New UFC star Sage Northcutt appeared in 'Star Wars' commercial Everyone wants to know how 19-year-old UFC star Sage Northcutt does it. The hair, the abs, and have you seen those flips? With two successful UFC fights under his belt, the Katy, Texas, native has taken the MMA world by storm with his beaming Crest smile and flawless physique. Speculation about Northcutt’s body, however, has … [Read more...]

Greg Gard's improbable journey from a hog farm to the hardwood Each time he runs into the man who cut him from the Wisconsin-Platteville baseball team about a quarter century ago, Greg Gard does something few would do in his position. He thanks his former coach profusely. Gard's career path changed for the better once his inability to hit a college-level curve ball was exposed. Having grown … [Read more...]

2015 Reviews: HScott Motorsports Welcome to our 2015 reviews. Instead of going driver-by-driver we're going to review teams this year. We're starting from the bottom of the standings and working our way up. HScott Motorsports time. Drivers (standings in parenthesis): Justin Allgaier (29th), Michael Annett (36th) Highlights: Allgaier finished eighth at Bristol in the spring, his only top 10 … [Read more...]

Jordan Spieth and Arnold Palmer share an Augusta National locker There are a lot of perks that come with winning the Masters, and 2015 green jacket winner Jordan Spieth is just starting to realize them.  Before playing in a pro-am in Florida last weekend (where he did the Happy Gilmore swing), Spieth made a trip to Augusta National to get in a few rounds. As a champion, Spieth is an honorary … [Read more...]

Police: Bowling Green DT put controlled substance in woman's drink Bowling Green defensive tackle Mike Minns made headlines early in the season when he hilariously played dead on the field after losing his shoe. He’s now in the news for a much different reason. And it's no laughing matter. According to NBC 24, Minns was arrested Monday for his alleged involvement in a Nov. 22 incident at a … [Read more...]

Monday Fantasy Freak Show: Early exits for Rawls, Dalton, Eifert If most of your fantasy team played a full game in Week 14, take a deep sigh of relief. Not so fast, Andy Dalton owner. Hold on a second, Thomas Rawls owner. Tread lightly, Tyler Eifert owner. Brandon Funston and Scott Pianowski are here to discuss the good, bad and injured from the Sunday that was. There are plenty of fun … [Read more...]

Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Russell Wilson, Todd Gurley and a look around the league After Russell Wilson threw exactly one TD in seven straight games, he’s posted a 16:0 TD:INT ratio (with a touchdown run) over his last four outings (in which he’s not attempted more than 32 passes), as he and Doug Baldwin, who has eight TD catches over the past three games without seeing 10 targets in any of … [Read more...]

Just Jameis Winston. In Publix. Buying some crab legs One of the craziest viral stories of the past few years in sports was the Jameis Winston crab legs affair. You remember. Winston was cited for shoplifting crab legs from a Publix grocery store. That led to a million jokes, and some back and forth of whether someone at Publix "hooked up" Winston with the crab legs or whatever happened. … [Read more...]

Urijah Faber closes in on potential grudge match with win over Frankie Saenz LAS VEGAS – Urijah Faber took one step closer to a potential grudge match with former protégé T.J. Dillashaw by defeating a game Frankie Saenz tonight at UFC 194. Faber, 36, is one of the greatest sub-155 fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, and at UFC 194, he needed every bit of his experience to put away … [Read more...]

Buzzer-beater against UNC gives Shaka Smart first big win at Texas Guard play figured to make the difference Saturday when No. 3 North Carolina traveled to Texas and it played out in just such fashion with the last guard to touch the ball cashing the game-winning shot for the Longhorns. Texas senior Javan Felix led all scorers with 25 points the final two coming when he grabbed an offensive … [Read more...]