effort to end a lockout that threatens the entire season.

The team that signs Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton to a long-term deal could be making a career-defining mistake. The proof is in the numbers. Pretend that you are a general manager of a team. You have a lot of mon...

The Los Angeles Lakers don't have a head coach anymore, and rumors are swirling that any number of coaches could be the next head guy in L.A. Many have put their money on Phil Jackson. In other, completely unrelated news...

The Washington Nationals and Davey Johnson were near a deal Thursday night that would bring the manager back for 2013, general manager Mike Rizzo said.

The Pac-12 is one of the most promising conferences in all of college football. After a half-decade of obscurity beyond the likes of USC and Oregon, the lower seeds are finally beginning to rise. Quality recruiting class...