ajd Page 167 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Afternoon Blogdome: Maria Sharapova And Tiny Gnome Woman Enjoy The Catwalk
• Or gymnast Nastia Liukin: Both of the women were attending Fashion Week in NYC, sitting around, watching tall people prance around in weird, expensive outfits.They're just fortunate they, unlike Julianne Margulies (Beware: NIGHTMARE FUEL), kept their legs crossed. [With Leather] • Rob Dibble goes ...
Jason Whitlock Continues To Be Part-Time Publicist For Jeff George's Lonely Right Arm
Love him or loathe him, Jason Whitlock is one of the most fascinating sports writers working today. His columns are always infused with a stridency and subversion that make his words compelling, regardless of how batshitty the context or opinion. Like Jason Whitlock. Like him a lot. And today's colu...
Tony Romo: Cowboy, Hero To The OnStar-Averse
Ugh. As painful as it is to type these words, especially during this week, it seems appropriate given the circumstances: TONY ROMO IS A GOOD GUY. Fine. Whatever. Great. A story in today's Fort Worth Star Telegram tells the tale of two Cowboys fans named Bill and Sharon White, who were returning from...
Brandon Marshall comes back after suspension to an Eddie Royal world: "Now, teams can't roll coverage to my side or double me, and if they go cover-2, we're just going to pound the ball.So, I'm excited to have him. But I've been saying this since the first day I saw him. He's a great talent." [CBS4D...
Inevitable Trojan Blowout In LA Saturday Night Will Be A Star-Studded Affair
This weekend, I'm actually flying out to see Ohio State attempt to not get completely white-washed out of the Coliseum this Saturday night. (Current line, OSU getting 10.5. Not gonna be enough, methinks.) Even if this is a colossal ass-kicking, this will be my first big-time college football game I'...
Morning Blogdome: Canucks Terrified By Scary Costumes, Binge-Drinking During Silver And Black Tailgate
• 8 Canadians infiltrate the black heart of Raider Nation: "Given the fact we were eight docile Canadians in a place Wikipedia calls “one of the most dangerous of large cities in the United States,” we decided it prudent to load up on a little liquid courage before we ventured into the heart of Raid...
Hurricane Ike has Cubs' Ryan Theriot not looking forward to weekend Astros series: "I don't want to go.I understand why the Astros want the games there. They're in the wild-card [race] and playing well. But [if] that storm does turn and they evacuate the city, then what do you do? Now we're stuck. Y...
A Slanted And Semi-Enchanted Evening With Linda Cohn
This photo was taken by Gawker photog Roger West who was assigned to photograph my big date in New York City with ESPN's Linda Cohn, who's doing press for her book, "Cohn Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' Club". She's a classy lady and one who appreciated my attempts at woo...
Afternoon Blogdome: Billy Wagner Tears Elbow, Tugs Heartstrings
Wagner Crying by TheFightins...
Adam Jones Books His Reservation For Bulletin Boards In St. Louis And Philadelphia In One Shot
When the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, it's a game that is always entertaining because of how much Philadelphians despise the Cowboys. It's unhealthy, but it's one of those things that Philadelphians are saddled with the second they're spat out of their mother's wom...
Gator Playmate Speaks Candidly: Big Ten Girls Just Ain't That Purty
This month's Playboy cover model is a Florida gal who calls herself "Kelly Carrington" (a pseudonym she used for the magazine; her real names is Kelly Hemberger) and she's a proud SEC lassie through and through. From her poofy blond hair, to that dimwitted twinkle, to the gratuitous Big 10 bashing. ...
Sean Avery will eventually leave the fashion tents and head back to the ice: "I don't know if I have time at this point," he said. "I'm still working. You know, I've got a real job, at some point I have to go back to work, my real work." When, exactly? "Like six or seven days, I think." [Observer]...
Lance Armstrong Is Ready To Return To Prominence, All Nude And Wet
Vanity Fair was forced to release their October Lance Armstrong story much earlier than they wanted to, thanks to the leaked stories about the 7-time Tour de France winner's pending return popping up online. The story is a long, personalized feature written by Douglas Brinkley, a native Texan, who ...