Marcos Ambrose celebrates victory today after winning the NASCAR event in Watkins Glen, New York on Monday. Ambrose races on Monday because the event was rained out on Sunday but it was well worth the wait as he beats Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch to take the checkered flag. The …

The NCAA and its investigators reportedly visited the University of Miami campus on Monday to probe allegations a booster gave improper benefits and money to Hurricane football players. The NCAA is specifically looking at Nevin Shapiro who claims he gave the money to Hurricane players as far back as when …

Jim Thome slugged two homers, the last number 600 of his career, to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6 on Monday. Thome hit number 600 off pitcher Daniel Schlereth, the son of ESPN broadcaster Mark Schlereth, in the seventh inning to reach the historic milestone. He becomes …

There weren’t many big names left at the PGA Championship in Atlanta on Sunday but the drama was still there as rookie Keegan Bradley wins the event in a playoff with Jason Duffner. Bradley wins the PGA Championship the first time he enters the tournament, something few players have done. …

Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla’s hitting streak is now over after he went o for 3 in a 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Uggla’s streak ends at 33 games. Despite the loss, Atlanta still leads the National League wild card race. In other NL games, Arizona …

SEC presidents have met and voted on the possibility of Texas A&M joining the SEC and at least for now, the league has voted to stay where it is at with 12 teams. University of Florida president Bernie Machen is the chairman of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors Committee and …

Less than 24 hours after talking about the issue by the NCAA president, an NCAA committee approves a tougher Athletic Progress Rate standard for Division I athletic programs. The current rate is a 925 but the committee moved it to 930 and if programs do not meet the standard, there …

Steve Stricker ties a record at a major championship by shooting a seven under par 63 in the first round of the PGA Championship in Atlanta. Meanwhile it was not a good day for Tiger Woods who has his worst first round in a major championship ever as he staggers …

The NFL’s preseason gets underway all this weekend and some games were played on Thursday night. The Jacksonville Jaguars ventured to play the New England Patriots and got hammered 47-12. Rookie Blaine Gabbert made his NFL debut for the Jags in the game. Seattle downs San Diego 24-17 and Philadelphia …

In just two days of meetings, the leaders of the NCAA and college presidents could have begun a process that could reshape college athletics as we know them. Meeing in Indianapolis over the last two days, these groups have set the stage for possible changes in the NCAA which could …