Bill Baker

college football|Florida State Seminoles

Bobby Bowden Reveals Cancer Diagnosis In 2007

Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February of 2007 and has been in remission the past four years. Bowden, 81, went through treatment in private throughout the 2007 season while coaching the Florida State Seminoles. Bowden became aware of the cancer in early 2007 while undergoing […]

13y ago

Monday Night Football Kicks-Off with New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins

Monday Night Football kicks-off its 42nd season with the New England Patriots traveling to Miami for an AFC East match-up. The game will be televised on ESPN, home to MNF since 2006. In a unique stunt for the first week of the National Football League, ESPN will air a double-header for tonight’s MNF opener. The […]

13y ago

Indianapolis Colts|nfl

Peyton Manning To Miss First Career NFL Game

For the first time in his 13-year career, Peyton Manning will not be the starting quarterback behind center for the Indianapolis Colts this weekend in the season-opener against the Houston Texans. The All-Pro slinger will bring to an end a streak of 227 consecutive starts – every game of his NFL career with the Colts […]

13y ago

Golden Eye Diamond Goes Up For Auction

The infamous Golden Eye Diamond went up for auction Tuesday. The online auction is being handled by Bid4Assets, an online auction site contracted by the U.S. Marshals Service to conduct the sale of the rare gem. The minimum starting bid of $900,000 was easily surpassed in the first day. By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, four bids […]

13y ago

college football|ncaa|NCAA Football

BCS Schools Dominate Latest College Football Rankings

The Associated Press released its latest Top 25 college football rankings following the first weekend’s worth of games. Bowl Championship Series conference schools accounted for 23 of the top spots. The Mountain West Conference’s Boise State and Texas Christian represent all the non-BCS schools with their No. 4 and No. 24 rankings, respectively. The BCS […]

13y ago

college football|Miami Hurricanes|ncaa

NCAA Suspends Eight Miami Hurricanes

The NCAA handed down its first sanctions in response to the Miami booster catastrophe that was uncovered earlier this month. The first ruling is in regard to the 12 current Hurricane players who had connections to defamed UM booster Nevin Shapiro and his NCAA rule-breaking escapades involving Miami football and basketball players from 2002-2010. According […]

13y ago

Michael Vick|nfl|Philadelphia Eagles

Michael Vick Signs Six-Year, $100 Million Contract with Eagles

The Phoenix has risen from the ashes; or rather it’s Michael Vick who has risen from the ashes. On Monday, Vick signed a historic six-year, $100 million contract with his current employer, the Philadelphia Eagles. The contract made history in that Vick is now the only player in the NFL ever to sign two $100 […]

13y ago

California Wins LLWS

The ballgame was a close contest throughout with an ending that seemed to have been scripted in Hollywood. Huntington Beach star Nick Pratto ripped a single with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to drive in the game-winning run. California’s win prevented Hamamatsu City from defending the LLWS title […]

13y ago

Anderson Silva|ufc

Silva Defends Title at UFC 134

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva defeated Yushin Okami Saturday night at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In dispatching Okami, Silva recorded his 14th-straight victory in the UFC, a record for the sport’s top promotion. Maybe more prominent in Silva’s mind was finally getting the opportunity to avenge the last loss on his record […]

13y ago

Cleveland Indians|mlb

Jim Thome Trade to Indians Complete

MLB home run beast, and all around good guy, Jim Thome made his much anticipated debut last night with a franchise and city that is all too familiar to him: the Cleveland Indians. The Indians’ all-time leader in HRs made his return back home to the club that he began his career with official Friday […]

13y ago

star wars

Star Wars Ready for Blu-ray Release

George Lucas’ epic space odyssey Star Wars is about to make its debut on Blu-ray for the first time, and fanatics couldn’t be more eager to pluck down $140 for the set that includes both the original and prequel trilogies.Lucas has become notorious for re-releasing his lightsaber-wielding series numerous times with various amounts of changes […]

13y ago