ajd Page 125 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Pete Carroll Just Doesn't Think Sanchez Going Pro Is A Good Idea Whatsoever
USC Coach Pete Carroll seems downright despondent over his starting quarterback heading to the NFL....
Prepare For More In-Your-Face Rick Reilly Goodness
Not content to just have him go to beer pong tournaments and chat with old friends in gymnasiums, ESPN has decided to give America more Rick Reilly: Behold, the SportsCenter Mt. Rushmore of Sports....
Todd Drew, 42, Yankee Blogger, Passes Away
Our condolences go out to Mr. Drew's family, the Bronx Banter crew, and everyone who read and admired his work. [Yankee For Justice]...
Puke: “Alex is a horny dog."
“While Madonna is away, he isn’t going to just put on her records and look at her pictures and be satisfied. They’re both into playing games and making each other jealous.” [NYDN]...
Site That Caters To Would-Be Philanderers Denied Prime Real Estate In Super Bowl Program
Nothing is better on Super Bowl weekend than a good piece of strange. The owners of AshleyMadison.com know this, but they're not allowed to sell their ad in the official XLIII program....
Tony Dungy: Bad For Gays? Good For Blacks? Great For Everybody? Let's Go To The Tape...
The retirement of Tony Dungy has brought forth some divided opinions from two different sets of minorities about the coach's legacy as a human being....
Lawyers Do Radio Battle Over Eddy Curry's Alleged Homosexual Come-Ons
The limo driver's lawyer is confident: "What Dave did in this situation is say, 'Please stop, you're making me uncomfortable.' And Eddy kept saying, 'Yeah, yeah'. But he didn't stop, it persisted." [NYP]...
The Downside Of Doing Your Teacher
We've covered many, many instances of teacher/student-athlete fornication. The latest issue of Rolling Stone reveals that even though it seems like every teenage boy's fantasy, it can really fuck a kid up....
Stephen Malkmus Speaks About His Fantasy Basketball Super-Geekdom
"My wife gets pissed when I'm on the waiver wire or live scoring on the computer when I'm cooking dinner...but it's better than internet porn, right??? - especially during dinner!" [RotoWorld]...
Ed Werder Continues To Disrupt The Fragile Dynamic Of The Cowboys
Ed Werder didn't garner any respect from Cowboys fans (clearly) when he reported a rift between most of the Cowboys' playmakers in early December. Now, Werder's saying (again) that T.O. might get cut....
The Internet Cesspool Claims Another Victim
The man in the above photo is Ed Podolak, longtime radio man for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Ed apparently was forced to retire thanks to photos like the one above surfacing on some sports blogs....
Rick Reilly's Beer Pong Adventure Brings Predictable Results
Oh, and "Chase's Mom ATM" is probably not a joke about the bank. In other old guy news — diabolical madman who hired Reggie Jackson to kill Queen Elizabeth now dead. [ESPN The Mag]...
One Man's Quest To Rid The NFL Of Joe Buck And His Humorless, Emotionless Act
Many sports fans criticize Fox's Joe Buck for his sometimes wooden broadcasts of NFL and MLB games. One writer suggests it's time for Fox to look elsewhere for big games....
LT Not Handling Trade Rumblings Well
"I think it's ridiculous to be talking about trade and me not being here, that's just my personal opinion." [SI]...
Not A Racist, A Genuinely Nice Human Being, And, Uh, That's It, I Guess
At first, Eddy Curry, the hobbled Knicks' center, wouldn't comment on the ridiculous sexual harassment lawsuit brought upon him by his ex-chauffeur, but now he can't stop talking about it....
Surprise: "Giant Failure" Crew Being Investigated For Post-Loss Vandalism
You knew this couldn't possibly end well. Even though the cars in the stadium parking lot were already totaled, Big Blue Idiot fan "Justin" and his You Tube-loving cohorts might be in some trouble....
The Red Sox Next Big Acquisition Will Be An Angry Cow
From pink hats to cowboy hats: The Red Sox marketing arm teams up with the Professional Bull Riders Association. [Fast Company]...
With $126 Million, Barry Zito Apparently Bought Himself A Lucrative Poon Taxi Business
Or something. Here's the well-paid San Francisco Giants pitcher being all coy and annoyed with an over-excited professional celebrity-stalker. [TMZ]...
Michael Crabtree Decides He'd Like To Take The Chance He Won't Be Drafted By The Lions
Oh, if only Matt Millen were still the GM of the Detroit Lions, we'd know exactly where the Texas Tech wideout was headed next season. They can't pick him now can they? [AP]...
Scott Pioli Takes Over The Chiefs
The Patriots once untouchable VP of Personnel has signed on to be the next general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs. [National Football Post]...