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NCAA Throws the Book at Syracuse Basketball

Citing a decade of violations in which the Syracuse University’s men’s basketball program was essentially out of control, the NCAA brought the hammer down on March 6th. The sanctions include...

R.I.P Stuart Scott

Longtime ESPN anchor and reporter Stuart Scott died of cancer January 4th, 2015. An iconic figure at ESPN and in the sports world in general, Scott, who was 49, had...

Final Jeopardy: Literature (10-16-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (10/16/2014), in the category “Literature” was: This title 1864 adventure is embarked upon by a descent into Iceland’s Mount Sneffels. New champ John Campbell won $16,400...

Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland Retires

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced October 21st that he was retiring from managing but would remain with the club in another capacity.  The announcement came a few days after...

Jim Thome hits 600th Career Home Run

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Jim Thome has been slowly clawing his way towards the 600 career home run milestone all season.  He hit number 598 on August 4th but had...