Sports Articles

2008-10-31 | Jim Murphy

In a bit of coaching not exactly evocative of Vince Lombardi, George Halas or Tom Landry—or even Mike Dikta—Singletary dropped his pants during halftime of the Niners game...

2008-10-31 | Jim Murphy

“Loaning” a player might seem strange to US sports fans, but it’s a common practice in International soccer. Beckham had expressed a...

2008-10-31 | Jim Murphy

It was the Phillies first championship since 1980 and the city’s first in any sport since Julius Erving and Moses Malone led the NBA 76ers to a championship in 1983...

2008-10-30 | Jim Murphy

In his 4 years in the NHL, Ovechkin has proved that he’s not only obscenely talented but durably tough. His absence from Tuesday’s 4-3 Caps shootout win over...

2008-10-30 | Jim Murphy

It’s the other half of the college coaching duality that he had trouble with at Washington: winning football games. After a season and a half at the helm the Huskies had a record...

2008-10-30 | Jim Murphy

Kerry Collins was once again measured and efficient as he passed for 193 yards and no interceptions. Short yardage specialist LenDale White ran for two TDs and...

2008-10-29 | Jim Murphy

The offense was the fourth time in five years that he’s been charged with assaulting a woman. Johnson is already facing another simple assault rap at a trial scheduled to begin...

2008-10-29 | Jim Murphy

When we last checked in with Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver Santonio Holmes he had just been arrested for possession of marijuana after a traffic stop. He was ...

2008-10-29 | Jim Murphy

Edwards personally benefitted from his victory, jumping previous second and third place drivers Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton to assume the runner up spot in the standings...

2008-10-27 | Jim Murphy

It’s not uncommon for a complex contract to take a long time to be finalized, so it’s not any big story that Rodriguez was working on a “handshake” for the first half of ...

2008-10-27 | Jim Murphy

The story began after the media reported that police and paramedics were summoned to Isiah’s Westchester County home in response to a 911 call...

2008-10-27 | Jim Murphy

Povetkin was doing roadwork in his native Russia when he tripped over a tree root, tearing a ligament in his left foot. The injury isn’t particularly serious, but it will keep him out of...

2008-10-27 | Jim Murphy

Silva had won the first two rounds, but in far from dominant fashion. Both fighters looked tentative as if they were prepared to “feel each other out” for a couple of rounds...

2008-10-27 | Jim Murphy

Nelson’s enhanced security, however, only increased the uncertainty surrounding the status of Warriors VP of Basketball Operations and de facto GM Chris Mullen. There had ...

2008-10-27 | Jim Murphy

Chelsea may have owned the statistical edge, but Liverpool had the advantage that mattered as Xabi Alonso scored off of a deflection in the 9th minute for the only goal...

2008-10-24 | Jim Murphy

Maloof was pleased with the decision, which he said he began to seek in earnest after a deal with the league allowed Harrah’s Casinos to take action on NBA games...

2008-10-24 | Jim Murphy

Ironically, it was Holmes’ “gangsta” posing that got him in this trouble to begin with. He was rolling in a black, highly modified Cadillac Escalade with tinted windows, expensive “rims”...

2008-10-24 | Jim Murphy

Heading to rehab has long been the “default” move for celebrities behaving badly. It’s basically a tactical defensive maneuver that gets the celeb out of the range...

2008-10-23 | Jim Murphy

Making the report stranger—and no doubt delaying the aforementioned official announcement-- is the revelation that Olson hasn’t broached the topic with the school’s...

2008-10-23 | Jim Murphy

Kobe went down when he awkwardly banged knees with teammate Josh Powell under the Lakers’ basket as the two were battling for a rebound. He immediately signaled to Lakers...

2008-10-23 | Jim Murphy

The Patriot organization is not only obviously concerned about this, but they’re also upset at Brady. When his knee injury first occurred, the team made a big deal that it be...

2008-10-20 | Jim Murphy

Nolan posted an 18-37 record during his tenure as 49ers head coach. The team showed sporadic improvement but obviously not enough to make the team a legitimate contender...

2008-10-20 | Jim Murphy

The bad news, however, is that he suffered a second degree ankle sprain that will keep him sidelined for two weeks. That’ll include the Jazz’s first two regular season games...

2008-10-20 | Jim Murphy

Matt Cassel might not have posted Pro Bowl numbers, but he was productive and mistake free with 18 of 24 passing good for 185 yards and 3 TD passes...

2008-10-19 | Jim Murphy

For every Kobe Bryant and LeBron James there is a Darius Miles—a high school hot shot who thinks that he’s more talented than he really is. In all fairness...

