February 19, 2013 The Syracuse Orange hosts Providence Wednesday night, 7:00 p.m. at the Dome, a game which will be televised on ESPN2. SU is 21-4 on the season and looking for another win at home this week.
At only 4' 5", Julian Newman is the starting point guard for Downey Christian School in Florida. Newman is just 11 years old and already drawing national attention and was featured on the front of the New York Times sports section Sunday.
February 18, 2013 My wife and I were down in Fort Myers last week and she--being a huge Boston Red Sox fan--insisted we go and watch the team work out and take batting practice while we snapped some pics. The talk of the camp though was about Sox prospect Bruce Brentz who has had to sit out spring training after shooting himself in the leg while (supposedly) cleaning his gun. You think that ballplayer injury was weird? Check these out!
Danica Patrick has made history again. Patrick became the first woman to win the pole at any race in NASCAR's top circuit. Patrick set the mark with a lap at 196.434 mph and will be on the pole for the Daytona 500 next Sunday.
February 15, 2013 While some of you may have Monday, February 18th off for Presidents' Day, many school districts have the whole week off as Mid-Winter Break. With the kids home from school for a week, there are two dreaded words parents don't want to hear, "I'm bored". Here's an idea to keep them entertained.
Olympic star Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears as he stood before magistrate Desmond Nair. Pistorius is being charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
Track star Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian and double amputee nicknamed “Blade Runner” for his artificial legs, has been charged in the murder of his girlfriend, who died Thursday.
February 14, 2013 A Swedish skier triggered an avalanche during a downhill event in Switzerland. So he had to outrun it . . . and did . . . but also decided to throw in a BACKFLIP.
February 13, 2013 A sure sign of spring and warmer weather is the arrival of spring training in Major League Baseball. Most teams got their first spring workouts yesterday and today. Pitchers and catchers arrived earlier this week, with the full roster of players about to join them.
February 12, 2013 Kate Upton graces the 2013 cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, again. She was the cover girl last year too. Upton joins an elite list of models to appear on the SI Swimsuit cover more than once: Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, Kathy Ireland, and Elle MacPherson.
February 11, 2013 What's rowdier than minor league hockey players during a game? Catching a minor league team's flying mascot. The Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL planned a stoic pre-game ceremony with their mascot posing on a perch during the National Anthem. The bird had other ideas, check out the video.
Major League Baseball has announced that Edith Houghton, a Philadelphia baseball prodigy and first female MLB scout, passed away Saturday, February 2 at age 100.
