Minnesota Gophers football coach Jerry Kill collapsed and suffered a seizure on the field this afternoon near the end of a game against New Mexico State. Cameras showed coach Kill lying on his back, surrounded by team personnel as he flipped over and convulsed. The game was stopped and players from both teams looked to [...]

Getting injured is something you never want when you’re a professional athlete, but if you do go down for the count, you hope it’s due to some heroic attempt on the field. That’s not the case for Jeremy Affeldt. The San Francisco Giants pitcher is done for the season after slicing his right, non-pitching hand [...]

Adrian Peterson has gotten himself a new, long-term contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings, according to ESPN. It’s a seven-year deal worth up to $100 million and includes $36 million guaranteed. Peterson had just started the last year of his rookie contract and was primed for a nice pay day. He set the NFL’s single-game [...]

Darth Vader should probably stick to universal domination. Leave the drafting to the experts, Lord Vader.

It’s just a penalty kick, right? What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, I see.

This may be the most beautiful and emotional thing I’ve ever seen. Following this week’s Russian plane crash, in which 43 people were killed including almost every member of the KHL’s Lokomotiv team, their opponents, the Dynamo Minsk, took to the ice last night as had been previously scheduled. They did not take to the ice [...]

How’s this for a warm, fuzzy feeling? Word on the street is that the NFL may levy some pretty hefty fines against players who wear unauthorized 9/11 tribute gear on Sunday. The catalyst seems to be some special tribute merchandise, including 9/11 cleats and gloves adorned with stars and stripes, that Reebok sent to several [...]

Did you ever have one of those times where you just got a little too swept up in the moment? This overly-excited kid knows just how that feels. He was eagerly running along, getting a close up view of the end of this marathon when BOOM…headshot! That’s going to leave a mark.