ajd Page 119 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

You Can Almost Smell The LA Looks In This Photograph
• The Evolution of Pro Bowl cheerleaders: The 90's were not a great period for pom-pom ladies. [FanIQ]...

Todd Haley's Days With The Buzzsaw Are Over
The Kansas City Chiefs reportedly offered the feisty offensive coordinator their head coaching job. [KC Star]...

Santonio Holmes Toes Have Also Touched A Nerve
A full-scale battle of the screen-grabs has been waged between Mattoonian Buzzsaw Emeritus and seemingly every Pittsburgh Steelers fan with access to a computer. Even the Politico readers are pissed....

The Curious Case Of Billy Beane
Soderbergh has almost committed, but Pitt's on board to star in film adaptation of "Moneyball". Scott Hatteberg was originally supposed to be played by Joaquin Phoenix. Dude went crazy, though. [Variety]...

Hmm. A "Pool". "Gridiron God". Any Ideas?
"Which starlet did more than get wet with an uber-famous athlete in a pool? On top of that, a gridiron god walked in and got a gander at the action - and the twosome's pile of cocaine." [NYDN]...

ESPN Employees Will Pitch In To Help
Last week we showed ESPN president George Bodenheimer's gloomy report about the state of the WWL, which detailed the many changes needed in order for the company to continue making jizzillions of dollars....

TWO FEET DOWN
Steeler Nation sees your one toe and raises you another, Buzzsaw boy. [SteelersDepot]...

Tommy Lasorda Is Not Familiar With Your Fancy Scientific Terms
The Dodgers Triple-A affiliate introduced Tim Wallach as their new manager. First, Lasorda has a couple questions about the team name. [NBC Los Angeles]...

Michael Phelps Has His Own Personal Newspaper
Remember during the whole Brett Favre saga how his first, most candid interviews would always pop up in his hometown Biloxi Sun Herald? Michael Phelps shares a similar bond with the Baltimore Sun....

But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
On a recent episode of "The Best Damn Sports Show Podcast" Steelers running back Willie Parker admitted he had to do a little research before Super Bowl XLIII. You know, about the halftime entertainment....

The ESPN.com Headline Writers Know Santonio Holmes Came Up Huge
Oh. It's a story by Football Outsiders' Bill Barnwell about the little things needed to win Super Bowl XLIII. Right. My bad. [ESPN.com]...

One Day Simmons Will Do One Of These
Former ESPN writer Jeff Pearlman lists the things he dislikes about the WWL. [Jeff Pearlman.com]...

The Sex Cannon Era in Chicago Appears To Be Over
That's what newly signed quarterback Brett Basanez seems to indicate. Or, rather, what the Bears have told him.[Mouthpiece Sports.com]...

Reggie Miller Thinks Knicks Fans Have Gone Soft
The "MVP" chants and the standing ovation Kobe received after his 61-point performance at MSG Monday night didn't set well with former Knick heel Reggie Miller....

Troy Polamalu Once Again Stage Dives Into The Waiting Arms Of Sixburgh's Faithful
Yesterday's Super Bowl parade in Pittsburgh had the usual accoutrements: black and yellow wardrobes, Terrible Towel waving, and obnoxious yelling. But you don't often see a player give back as much as Troy Polamalu....

Really? You Think It Was Roid Rage, Mr. Torre?
Or was he super-angry because he just had four handfuls of Icy-Hot rubbed on his scrotum? You don't know for sure, Joe. [NYT]...

Today Is The 8th Anniversary Of The XFL
I wouldn't have remembered this at all had it not been for an email tipster, but it's amazing to look back and realize how surreal and fucked up Vince McMahon's "real" football league actually was....

An "Omega 4:20" Watch Would Be The Perfect Accessory
It turns out Michael Phelps wasn't completely negligent of his endorsement contracts — at least he was wearing an Omega watch while he conversed with Captain Bongee. [CNBC]...

Combustible White Girls Get Tossed From Knicks Game For "Keeping It Real"
We've all been at sporting events where some nearby fans get a little out of control. And at last night's Knicks game, things went absurdly awry for one particular group of female attendees....