Craig Sager’s back, and it’s like he never left. The colorful NBA sideline reporter did his first interview since being diagnosed with leukemia Sunday before the NBA All-Star Game. Sager interviewed Carmelo Anthony via satellite from Orlando, Fla., and even showed off his, well, interesting short suit. Sager said he hopes to be back full-time by March 1, and he’s been recovering thanks to support from the NBA community. Even Kevin Garnett, who famously told Sager to burn one of his crazy suits, checked in on the reporter every now and again. And even though Sager is itching to get back on the court, he’s still living life t...
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Hockey East Roundup: Vermont Survives No. 10 BC In 3-2 Overtime Win
It took a miracle for Boston College to reach overtime, but in the extra period, its luck finally ran out. Freshman forward Alex Tuch scored for the No. 10 Eagles (17-10-2) with 9.6 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime, but Vermont forward Anthony Petruzzelli scored 1:47 into added time to help the No. 17 Catamounts (17-10-2) escape with a dramatic 3-2 win Friday night at Kelley Rink. The contest between two ranked teams was a back-and-forth affair from the start, as both squads traded goals in the first period. Vermont took a 2-1 lead in the second period with a goal off the stick of forward Kevin Irwin, and that lead would
Steelers’ James Harrison Lifts 135-Pound Barbell With One Hand (Video)
James Harrison came out of retirement to re-join the Pittsburgh Steelers in September. But will he come back for yet another season? After a quick trip to his Instagram page, that answer appears to be a resounding yes. The following is a video of the Pro Bowl linebacker — who’s 36, by the way — using one hand to hoist a 135-pound barbell over his head like it’s a small twig. That’s one scary man. Harrison’s Instagram account is a gold mine of impressive feats of strength. Another video shows him dominating the same exercise with a 115-pound barbell, while a frightful clip from last week captures him lifting two 15...
Bill Belichick Taunts Colts-Fan David Letterman: ‘It Was Only A 38-Point Win’
Bill Belichick might have smiled more in his appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” than in all of 2014 combined. The New England Patriots head coach was funny and laid back in his talk show appearance, and some of his best moments came when he was taunting Letterman, a huge Indianapolis Colts fan. “You pretty much extinguished my Colts,” Letterman said. “How do you feel about that?” “Well, it was only a 38-point win,” Belichick said smiling about the Patriots’ 45-7 AFC Championship Game win. When the subject turned to running back LeGarrette Blount, Belichick got another dig in. “He had a good gam...
Boston University Tops Harvard In Double-OT Thriller To Snap Beanpot Slump
by Zack Cox on Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:33PM BOSTON — The Boston University Terriers and Harvard Crimson have squared off in three consecutive Beanpot tournaments. Their first two meetings ended in routs. Tuesday’s most certainly did not. Nope, the BU-Harvard matchup that kicked off the 2015 Beanpot was an instant classic, one that pitted the most explosive offense in Hockey East against a senior goaltender playing the game of his life. It took until the 2:18 mark of double overtime — three ho...
Brandon Browner Gets In Richard Sherman’s Face After Super Bowl-Clinching Play
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Emotions were running high for Brandon Browner after the New England Patriots beat his former team, the Seattle Seahawks, in Super Bowl XLIX. Browner had to sit out last year’s Seahawks win because of an indefinite suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, so this year’s 28-24 Patriots victory was extra sweet. The veteran cornerback made headlines during Super Bowl week by saying that his Patriots teammates should try to further injure Seahawks defensive backs — and Browner’s good friends — Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas. They all shrugged off the comments, but after the game, it appeare...
Dean Blandino: DeflateGate Wasn’t A Sting; PSI In Footballs Weren’t Logged
PHOENIX — It’s Walt Anderson’s word against the New England Patriots’. The NFL has no proof that the NFL referee checked the PSI in the Patriots’ footballs prior to the AFC Championship Game, the league’s VP of officiating Dean Blandino told a group of reporters after a news conference Thursday. NFL officials don’t log the PSI in footballs. They either approve them or disapprove them. “We did review what happened pregame, and from everything that we reviewed and all the information we had, the balls were properly tested prior to the game,” Blandino responded during the news conference when asked if the NFL had proof beyond taking ...