It is not cool to be a bandwagon Boise State football fan anymore. It is nobody’s fault and is not a bash on the Broncos. BSU is simply above and beyond being a team everybody can root for. They had a good stretch of being the underdog that everyone was pulling for — the little guy that everyone could relate to in some fashion…

The 2005 NFL draft was likely one of the most interesting and newsworthy drafts in the history of the league. It included now common household names such as Aaron Rodgers, Shawne Merriman and Frank Gore. It had high potential picks that have faded from the minds of football fans…

After suffering a lacerated bladder, fractured right tibia and fibula and a fractured elbow, United States men’s national soccer team forward Charlie Davies is back. On October 13, 2009, Davies was a passenger in an SUV that struck a side railing at 3:15 a…

While you were watching the most predictable and boring playoffs in all of sports (*cough* NBA *cough*) you likely missed out on the most underrated and exciting sports this year since the end of the NCAA tourney a few weeks ago. Over the last week, the 2010 NHL playoffs have been providing upsets…

Bay area baseball is back, or so it seems after just a week into the season. The Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants are both off to hot starts and sit atop their respective divisions early this season. Though both were predicted to struggle this season and dwell along the bottom of the standings…

It wasn’t meant to be for the Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball team in 2010. It’s hard to say that the school’s first trip to the Final Four and national championship game wasn’t a huge success. But as Gordon Hayward’s missed his half-court shot as time expired…

Rumors are circulating through the NFL that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb could be on his way to Oakland. The once-proud Raiders are now the perennial low-light of the league. However, that hasn’t stopped them from becoming the top contender for McNabb…

Just a few days ago, our country experienced some of the biggest change it has ever seen – no, not the newly passed health care bill. The “landmark legislation” referenced here is the NFL’s decision to change how overtime is played during the playoffs. By a vote of 28-4…

This year’s NBA rookie class is one of the best in recent memory, despite losing No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin to a season-ending injury in the preseason. Memphis product Tyreke Evans and former mid-major superstar Stephen Curry are top of the class fighting for rookie of the year honors…

It’s just six days until the Pac-10 version of March Madness begins at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, also known as the conference tournament. Despite it being the last week of conference play before the tournament, lots of moving in the standings could vastly affect the conference tournament seeding…

Soccer gets a tough rap in America. Slotted behind hockey and ahead of women’s basketball, the world’s most popular sport can’t any love stateside. With the 2010 World Cup in South Africa just a few months away, it seems as though the sport is gaining steam…

It’s that time of year again. Pitchers and catchers begin reporting for spring training today and the position players will follow soon. It’s baseball season. The reporting of pitchers and catchers is the first real signal that Major League Baseball is upon us with spring on its way…

Every team has its stars and role players. However, it’s the in-between guys who make the difference. The “X-Factor” can encourage and energize a team to play at its best. For the 2009-10 WSU men’s basketball team, that X-Factor is DeAngelo Casto. The 6’8” sophomore forward from Spokane has been key to WSU’s success this season…

Seattle Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik has been busy this off-season. Earlier this winter, “Z-Man” brought in third baseman Chone Figgins, former Cy Young award winner Cliff Lee, controversial outfielder Milton Bradley and lefty first baseman Casey Kotchman…

The 2009-10 men’s basketball season for the schools in the Pac-10 conference hasn’t been a good one. With long-time conference power UCLA struggling at 9-10 on the season and pre-season conference favorites Cal and Washington underperforming, the quality of the conference is at a historic low…