2008-10-19 | Jim Murphy

Calling the Tampa Bay Rays a “surprise team” is the height of understatement. Their transformation has been downright otherworldly...

2008-10-19 | Jim Murphy

Johnson’s #48 Lowe’s Chevy team has owned the half mile track in the Virginia foothills of late, winning 4 of the last 5 races at Martinsville. Before Johnson made Martinsville...

2008-10-18 | Jim Murphy

Tony Romo was on the sidelines as a backup, bravely trying to play through the pain of a broken finger on his throwing hand that should keep him out of action for...

2008-10-18 | Jim Murphy

The road team struck first with Roethlisberger hitting running back Moore for a short TD and added a 3 more points to go up 10-0 before the end...

2008-10-18 | Jim Murphy

The Titans undefeated run continued on Sunday as Collins leveraged his running back tandem of Chris Johnson and LenDale White to shred...

2008-10-17 | Jim Murphy

Alabama trailed 3-0 after a 25 yard field goal by Joshua Shene with 5:25 left in the first quarter. Despite not having experienced the necessity to “come from...

2008-10-17 | Jim Murphy

With all due respect to the boxing expertise of Roach—who only had BHop’s best interests at heart after observing that his fighter had looked disoriented...

2008-10-17 | Jim Murphy

Liverpool provided the only drama Saturday among the league’s top teams as they fell behind twice at home against Wigan before salvaging the victory in the...

2008-10-16 | Jim Murphy

At least Tiger QB Cullen Harper is probably happy—the utterly classless former starter probably got his job back at least for the time being...

2008-10-16 | Jim Murphy

Trojan QB Mark Sanchez only played the first half, but still managed to finish with 253 yards through the air and 5 TD passes. USC certainly wasn’t trying to...

2008-10-16 | Jim Murphy

During the past week the Texas football team congregated at an undisclosed location, dug a hole and buried the game ball from the Oklahoma game...

2008-10-15 | Jim Murphy

The Heat signed Jones this summer as a free agent to bolster their outside shooting. He showed a lot of promise with Portland last season...

2008-10-15 | Jim Murphy

TCU was helped by QB Andy Dalton’s return to the lineup after missing the past two games due to a knee injury. He didn’t put up gaudy numbers a la BYU’s Max...

2008-10-15 | Jim Murphy

While the timing was somewhat strange given the fact that the season had just started, it appears to be just another step in the overall franchise...

2008-10-15 | Jim Murphy

Pacman got into what has been described as a “scuffle” with his own bodyguard at the Joule Hotel in Dallas. He was reportedly under the influence of alcohol...

2008-10-15 | Jim Murphy

Initial reports on the injury were not encouraging, with Romo projected to be out up to a full month as his finger healed. Since surgery wasn’t necessary...

2008-10-15 | Jim Murphy

The Wolverines opened 2008 with a home loss to the University of Utah, which seemed a lot worse at the time now that the Utes are ranked #14 and have extended...

2008-10-14 | Jim Murphy

Following his improbable 14 second KO victory over Internet street brawler turned professional MMA fighter Slice, Petruzelli commented on a radio show that...

2008-10-14 | Jim Murphy

Telfair entered the league with glowing credentials—Slam Magazine gushed that he was “one of the best point guards ever to come into the league”...

2008-10-14 | Jim Murphy

Bowden had been on the hot seat for most of the season, which isn’t exactly news. He’d been all but fired back in 2003 following an embarrassing 45-17 loss...

2008-10-13 | Jim Murphy

Rivers was nearly unstoppable as he compiled his sixth regular season 300+ yard game and second this season. The Chargers were up 17-3...

2008-10-13 | Jim Murphy

The game began in dramatic fashion as Arizona’s JJ Arrington ran back the opening kickoff for a 95 yard TD return. That would be the only scoring for much...

2008-10-12 | Jim Murphy

The Tom Cable era in Oakland began less competitively than the Kiffin era ended, though the new coach tried to find a silver lining in the obvious dark cloud...

2008-10-11 | Jim Murphy

LSU has only allowed 50+ points five times in SEC play, and Florida has been the opponent on three of those occasions. On Saturday, the Gator offense was nearly unstoppable...

2008-10-11 | Jim Murphy

While the Tigers’ offensive output was impressive—454 yards including 390 passing—they were done in by mistakes, turnovers and a lack of timely play like their 2-9...

2008-10-11 | Jim Murphy

The annual Texas vs. Oklahoma showdown—known as the “Red River Shootout” is one of the more storied rivalries in college football. Seldom, however, has its poll implications...

2008-10-10 | Jim Murphy

With that big crowd and the overall positive vibe generated by the event, it’s not surprising that other indoor sports leagues would want to give playing outdoors a try...

