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Referee Awards Penalty For Handball By Player Who Wasn't In The Game

Thanks to this boneheaded play by Sporting CP’s reserve team player Budag Nasirov, it’s now certain that all handballs in the box are penalties, even if a player, like Nasirov at that moment, is not actually in the game.

Padres make it up to Sogard's daughter with cupcakes, Brewers win

Eric Sogard (and his family!) are on the rise in our latest Midweek Stock Report

Top talent set to test mettle at AT&T Byron Nelson

Meet The People Who Help Turn GTA Online Into A Cheater's Paradise

Millions of dollars raining from the sky. Disappearing oceans. Jetpacks. In GTA Online, rule-breaking players can stage miracles, tragedies, and stunts using fan-created tools known as mod menus. The people creating these mod menus have their own community, where cheaters can be honorable, while others use exploits to…

The NFL's 10-minute overtime won't be the disaster some fear

A few reasons why the shorter extra period could be a boon to OT.

Steelers sign two; release two

The Steelers continue to make roster moves, signing undrafted rookie free agent quarterback Bart Houston, and bringing back receiver Canaan Severin. Houston, a teammate of Steelers’ No. 1 draft pick T.J. Watt at Wisconsin, finished his career with 1,540 passing yards and nine touchdowns. He played

A Night In The Church Of Sam Hinkie

PHILADELPHIA – I’m standing in the middle of a giant chain sports bar. It is mobbed—3,500 people showed up to the Sixers lottery party, per organizers. But it feels like mass.

LeGarrette Blount's arrival with the Eagles scores big in Fantasy Football

The Eagles finished 11th in running the ball last year, averaging 113.3 rush yards per game, despite failing to produce a running back with even 700 rushing yards on the season. That’s a heck of a magic trick. They also, somehow, managed to finish tied for 10th in the league in rushing scores with

Gisele Says Tom Brady 'Had a Concussion Last Year'

Did Gisele Bundchen slip up when talking about her Super Bowl champion husband Tom Brady on Wednesday? In an interview with Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” the Brazilian supermodel said that the New England Patriots quarterback “had a concussion last year. He has concussions pretty much every …”

Owners expected to trim NFL OT from 15 to 10 minutes: report

The NFL’s competition committee found a great disadvantage for teams that played a Thursday night matchup after playing a full 15-minute over-time session the Sunday before. Last season, there were six NFL games that went into over-time and lasted beyond 10 minutes, the second-most games to go so

Meet the Rams' 'stone-cold killer,' 'beast' and prep football legend — coach Sean McVay

Meet the Rams’ ‘stone-cold killer,’ ‘beast’ and prep football legend — coach Sean McVay

Vikings camp 'logistically possible' at new HQ by 2018

The Vikings are scheduled to move into their new headquarters in Eagan next March

McCullers flusters Marlins as Astros complete 3-game sweep

Lance McCullers allowed no earned runs for the third start in a row, and the Houston Astros beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 Wednesday afternoon.

Michelle Mar-GOES 4 THE CYCLE featuring Matt Szczur

Matt Szczur gets a cycle of questions from Michelle Margaux.

You have to pick one of these QBs: Choose wisely

The Shutdown Corner crew looks at the landscape and picks the out-of-work quarterback they’d (reluctantly) hand the keys of the offense to.

Best No. 1 overall NBA Draft picks of all time

Will this year’s No 1 overall NBA Draft pick live up to the hype like these 10 top selections did?

10 drivers talk 10 Days of Thunder

When NASCAR comes home to Charlotte in May, it’s 10 Days of Thunder.

Yet Another Lawsuit Says Baylor Officials Did Nothing After Report Of A Gang Rape By Football Players

A lawsuit filed today by a former Baylor volleyball player says the former Baylor athlete was “brutally gang raped by at least four and, according to some reports, as many as eight, Baylor football players.” According to the Waco Herald-Tribune, it is the seventh Title IX lawsuit filed against the historically Baptist…

Romain Grosjean frustrated despite top 10 finish for Haas in Spain

Romain Grosjean was left feeling frustrated after the Spanish GP, despite the Haas F1 driver making the points in 10th place.

Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to Gisele Bunchen's revelation about Tom Brady's unreported concussions

Skip Bayless says that Brady’s plan to play another half-decade could be in jeopardy due to head injuries.

Penguins fans name their newborn baby after Phil Kessel

It appears Pittsburgh is quite appreciative of the Phil Kessel these days.

Curt Schilling Says No One Denies Racism Exists, Denies Racism Exists

Curt Schilling, former Red Sox pitcher and possibly an adult who does not grasp the concept of object permanence, had questions when Orioles outfielder Adam Jones said he was the target of racial slurs at a May 1 game at Fenway Park. Jones respectfully said, in an interview published Tuesday, that Schilling didn’t…

MLB mock draft round: Who might the Brewers take at No. 9?

Prognostications and explanations from around the web for the Milwaukee Brewers’ first-round choice in the upcoming MLB Draft.

Andy Murray Can't Move

Andy Murray fell to Fabio Fognini yesterday in his second-round match at the Italian Open, 6-2, 6-4. While Fognini’s multifaceted game is much bigger than his No. 29 ranking might suggest—he’s one of two people to take a set off Rafael Nadal this clay season—that’s little solace for Murray, who was upset by…

Referee Awards Penalty For Handball By Player Who Wasn't In The Game

Padres make it up to Sogard's daughter with cupcakes, Brewers win

Top talent set to test mettle at AT&T Byron Nelson

Meet The People Who Help Turn GTA Online Into A Cheater's Paradise

The NFL's 10-minute overtime won't be the disaster some fear

Steelers sign two; release two

A Night In The Church Of Sam Hinkie

LeGarrette Blount's arrival with the Eagles scores big in Fantasy Football

Gisele Says Tom Brady 'Had a Concussion Last Year'

Owners expected to trim NFL OT from 15 to 10 minutes: report

Meet the Rams' 'stone-cold killer,' 'beast' and prep football legend — coach Sean McVay

Vikings camp 'logistically possible' at new HQ by 2018

McCullers flusters Marlins as Astros complete 3-game sweep

Michelle Mar-GOES 4 THE CYCLE featuring Matt Szczur

You have to pick one of these QBs: Choose wisely

Best No. 1 overall NBA Draft picks of all time

10 drivers talk 10 Days of Thunder

Yet Another Lawsuit Says Baylor Officials Did Nothing After Report Of A Gang Rape By Football Players

Romain Grosjean frustrated despite top 10 finish for Haas in Spain

Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to Gisele Bunchen's revelation about Tom Brady's unreported concussions

Penguins fans name their newborn baby after Phil Kessel

Curt Schilling Says No One Denies Racism Exists, Denies Racism Exists

MLB mock draft round: Who might the Brewers take at No. 9?

Andy Murray Can't Move

Tyron Woodley Tells Demian Maia To Go Away | PROcast

Of Course Tom Brady Had Concussions

NBA Mock Draft: With the 4th pick, the Phoenix Suns select …

Racing world reacts to Ryan Dungey's retirement

White Sox Lose Game In 11th Inning On Albert Pujols Single

Gophers softball looks to trend back up after NCAA snub