Numerologist calls Tom Brady’s number
Lots of people talk about how great Tom Brady’s numbers are. Just look at his completion percentage, his touchdown-to-interception ratio, his yards passing … No, not those numbers. We’re talking about his actual numbers. His jersey number. His birthdate. According to Beverly Hills celebrity numerologist Tania Gabrielle, those are the numbers that will really matter [...]
Dixon hits game-winner as Mizzou beats Texas 67-66
Michael Dixon’s flagrant foul down the stretch nearly cost his team the game. About 40 seconds later, he won it. Dixon’s layup with 31 seconds left gave No. 4 Missouri the lead and Marcus Denmon’s rebound after a final miss by Texas’ Myck Kabongo sealed a tough 67-66 victory for the Tigers on Monday night. [...]
Texas approves Mack Brown contract extension
University of Texas regents agreed Thursday to extend football coach Mack Brown’s contract by four years to 2020, a move school officials hope will be a message of long-term stability for a program eager to get back in the chase for national championships. Brown is paid $5.2 million per year. He won’t get any more [...]
NCAA asks for new proposal on $2,000 stipend
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors still believes scholarship limits should be expanded. It just wants time to work out the details. In a surprise move Saturday, the board delayed implementation of a $2,000 expense allowance, opting instead to ask the working group to make a modified proposal in April. “What I heard was [...]
Bank foreclosing on O.J. Simpson’s Florida house
Like tens of thousands of other Florida homeowners, imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson is in danger of losing his house to foreclosure. Miami-Dade Circuit Court records show that JPMorgan Chase filed for foreclosure in September on the four-bedroom, four-bath house south of downtown Miami. Simpson’s attorney has since filed a motion to dismiss the [...]
LeBron James, girlfriend Savannah Brinson engaged
LeBron James’ first order of business in 2012: Drop to one knee and ask longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson to be his wife. Yes, she said yes. Moments after ringing in the new year, James surprised his high school sweetheart by popping the question – letting very few people in on the secret beforehand. He did [...]
Giants win NFC East, beat Cowboys 31-14
After the Giants missed the playoffs the past two years with late-season collapses, coach Tom Coughlin implored his team to “finish” this season. Eli Manning made sure they did it in style. Manning threw three touchdown passes, including a momentum-grabbing 74-yarder to rising star Victor Cruz, and the Giants claimed the final spot in the [...]
Barry Bonds gets 2 years probation in steroids probe
Home-run king Barry Bonds avoided a prison sentence on Friday over a single criminal conviction related to an investigation of steroids in sports, a punishment one prosecutor called a slap on the wrist. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston sentenced Bonds to two years probation, along with 30 days of home confinement, 250 hours of community [...]
Kobe Bryant’s cheating led to divorce filing: report
TMZ reported on Sunday morning that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant cheated multiple times with multiple partners on his wife of more than a decade — events that led to Vanessa Bryant’s surprise divorce filing in an Orange County, Calif., court Friday. Of course, if this is true, Bryant — whose public approval rating [...]
Police charge 3 in Florida A&M band with hazing
Three Florida A&M band members were charged Monday in the beating of a woman during hazing rituals that became so severe that her thigh was broken, police said. The beatings came about three weeks before drum major Robert Champion was killed during a band trip to Orlando. Police say hazing also was involved. Tallahassee police [...]