2008-10-10 | Jim Murphy

Jeff Burton was considered to be an “also ran” heading into the NASCAR “playoff season”, with Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards considered the top contenders...

2008-10-10 | Jim Murphy

Affliction Entertainment will announce the rescheduled date for their next MMA event sometime in the next couple of weeks. The main event at the January card will be WAMMA...

2008-10-09 | Jim Murphy

Ellis underwent surgery in the offseason to repair a torn ankle ligament. He originally told team officials that he suffered the injury in a pickup basketball game...

2008-10-09 | Jim Murphy

The fight would be a study in extremes—a matchup between the tallest heavyweight champion in history (Valuev is 7 feet tall) and potentially the oldest...

2008-10-09 | Jim Murphy

The US soccer team routed Cuba 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the final round of World Cup qualifying. The US is ranked #21 in the world...

2008-10-08 | Jim Murphy

If embattled Clemson coach Tommy Bowden is going to turn the Tigers’ season around—and perhaps salvage his job in the process—it’s not going to be easy...

2008-10-08 | Jim Murphy

Oden would add a couple of other strong dunks, one particularly impressive one off of an offensive rebound and another a two handed “monster jab” a la Shaquille O’Neal...

2008-10-08 | Jim Murphy

While he’s been very hush hush on his plans, this much is known: if he returns to the NHL, he wants to play for a contender. That dictum likely eliminates the Vancouver Canucks...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

Bush became the 12th player in NFL history to return two punts for touchdowns in a game. The last to pull the feat was Eddie Drummond of the Detroit Lions in 2004...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

Boston, meanwhile, may be peaking at the right time. They defeated the LA Angels—owners of the best record in baseball—in four straight games and now return to the ALCS...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

The LA Dodgers took advantage of the collapse of the Chicago Cubs, who won 100 games during the regular season and looked downright awful in the postseason...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

Kobold didn’t disappoint despite losing a unanimous decision verdict to Carano. She dictated the pace and style of the fight for long stretches, but had difficulty taking Carano...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

Not only has Vandy football been bad for years, but they team has long been notorious for simply not competing. That’s all changed over the past few years under former...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

It didn’t take long for OU to find the end zone, as Sam Bradford found Manuel Johnson for a 53 yard TD pass with just over a minute elapsed in the game...

2008-10-06 | Jim Murphy

First, the backstory: Ken Shamrock, who was scheduled to face Kimbo Slice in the main event, suffered a cut above his eye during a light workout this morning...

2008-10-05 | Jim Murphy

Stewart was leading on the last lap when rookie Regan Smith took a run at him in a last ditch effort to secure the win. He initially looked to the high side of Stewart’s #20 Home Depot...

2008-10-05 | Jim Murphy

The 23-17 win over the Eagles gave the Redskins road victories over both Philly and Dallas for the first time since 2005 and allowed them to keep pace with the Cowboys in the...

2008-10-05 | Jim Murphy

May-Treanor had leveraged her newfound Olympic fame and secured a spot on the insanely popular American TV series. With a background in dancing in...

2008-10-04 | Jim Murphy

Chelsea used two first half goals by Joe Cole and Nicolas Anelka to easily dispatch Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. The outcome was never really in doubt and Chelsea...

2008-10-04 | Jim Murphy

At the University of Wisconsin, however, there’s a strange twist to the story. University officials announced Friday afternoon that the school marching band has been...

2008-10-03 | Jim Murphy

Still no public rebuttal from deposed Oakland Raiders’ head coach Lane Kiffin after he was not only fired earlier this week but thrown under the bus by Al Davis...

2008-10-03 | Jim Murphy

Lester gave up 1 run on 6 hits and rung up 7 strikeouts in seven innings of work. While Lackey was certainly in impressive form allowing only 4 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work he gave up...

2008-10-03 | Jim Murphy

For that reason, “zenmaster” Laker coach Phil Jackson has said that Kobe and Gasol may sit out some of the team’s preseason games so they’ll be ready to go when the games start...

2008-10-01 | Jim Murphy

Kiffin was in essence a “walking dead man”, as he was informed by someone within the Raider hierarchy that he would be given the boot following the team’s 24-23 loss...

2008-10-01 | Jim Murphy

John Danks got the win for the White Sox, pitching 8 innings of 2 hit baseball before Bobby Jenks came on in the 9th for his 30th save of the season. Nick Blackburn took...

2008-10-01 | Jim Murphy

The Penguins, last season’s Stanley Cup runner up, are looking to get off to a good start this year. They’ve shown a tendency recently to start slowly before getting into gear...