Jay Sanin
Soccer Is Catching On In America, While Baseball Attendance Declines
For years, people have been claiming that soccer is catching on in America, eliciting skeptical reactions from those who do not consider themselves fans of the sport. However, with television ratings climbing and attendance healthy, those people many considered to be crazy may be right.
UAlbany To Move To Colonial Athletic Association In All Sports, Move Could Be Made As Early As Thursday
According to sources, the University at Albany is planning to move to the Colonial Athletic Association in all sports, following their football team, who made the move to the CAA after the end of last season.
NFL Linebacker Rolando McClain Is Retiring From Football At Age 23
Rolando McClain hasn't accomplished much during his NFL career, unless you consider getting arrested multiple times in three years to be an accomplishment. Today, Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome revealed that the 23 year old linebacker was retiring from the game of football, in a surprising move.
Marquis Teague Tips Ball Into His Own Basket, Accidentally Shoots Better Than The Rest Of The Bulls Team [VIDEO]
To say that the Chicago Bulls had a crappy night last night would be an understatement. They shot 25% from the field and had 42 points after three quarters, less than the Miami Heat had at halftime. Joel Anthony PLAYED for the Heat, that's how far down the Bulls were. Yet, perhaps the worst moment in the game came when Bulls guard Marquis Teague tipped a ball into his own basket.
Sergio Garcia Hits Two Shots Into Water On 17th Hole Of The Players Championship, Fails At Golf [VIDEO]
After Sergio Garcia accused Tiger Woods of intentionally distracting him during a shot earlier in the tournament and saying that the two do not get along, it was expected that the feud would come to a head during the final round of The Players Championship. It did and Sergio, as expected, came out on the short end after this legendary meltdown on the tournament's penultimate hole.
English Championship Playoff Semifinal Between Watford + Leicester City Has One Of The Craziest Finishes You Will Ever See [VIDEO]
At the end of every season in international football, teams that finish at the bottom of the standings are sent to lower leagues, while teams in lower divisions that finish at the top of their standings are promoted to higher ones through either automatic qualification or by winning a playoff tournament.
Manti Te’o’s Fake Girlfriend Made The Maxim Hot 100
Lennay Kekua, the fake girlfriend of former Notre Dame and current San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te'o, was the most famous wife or girlfriend of an athlete this year even though, you know, she never existed. That didn't stop Maxim Magazine from putting her into their Hot 100 for 2013.
UAlbany’s Bob Ford Field Has Turf Put Into Place [PHOTOS]
UAlbany football will have a new home starting this season, as they will begin playing in the brand new Bob Ford Field on the University campus. The stadium is beginning to take shape, and the school has released photos of the brand new turf the team will play on in the future.
Thierry Henry Scores Bicycle Kick Goal For New York Red Bulls [VIDEO]
Thierry Henry is famous for his work as a striker for Arsenal FC in the English Premier League and the French National team. In the twilight of his career, he is a member of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. Last night he proved that, despite being in the latter stages of his career, he's still got it.
Taj Gibson Gets Ejected, Curses At Referees [VIDEO]
With the fate of Game Two between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat already decided, Chicago Bulls big man Taj Gibson was the victim of a couple of particularly brutal calls. He was called for a traveling violation despite getting pushed, then was not awarded two points when Chris "Birdman" Andersen clearly was guilty of goaltending on one of his shots. Upset, and after Miami received a t
Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls Live Chat – Eastern Conference Semifinals Game Two
In Game One of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, Chicago were far more aggressive and won with late buckets from Nate Robinson. Tonight, the Heat look to even the series and send it back to Chicago tied at one game apiece.
Blue Jays Pitcher J.A. Happ Gets Hit In The Head By Line Drive [VIDEO]
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was throwing a pitch, just like any other one he has thrown in his career, to Desmond Jennings of the Tampa Bay Rays. Unlike most of the pitches he's thrown in his career, though, this one was hit directly at his head.