Starting last Wednesday, there were rumblings around the University of North Carolina football program that something was going to happen. Given the last year of scandal surrounding the program, there was a feeling that news probably wasn’t good. However, few predicted what it was going to be: the firing of head coach Butch Davis. Davis’ firing came at a curious […]

This offseason, Ilya Bryzgalov and the Phoenix Coyotes split due to the turbulence surrounding the ownership and the club. The world-class ‘tender grew tired of his team’s financial state and constant rumors of relocation. He leaves behind a Coyotes franchise who has nothing but charts of poorly executed and unproductive years to look at. What separates Phoenix from other […]

A writer for Baseball America is on the phone. She asks for Jake Marisnick and Marcus Knecht. The two Blue Jays prospects are found next to one another in the Lansing Lugnuts’ home clubhouse. Earlier today, they were practicing a new handshake routine on the field. Now they sit and count the minutes before they need to shower and dress for […]

Rating: 8.5/10 I never cared about Cal Ripken. Ty Cobb is a name in the record books and Hank Aaron’s a grainy highlight reel of a man running the bases. Pete Rose exists to me only for the controversy, not for the phenomenal athlete he was. I care about Derek Jeter and I cared about […]

The Minnesota Vikings are no strangers to quarterback drama. They’ve been one of the most notable NFL teams on that front over the past few years, first benching Tavaris Jackson for veteran Gus Frerotte midway through the 2008 season, then luring Brett Favre out of retirement before 2009 and doing so again before 2010. Now, they’re back in the […]

With the expiration of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement on July 1, and negotiations stalled until August, many issues have been blamed for this lockout. One talking point in particular, however, could impact the careers of high school phenoms Andre Drummond and Shabazz Muhammad. While not the central concern of either side, the age limit which currently rules […]

One of the more prominent story lines heading into NHL training camps each fall is the “rookie factor.” While the top five picks from the most recent draft class are expected year-after-year to dazzle in training camp and potentially make the big team’s roster, there are always a handful of later picks from prior years […]

The saga of Craig James, Mike Leach and Texas Tech has left its impacts all over the map of college football, but one of the most interesting residues of that era is at a small Conference USA school: East Carolina University. The ECU Pirates have been playing football since 1932 but haven’t found all that much success over time, and […]

Both the life and baseball career of Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy have been all about finding and claiming new, rare territory. He is one of just 10 pitchers in National League history to win the Cy Young Award with a unanimous vote, one of two players to ever win a Cy Young Award without pitching […]

This November, Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk will comprise theHockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2011. All were more than worthy selections, boasting a combined five Stanley Cup rings, over 3,000 career points and multiple individual awards. However, there was one glaring omission: Pat Burns. Burns, who passed away November, 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer, was […]