Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Kidnapped catcher Wilson Ramos implores that public worry not for him, but for poor...

Kidnapped Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was allowed to make one phone call to the media Thursday night but instead of conveying demands for ransom money or ensuring family members of his own safety, he used the time to make what he felt was a much more serious announcement.

Penn State to replace Paterno with retired Wal-Mart greeter

Penn State announced late Wednesday night that fired head coach Joe Paterno will be replaced by a 75-year-old man named Stanley Burdette who worked as a greeter at a State College Wal-Mart until he retired last month.

Penn State hires Paterno back after rioting students tip over TV news van

Early Thursday morning -- just hours after firing head coach Joe Paterno -- Penn State's board of trustees re-hired the legendary coach, saying they had been convinced to do so after rioting students overturned a TV news van in the streets of College Station in the wake of the termination.

Cutler’s chiropractor, psychologist and cleaner file class action suit against Eagles

After the Bears’ 30-24 win on Monday night, a slew of Jay Cutler’s personal specialists jointly filed a class action lawsuit against the Eagles—each claiming they lost vast amounts of income because of the team’s play.

With no one to scream at during lockout, Thibodeau takes job as Evangelical minister

With the NBA lockout dragging on, players are taking it upon themselves to stay busy by playing ball in Europe, hosting charity pickup games, and marrying and divorcing reality stars. But what about the coaches? Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau recently found his own way to stay busy during this extended off-season by becoming an evangelical minister.

Big Ten downgrades Penn State to new ‘Scumbags’ division

"We thought 'Legends' and 'Leaders' would each be a proper description of our programs, but we were wrong," said Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany. "Starting today there will be a third division for any schools in our conference that have been aiding and abetting known child molesters."

Forte fumbles twice to lower contract demands to Frank Gore level

“Not dogging Frank Gore, he's a top running back,” praised Forte. “But the dude's 28, can't catch the ball out of the backfield like I can, and he fumbles. Clearly he did something right to get his contract.”