ESPN analyst Lou Holtz claimed today that Notre Dame is the best college football team in the country, despite falling to 7-3 on the season with a loss to Northwestern at home.

In a broadcast of ESPN College Football Final, Holtz -- a former head coach of Notre Dame -- argued that Mississippi State’s loss to Alabama this week opens up a spot for Notre Dame's Fighting Irish at the top of the College Playoff standings. The Irish lost in overtime 43-40 to Northwestern Wildcats, who came in as 17 point underdogs.... Read More →

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin confused the San Francisco Giants baseball team with the New York Giants football team this morning when congratulating them on their championship win.

“I want to congratulate the New York Giants on their hard-fought victory to win the Stanley Cup for the first time,” Palin told the Los Angeles Times. “It shows kids that if you work hard you can accomplish anything.... Read More →

Michigan State will start its third-string quarterback against the University of Michigan this Saturday, claiming it doesn’t need starter Connor Cook to win this week’s rivalry game against the floundering Wolverines.

According to multiple reports out of East Lansing, true freshman Michael Hartley will be under center on Saturday. Hartley, a two-star recruit out of Alpena, was the fifth-stringer until last week when he was promoted after several impressive practices.... Read More →

Las Vegas casinos have opened bets on who will be the next National Football League player to be arrested.

According to a report on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” most major sports betting desks in the city have begun taking “sports crime” bets in a move to generate extra revenue and get younger fans involved in betting.... Read More →

The University of Michigan signed football Coach Brady Hoke to a new seven-year contract this morning.

According to local reports, the new deal will take effect at the end of this season, meaning Hoke will coach the Wolverines though the year 2021. In a campus press conference Michigan athletic director David Brandon explained the surprising move.... Read More →

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell donated $150 to a New York City battered women's shelter today.

The generous move follows a few rough weeks of controversies concerning physical abuse by National Football League players toward women and children. The league has seen several of its stars arrested on domestic violence charges, and is facing criticism it hasn't done enough to punish the players.... Read More →

The National Football League plans to give players cash bonuses if they stay out of trouble with the law.

In a press conference this morning, NFL representatives said the new “Social Responsibility Club” will set up a series of milestones that will be paid out to players for a clean police record.... Read More →

Argentina’s football association has announced plans to sue FIFA for violating an agreement that promised them victory at the World Cup if they paid the most money in bribes.

Argentina lost to Germany in a 1-0 game Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. However, Argentine Football Association Chairman Isidoro Gómez said his team had been promised victory after they paid a hefty bribe to FIFA officials.... Read More →

Nazis in Argentina can’t decide who to root for in the World Cup Finals as Germany takes on their adopted homeland.

The Daily Currant’s own Gwyneth McCarthy documented the sentiment going into the World Cup Final as she traveled through Corrientes, Argentina where the production crew noticed very distinct German music coming from a small basement pub.... Read More →

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has fired an intern who forgot to pay off Germany before yesterday’s World Cup semi-final.

According to a report in Brasilia’s O Camapu newspaper, Rousseff intended to send a $200 million wire transfer to certain members of the German Football Association but due to a technical error at one of Brazil’s state-owned banks, the payment was never made.... Read More →

A new poll published today found a majority of Americans believe that Belgium is a beer company rather than a country.

The TDC Opinion Research survey was designed to probe American attitudes towards the small European nation, which the U.S. will face in the World Cup tournament next Tuesday.... Read More →

LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling claimed today that a bad batch of Viagra was responsible for his racist rant against black people.

In an interview this morning with KABC radio, the embattled billionaire sought to defuse the controversy that erupted last Friday when TMZ published a recording of Sterling telling his girlfriend he didn’t want black people at Clippers games.... Read More →