May 19, 2013

UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II is a needed blockbuster

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — LAS VEGAS — Most observers think Saturday’s UFC 148 event, which airs on pay-per-view from MGM Grand Garden Arena,is the biggest fight card the Ultimate Fighting Championship will put on this year. Headliner Chael Sonnen thinks it’s much more important. “People call this one of the biggest fights of the year,” [...]

MLB: Lawrie suspended four games; plans apology to umpire

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By Brad White, Getty Images (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was suspended four games Wednesday for “aggressive actions,” which included throwing at helmet that bounced off umpire Bill Miller Tuesday night, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. After a strikeout in the ninth inning, Lawrie threw his [...]

NASCAR: Kurt Busch Fired By Penske Racing

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Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, leans over next to his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida. (November 18, 2011 – Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Penske Racing has [...]

Serena Williams tweets mea culpa

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Sunday September 11 2011. (September 11, 2011 – Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) Serena Williams says her emotions got the best of her when she berated the chair umpire during her loss to Sam Stosur in the U.S. Open final. Williams tweeted her explanation Wednesday for verbally abusing chair umpire Eva Asderaki, saying “my emotions did get [...]