Month: January 2013

  Are NHL fans really cheering the lockout is over? NHL fans are a different breed.  They really are.  They…

The mass exodus from LSU has continued, though this time, the players declaring aren't unexpected. After having six players declare…

Men’s Ice Hockey 12/28  & 12/29 – The Buckeyes fell to the No. 5 Miami Redhawks by a score of…

If the Celtics had just waived Jarvis Varnado, no one would have batted an eye.  The fact that they waived…

  In preparation for the upcoming matches USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann released the roster for the upcoming training camp….

JEFF BAGWELL Third Yeard on Ballot (2012 – 56.0%) PLAYING CAREER: Houston Astros (1991-2005) ACHIEVEMENTS: Career batting average of .297….

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Celtics waived Kris Joseph and Jarvis Varnado today. This came out of nowhere and…

Bullet points of laziness for you since I'm hungover… —I'm in a MAJOR wait and see approach with the hire….

Blues Owner Tom Stillman Apologizes to Fans The lockout is over. As the league and players go through the formal…

Oklahoma had a tough time containing Heisman Trophy finalist Johnny Manziel in the Cotton Bowl this year, as well as the inability to…

After 113 days and a 16-hour negotiation marathon that wrapped up at 5am et on Sunday morning, a tentative deal…

Things may look a little out of whack on Sunday when you tune in to see Wisconsin tangle with Nebraska…

Big comeback win for the Celtics last night as they beat the Hawks 89-81 in Atlanta. Celtics were down 15…

In just two weeks’ time, the Senior Bowl will have its players arrive and get ready for a long week…

Last week when I said we can get this party started, I had no idea the party would be quite…

About two months ago, my take on a then-hypothetical Alabama/Notre Dame game was that it would be a one-sided mudhole-stomping…

HEY GUYS THE NHL IS BACK!!! No seriously, the NHL is back. After about 16 hours of negotiations, the players…

Last season was a great year for baseball.  We at OffTheBench had a jolly time covering our favorite sport and enjoying continued growth.  Probably my…

Cowboys Nation is still waiting for some “changes” in Dallas, nothing last week, but with a full work week this…

As I mentioned thrice in the links today, the NHL is back. As a hockey fan, you would think I…

Well after 113 days Lord Stanley said, “Let there be hockey. And it was good.”. Finally, we have a deal…

5ish AM on January 6th became a landmark moment when news started to trickle in that one of the most…

A tentative agreement has been reached between NHL and NHLPA – source — Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) January 6, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js…

Well, today turned out to be a huge sports day, didn’t it? We will talk about it tomorrow, for sure, when…

Blues in Good Shape Following the Lockout The lockout is over. We can finally start talking about what takes place…

#1 Notre Dame (12-0 Independent) vs. #2 Alabama (12-1, 8-1 SEC) Monday, January 7th, 8:30 EST, ESPN Television It all…

  On the night before the Battle with Seattle, and I can't get the Nationals out of my head. The…