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JIM REEVES When Wade Phillips sheepishly told us a month ago that he would be a changed man next season, that he intended to unleash the grizzly bear within, we giggled. We weren’t alone. From sea to shining sea, the NFL nation snickered. OK, I admit, there were a few guffaws locally. Some of Phillips’ own players even scoffed at the notion. Soft-hearted Uncle Wade turn into a hard-nosed disciplinarian? Right, and the tiger at the Fort Worth Zoo is going to get up this morning having swapped his fashionable stripes for a pair of polka-dot pajamas. The butterfly is going to sneak back into the cocoon. The lamb is going to suddenly become carnivorous. Give me a break. But when Tony Romo said the same thing earlier this week, it was all we could do to suppress a cheer. So let me ask the obvious question. Why do we think that Romo can change when we don’t, for a moment, believe there’s a chance in hell that Phillips can be anything other than the gray-haired, portl

24 January 2009 The desperate actions of a man who led police on a wild chase through Auckland yesterday are being likened to those of a P-user in withdrawal.Police pursued the man for almost an hour...

From an entertaining trade market to a captivating MVP chase, here's why the second half of the NBA season will be fabulous, says SI.com's Steve Aschburner.

From close MVP and Rookie of the Year award races to a star-studded trade market, Steve Aschburner breaks down the NBA's key second-half storylines.

The first half of the regular season was solid. But the second half will be even better, says Steve Aschburner, who previews the best storylines to watch.

David Wright has a huge Man-crush on a certain available slugger. Just don't expect to see Manny Ramirez wearing a Mets uniform this season, unless the organization has an abrupt change of heart. Yesterday, team COO Jeff Wilpon said the decision...

If there ever was a team desperate to win the lottery in a given year, it's the Thunder, who would love to have a shot to draft Oklahoma Sooners big man Blake Griffin.

An English amateur football team mourning the death of one of its greatest players discovered an important error in the tributes paid by his club and local press to the 86-year-old man -- he's still alive.

Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson became the sixth man to interview for offensive coordinator with the 49ers when he met with coach Mike Singletary and general manager Scot McCloughan Friday morning in Santa Clara. Jackson, an NFL assistant...

By ROB HARRIS LONDON ? Liverpool was at the center of fresh takeover speculation Friday as a Kuwaiti billionaire was linked with a possible investment in the Premier League club.British newspapers reported that Liverpool officials had talks this week with Nasser Al-Kharafi, a construction and restaurant tycoon, as a six-month countdown begins for American co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. to refinance a bank loan of some 250 million pounds ($339 million; ?265 million) used to purchase the club.Liverpool finance director Phillip Nash ? an ally of Hicks ? was among those involved in the talks, newspapers said.Representatives of Hicks and Gillett, who bought Liverpool for 218.9 million pounds in March 2007, were also reported to have held discussions last July with Al-Kharafi, though nothing came of the talks.The Kuwaiti businessman was ranked by Forbes magazine in 2008 as the 46th richest man in the world, with an estimated fortune of $14 billion.Liverpool's American owners hav