Drew Weisholtz

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history.

NFL training camps are opening up, which means the chase for the Vince Lombardi Trophy is heating up like a brat at a Packers tailgate.

Sanctions were levied against the Penn State football team on Monday by the NCAA for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal and while the school avoided the ‘death penalty,’ it was still hit hard.

Pat Summitt, one of the pioneers of women’s basketball, is retiring as head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s program.

We don’t know if recently fired University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino is moving on, but we do know he’s moving out.

While a few games were played last week, Major League Baseball returns in earnest this week for a new season of walk-off home runs, dynamite pitching performances and, we’re sure, at least one or two accusations a player took steroids. Are you ready for the return of the national pastime? Here are some clues that you might be a little too psyched the baseball season is starting:

Hey, Tim Tebow — you invigorated the languishing Denver Broncos last season by going 8-5 as a starter and winning a playoff game. Your reward? Watching as the Broncos signed future hall of famer Peyton Manning, which pretty much guaranteed your ticket out of the Mile High City.

Get ready for some madness — March Madness. The field for the NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament has been set, so it’s time to join the millions of other Americans and fill out your bracket.

New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin continues to wow the NBA with his rags-to-riches story, becoming the biggest thing to hit Broadway since a rat was spotted in the subway. He’s created almost as many highlights as fans have plays on his name, so why not have some more fun with all the wordplay?

Whether it be the commercials, the halftime show or, you know, the game itself, the Super Bowl gets everyone fired up — so much so that the Super Bowl party has become an American institution. Not much can dampen the enthusiasm we have for the biggest game in the sports world. But here are a few things you don’t want to hear at any Super Bowl bash.