The most visible star of the surprising Cincinnati Bengals — 5-2?!?!?! — made the media rounds yesterday thanks to the luxury of a well-placed bye week. After doing stints on First Take and Cowherd’s show, Chad Ochocinco made his way over to the Ed Sullivan Theater and did David Letterman’s Top 10.
After an ugly [...]

In what feels like a preemptive strike aimed at Mark Richt and the Georgia Bulldogs (and Lane Kiffin, of course), SEC Commissioner Mike Slive informed the AP that any coaches who complain about the quality of SEC referees would face a fine and possible suspension. No longer will Slive admonish his coaches for complaints [...]

I missed last night’s pregame performance — I blame the NBA. In other news, damn, Alicia Keys look really, really good. — but apparently, Jay Z’s and Alicia’s performance of “Empire State of Mind” was so incredibly moving, it inspired the New York Yankees to even the game with Philadelphia Phillies. And here [...]

The preseason basketball polls hit the streets today — both AP and the ESPN Coaches’ Poll — and the Kansas Jayhawks are your consensus number one team in the land heading into the 2009/10 season. With good reason, too: Bill Self’s team is loaded with talent and experience. Expectations are obviously high [...]

Kentucky’s basketball team held their annual Blue-White scrimmage last night, and by all accounts the product, while still needing work, looks as good as advertised, especially concerning one John Wall. While the defense isn’t what the Wildcats will see as the season progresses, Wall still put on a show as he went for 25 [...]

Cliff Lee was flat-out awesome last night (BABY!!! Sorry, getting in the college basketball mood.). For all we know, he might be part, if not whole, ninja assassin. How good was his performance in Game 1 of the World Series? Dan Shanoff is calling him immortal because of it. The New York [...]