ajd Page 132 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

First One Who Falls Off The Portis Pole Loses
• Weeee!: Steinberg brings out some old photos of ladies having a swinging good time at a Clinton Portis pool party. [DC Sports Bog]...

What? Shocking
Running back Reggie Bush will miss the final two games of the New Orleans Saints' season. No surgery required. Just "rest" and "rehabilitation." And hamsters! [AP]...

ESPN Calls in Stephen A. To Oddly Under-The-Bus Werder
Not surprisingly, Stephen A. Smith was summoned for the special ESPN therapy session with Terrell Owens. T.O. continues to insist that Ed Werder made up his story, but amazingly, SAS chose not to defend his colleague. (Smith even used "allegedly" to talk about the incident.)...

Bill Simmons Conspiracy Theories And The State Of Edginess At The WWL (Update)
We get all sorts of amazing Bill Simmons conspiracy theories sent to the email box each week....

Stephon Marbury Just Can't Stop Smiling, Making Knicks Uncomfortable
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Maybe He Should Change His Name To Phil Dawsome
When asked how it felt to eclipse the franchise record for most field goals in a season, Phil Dawson, kicker of the 4-10 Cleveland Browns, said: "There's an old saying back in Texas that says, 'You know that white speck on top of chicken poop? It's still chicken poop.' " [Philly.com](bottom graph)...

The Cruel Emasculation Of Josh Howard
Everybody remembers when Josh Howard brought some unwanted attention to the Mavericks for going rogue on Michael Irvin's radio show by extolling the virtues of weed and admitted smoking it during the off-season....

Robert Flores: The Tony Danza Of SportsCenter
ESPN afternoon SportsCenter anchor Robert Flores took some time to answer my moronic email questions. He's good like that....

Ed Werder Speaks Fondly of T.O.
"I was shocked," Werder said. "I've been covering the Cowboys since 1989 and I have never been put in a position like that. It was a first." When the two saw each other in the post-game news conference, Werder reports, "He called me a name but it wasn't a profanity." [DMN's Sports Meda Blog]...

Kendra Wilkinson Ensures Hank Baskett Will Not Have Any Friends In Eagles' Locker Room
Delightfully dim Playmate Kendra Wilkinson is giving her fiancee, Eagles' wide receiver Hank Baskett, a good indication of what kind of headaches he'll have to suffer through the rest of his life once they become legally married and bound together forever....

Lemme Know It's Christmas Time At All
Tonight the Philadelphia Eagles attempt to dismantle the hapless Cleveland Browns in front of a raucous crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. Stu Scott and Santa will be there to witness the carnage....

And Gaines Adams Is Considering Changing His Name To "Boof"
"Tampa Bay’s second-year DE Greg White has officially changed his name. On Monday, a Hillsborough County Circuit Court granted White’s request to change his name from Gregory Alphonso White Jr. to Stylez G. White."[Bucs Report]...

T.O. Takes Out His ESPN Frustration on...Matt Mosley?
“I was talking to a player out in the tunnel when I saw T.O. and his entourage approaching ESPN’s Matt Mosley. I recognized Damon Jones (Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers) from T.O’s group. As T.O. walked by, he started hunching his shoulders like he was trying to intimidate Mosley calling him a “chum...

The Greatest Game Ever Played
...Is not going to be at Detroit Tiger Curtis Granderson's second annual Celebrity Shoot-Out....

The FIGJAM commenteth
"After seeing Steve Williams' comments all I could think of was how lucky I am to have a class act like Bones (Mickelson's caddy Jim MacKay) on my bag and representing me." Mickelson's team also refuted the "nice tats" story, saying it was about a European Tour player (my guess: Colin Montgomerie), ...

ESPN Backs Up Ed Werder: "We Stand By Our Reporting"
Even though Terrell Owens went out of his way to single out the supposedly "made up" reporting of ESPN's Cowboy specialist Ed Werder, the WWL is sticking by their mustachioed menace....

Oh, So He's Insane
"We understand that Sean has problems, and we understand that people are human," Hull said. "We don't want to ruin Sean or his career. We want him to get better, but we needed to obviously part ways with Sean. It's amicable." [Dallas Morning News]...

Antonio Pierce Has Got Those Hands That Feel
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The Week Of Big Changes
Well. Busy week. Vishante Shiancoe became a star and brought us more viewers than any other week. **Holds gun to head**...

The Yankees Continue To Be Frugal
"Free agent right-hander A.J. Burnett has reached preliminary agreement on a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the New York Yankees, a baseball source told ESPN.com." [ESPN]...