We've become accustomed to Blake Griffin being a dunking machine on the NBA court, and with Chris Paul we figured it would be a highlight fest in L.A. However, on Monday night, a simple, but well placed bounce pass from Chris Paul set up what may be Griffin's best in-game dunk ever. Kendrick Perkins never stood a chance.

Brock Lesnar made his return to the UFC's octagon, and after a brief fight against Alistar Overeem, Brock Lesnar's comeback has come to an end. After suffering a TKO loss to Alistar Overeem at UFC 141, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar retired from the sport of MMA following.  Brock has battled diverticulitis and had a foot of colon removed in a major surgery earlier...

In the wake of the Xavier-Cincinnati brawl that broke out last Saturday, we have found video of another epic brawl that took place on the athletic field.  However, for some reason this fight did not stir up the same response. 

The NHL has approved a league realignment that will drastically alter the way the NHL looks, and how the format of the playoffs will work. The major change in the realignment means teams will now play a home-and-home series with every other NHL team. It also means, that teams will cut down on their cross country trips come the post season. Dan Rosen of NHL.com had the following...

From all of us here at Walker Sports, we want to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your time with loved ones, family and friends. And since we are in a giving mood, here are some special NFL picks for the Thanksgiving Day Football games. Detroit +7 to cover again the Green Bay Packers Dallas -7.5 to cover against the Miami Dolphins San Francisco +3 to cover against the...

Here at Walker Sports we love ESPN's College Gameday. To be honest it's our favorite show on the network.  Saturday our love for the show reached new heights thanks to Lee Corso, and his on camera gaffe.

After days of speculation, it was finally announced, Penn State has fired head football coach Joe Paterno. The firing comes as part of the fallout from a sex scandal that rocked the college football world, and destroyed the reputation of the town known as Happy Valley. There has been plenty of speculation about Joe Paterno's future after the news of the scandal hit. Earlier...

In a statement released by the coach and his people, Paterno indicated that he will step down at the end of the season, adding that he is "absolutely devastated by the developments in this case."

After four days of the worse PR spin since Hurricane Katrina, it looks as though Penn State is finally trying to make the right moves in handling the recent sex scandal that came to light. Thanks to Mark Viera and Pete Thamel of the New York Times, we now have reports that Penn State is making moves to prepare for the departure of Joe Paterno, thus ending the longest running coaching...

By now unless you're living under a rock, you've heard about the horrible crimes that have taken place at Penn State University over the last two decades.  While, we've avoided talking about those crimes here, we want to recognize those who have taken a stance and done what is right, unlike the Penn State officials.  The Patriot-News ran the following article on the cover of their...

It's no secret that Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal do not like each other. From 2003 to 2007 the feud between the two NBA superstars ruled the television airwaves. After 2007 the two men seemingly put their differences aside, for the good of the NBA, but from time to time the fans were still exposed to bad battle raps, and thinly veiled insults during interviews. Now...

While Bryant Gumbel is busy sticking his foot in his mouth while trying to sound overly intellectual, Greg Gumbel is busy plying his trade as a play-by-play announcer for CBS NFL coverage on Sundays. However, just because Greg Gumbel is busy working in the booth, it doesn't mean he cannot take a few seconds of air time to cut a promo of his own. A few weeks ago Hulk Hogan was...

Continuing you Sunday of scandal and anger, we saw an exciting game between the San Francisco 49'ers and the Detroit Lions, that was followed by even more excitement during the post game handshake. The 9'ers came away with an impressive victory and improved to 5-1.  However, the real entertainment took place after the game when Detroit's head coach Jim Schwartz expressed his disdain...

The Green Bay Packers are having an amazing season on the field.  Currently the Packers are making all the right moves, and beating up on the win less St. Louis Rams.  However, one player made a major mistake.  Pro-Bowl linebacker, AJ Hawk, was getting heckled by some fans, and apparently they got to him. So Hawk took matters into his own hands. Or in this case his finger. Making...

Like it or not fighting is part of hockey. Sure many in the NHL want to move the game away from it's brawling past, but sometimes tempers flare and a bit of a punch up is needed to settle things. This is especially the case when two heated rivals get together on the ice. On Thursday night the Washington Capitals traveled north to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins continuing...

Now that Tim Tebow is officially the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos, it seems like people are coming out of the woodwork to get a piece of him. Sure plenty of people in the media are voicing their opinions about him, but on Wednesday Tebow had his what is most likely his biggest, and perhaps his most unpredictable critic call him out. For some reason Hulk Hogan was...

Steve Spurrier has long been one of the most entertaining characters in college football. The 'Old Ball Coach' knows how to work the media, and in his time, he has ticked off more than a few coaches in the SEC, and around the country. Earlier today, it was the media who was working Steve Spurrier and he had enough of it. Steve Spurrier saw his riff with State columnist...

I love college football. It's arguably my favorite sport. There are plenty of things that I love about college football, at the top of that list is the diversity in the personalities. With so many teams at some many different levels coaches and players tend to let their personality show a little more than their professional counterparts. This can especially be seen during...

When I think of what football fans like, obviously Madonna is right at the top of the list.  So it's great news that the NFL announced that the Material Girl will perform at halftime of Super Bowl XLVI.

Week 2 of the NFL season is in the books, and it’s still too early to read any serious trends for the season, but like any good student, we are learning. Let’s take a look at a few of the lessons learned from Week 2 of the NFL season. 10) Passing records will fall. Thanks to the new NFL rules that give receivers all day to run around the field and get open, we are seeing some...

After a hard fought game down in Florida, we finally have some movement in the week 3 edition of the Walker Sports Top 25 Poll. As teams begin their conference schedule, the opportunity for upsets showed itself, and someone suffered the results in this week’s poll. 1) Oklahoma Sooners: On the road in a hostile environment, and the Sooners stood strong. Proving they can win in...

Week two of the college football season is in the books, and sure we didn’t get the powerhouse games we saw in opening week. As a result there’s not a lot of movement in this week’s edition of the Walker Sports Top 25, think of this as the calm before the storm.1. Oklahoma Sooners: An off week will be useful as they prepare for the big showdown with Florida State.2. LSU Tigers...

Week 1 of the 2011 NFL season is nearly in the books, save a couple games tonight. So we thought it was as good of a time as any to make some notes on what we saw over the weekend. 10) Cam Newton can be a productive NFL Quarterback. The rookie QB led all passers on Sunday evening, in his NFL debut. Not an easy task. He may struggle during the season, but it appear the Carolina Panthers...

16. This is the end my friends. Neck and spine injuries are no laughing matter, and neither is having Kerry Collins as your starting quarterback. If you ever wondered how important Peyton Manning is to the Indianapolis Colts, wait till you watch the Colts play sans Manning. 15. It’s about change. As a city Detroit has needed change for decades, for 2011 the Detroit Lions will...

With opening day of the NFL season just a day away, it’s time we do our version of the 2-minute drill here at Walker Sports. We are going around the NFL, and touching on 32 keys to the 2011 NFL season.32. New beginnings can be rough. Jim Harbaugh is calling the shots for the San Francisco 49ers now, but Alex Smith is still his quarterback. Harbaugh is an extremely capable coach...