I suspect this isn't the first time that Jameis Winston has left school early.

The Atlanta Hawks weren't the first to host a Tinder Swipe Right Night.
It started last Sunday at AT&T Stadium with Jerry Jones and Chris Christie.

The biggest Edmonton Oilers fans these days might be Switzerland; they held onto Leon Draisaitl just long enough for the Swiss to relegate Germany at the World Juniors.

A woman on the season premiere of Antiques Roadshow had a collection of 19th-Century baseball cards appraised at $1 million.
Scott Boras said it was worth $2 million.

The Atlanta Hawks hosted a Swipe Right Tinder Night.
That's why there were significantly less fans in the stands for the second half.

The Knicks are 5-34.
New 30 For 30? "When The Garden Was Eaten".

Jameis Winston's dad announced the Florida State QB will enter the NFL Draft, adding he is a possible #1 overall pick.
Red Lobster added he is a possible future customer.

Record turnout at the polls for the Baseball Hall of Fame balloting.
The sportswriters were enticed by the lure of a free sandwich and beer.

The Prime Minister of Canada took to Twitter to urge his citizens to vote the Raptors Kyle Lowry to the NBA All-Star Game.
Leave it to Harper to try to get Canadians to vote American.

Tumultuous times in the U.S.
President Obama has appealed for calm...in the wake of the Lions-Cowboys game.

The Detroit Pistons are so hot they could probably take Kentucky right now.

A Russian junior hockey player angrily threw his stick into the stands and hit a fan after losing the gold medal game to Canada.
The teenager was being sought by Toronto police and the coach of the Russian Olympic javelin team.

The state of Massachusetts opened a 220-year-old time capsule left by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
The cache included coins, colonial records and newspapers, and a painting of a Boston hockey player cross-checking an opponent.

After a 20-year search, LA police have found O.J. Simpson's Heisman Trophy.
I knew they'd find that before they found the real killer.

In defense of Jon Bones Jones, testing positive for cocaine in Las Vegas is like testing positive for smog in Beijing.

Dave Nonis says Maple Leafs management had been discussing Randy Carlyle's firing for "awhile".
When did they tell Nonis?

Dave Nonis said: "We are trending the wrong way right now."
The New York Knicks call it: "1999-to-present."

At the WJC gold medal game, why was there a guy who looked just like Stephen Harper sitting right next to him?
Was that to fool the KGB sniper posing as an assistant coach on the Russian bench?

Sadly, even the Veterans Committee is now ignoring Morganna.

Luckily, Latvia doesn't have any ballots in the Baseball Hall of Fame vote.

They thought about taking Roberto Luongo to a dark, quiet place after his collision with Alex Ovechkin, but the next Panthers home game isn't until January 15.

Lions fans are understandably upset.
There hasn't been this many conspiracy theories surrounding an event in Dallas since the JFK assassination.

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin was outraged by the reversed pass-interference call in the Lions-Cowboys playoff game.
I suggest an 8th on-field official: Peter Dinklage running around with a GoPro strapped to his head.

Knicks fans chanted "Fire Fisher" near the end of Sunday night's loss to the Bucks that made New York 5-31.
What's the point? Shouldn't the chant be "Dolan Sell"?

It might seem mysterious that Canada hasn't won gold at the World Juniors since 2009, until you realize that many of the players from the last five teams now make up the roster of the Edmonton Oilers.

The GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, Alabama between Toledo and Arkansas State featured nearly empty stands.
I've seen better attendance at my niece's soccer games.

Great performance by Slovakian goalie Denis Godla.
That's the first time God and LA have been together in awhile.

Too many men on the ice in that Tim Hortons commercial.

Buffalo Sabre Zemgus Girgensons led the NHL All-Star Game voting.
Arizona Coyote Lauri Korpikoski has demanded a recount.

CapGeek.com, the popular resource site for NHL team salary cap tables, ceased operations.
The URL was quickly snapped up by collectors of Harry Potter Sorting Hats.

By traveling together on Boxing Day, the Philadelphia Flyers may have violated the CBA, which prohibits team activities from Dec.24-26.
Clearly, the Flyers are not wise men.

Loudest cheer for the Cardinals' Antonio Cromartie's playoff interception: the state of Arizona, or his children scattered across the country?

There are secret blimps protecting Washington, DC.
If only RG3 had had the same protection from his offensive line.

