JINX

During spring training following his rookie season, the media continually asked Pujols how he felt the sophomore jinx would affect him. He wondered aloud why he was asked that question almost daily.

Easy ways to distinguish between a hex, a jinx, and a curse.

Myth or huge coincidence? The truth behind the Madden Cover Jinx

When you're a known jinx, you miss out on a lot of historic sports moments. Still, you do what you have to for the team.

Brad Pitt's "Moneyball" needs to make a surprisingly low figure to become the biggest grossing baseball movie of all time. History suggests, however, that Pitt will have a rather hard time meeting those lowered expectations.

The drama-oriented world of opera is full of superstitious-driven backstage lore and urban legend, many of which concern the mishap attractiveness of Puccini's Tosca. Here are some real life stage calamities associated with the work.

A review of a surprisingly wearable blue that is also gorgeous.

Lost in the Brett Favre un-retirement talk is the impact his decision to come back will have on his being named the Madden 09 coverboy.

Fantasy teams are plaqued by injuries all the time and it's usually difficult to be the first guy on to go pick his backup. Not to jinx anyone but here are the next few injury concerns and their backups to pick up early and stash on your bench.

When the former Miss Crawford became Mrs. Tony Romo, the 31-year-old quarterback lost his "girlfriend distraction" excuse for not taking the Dallas Cowboys to the Super Bowl...

Ferndale High School will be holding the Hi-jinx and Hilarity Fall Concert featuring the Ferndale High School Choir and Orchestra.

NASCAR sophomore Joey Logano looks to improve on a successful 2009 NASCAR season that included a win.

A profile of the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Michael "Jinx" Spinks

A brief history and even briefer analysis of the Sports Illustrated curse or jinx.

Mike Holmgren may not be coach of the year, but should be after winning despite a bunch of setbacks.

A team to team look at how see the NFC shaping up in the 2006 season featuring personal predictions as well as how I see each division playing out.

We've been on a roll thus far this year with boxing! We've seen some of boxing's top competition square of against each other and lay it out on the line. Boxing in July of 2006 leaves us just a little warm in the wake of a hot ending month of June..

We all have our own routines that we deem necessary for success, even if they seem a little crazy at times. Some are a little more bizarre than others.

In his 1st full season, Ryan Howard is approaching some historic numbers and he's only getting started.

A review of Phil Vassar's second album, American Child.

Getting gifts for the geeky in your life might be a struggle, but sometimes you find things that are stranger than fiction.

The hit song about a free-spirited mother turning the tables on the hypocritical P.T.A. of her daughter's school fails miserably as a feature film due to a crude humorless script.