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Adoree' Jackson, USC star football player, will opt out of the Trojans' spring practice to pursue his dream of making the Olympics. He'll be attempting to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team as a long jumper. Football coach, Clay Helton, said that Jackson would be excused from spring practices, just as he was promised when he was recruited. Read More »
Winning a basketball game takes a team effort--all five players working cohesively and efficiently toward the same goal. That is, unless you have four players on the court. Then it's 'OMG, everybody panic!' Which is the unlikely, yet entertaining, scenario that played out when UC San Diego beat rival Cal State San Marcos 69-65, despite finishing the game with just four players on the court. Read More »
Apparently the 'Special One' isn't exempt from a good firing. On Thursday, Jose Mourinho and Chelsea Football Club "mutually" parted ways, ending the Portuguese manager's second spell in charge of the London club. After a loss to Leicester City over the weekend, intense discussions over Mourinho's position at the club took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Following the club's decision to go a different direction, they released this statement: Read More »
Pete Rose is still banned from baseball for a really long time: life. The MLB's all time leader in hits had a plea for reinstatement rejected by commissioner Rob Manfred, who cited Rose's continued gambling (albeit legal), paired with the evidence that he bet on games while playing for the Cincinnati Reds, as an "unacceptable risk" to let him back in the game. Read More »
Bartolo Colon will be gracing the world of professional baseball with his presence for yet another year. According to CBS' Jon Heyman, the 42-year-old right-handed pitcher will be staying in the National League with the New York Mets, in a one-year deal worth $7.25 million. Read More »
Russell Westbrook, star player for the Oklahoma City Thunder, helped make one child's dream come true when he made a surprise visit to the Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital in Bethany, Oklahoma, on Monday. The child was 13-year-old Janneh, a patient at the hospital for the last six months. Read More »
Red wine appears to be the real life Michael's Secret Stuff (haven't seen Space Jam? Shame on you). There are the obvious health benefits associated with a nice bunch of grapes--it also has been known to boost confidence, if consumed to the proper degree--but it also gives one the ability to perform sporting activities at an exceptionally high level. Take Terence Newman, for example. The 37-year-old defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings is well into his second decade in the league, and yet, he's playing like a spry 22-year-old fresh out of college. What's his secret? Simple, red wine. Read More »
On Wednesday, Abby Wambach played her final game as a member of the United States women's national soccer team. The country's all-time leading goal scorer, male or female, started and played 70 some minutes in an exhibition game against China. And while the game wouldn't have the storybook ending most were hoping for -- the U.S. wound up losing 0-1, ending their 104-match unbeaten streak on American soil -- it was actually quite symbolic for Wambach. Read More »
Bill Kennedy, longtime NBA referee, has announced that he is gay. Kennedy's announcement comes on the heels of the NBA's suspension of Sacramento Kings guard, Rajon Rondo, who allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs following his ejection from a game on Dec. 3 in Mexico City--a game that Kennedy refereed. Read More »
Jose Aldo had been a champion for almost a decade. And then he wasn't. It happened that quickly. In fact, it takes more time to butter bread, or put on one sock, than it did to watch Connor McGregor knock out Aldo in their title fight. After just 13-seconds, McGregor caught Aldo with a left hook--a punch he eerily predicted some time ago--thus ending Aldo's reign on top. Read More »
Getting a major Hollywood acting gig is easy: become a charismatic megastar in the UFC. OK, that's harder than advanced trigonometry. Still, it seems to be something of a fast track to the big screen. First it was Ronda Rousey -- she's still raking in the movie gigs, even after her loss to Holly Holm -- now it's Connor McGregor. The fighter has reportedly agreed to play a role in Vin Diesel's upcoming sequel to the 2002 hit, 'xXx.' Read More »
Stedman Bailey is working hard and hopes to return home from rehab for Christmas. He just might do it too, which would be nothing short of a miracle. Weeks ago, the St. Louis Rams wide receiver was shot in the head in a drive by shooting just outside his home in Miami Gardens, Florida. The driver of the vehicle, Antwan Reeves, was also shot. However, both Bailey and Reeves would survive the incident. Read More »
The Monmouth University men's basketball team is known for one thing, wild bench celebrations. Actually, they have perhaps the most famous bench in all of basketball. Ever walked into a surprise birthday party? The Monmouth bench is a little like that, except that it lasts for 40-minutes. But for as much as they are known for their off the court shenanigans, they deserve just as much recognition for what they do on the court. They've already beat a number of schools in power conferences, most recently knocking off Georgetown, 83-68, and are proving they are more than just their circus bench. Read More »
