Rich Rodriguez wept Monday.

The embattled Michigan football coach denied that his program violated NCAA rules. And he objected strongly to the perception that he used and abused his players, caring not for them as young men.

“That is disheartening,” RichRod said at…

Gary Pinkel got it right. After turning around the moribund Mizzou football program, he put down roots. He rebuffed overtures from other programs and accepted contract extensions/upgrades instead.

Mizzou is an excellent job now – with competitive facilities, a strong recruiting…

Maybe the Rams have a chance against the Bears after all.

Former NFL lineman Warren Sapp looked over the Chicago defense and was appalled by what he saw.

“Holy smokes! I wouldn’t think I’d see something like this,” Sapp told WSCR-AM in…

After re-signing with the Cubs for a cool $52 million, Ryan Dempster explained why the Small Bears tanked in the playoffs.

“Maybe we underestimated how prepared you have to be, how ready you have to be, especially in a five-game series,” Dempster…

Somebody named Nelson Figueroa, a fill-in pitcher for the Mets, aggravated the Washington Nationals by mocking them through the media.

That’s not a big deal. The Nationals are accustomed to such abuse.

In the process, though, he also ticked off female softball…