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Ohio State football is about as big-time as it gets in college football. The Buckeyes routinely compete for conference championships, routinely haul in one of the best recruiting classes in the nation... and routinely sell out Ohio Stadium, a behemoth of an arena that seats 102,329 fans. Combine that with a highly lucrative television revenue deal with the Big Ten, and the Buckeyes athletic department's pocketbooks will essentially never be empty. So, naturally, Ohio State is likely to raise ticket prices. Here's more from the Columbus Dispatch: The school's Athletic Council will make a recommendation on Friday to the board of trustees on an increase in ticket prices. One possibility is an increase to $79 per general-public ticket, from $70, a rise of almost 13 percent. Also being considered...

When trades and free-agent signings are announced, almost everyone dismisses the phrase "pending a physical" without much thought, yet Mike Napoli's diagnosis of avascular necrosis (AVN) reminds us... that those physicals make up an important part of a contract. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported early Wednesday morning that Napoli reached a deal with the Boston Red Sox, but it is not the deal everyone originally expected last month. Napoli and the Red Sox first agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal in December pending a physical. However, following his diagnosis, Napoli signed a revised one-year, $5 million deal on Jan. 22--a deal that also includes $8 million in potential incentive bonuses. That means that Napoli has the same earning potential this year--$13 million--as his...

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says he received a tempting offer of $10 million to stage Manny Pacquiao's next fight in Dubai in April. Roach says he told the person to contact Top Rank... promoter Bob Arum to see if he was interested in staging Pacquiao's next fight over there. Roach said to Sport360

England coach Stuart Lancaster admits he is concerned about the fitness of Manu Tuilagi ahead of the Six Nations opener against Scotland on 2 February.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Delmon Young has some incentive to lay off the desserts: He can earn $600,000 based on his weight this season.

The boycotts were threatened.

Chelsea's League Cup semifinal second leg at Swansea City on Wednesday featured an extraordinary incident that saw visiting midfielder Eden Hazard sent off after an altercation with a ball boy.

Edmonton city councillors have voted 10-3 in favour of a new framework agreement for the downtown arena.

Brian McCann would like to be behind the plate on opening day and beat the projections which have him missing the start of the season.

Arsenal 5-1 West Ham: Second half blitz

A few moments ago, Deadspin posted a video of Chelsea's Eden Hazard kicking a ball boy in a Cup match against Swansea. After the ball rolled over the end line, the Swansea ball boy rolls over the ball... in what is presumably a time-wasting maneuver. Hazard then kicks him, and Chelsea's Twitter cannot believe he was red carded.

For everyone outside of San Francisco, Baltimore and the Harbaugh family, the Super Bowl is a time not so much for football, but for ridiculous bets regarding a football game. The big game is... notorious for having just about every possible proposition available to the masses. Whether you want to bet the outcome of the coin toss, the actual winner of the game (that's just insane, by the way), the MVP, the color of Beyonce's left pinky nail or the amount of times the phrase "Ray Lewis' last game" is uttered, there's something for everyone. So, with the game quickly approaching, let's take a look at when and where to catch the action along with the best bets to sink your hard-earned money into. Note: All odds come from Sportsbook.ag. Kickoff: Sunday, February 3, at 6:30 p.m. ET Where:...

Arsenal scored four times in the span of 10 minutes in the second half as the Gunners rolled to a 5-1 win over West Ham at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.The Hammers started well and took a 1-0... lead after 18 minutes when Jack Collison sent a thumping volley past goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny from the edge of the penalty area

Despite Inter scoring another goal late in the first half -- Rodrigo Palacio is really good at getting those goals against Roma -- the first 45 minutes belonged to the home side. In the seventh... minute, Ivan Piris sent in a great cross from the right side, but Mattia Destro sent his volley high. Three minutes later, Samir Handanovic made his first save, off an easy header from Destro. But it wasn't easy for the Slovenian in the 13th minute. Piris provided another magnificent cross, and it was Alessandro Florenzi that got on the end of it this time. Handanovic was rooted in place as the header flew past, and Roma had their first goal. On the other end, the giallorossi were saved from an equalizer by the post, struck by Fredy Guarin in the 17th minute. Just a minute later, Andrea Ranocchia...

