ajd Page 177 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Morning Blogdome: Ah, Red Sox Fans
• You're not a real fan until you paint your nipples bright red: Just imagine if the Red Sox were still in first place. [Bugs and Cranks] • The Broncos' souvenir shop needs to restock: "Here were the choices for Denver Broncos fans who wanted to buy a jersey at a fifth-level souvenir shop at Invesco...
Amanda Beard Does Not Want To See What's Inside Michael Phelps' Speedos
Just days after finding out Lindsay Lohan and apparently half the European runway model population would like to possibly make him their boyfriend, Michael Phelps earned a little lesson in humility this week thanks to oft-nude swimmer Amanda Beard. Beard, appearing on a radio show based in Phoneix, ...
ESPN interested in out-NBC'ing this year's Olympic coverage in 2014 and 2016 and would carry them live regardless of the time zone: “Our DNA is different than theirs,” John Skipper, ESPN’s executive vice president for content said by telephone on Tuesday. “We serve sports fans. It’s hard in our cult...
But God Doesn't Want To Compete For A Starting Job Either
Here's a photo taken in front of the Waupun Assembly of God somewhere in Wisconsinland, where even those who are most likely to forgive, will never forget. I can never figure out who's supposed to be talking on these church billboards: is it God or the parish? Because if God is pissed at Brett Favr...
Congratulations are in order for the incomparable Joe Posnanski: "That's why I'm really excited about the big blog news that I've been teasing for the last few weeks. Starting next week, Sportsllustrated.com — si.com, for short — will be reprinting this blog. Don't even ask how that happened. And, e...
Afternoon Blogdome: This Man Is A Symbol Of The Yankees' Postseason Chances
• Bronx Embalmer: "Angel did not want to be dressed in your typical suit, though. As you can see, Angel has on what probably is an Ed Hardy knock-off T-Shirt with the long white sleeves underneath (you know you rocked this same look in 8th grade). He also has on his Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses, sil...
There Is Access Right There In Front Of The Croissant Table
This morning I attended the "ESPN NFL Kickoff Breakfast and Session with George Bodenheimer" in New York at the Bryant Park Hotel where " executives, producers and on-air commentators " were made "available to discuss the upcoming season..." and I still don't know why. I phoned Leitch about coming ...
NFL Season Preview: Buffalo Bills
We're less than a month away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. This year, the previews w...
And the award for unintentional use of a sexual euphemism in an Olympic story goes to...John Leicester, AP Olympics columnist: "Yelena Isinbayeva got the Olympic gold and a world record; American Jenn Stuczynski got the silver and a lesson in humility.And we now have a new rivalry that should make w...
NFL Season Preview: Dallas Cowboys
We're less than a month away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. This year, the previews w...
Greg Maddux will join in on Manny Mania: "Maddux is expected to arrive in time for Tuesday's game at Dodger Stadium against the Colorado Rockies. He probably will fill the rotation spot of Brad Penny, who was put on the disabled list last week because a shoulder injury that could sideline him for th...
Morning Blogdome: Argentinian Soccer Women Also Didn't Get The Slant-Eye Memo
• No, no, no... they're just saying "Hello and thank you!" :"The first time is chance. The second time is coincidence. The third time is a pattern. As the battle rages on over whether the Spanish nation’s Olympic heroes are racist for their slant-eyed shenanigans, another country whose main language...
The Prodigal, Bloodshot, Neckbearded, Booze-Swilling Son Returns
In the past hour there have been no less than three emails with "The Neckbeard Returns!" as the subject line. This is either a bold move or an absolutely desperate one, but it's true: Kyle Orton is the starting quarterback for the 2008 Chicago Bears' season opener. Orton overcame Rex Grossman in the...
NFL Season Preview: The Detroit Lions
We're less than a month away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. This year, the previews w...
How drunk was University of Michigan football running back Kevin Grady when he was pulled over in June? This drunk: "The officer also wrote that Grady was off-balance and unable to recite the alphabet, with Thompson quoting Grady as saying "O, R, S, J, L, P." Thompson said he asked for a number betw...