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    Dan Devine?s Inarguable Power Rankings: First-round playoff matchups

    Well, it took a while, but we're finally here, on the verge of the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Thirty teams have been whittled down to 16, eight from each conference, set to square off in eight opening-round series for the right to advance to the conference semifinals and take one step closer to hoisting...
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    NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs set: Quick analysis of the first-round series

    The Capitals stunned the Rangers at MSG with three first-period goals. The Panthers knew this. So they went out and took care of the Hurricanes, winning their first division title in franchise history and earning the No. 3 seed. Meanwhile ... the Devils beat the Senators. Which means the...
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    NHL Western Conference Playoffs set: Quick analysis of the first-round series

    On the last day of the NHL regular season, the Canucks won the President's Trophy, the Red Wings got the friendly travel schedule they wanted, the Coyotes got their first division title ever and the Sharks got an overtime victory over the Kings to earn the No. 7 sed. Here's a glance at the...
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    Prep baseball superstar, possible first-round MLB pick, dies of mysterious apparent s

    One of the nation's top baseball prospects, a bright student headed to Vanderbilt, was found dead along the side of a Tennessee road on Tuesday after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, sending shockwaves throughout the Volunteer State baseball community. As reported by the Jackson...
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    Lightweight champ Edgar survives first-round beatdown, scores KO victory

    HOUSTON - Call Frank Edgar small all you want, but the UFC's lightweight champion has more fight in him than pretty much anyone in the sport. The diminutive Edgar was on shaky legs throughout much of the first round at the Toyota center, but bounced back in the next two rounds and scored a...
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    UFC 135: Did Koscheck end Hughes’ career with first-round TKO?

    It's been a rough 18 months for the UFC's building blocks. Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture are now retired after suffering bad knockouts in their final fights. Now Matt Hughes may have to join them after falling badly against Josh Koscheck as the victim of a first-round knockout at UFC 135 in...
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    Self-proclaimed head case Golubev gives Nadal first-round scare

    In the tunnel before taking the court against defending U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal, Andrey Golubev, the reigning ATP comeback player of the year who is struggling through a nightmare season that included a 17-match losing streak, was asked what was wrong with his game. Nothing, he...
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    Freddette?s 37 leads BYU to first-round win over Florida

    OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 18: Jimmer Fredette #32 of the BYU Cougars drives for a shot attempt against Alex Tyus #23 of the Florida Gators during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men s basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty...
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    Freddette?s 37 leads BYU to first-round win over Florida

    OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 18: Jimmer Fredette #32 of the BYU Cougars drives for a shot attempt against Alex Tyus #23 of the Florida Gators during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men s basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty...
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    Freddette?s 37 leads BYU to first-round win over Florida

    OKLAHOMA CITY – MARCH 18: Jimmer Fredette #32 of the BYU Cougars drives for a shot attempt against Alex Tyus #23 of the Florida Gators during the first round of the 2010 NCAA men s basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 18, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty...
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