ajd Page 114 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Dwight Howard's Pre-Game Ritual Is The Same As Mine
I wonder if the bad stuff that's flushed out are all wearing little tiny red capes? [Mouthpiece Sports]...

25 Random Things About Rick Reilly. Really.
Rick Reilly detests blogs, but loves Facebook apparently. Oh, and posting on his own blog (not a blog!) "Go Fish" where he publishes "occasional and random mind dumps from the brain of Rick Reilly."...

Randy Johnson Will Still Put A Ball In Your Neck If You Test Him
"In Johnson's first throwing session against Giants hitters on Saturday, his new teammates took a few too many pitches for his taste. Unabashedly incensed, Johnson grumbled afterward, 'Swing the stinking bat!' [NY TIMES]...

Sorry, Guys. Marko Jaric Is Officially Off The Market
News of the nuptials between Memphis Grizzlies guard Marko Jaric and his Brazilian model-chick, Adriana Lima, spread like herpes from a beer pong tournament this morning. Never underestimate the power of a poorly groomed mustache....

The Yankees Are Ready For A-Rod To Alienate Fans This Spring
Joe Girardi: "I'm sure there's going to be some people that are upset. I'm sure there's going to be some people that support him, and there's going to be some people in between." [SI]...

Shaquille O'Neal Should Probably Have His Twitter Taken Away From Him
Shaq's Twittering accomplishments are more noteworthy than anything he or the Phoenix Suns have done so far this year. But with his latest Twitter stunt, The Big Aristo-Diesel is just asking for trouble....

Andy Phillips And The Bizarre Porn Star Police Report
Former Yankee prospect Andy Phillips is considered one of the nicest family men in all of baseball by other writers and his peers. So why has an adult actress filed a police report against him?...

Ron Kittle Thinks Jose Canseco Might Get A Visit From A Fat Guy In Thin Socks
Interesting quote from Ron Kittle, the geeky-looking former Chicago White Sox rookie of the year, who, for whatever reason, chimed in on this whole steroid nonsense. His biggest concern? Jose Canseco's personal safety....

Mickey Mantle Was A Lovable, Profane Scamp When It Came To Autographs
There's something both amusing and sad about this autographed Mickey Mantle baseball, which is now being sold at a collector's auction....

Tiger Is Back And Thinks That's One Tasty Burger
This is the commercial the Golf Channel is running to promote Eldrick's return to the links this Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Accenture Matchplay Championship....

Stacey Dales' Decision Not To Fly Coach Is One Reason We're In A Recession, Or Something
Poor Stacey Dales. Before last week, she was just another former player with a camera-friendly face who got the axe at ESPN. But since her rumored fly-me-first-class-or-I'm-out demands, she's become a debatable economics topic....

Chris Cooley's Big Fight-Night Date With Alexander Ovechkin Gets Ruined By Overzealous Fans
"I do have a new favorite fan encounter though. It goes something like this "Just shake my hand! Cooley! Just a fucking handshake! Please! Cooley! I'll just wait, whenever your ready. Just a handshake." [ChrisCooley'sBlog]...

Andre Smith's Hobbies Include Setting Large Piles Of Money On Fire
The puzzling story of Andre Smith, the University of Alabama's ready-made NFL lineman, continues to frustrate and infuriate NFL Combine geeks who are incensed at Smith's inability to play nicely....

Rich Eisen And Company Help Keep Some Fans' Hearts Aflaming
Most people agree that, outside of the regular season, the pre-draft coverage, including the NFL combine, is the best time to be an NFL Network subscriber. Especially if you're gay, according to Outsports....

This Will Be The Last Thing You See Before You Die
Nightmare Ant popped up at a high school basketball game last night to do his usual job of spooking unsuspecting fans, making young children wail in terror, and darkening souls....

Hannah Storm Would Like To Show You Her Plushness
"I wanted a traditional room. These rooms are funky and classic at the same time. We're not Ralph Lauren people. We're a little funky, so we went with more of an art deco feel." [Hartford Courant]...

Rick Reilly Still Unimpressed With Blogs, But Wants Everyone To Know He Actually Likes The Sports Fella
Newsday's Neil Best caught up with Rick Reilly to talk about ESPN's "Mt. Rushmore Of Sports" thing and, of course, the conversation turned toward Reilly's favorite topics again: Bill Simmons and blogs....

The One Where Jamal Anderson Gets Kicked Out Of The Closet Again
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another....

The Newest Swedecaublasian From The Woods Family Meets The World
That fuzzy little lump of hair sitting in the lap of Tiger Woods is none other than Charlie Axel Woods, whose introduction to public fawning comes courtesy of Golf.com....

Jeanine Edwards Realized Her Heart Will Go On Without Billy Gillispie
"After a couple of frosty halftime interviews with Kentucky Coach Billy Gillispie, ESPN sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards declined a third opportunity Tuesday night.'I cut my losses,' said Edwards." [Tennesseean.com] (via SBB)...