Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Illinois hires Groce after being rejected by local YMCA coach

"We've just started teaching the girls about rebounding," said Farlucci. "Plus Shaka Smart got $3 million. What am I, chopped liver?"

Chipper to use Hoveround in games during final season

Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones has announced a deal with Hoveround. Jones, who recently slipped while stretching just moments before he announced his plans to retire after the 2012 season, has decided to try to get some help.

Cubs fan spots image of Len Kasper in her vanilla ice cream cone

Trudi Johnson couldn't believe it, but there it was: a vision from a higher being.

Scientists discover interest in Cubs-Sox rivalry linked to low IQ

Due to low expectations for both the Cubs and White Sox, interest in Chicago's cross-town rivalry has dwindled to mostly bleacher bums, toothless Bridgeport residents and kids under 12, but findings of a scientific study released Monday has linked a person's interest in the Cubs-Sox rivalry to low IQ.

Bruce Weber shocked to learn he wasn’t fired months ago

"Let's face it," Weber said. "I haven't brought in a decent basketball player in six years. People wonder why I coach with a surprised look on my face--I've always been surprised that I was still coaching."

Carmody tells Wildcats players that ‘NIT’ stands for ‘Northwestern Is Terrific!’

After again failing to reach the NCAA Tournament yet again despite a sometimes promising season, Bill Carmody's Northwestern Wildcats were forced to settle for the NIT, but they weren't the least bit disappointed.

Nervous Cubs forcing random people walking by Wrigley to buy tickets for 2012 season

Terrified that once-robust demand for single-game tickets has dwindled to a trickle this year, the Cubs are currently forcing random people walking by Wrigley Field to buy tickets for games this season at today's annual on-site release.