Police arrested a Rose Bowl fan who stole a golf cart and was trying to use it to get to his car parked on the other side of Pasadena.
Hard to believe someone found a way to go even slower on LA freeways.

The TicketCity Cactus Bowl is "The Second Cousin Once Removed of Them All".

Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said Ducks players will be disciplined for chanting "no means no" at Florida State.
Alabama QB Blake Sims also heard "no means no" chants, but it was Crimson Tide fans who didn't want him to attempt another pass.

Ohio State Hospital babies were sporting blankets that read "Beat Alabama".
Except the ones who got the tattoo option.

Numerous tickets for the Rose Bowl national semifinal between Oregon and Florida State were available below face value on StubHub.
Seminole QB Jameis Winston said they were a steal at that price.

The Spengler Cup seems to act as some sort of annual therapy session for European hockey players to take out their frustrations against "Team Canada".

Canada lost in the semi-finals of the Spengler Cup; named after Harold Ramis' character in Ghostbusters, Dr. Egon Spengler.

New Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh tripped on the way into his introductory press conference.
That's a long tradition in Wolverines football going back to Gerald Ford.

The Baltimore Ravens head of security was charged with a sex offense.
Irony meters hit Alanis Morissette levels.

World Juniors: Denmark beat Switzerland in a shootout to win the traditional goat piñata filled with cheese.

When Lou Holtz retires, he will be made into a plant sprayer and a pair of snakeskin boots.

Ndamukong Suh, space cadet: That's one small step for a man, one giant blow to the Lions playoff hopes.

Suspension or fine for Ndamukong Suh for stepping on Aaron Rodgers?
A double discount on his next check would have been appropriate.

The Olympic men's hockey team was named Canada's 2014 Team of the Year by the Canadian Press.
Another loss for the Oilers.

Rumours erstwhile Ohio State starting QB Braxton Miller may transfer to Duke.
Unfortunately, when they transfer his Ohio State class credits to Duke, he may find himself back in high school.

What kind of odds could one have gotten from Vegas the past few months that the Cleveland Browns starting QB at the end of the season would be Connor Shaw?

That Gustav Nyquist 28-second possession game-winning OT goal was spectacular.
Al Gore wanted to know who got credited for the assist.

Ohio State's offensive coordinator said 3rd-string QB Cardale Jones "started acting like a man" once he inherited the Buckeyes starting job.
What does that mean: he registered for a class?

Kentucky's student manager has turned up in the 2nd round of some mock NBA Drafts.

Jack Eichel = Napoleon Dynamite with shorter hair.

On Christmas, the Longhorn Network showed 5 hours of the Texas mascot Bevo walking around eating grass.
I'm pretty sure the SEC Network did that with Les Miles.

Barack in Hawaii: the only thing anyone saw James Franco kill on a screen this week was my fantasy football team. 3 INTs!

The NFL said there won't be a team in LA for the 2015 season.
That's too bad, because London was already trying to move the Jaguars there.

Legendary Dodgers announcer Vin Scully temporarily lost his 1988 World Series ring while shopping.
I didn't realize Vladimir Putin was in Los Angeles.

At the rate the 49ers are going, Michigan may be the only ones who want Jim Harbaugh by the end of the year.

UCLA forward Kevon Looney wants a rematch with Kentucky, despite a blowout loss that saw the Bruins down 41-7 at the half to the Wildcats.
He probably won't get that, but he may have just gotten a nickname: The Black Knight.

Great to hear Lou Holtz refer to the Albuquerque game as the New Methco Bowl.

In the wake of recent events, I guess we can expect to see Dennis Rodman cast in the next Expendables sequel.

Gabriel Madina became Brazil's first surfing world champion and the beach at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore turned into little Brazil.
All that was missing was leftover, under-used World Cup stadiums.

President Obama's favorite running back growing up was the Steelers' Flacco Harris.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps got 18 months probation for his DUI.
A judge denied his request to be sentenced to Sea World.

Postmedia News reported Jeff Tedford agreed to be the new head coach of the BC Lions after spending five nights in a Surrey hotel this week.
He's the first person ever to spend five nights in a Surrey hotel that the RCMP haven't wanted to talk to.

New Detroit Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes drives a Lamborghini that spits flames from the exhaust pipes.
The explosion of fire doesn't faze Tigers fans who are used to watching the Detroit bullpen.

The Alouettes Chad Johnson left a $300 gratuity on a $352 restaurant bill.
That's an ochenta y cinco % tip.

