Sean Avery was suspended indefinitely for crude off-the-ice comments about his ex. But when it comes to words and thoughts and morality in pro sports, whose rules apply? Who are we protecting, exactly?
Federal prosecutors have dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial next year on 10 counts of making false statements plus an addition obstruction of justice charge.
Antonio Pierce and the doctor who treated his New York Giants teammate Plaxico Burress after he accidentally shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub will talk to investigators Friday.
The Lakers are motivated to take that final step to a title, and at 15-2,
you'd think they're on the right track. But Ken Berger says unless they
can add toughness and defense -- every game, like Kobe Bryant does --
they're not built to beat the Celtics.
When Florida lost to Ole Miss, Tim Tebow let his heart bleed out. Since then, the Gators -- and their Superman QB -- have been unstoppable. This is the stuff legends are made of, Dennis Dodd says.
Why are the Giants so good? For starters, they don't have a porous line
-- and that's no song and dance. Pete Prisco says Diehl, Seubert, O'Hara,
Snee and McKenzie should share league MVP honors.
Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Jeff Adrien added 18 points, and No. 2 Connecticut survived a big scare, holding off Buffalo 66-64 on Thursday night.
Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 25 points after getting hit with a cheap shot elbow in the second half, and No. 6 Oklahoma staved off a rally by Southern California for a 73-72 victory Thursday night.
Auburn is again looking for a coach who can lead the program to its rightful place in college football. Dennis Dodd has just the guy: Tommy Tuberville. Oh, wait a second ... that's who the school misguidedly got rid of Wednesday.
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