Every now and then a major piece of news trivia slips through our posts and we feel shameful, remiss, careless, negligent, embarrassed. Such is the case today, as I confess before each and every one of you loyal readers, that, indeed, we are late "“ very late "“ in delivering the following interesting bit of sports trivia. After 35+ years, the NBA has gone and introduced a new Official Game Ball for play this season, only the second change to the basketball in 60 seasons. The last time... READ ON

You can keep telling yourself there are other fish in the sea (or lake, or whatever); but they're probably not as big as this one. According to The Daily Mail, Carl Smith and Dave Jones landed a new European record when they caught this 8 ft long, 226 lb wels catfish in Spain. The beast took more than 90 minutes to reel in, and the pair has nicknamed the dead fish Jaws. Click here to read more. Link via... READ ON

We're still feeling a bit let down by Saturday's so-called "Game of the Century". Sure, it was a relatively close game, but we didn't see any mind-blowing plays or bone-crushing hits like we were hoping for. So for solace, we've turned to another Game of the Century. If we ever get our hands on a time machine we're going back for this one: On October 7, 1916, Georgia Tech played Cumberland in Atlanta. Tech won 222 to 0, the worst walloping in the history of American college football. There was a worse... READ ON

"The last big football game Rutgers played was the first college football game ever," the great Tony Kornheiser said last Thursday, referring to a 6-4 victory over Princeton in 1869. Later that night, the undefeated Scarlet Knights upset #3 Louisville 28-25. In the latest BCS (Bowl Championship Series) poll, Rutgers is #6, almost incredible when viewed in the context of Rutgers' storied futility. As a Jersey native, this makes me proud. As a Duke fan, this gives me hope. While it's unlikely Rutgers... READ ON