Johnny Manziel became the 21st starting QB for the Browns since 1999.
Cleveland changes QBs like Sony Pictures is going through IT guys.

Horrible fall for University of Michigan football and basketball.
You know it's bad when the only Wolverine team ranked are the winemakers at Charles Woodson's TwentyFour, which landed at #58 on Wine Spectator's year-end Top 100.

New KHL marketing slogan: "At Least We Don't Have The Mumps".

Russia's economic crisis is affecting the KHL.
It's never a good look when your ice refinisher is pulled by a yak.

A junior hockey game in Wisconsin was marred last weekend when a malfunctioning zamboni leaked carbon monoxide into the arena and caused players and fans to experience nausea, dizziness, vomiting, headaches and fainting.
In other words, an average home game at Rexall Place.

USAToday.com had an article titled "The 8 Most Ridiculous Hats Carmelo Anthony Has Ever Worn".
None crazier than the Knicks idea that he could somehow be the leader on a contending team.

The NFC South's ineptitude has made for some unique promo spots: "Monday night, the Saints have their sights set on the NFL playoffs, and/or one of the top draft picks."

NFL Sunday Night Football has lost to Walking Dead 5 of the past 8 weeks.

Coincidentally, the NFL's version of the walking dead, the San Francisco 49ers, have lost 5 of the past 8 weeks.

Army and Navy combined for 114 yards passing.
Safe to say the modern military is a little more focused on the aerial attack.

Marcus Mariota became the first Oregon Duck to win the Heisman Trophy.
The Joey Harrington Times Square billboard may have its balls drop on New Year's Eve.

The White Sox signed Melky Cabrera to $42 million over 3 years.
The average MLB salary last year was just under $4 million.
Did they think they were signing Miguel Cabrera?

A trucking company employee made off with a big rig full of $1.5 million worth of LeBron James 12 sneakers before he was busted.
It's the first time someone with LeBron's shoes has been caught traveling.

Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota had an amazing season at Oregon.
And had more costume changes than a Lady Gaga concert.

Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi was given a hefty fine for  wrecking a Kamloops-area fish habitat.
With the Stars coming to Rogers Arena this Wednesday, Canuck mascot Fin must be nervous.

I went to the annual BC Lions Locker Room Sale and picked up a couple of shoulder slings and an energy drink cooler full of broken dreams.

The Knicks have joined in with the activists' movement.
They are wearing shirts that say "I Can't Shoot".

Magic Johnson said he hopes the Lakers lose every game.
He should become a Knicks fan. He'd be a lot happier.

Roger Goodell was one of 8 finalists for Time magazine's Person of the Year, which was awarded to the Ebola fighters.
Goodell immediately placed the Ebola fighters on his suspended list.

Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez was caught off guard by his head football coach Gary Anderson leaving the Badgers for Oregon State.
Alvarez hasn't been this surprised since his son tried to cook a parrot in a microwave for Thanksgiving.

LeBron James put his hand on Kate Middleton's shoulder.
As usual, no whistle.

An "I Can't Breathe" scarf would be a big holiday seller, and make more anatomical sense.

That LeSean McCoy 20-cent tip on a $61.56 bill from September had a resurgence on Facebook.
I'm amazed a NFL player could add those two numbers together.

Germany's Mario Goetze auctioned off his World Cup-winning left boot and raised $2.5 million for charity.
He had to keep the right one to leave by his door for Santa.

Of course the NHL's going to end up in Vegas: look at the commissioner's last name.

Sports Illustrated named Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner its Sportsman of the Year.
It was the second time in two months a magazine broke the Internet with a mad bum.

The Jets Evander Kane was suspended two games for giving a hit to a Stoner.
Stop enabling those people!

The Ottawa Senators fired head coach Paul MacLean.
At least he will get to spend the holidays back with his walrus herd family.

The Chargers Manti Te'o intercepted the Patriots Tom Brady.
It was like Brady was communicating with a receiver that wasn't even there.

Jeremy Lin says it's difficult because there is so much going on with the Lakers all at once right now.
You know things are bad when you pine for the stability of the Knicks.

How funny are college football's four playoff teams when Oregon is the model student?

The Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana December 27 features two 6-6 teams: the Hurricanes and Gamecocks.
Sounds like a men's survivalist retreat.

NFC South = CFL East

The Women's World Cup mascot looks like the love child of Pierre the Pelican and Larry King.