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Fred Thompson, Oregon State Freshman Player, Dies of a Heart Attack
Oregon State freshman defensive tackle Fred Thompson died Wednesday night of a heart attack, sending shock waves around the university's campus and through the Beavers' football program. The 6' 4'', 317-pound athlete was playing pick-up basketball at the time of his collapse.
Watch the Controversial Celebration Penalty That Cost High School Football Team a Championship [VIDEO]
Boston's Cathedral High School football team has learned a hard lesson about the importance of sportsmanship.
The team lost out on the Division 4A Super Bowl title last Saturday when it was penalized for poor sportsmanship after its QB ran into the end zone for what appeared to be the game-winning touchdown.
No State Child Molestation Charges for Syracuse Assistant Coach Bernie Fine
Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine won't face state charges despite the fact a county district attorney found two of the alleged victims and former Syracuse ballboys to be credible. Regardless of the facts, the decades-old charges stand outside the statute of limitations.
The NHL Is Realigning to Form Four Conferences As Early As Next Season
The NHL is realigning its conferences. Six divisions could turn into four conferences as early as next season, if the NHL Players' Association approves, commissioner Gary Bettman said.
Teams will be divided up by four conferences based on geography, two with eight teams and two with seven.
After 32 Years, Ron Santo Finally Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo has been elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame, garnering 93.8 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee. In his 32nd year of eligibility, Santo has finally reached baseball's highest honor.
Santo has long been a fan favorite, and his death last year from complications due to bladder cancer and pneumonia might have earned him the ad
Former Boston Red Sox Clubhouse Manager Involved in New Child Abuse Scandal
After the recent Penn State and Syracuse abuse scandals, allegations about another team official have surfaced, this time on the pro level involving a former Red Sox clubhouse manager. Donald Fitzpatrick, who died in 2005, worked for the Red Sox in the early 1990s. An accuser has claimed that Fitzpatrick sexually assaulted him in the clubhouse restroom when the accuser was 16 years old.
Will Manny Ramirez’s Halved Suspension Allow Him to Return to the Major Leagues?
And the Manny Ramirez retirement saga continues to drag on...
The former slugger applied for reinstatement to Major League Baseball after the league reduced his suspension for a second failed drug test from 100 games to 50 because of all the time he's already missed.
Crazed Football Fans Injure Themselves Rushing the Field After Oklahoma Win [VIDEO]
Hordes of football enthusiasts took the title of crazed fans to a new level on Saturday. After #3 ranked Oklahoma State took care of #10 Oklahoma 44-10, thousands of fans rushed the field, tearing down goalposts, and leaving 13 people injured, including two in critical condition.
Why Doesn’t Connecticut Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma Ever Say the Pledge of Allegiance?
University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma and Italy native became a United States' citizen in 1994, but he admits that he doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Paulina Shows Wayne Gretzky She’s Not His Little Girl Anymore on Twitter
Hockey great Wayne Gretzky convinced his 22-year-old party girl daughter, Paulina, to shut down her Twitter account over the weekend after she had used the social media platform to post sexy pictures of herself as promotional material for her aspiring career as a model.