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UFC 106 Main Event Breakdown: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
by Mike ChiappettaFiled under: UFCAt first glance, the Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin UFC 106 main event seems simple enough to diagnose. It's Ortiz's wrestling against Griffin's active standup, right? It'll be a carbon copy of their UFC 59 matchup, right? Maybe, but...
Scott Niedermayer Attempts to Give Away Stick, Angry Fans Brawl
by Adam GretzFiled under: Ducks, Lightning, NHL VideosAnaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer decided to celebrate his teams 4-3 overtime win (in which he scored the game-winning goal) against the Tampa Bay Lightning by giving his stick to a young girl seated in the front row. Unfortunately...
Sources: 19-Year-Old Zach Bogosian Enters US Olympic Picture
by Christopher BottaFiled under: Thrashers, FanHouse ExclusiveZach Bogosian, the 19-year-old defenseman from the Atlanta Thrashers, has emerged as a serious candidate for the United States Olympic Team, a pair of sources have told FanHouse.The 19-year-old Bogosian, a native of northern...
Tracy McGrady Reportedly Puts on Game Uniform, Demands Answers
by Tom ZillerFiled under: Rockets, NBA Injuries, NBA Rumors, NBA CoachesAdrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! has a half-harrowing, half-hilarious tale out of Minneapolis, where sources say Tracy McGrady put on his uniform Wednesday to confront coach Rick Adelman about the team's timetable...
UFC 106: Preview and Predictions on Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin 2
by Michael David SmithFiled under: UFCUFC 106 went from one of the biggest pay-per-view cards of the year to one of the weakest when UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar had to pull out of his fight with Shane Carwin. But you'll still get some good fights if you purchase the pay...
Beautiful Game Ruined by Ugliness
by Kevin BlackistoneThe World Cup is fixed. But in the outrage from the illegal handball seen 'round the world (but not by the referees) Wednesday by France's superstar Thierry Henry, which earned the French team a plane ride to South Africa over Ireland for next summer'...
Redd Wants to Remain with Bucks
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Bucks, USA BasketballMILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee is cutting costs. With that being no secret, guard Michael Redd doesn't deny there is a possibility he could be traded before his contract expires in the summer of 2011. But that's not what Redd wants...
'Shocked' Dustin Hazelett Discusses UFC 106 Bout Cancellation
by Ariel HelwaniFiled under: MMA Videos, UFCLAS VEGAS -- FanHouse caught up with Dustin Hazelett outside the Mandalay Bay to discuss Karo Parisyan pulling out of their scheduled UFC 106 card on Thursday.Hazelett was clearly disappointed but remained very positive about situation. He...
NFL FanHouse Podcast: The Debut
by Chris BurkeFiled under: NFL PodcastFashionably late is better than unfashionably absent. It's not a pretty motto (you might prefer "It's better late than never"), but it holds true for our NFL FanHouse podcast, which gets off the ground this week. In the inaugural...
Thursday Night NFL Live Chat: Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers
by Bruce CiskieFiled under: Dolphins, Panthers, NFL Live BloggingA pair of teams trying to scrap back into the playoff race meet Thursday night when Miami visits Carolina. Both the Panthers and Dolphins started the season 0-3, but both currently sit 4-5 and on the fringe of the postseason...
Former Kansas Running Back Says He Felt Wrath of Mangino
by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Kansas, Big 12, FanHouse ExclusiveFormer Kansas running back Jocques Crawford believes Jayhawks football coach Mark Mangino has anger issues and is prone to unleash his abusive behavior on his players. Crawford says he witnessed Mangino's wrath first...
Fire Mark Mangino the Monster
by Jay MariottiFiled under: NCAA FootballIf it's true that Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, upon seeing a receiver named Raymond Brown drop a pass, launched into a hideous tirade that concluded with a racially tinged threat -- "If you don't shut up, I'm going to...
Jimmie Johnson on Verge of History
by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hendrick MotorsportsMIAMI -- NASCAR's Championship Weekend officially kicked off Thursday during a contenders press conference that couldn't have been less like boxing's version of a pre-bout...
