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In the new Foot Locker commercial for ASICS shoes out Thursday, San Francisco's Patrick Willis says he's the fastest linebacker in football. One thing he can't outrun is the controversy over when he recently killed a gopher snake in his house. ...

The Blackhawks and Red Wings will square off in the Western Conference semifinals, and in this week's TWSS, Sarah Spain explains why this final go-round will be one to remember.

Several athletes are taking to Facebook to offer their moms some special thanks. The photos and messages will be posted Sunday but are provided here courtesy of Facebook. Among the athletes paying tribute to their moms will be: • Ryan Robe...

Several days ago, safety Mattrell McGraw (River Ridge, La./John Curtis Christian) was perusing Facebook when he decided to get in touch with Florida State defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt. That prompted Pruitt to examine McGraw's film and, soon...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Offensive tackle Dyshon Sims (Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes) awoke from a post-practice nap to find out that a longtime dreams of his had come true. "I was actually sleeping around 9:30 when I got an alert on my phone from my Facebook accou...

Clint Sintim has announced his retirement. The linebacker, who was drafted in the second round in 2009, wrote on his Facebook page that he is retiring. Clint Sintim #52 LB New York Giants Sintim hasn't played since tearing his right ACL and ...

Former Nebraska football player Brion Carnes has announced he'll transfer to Northern Iowa.

Preliminary UFC 159 bouts will be shown on FX and Facebook. Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, we're going inside the octagon when UFC fighters Jon "Bones" Jones and Chael Sonnen stop by to chat about their light heavyweight championship fight i...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on Tuesday night joined the chorus of local athletes to express their support for Boston through social media. He posted the following to his Facebook page: "My heart is saddened by the tragic events of yesterday in ...

Athletes are mostly boring. We wish this wasn't true. After all, the athlete lives an exceptional life and it stands to reason that exceptional lives require exceptional people. This underlying assumption has launched a thousand profiles written by a...

I asked a question on Friday about what a combined North East XI would look like if made up from the players available for Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby. Facebook and Twitter responses from Newcastle and Sunderland supporters agreed that nine if not ten o...

Leon Sandcastle has landed his first big apparel endorsement deal. Uncle Drew and Cliff Paul can't be far behind. The fictional Sandcastle was first introduced to a nationwide audience during an NFL Network spot that aired during the Super Bow...

Over on our still-churning Facebook page, Justin offers evidence that some of you have a better mental catalogue of this blog's archives than me. Justin pointed out this 2011 post on Chicago Bears returner Devin Hester's candidacy for the Pro Foot...

The sports world is dominated by social media these days, but college coaches are finding that personal, handwritten letters to recruits may be the best way to show them how much they're coveted.

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Vince McMahon sent his first tweet on April 1, and it was no prank. The WWE and its performers have made more than 150 million social media connections, with about 100 million coming on Facebook and 50 million on Twitter. So it was inevitable tha...