Have a fun and safe Independence Day weekend, and we will see you right back here next week. Read Full Story

Being as it’s the Fourth of July weekend where we yanks celebrate our shedding of the yoke of English tyranny, tea, boysenberry pie, boiled meat and bad teeth, we thought we’d show our friends from across the pond some Independence Day love…You were probably wondering how cricket bats were made. Yes, you probably were, you just didn’t realize it.Well, somebody has to make them. Enter J.S. Wright & Sons of Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex, England (what’s up with the big long address limey ... Read Full Story

GROOVY, BABY. Mr. Powers, meet Mr. Daly. Mr. Daly, meet Mr. Powers. Our main man John Daly during the first round of the Open de France ALSTOM at the Le Golf National Golf Club on July 2, 2009 in Versailles, France.(Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) Read Full Story

Hmmm…Anthony Kim shot a course record 62 to lead the AT&T National presented by Tiger Woods at the Congressional Country Club on July 2, 2009 in Bethesda, Maryland. Tiger shot 64. If the Michael Jackson scenario hasn’t reminded you of what a celebrity-crazed society we live in, consider this.There are 225 golf photos on Yahoo Sports.com this morning – 48 are of Tiger and 11 are of Kim.Not to mention, that Tiger, who purports to be a sports fan, invited Dallas Cowboy QB Tony Romo to play w... Read Full Story

Running back phenom and future Hokie David Smith who wracked up four touchdowns and something link 832 yards like a warm knife through faux guaw in a 78-zippo victory over france, could manage but a paltry 146 yards in 11 carries against Junior pigskin powerhouse(?) Mexico. Wilson scored three touchdowns including one from the first play from scrimmage.Game over. U.S.A. 55, Mexico Nada."It may appear easy, but I put in a lot of hard work on and off the field," Wilson said. "There are a lot of... Read Full Story

We are two weeks away from the biggest horse race in all the ACC states – Virginia’s $750,000 Virginia Derby Gr.2 at Colonial Downs. OK, when Gulfstream hosts the Breeders Cup there are some bigger races in Florida, but…Obviously, this weekend there will be a host of big horse races held across the country, but the best racing in the world for a weekday took place yesterday in Italy.The Paoli Di Sienna.Every year on July 2 and August 16, the beautiful medieval city of Siena comes alive for on... Read Full Story

SISTER ACT 4. Serena Williams of USA (R) and sister Venus Williams of USA talk tactics during the women's doubles semi final match against Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of USA on Day Eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2009 in London, England.The sisters will face-off for the fourth time for the Women’s Singles title this weekend.(Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) Read Full Story

Now that we’ve established that NCAA sports is all about the student athletes thanks to some educatin’ by Oregon University prez David Frohnmayer, we were shocked to find out that the University of North Carolina Athletic Department is selling the Tyler Hansbrough autographed segments of the Final Four floor.SHOCKED, we tell ya, shocked!How could this possibly benefit student athletes and the academic calendar? Surely, signing 250 pieces of wood must have interfered with Psycho T’s studies? ... Read Full Story

Add Duke's Mike Krzyfhd4ski to the list of college basketball coaches speaking out this summer against what's become known as the NBA's "one-and-done" rule. We don’t blame him.Three years ago, a new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA's owners and players association passed a rule requiring players to be at least 19 years old and one year beyond the graduation of their high school class before they can enter the NBA draft.That's led to a lot of players such as Greg Oden, Kevin Dur... Read Full Story

Duke alum and well known author/columnist/broadcaster John Feinstein underwent successful heart bypass surgery on Monday "and is recovering well," according to an update on his website, feinsteinonthebrink.com.In a Sunday blog post, Feinstein announced that he was undergoing surgery the following morning. He said that an angiogram late last week revealed “'four to six,' blockages in my heart—one of them 100 percent." Feinstein known for such works as A Good Walk Spoiled, A Season On The Brink... Read Full Story