Childress Has Earned Chance to Finish Job With Vikings
by Thomas GeorgeFiled under: Vikings, NFL Coaching"We made a lot of cultural changes. You don't come in with everything firm. I thought this would be one of those rare chances. I didn't think I would be like (Bill) Parcells or (Dick) Vermeil where I was going to get multiple...
Pacquiao-Cotto Nears 1.5 Million Buys
by Lem SatterfieldFiled under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO, FanHouse ExclusiveTop Rank promoter Bob Arum said that the early pay-per-view numbers released on Manny Pacquiao's victory over Miguel Cotto are "over a million and under 1.5 million buys -- and that's without all...
Fantasy Football Live Chat, 6 PM ET
by R.J. WhiteThe second of our bi-weekly chats leading up to the Sunday Tailgate is upon us, and there's much to discuss this week. Many of you are likely suffering with the loss of a starting RB in one of your leagues, with Ronnie Brown, Michael Turner, Cedric Benson, Julius Jones...
Because a Traditional Play-Action Pass Made Too Much Sense
by Ryan WilsonFiled under: College SportsYou see innovations like the West Coast Offense or the zone blitz, and you're immediately amazed at the genius. That's what separate guys like Bill Walsh and Dick LeBeau from, say, Mike Tice and Eric Mangini. And then there are plays...
Parisyan Withdraws From UFC 106; Dana White Says His UFC Career Is Over
by Mike ChiappettaFiled under: UFCUFC welterweight Karo Parisyan has apparently used up his last chance with the organization. After Parisyan suddenly withdrew from his UFC 106 matchup with Dustin Hazelett on Thursday, UFC president Dana White took to his Twitter to vent, writing,...
Jeremy Shockey Is Unimpressed With LeBron James, NFL Player
by Ryan WilsonFiled under: NFL, NBA, TwitterNot sure Jeremy Shockey should be the final arbiter of who's fit to play in the NFL and who isn't, but he took to Twitter to explain to all the football simpletons that LeBron James couldn't cut it. Just in case that wasn'...
David Beckham Dons Protective Boot, Still Expected to Play in MLS Cup
by Randy KimFiled under: MLSDays before David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy are scheduled to take the pitch against Real Salt Lake in MLS Cup 2009, it appears the British star is taking precautions to address a foot injury.As seen above, TMZ snapped some photos of Beckham while playing...
Puck Talk: A Blow to the Head
by Bruce CiskieFiled under: Blackhawks, Islanders, Kings, Thrashers, FanHouse ExclusiveWith the issue of head shots becoming more and more talked about in NHL circles, it's time to tackle it on Puck Talk. We're joined this week by Anthony Curatolo, who is a senior writer at...
Bert Sugar: Mayweather-Pacquiao Would Be 'Fight Of The Century'
by Lem SatterfieldFiled under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Golden Boy Promotions, HBO, FanHouse ExclusiveNoted boxing historian, Bert Sugar, believes that a clash between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would rival Sugar Ray Leonard's comeback 14th-round knockout of Thomas Hearns in...
NL Cy Young Award: Tim Lincecum
by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Cardinals, Giants, MLB AwardsTim Lincecum won his second consecutive Cy Young Award on Thursday, pulling out a narrow victory that is likely to be the story of this awards season. The Giants' 25-year-old flame-thrower edged out Cardinals' teammates...
Midweek College Football Chat
by Brian GrummellFiled under: General CFB InsanityAfter some competitive games last weekend, college football's powers are oddly synced in lining up the hapless for an uncivilized slaughter. Florida hosts Florida International. Alabama hosts Chattanooga. Texas hosts mutinous Kansas...
Spiller Force Behind Clemson Revival
by Jim HenryFiled under: Boston College, Clemson, Duke Football, Florida State, University of Miami, Virginia, ACCMuch of the credit for Clemson's turnaround this season goes to its offense. Let us count the ways. During Clemson's current five-game winning streak -- the program...
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