Broncos squander many chances in first half of Super Bowl 50 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Denver Broncos got a ton of big plays in the first half of Super Bowl 50. Von Miller made a Superman-esque play to strip Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and the Broncos recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. They got the longest punt return in Super Bowl history on a weird play in which the … [Read more...]

Super Bowl commercials 2016: Grades for the best and worst ads It's Super Bowl time, and you know what that means: an ad extravaganza punctuated by brief forays into actual football. As we've done for the last few years (you can find 2014 here, and 2015 here), we've graded the best and worst of this year's Super Bowl ads. As always, our criteria for judgment remain rigidly unscientific and … [Read more...]

Tagging Von Miller would mean Broncos rolling dice at quarterback The Denver Broncos, win or lose in Sunday's Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers, already are thinking about next season. [Score great deals for Super Bowl 50 tickets at SeatGeek] According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Broncos are leaning toward using the franchise tag on free agent-to-be Von Miller — and taking … [Read more...]

CM Punk finally gets first UFC opponent with Mickey Gall's submission win LAS VEGAS – After months of speculation, there is finally a winner in the ‘who fights Phil ‘CM Punk’ Brooks’ sweepstakes. Mickey Gall, a 24-year-old with just one prior professional fight, submitted Mike Jackson via rear-naked choke just 45 seconds into their showdown at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. With … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Habs finally win; Karlsson kills penalties; Marchand's OT penalty shot Hi Lou pic.twitter.com/7w5qcsWJSm— Jack A. Wilson (@JACKaWILSON) February 6, 2016 No. 1 Star: Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks In a big Central Division matchup against the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks came away with a convincing 5-1 win; increasing their lead over the Stars to five points. Anisimov … [Read more...]

Connor McDavid, the boy wizard, creates magic with deke (Video) FACT: Connor McDavid poops rainbows and farts glitter. He comes to the rink on a unicorn. The boy is magic. Straight up magic as evidenced on a play against the Alexei Emelin and the rest of the Montreal Canadiens. In his third game back from injury, the boy wizard effortlessly moves the puck up the ice, dekes around Emelin, and … [Read more...]

The 2015-16 NFL awards show preview and predictions SAN FRANCISCO — The NFL will hand out its major awards at its annual "NFL Honors" show on Saturday, and even though the NFC champion Carolina Panthers can't attend (they're busy with a game on Sunday), they'll be a big part of the show. [Score great deals for Super Bowl 50 tickets at SeatGeek] The Panthers will be represented well when the … [Read more...]

Angry CM Punk gets into tense exchange with reporter for Complex CM Punk didn't particularly enjoy the questions he was being asked by reporter Kevin Wong in an interview that was being conducted last month for a piece in Complex Magainze. Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, left the WWE and signed with the UFC in 2014, and has been training ever since to prepare for his Octagon debut. … [Read more...]

Jake Arrieta gets record arbitration deal, extension next? The Chicago Cubs and defending NL CY Young award winner Jake Arrieta avoided arbitration late Friday night, agreeing to a $10.7 million salary for the 2016 season. The Associated Press first reported the agreement, also noting it to be the largest one-year contract for a second-time arbitration eligible pitcher, topping David … [Read more...]

Jaromir Jagr becomes sixth NHL player with at least 1,100 assists (Video) Legendary Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr has shown no signs of slowing down since playing two 20-minute periods of 3-on-3 hockey at the NHL’s All-Star Game.  On Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, Jagr picked up an assist to give him 1,100 in his long and illustrious NHL career. Jagr, who turns 44 later … [Read more...]