Swansea City 0-0 Chelsea: Swans soar to final

When Arsenal click as they did for 12 whirlwind minutes at the beginning of the second half, it can feel as if all of their problems, the well-documented angst and the soul-searching, are nothing more... than tricks of the imagination. In a game that they had to win, after the dispiriting Premier League losses to Manchester City and Chelsea, they started badly and left themselves needing to scramble up an incline, if not a mountain, after an early concession to Jack Collison. But Lukas Podolski pegged West Ham back before his team destroyed their rivals with a four-goal burst immediately after the interval. The composition of Arsenal's half-time brew might have to be tested. It was an awesome demonstration of their attacking potential and West Ham had no answer. Their bleak evening was...

Edmonton city councilors voted Wednesday to accept a cost-shared deal with the Edmonton Oilers to build a new hockey arena for the team. The hope is that construction on the downtown arena would begin... by the end of this summer and it would be c...

Eden Hazard was shown a red card for kicking a ballboy on Wednesday. Quickly, here's some background. In the first leg of their League Cup semifinal tie against Swansea City, Chelsea shockingly lost... 2-0 at home, meaning they needed to win by two goals to force extra time in the return leg at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday. Swansea defended very well to keep Wednesday's score 0-0 -- thus keeping a two-goal lead -- and had Chelsea extremely frustrated when the ball rolled out for a goal kick in the 77th minute. The Swansea ballboy decided to waste time by refusing to give Hazard the ball when he ran over to retrieve that. That didn't go over well. GIF from @bubbaprog. Hazard will earn an automatic three-game suspension for getting sent off for violent conduct, and given that he lashed out...

During West Ham's match with Arsenal on Wednesday, defender Danny Potts suffered a scary collision and was taken off the field on a stretcher after several minutes on the ground. The news comes via... the London Evening Standard's James Olley: Daniel Potts down after an unfortunate collision. Doesn't look good - appears from here as though he is being given oxygen. #whufc -- James Olley (@JamesOlley) January 23, 2013 According to Olley, Potts was stretchered off to applause from the crowd at the Emirates, but it didn't appear as though the young man had moved since crashing to the ground. After he was taken off, there were 12 minutes of extra time added on, which goes to show you how long the medical staff tended to the budding star. The No. 1 hope here is obviously that Potts is OK. This is...

In one of the most bizarre incidents you're likely to ever see take place on a football field, Chelsea's Eden Hazard was sent off on Wednesday evening for allegedly kicking the Swansea ball boy. With... just 10 minutes to go and the Blues two goals down in the Capital One Cup semifinal, tensions were high among the players as they desperately sought a pivotal goal. After Demba Ba fired well wide, one of Swansea's ball boys was more than relaxed in his efforts to recover the ball and return it to Gerhard Tremmel. That's where Hazard comes in. The Belgian raced over to hurry the proceedings, but found the ball boy practically lying over it. Here, you can view his reaction: The controversial moment has soured Swansea's advancing to the Capital One Cup final, but it's also drawn spectators...

Olivier Giroud netted a brace as Arsenal scored four goals in 10 second-half minutes to inspire a 5-1 thumping of West Ham in Wednesday evening's Premier League London derby.

With the 2013 NFL Draft just months away, various prospects' names have been swirling around with regards to just who the Buffalo Bills will select. The Bills hold the No. 8 overall pick and need help... at a variety of positions, including quarterback, wide receiver, and linebacker, among others. With the variety of positional needs, the Bills have a wide range of players they could take in the first round, which makes it difficult to accurately project just who they want. This slideshow highlights some of the top prospects that general manager Buddy Nix may be interested in when the Bills are on the clock.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Reliever Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration.

Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys and Charles Tillman of the Chicago Bears are among five finalists for the Byron "Whizzer" White Award presented by the NFL Players' Association.

The star linebacker was 43 when he killed himself; the family accuses the N.F.L. of hiding information about the link between head hits and cognitive issues.