UEFA made their final draw today. The march to Wembley Stadium is set. The Quarter Final features a chance for Manchester United to take a big win back from Chelsea after giving up two goals in a come from behind loss a few weeks ago. It also gives us a chance to see an epic Barca/Madrid Semi fin »»
Former New York Giant Tiki Barber, who retired in 2007, filed paperwork with the NFL to play in the [possible] 2011 season. The 36-year-old back, after throwing coaches and teammates under the bus following his retirement, is now seeing some karmic backlash. After separating from his wife of 11 ye »»
Devout Christian and lovely man Tim Tebow says BYU should show a little Christian forgiveness and give Brandon Davies another chance following his violation of the school's honor code. The "media" has come down predictably on this with the old TV and print guard backing BYU's decision to uphold the »»
The Nets' blockbuster trade piece Deron Williams may miss the team's game tomorrow in London. The Nets are in a tough spot with Williams. If they're going to sign him to an extension, the could shut him down in a worthless season. If they're not, they should probably get whatever they can out of »»
ESPN is reporting that the heat have signed Mike Bibby. To make room on the roster, they will release Carlos Arroyo. Rasual Butler's agent announced his client's intention to sign with the Bulls once he clears waivers. »»
Comeback Player Of The Year Michael Vick has signed his franchise tender with Eagles, giving the Eagles exclusive rights to negotiate with him until the CBA expires. Vick, who made $5.25 million last year in his contract with the Eagles stands to make nearly $20 million next season when the top 5 q »»
The Jets announced a bunch of cuts yesterday. Notably absent from the list is LT LDT who will return to the team next(ish) year for the final season of his contract. Tomlinson is slated to earn $2.4 million next season as a third-down specialist while the Jets other two running backs are slated to »»
In the least surprising news this week, Deron Williams says he may not sign an extension with a team that just traded most of their future pieces for him because they were 17-40. While the talk is premature as Williams and the team can't yet negotiate for an extension, it does make you wonder where »»
In what Dan Shaughnessy may be able to turn in to a new curse, Josh Beckett with struck in the head with ball hit off a fungo bat. Red Sox staffer Ino Guerrero was hitting balls in to the outfield for shagging when he hit Beckett in the side of the head. Beckett went to one knee and the training s »»
Now that the trade deadline has passed, buy out season has begun. The Clippers have bought out Rasual Butler, who plans to sign with the Bulls after clearing waivers. Murphy, who hasn't played since January 7th, is likely to be pursued by the Bulls, Heat, and Trailblazers. »»
In not particularly surprising news, new Mets' skipper Terry Collins has announced that Carlos Beltran will be moving to right field to make room for the fresher legs of Angel Pagan. Pagan had something of a break-out season last year in Beltran's absence, hitting .290/.340/.425 in 151 games. Belt »»
Colts' GM Bill Polian says that talks with Peyton Manning are "progressing". Polian insists that nothing is "imminent" despite owner Jim Irsay's recent claim that he's already offered Manning a contract that will eclipse the 4-year, $72M contract given to Tom Brady this season. The Colts have alre »»
The NFL labor talks continue at a slow pace with the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service claiming they've made "some progress" over seven days of meetings. The NFL CBA expires next Thursday, March 3rd. It still remains in the players' best interest to play football next ye »»
Updating an earlier post, the Cardinals announced today that Cy Young runner-up Adam Wainwright will miss the 2011 season after Tommy John surgery. We here at IP Sports send our condolences to 85% Eugene. »»
Following a day in which Chelsea got their feet back under them and Lyon continued the trend of Spanish shockers, the round of 16s first leg wraps up today. Today's matches: 20:45 Marseille vs. Manchester United Referee: Felix Brych (GER) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (FRA) 20:45 »»
It's modern-day slavery, you know? People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too. In an interesting twist usually unseen with the "slavery" comment, Peterson has a point. The players aren't much different than anyone else stuck at a »»
The second leg of the Champions League's Round of 16 starts today. Scheduled Matches for today are: 20:45 Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma Referee: Howard Webb (ENG) Stadium: Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR) Note: Roma won the first leg 3-2. Shaktar can move on with win by 2, so long as Roma does not s »»
After making a tongue-in-cheek comment that some of his players, crushed by a 1-point loss to the Bulls on Sunday, were "whimpering" in the locker room -- Erik Spoelestra had to tamp down the schadenfreude-fueled media speculation that his players were actually crying. "This is a classic example of »»
Following his negotiation of an $180 million deal with the New York Yankees, super-agent Scott Boras was fired by Yankees' first baseman Mark Teixeira yesterday for undisclosed reason. Tex is the second high-profile Yankee to split from Boras in the last few years, following in Alex Rodriguez's pop »»
After a a few short hours of meetings yesterday, the NFL owners and union will meet with federal mediators today to take one more shot at settling the dispute. We will be tracking any lock-out news as it happens today. »»
John Henry revealed he was fined $500,000 by Major League Baseball for his comments last year about revenue sharing. Henry said the system was broken because it gave low-end clubs money with no guidelines on how it was to be spent. This was exacerbated when Deadspin leaked documents showing the so »»
Tom Coughlin had no real answers regarding the soon-to-be-released Plaxico Burress' possible reuniting with his former team. Plaxico was cut from the Giants following his 2008 arrest for illegal gun possession in a New York City club. According to Coughlin, it hasn't been discussed "much" but "I d »»
After months of flirtations with the Mets about a second run at manager, there is now news that Bobby Valentine is looking to assemble an investment group to purchase an ownership stake in the Mets. The Mets are looking to raise about [whatever the settlement in the Madoff suit turns out to be] dol »»
Kobe Bryant passed yet another star on the all-time scoring list. Kobe has now passed Hays, John Havlicek, Dominique Wilkins, Oscar Robertson and Hakeem Olajuwon this season to move to seventh on the league's all-time scoring list. Next up is Moses Malone's 27,409. »»
John Fox announced at the combine over the weekend that Kyle Orton will start for the Broncos next season and not Tim Tebow. This is an odd time to announce such a thing as, you know, training camp is still six (or eighteen) months away. »»
A huge trade-deadline day continues in the NBA as the Celtics shore up their need for a swingman by acquiring Jeff Green with Nenad Krstic from the Thunder for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson. Green returns to the Celtics after having been traded with Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West for Ray Al »»
18-year-old draft phenom Bryce Harper will face the Mets in Monday's spring training opening game. Harper is set to play the field and get at least one at-bat in the game. Most baseball eyes will be looking at Harper to see if any of the hype is correct. Nationals' fans, one would assume, are hop »»
The Ducks addressed their back-up goalie situation by trading Curtis McElhinney for Dan Ellis. Ellis is 13-7-6 in 26 games with the Lightning. Ducks general manager Bob Murray said in a statement: "We are excited to acquire a goaltender of Dan's caliber, someone we feel can help us immediately. H »»
The heating up of every borderline name as the trade deadline approaches is to be expected, even with the two blockbusters that have already happened in the last 48 hours. Current rumors involve the Heat's Mike Miller. Miller, however, is convinced he will stay on the Heat through the deadline "un »»
Depending on who you believe, the Nets are either nearing a trade or have acquired a Deron Williams in a three-team deal. The principles aren't fully known yet, but other sources have reported Derrick Favors has been pulled from practice. If true, this is a huge coup for the Nets and really puts »»
