Report: 2 Baylor football staffers fired Two Baylor football staffers in addition to coach Art Briles have reportedly been let go. According to USA Today, athletics director for football operations Colin Shillinglaw and staffer Tom Hill were fired. Briles had been the only known public firing with association to the football team. He was fired Thursday in the wake of the independent … [Read more...]

Social Hour: Jim Harbaugh's new book, Jeffery Simmons update Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. The Jeffery Simmons situation appears to be nearing a resolution. The status of Simmons, a five-star Mississippi … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: Truex has to be No. 1 after the 600 Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun.  1. Martin Truex Jr. (LW: 6): You can't not be No. 1 after you lead 588 of … [Read more...]

Mike Napoli smashes homer for fan starting chemotherapy Real life baseball isn't like baseball in the movies. The team doesn't always win their very important game, home runs rarely come when they're needed most, and kids never break their arms and suddenly become flamethrowing pitchers. But sometimes, real life makes an exception when the circumstances are exceptional. Cleveland Indians … [Read more...]

Patrick Marleau drills Bryan Rust with hit to the head (Video) Bryan Rust, who opened the scoring in Game 1 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, left the game in the third period after he was hit in the head by Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks. With the score tied at two, Rust carried the puck into the Sharks zone and attempted to dump it behind the San Jose defense. As he finished his … [Read more...]

Woman allegedly raped at Oregon State to speak to Nebraska team Nebraska coach Mike Riley is fulfilling an offer he made to a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two football players during his time at Oregon State. Brenda Tracy said she will be speaking to the Cornhuskers on June 22. Riley was the Beavers’ coach in 1998 when Tracy said she was sexually assaulted by four men. The … [Read more...]

Quick takeaways from Charlotte: The All-Star tweaks worked Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after the race or email … [Read more...]

Martin Truex Jr. leads all but 12 miles, wins Coca-Cola 600 Hey, Martin Truex Jr. won a race. He more than won Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. He absolutely kicked everyone's butt. Truex set a NASCAR record for the most miles led in a Sprint Cup race as he led all but 12 of the 600 miles in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. Despite Truex's dominance, you can't fault yourself from wondering if Truex would fail … [Read more...]

DeBoer abides: Sharks credit coach’s laidback approach for Cup berth PITTSBURGH – NHL coaches are often depicted as cruel taskmasters that skate their teams into the ground and crush the spirits of players who don’t conform to their physically demanding standards.  And then there’s Peter DeBoer, man. Like, practice, don’t practice. It’s cool, whatever.  “There was a stretch when he pretty … [Read more...]

Trevor Daley adjusting to life as a spectator for Stanley Cup Final PITTSBURGH – Game 7 was tense for every Pittsburgh Penguins player, including those who weren’t involved.  Trevor Daley was one of those players. He hadn’t watched a game of the series since breaking his ankle in Game 4, but with the season on the line the defenseman was inside the Penguins’ trainer’s room watching his … [Read more...]