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A few minutes before 8 a.m. yesterday, the line extending from the LVH sportsbook stretched back about 50 yards from the sign above its entrance. Those making up its tail end exchanged knowing looks as each new member asked the obligatory Is this th...

Oklahoma State and UNLV spent earlier parts of yesterday becoming the latest victims in the history of 12 seeds beating 5s, but the biggest upset of the night came amid a wave of blowouts during the last set of games from the opening day of the NCAA ...

In case you were the one guy in the office who was actually working yesterday, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Break up the Crimson! Harvard mounted the biggest upset of the first day of the NCAA tournament, beating New Mexico, 68-...

I was going to make a video of Illinois's comeback against Indiana, but then my editor Sarah Larimer sent me some of the coolest guerrilla footage of the year, from someone standing on the baseline. It starts with Brandon Paul heading to the line for...

In case you were out doing some very last-minute ballot-box stuffing for the People's Choice Awards, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Kansas avoided an upset in their Big-12 opener beating Iowa State, 97-89, in overtime, as freshma...

A week in Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo.

They're going to win. And what happens next will be really bad for college basketball.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Tiger Woods grew testy when questioned about former swing coach Hank Haney's new book, refusing to answer questions but ending one interview by saying,...

In mid-January, New Mexico dropped back-to-back games against San Diego State and UNLV, the two best teams in the Mountain West Conference. The losses snapped a 13-game winning streak, and relegated New Mexico to the back burner of mid-major discussi...

Commissioner Thompson, A quick Google search tells me that you're commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, which means you're the guy I need to talk to. Now, typically, when I write angry letters, I like to introduce myself before I air my gr...

Before we get started, I'd like to tip my cap to the slam-dunk craze that's sweeping the country. I called it a "passing fad" on my blog The Old Fashioned Chest Pass back in 1964, but it looks like it's here to stay. So if you're into the jam cult...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Green Bay Packers are no longer undefeated. The Kansas City Chiefs, playing for interim coach Romeo Crennel after Todd Haley was fired, won 19-1...

May 7, 2010: UCLA coach Ben Howland bids freshman Mike Moser farewell. Howland: "I'm supportive of him finding a program where he will have a chance to play more minutes than we envision he will have here." Moser: "I feel it is necessary for me...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Harrison Barnes scored 20 points as the no. 5 UNC Tar Heels bounced back from their loss against UNLV with a 60-57 win over no. 7 Wisconsin. I promised ...

1. J.R. Smith, CTU Special Agent How was your Thanksgiving? Did Aunt Jean get red-wine lips and make racist jokes? Did your 22-year-old cousin from Delaware just discover the word "swag" and proceed to say, "swag, swag, swag" every time he took a bi...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The NBA is back! Pending ratification, a new labor agreement has been reached between players and owners that would allow for a 66-game season begin...