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Sports Illustrated gave Magic Johnson his first exposure in its amateur-themed "Faces in the Crowd" feature when Johnson was a teenager. Of course, he went on to become one of the best college and professional basketball players of all time, winning three NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring due to his contraction of HIV in 1991. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Read More »
The NFL is looking into a claim that the Cowboys purposefully tried to conceal Romo's rib injury before Thursday's game against the Chicago Bears, according to USA Today. Romo wasn't listed on the injury report but told NFL Network that he has been "with a rib injury that has required him to get medical treatment and wear extra padding in games," according to USA Today. Read More »
You would think he was talking about a last place team. But the Bills are 7-5 and contenders for an AFC playoff spot thanks in large part to a defense led by AFC Defensive Player of the Month Mario Williams. Read More »
Thanks to a near triple-double (20 points, nine rebounds, nine assists) by Michael Carter-Williams and 17 points from Robert Covington the 76ers topped the Minnesota Timberwolves 85-77 Tuesday night for their first win in an astounding 231 days. Read More »
Gasol got the last laugh, as his 19 points and 15 rebounds led the Bulls to a 102-95 win. Even so, Zeller's slam over Gasol will live on. Watch the ridiculous dunk here, before it becomes a GIF. Too late. Read More »
The Moon Dog couldn't help himself, landing not one, not two, but three kisses on Upton. Right in front of Verlander. Classic Moon Dog. Read More »
Torii Hunter was a dynamic yet fairly overlooked player of the early 2000s, maybe because his name was never linked to any drug-related controversy, or maybe because his Twins never reached a World Series despite four playoff appearances. Either way, here's what he accomplished in his first go-around in the Twin Cities, in case you forgot. Read More »
New York Mets ace Matt Harvey isn't afraid of making headlines or being seen, and Tuesday, Dec. 2, he met the media in anticipation of his return season to the mound. Harvey, who missed all of 2014 after undergoing Tommy John surgery after bursting onto the scene as one of baseball's best pitchers in 2013, hinted vaguely at a playoff prediction for his normally moribund Mets. "I don't think it's going to be easy to skip starts — I don't think any pitcher is going to want to really do that," Harvey said, about taking small rests throughout the season, according to "USA Today." "But to be able to pitch in October is going to be more important." The Mets haven't sniffed October since 2006, after historic collapses in 2007 and 2008 seemed to serve as a middle-finger prerequisite to troubling times ahead. Soon after came the Bernie Madoff scandal and half a decade of futility. Then, in 2013, Harvey came along and stole the baseball spotlight. He started the 2013 All-Star Game and posted a 2.27 ERA in 26 starts. Read More »
Gurley rushed for over 900 yards and nine touchdowns in only six games this season, which was cut short after he was hit in the Bulldogs' 34-7 win ove Auburn. Gurley was also suspended for four games by the NCAA for accepting money for autographed items. Read More »
Gordie Howe ranks second on the all-time goal scorers list, behind only Wayne Gretzky, scoring 801 during a 26-year career that ended in 1980. The 23-time All-Star ranks third all-time in career points with 1,850, and holds the top marks for career games played, seasons played, playoff scoring titles and All-Star appearances. Howe won four Stanley Cup championships, six Hart Trophies (awarded to the league's Most Valuable Player) and retired as the oldest ever NHL player, at age 52. Read More »
The creator of the insanely popular Twitter feed, @FauxPelini, which has 162,000 followers, says he isn't sure what he's going to do now that Bo Pelini is out as Nebraska's Head Coach. If this really is the end, let's take a look at some of the account's highlights. Thanks for the memories. Read More »
Ten players were suspended for use of stimulants — 8, including Orioles' slugger Chris Davis, tested positive for Adderall — but overall the performance-enhancing drug culture once perverse in the sports seems all but eradicated. Read More »
Earlier in the weekend a University of Arkansas player celebrated a touchdown with a silent protest by raising both hands and staring into a row of cameras. But his actions garnered much less attention and controversy than the Rams' did. Read More »
