Week 8 Fantasy Lames: No amount of four-leaf clovers will help Luck in Carolina  Each week the Noise highlights 10 somewhat un-obvious names whom he believes are destined to implode leave egg on his face. To qualify, each player must be started in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following … [Read more...]

UFC contender Donald Cerrone trains Clippers star Blake Griffin in MMA Whoever said basketball isn't a contact sport didn't watch Larry Bird and Dr. J duke it out. Or how about the time Brad Miller narrowly avoided a mandatory ICU trip when Shaquille O’Neal just missed with a wild overhand right? Beyond the random scuffle, basketball is still a punishing inside game, so players will try … [Read more...]

Reports: Daniel Volquez, father of Game 1 starter Edinson Volquez, dies at 63 According to multiple reports, Daniel Volquez, father of Kansas City Royals World Series Game 1 starter Edinson Volquez, died Tuesday at age 63 after battling heart disease. The stunning news broke about 20 minutes before Volquez was to take the hill in the most important start of his professional baseball career … [Read more...]

Former UCLA signee Chris Clark not transferring to Syracuse Chris Clark, the freshman tight end who signed with UCLA and parted ways with the Bruins in September, will not be transferring to Syracuse. Clark committed to the Orange recently. He had left the Bruins and went back home to New Jersey. He had started looking at new destinations and Syracuse became a top choice. According to … [Read more...]

Report: Missouri reinstates QB Maty Mauk Missouri QB Maty Mauk is back with the team after a four-week suspension. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mauk was reinstated from his indefinite suspension on Sunday. He was suspended before Missouri's game against South Carolina for a violation of team rules. The cause of the suspension has not been made public. Mauk, a junior, missed … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: It's all Joey Logano all the time Our Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. And you think we dislike your favorite driver, so it makes sense, right? Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Joey Logano (LW: 1): Six wins … [Read more...]

Max Domi pranked by Coyotes teammates in return to Toronto (Video) The last time Max Domi played at Air Canada Centre he was wearing a Team Canada jersey and celebrating a gold medal victory at the World Junior Championships last January. On Monday, Domi returned to the ACC, ten months after that memorable night and years after he roamed the hallways and locker rooms while hanging around … [Read more...]

Torii Hunter announces his retirement after 19 MLB seasons He didn't want a farewell tour. He didn't want a grand send-off. Torii Hunter just wanted to leave baseball on his own terms. So Hunter, a five-time All-Star who made a career of a great outfield defense and a solid bat, announcement his retirement Monday after 19 MLB seasons. [Related: World Series preview: Can the Mets put a stop … [Read more...]

Teemu Selanne offers struggling Ducks goal scoring advice (Video) The Anaheim Ducks are having many problems scoring goals this season. They’ve notched just six scores in seven games, fewer than Jamie Benn, Zach Parise and Max Pacioretty.  So the leading goal scorer in Ducks history has offered advice on how to ‘light the lamp.’ Teemu Selanne shows the Ducks how easy it is to put a puck in … [Read more...]

Yahoo live stream of Bills-Jaguars game attracts 33.6 million total views If you stream it, they will come. Yahoo and the NFL announced on Monday that Sunday's exclusive live stream of the Bills-Jaguars game from London attracted a huge global audience: 15.2 million unique viewers and 33.6 million total views. Those viewers streamed over 460 million total minutes of the game with over 33 … [Read more...]