Mayweather-Pacquiao: 50/50, 147, 8 Oz. Gloves

Now that the super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao appears to be a done deal, details of the negotiations are starting to see the light of day. The bottom line: 50/50, 147 and eight ounce gloves.
Thought to be one of the biggest potential sticking points, both fighters have apparently agreed to a straight [...]

Your 2009-2010 NCAA Playoff Bracket

As I’ve written about each and every year, a playoff in college football is not only necessary, but it is far more simple and achievable than the idiots at the BCS will have you believe (particularly the idiots who are in charge of their twitter page).
And speaking of the dipshits that run the BCS, among [...]

Video: Zenyatta’s 14 Wins

Zenyatta’s 14 Wins
Courtesy of TVG, here is a montage of all 14 of Zenyatta’s career wins. Absolutely amazing to watch a horse with a move as strong as her closing kick.

Mayweather and Pacquiao Talks Begin For May

The camps of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have begun talks to make the biggest fight in boxing, with the initial target date being May 1, 2010, according to BoxingScene.com.
Mayweather’s adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, has apparently advised Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer on the Mayweather camp’s wishes, and Schaefer will negotiate on their behalf with [...]

Mountain West Forced to Sign BCS Agreement

Left with no other options, the Mountain West conference reluctantly signed on with the BCS for another four years, signing a deal between ESPN and BCS that runs through the 2013 season.
The conference was trying to get changes made to the BCS system, going as far as the United States Congress to try to get [...]

The Failures of NBC Sports

What is Wrong With NBC Sports?

With only one weekly football game, no baseball, and no basketball, how has NBC Sports managed to become the worst national broadcaster of sports in the country?

DirecTV, Extra Innings Update for 2009

For the last few seasons, the most popular post on this Website during baseball season seems to be my take on the Major League Baseball blackout policy, and how it affects us DIRECTV Extra Innings users.
So since I first wrote that piece, here are the updates.

Good:
Home and away feeds are now available (since 2008 season) [...]

Best Pitching Performance of Our Lifetime Goes by Relatively Unnoticed

Hidden amongst the sports news of the weekend was a gem that you should know about. The headline read: “Longhorns win 25-inning marathon in College World Series,” but the real story was hidden in the third paragraph.
Quick summary: Texas beat Boston College 3-2 in 25 innings Saturday/Sunday, setting a new NCAA record for [...]

Video of the Week: Pacquia-Hatton, Street Fighter Edition

Pacquiao vs. Hatton, Street Fighter Edition
After Manny Pacquiao’s amazing beatdown of Ricky Hatton on May 2, here is the Street Fighter II version of that fight. I’m a sucker for cheap entertainment like this.

Urban Meyer Demands Former Gators’ Support

Florida football coach Urban Meyer has drawn the line. You either blindly support the Gators and all decisions Meyer makes, or you are no longer welcome in the football offices as a former Gator.
In a recent Gator Club appearance, Meyer took issue with comments in the last year by former players, specifically but not [...]