ajd Page 183 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Morning Blogdome: They Should Really Stop Stuffing The Holes With Salmon
• New hazards on the Senior Tour seem challenging: A bear scampered across the 13th hole of Broadmoor golf club during the U.S. Senior Open Championship. Neither the bear nor the stunned gallery had to be shot. [Colorado Homers] • He brings much rock: Cowboys' guard Marc Columbo is in a band called ...
And Now It's Time To Pretend Like The Last Four Months Didn't Happen
According to one prominent NFL reporter, the scenario of Brett Favre showing up to Packer camp (highly unlikely at the time) would be the equivalent of an "atomic bomb" going off in Green Bay. Favre's ghost and public spectacle were wearing thin on some of the Packer faithful as they attempted to tr...
The Unforgettable Memories Of That Terrible Manny Ramirez
It was a shame I didn't link to the this Manny farewell column today by Boston Herald writer Gerry Callahan, who gave Manny Ramirez the swift Boston dropkick out of New England that was a little over the top in its good riddance-ness. Callahan destroys Ramirez's character with such viciousness that ...
Kevin Millar was asked whether he thought Edwar Ramirez was throwing at him.“One hundred percent,” he said. “I was upset they threw him out of the game because he’s really good hitting. He’s a cute little fellow, he doesn’t throw that hard and he doesn’t have very good stuff. So it’s probably a good...
Afternoon Blogdome: Every Kibbutz Could Use A Little White Chocolate
• Jason Williams next to relocate?: "The exodus of mid-level NBA free agents to pro leagues around the globe continues, as THE MIAMI HERALD is reporting that Jason Williams is considering signing a deal with an Israeli League team. But apparently he’s having trouble coming to terms - most Israeli te...
You Have The Voice Of An angel. I Mean, It's Like Fergie Meets Jesus.
Brennan Huff: This house is a fucking prison! Dale Doback: On Planet Bullshit! Brennan Huff: In the galaxy of This Sucks Camel Dicks! If you agree with these sentiments then jump on over here because you're clearly ready to be a Deadspin advertiser. This week's Boats 'n Ho's: • Coors Light •Crackle....
You Know You Should Probably Stop Writing When You Plagiarize Rick Reilly
That's exactly what Everett Daily Herald writer John Sleeper did with his June 3rd column, "Trust Me, Coaching Girls Is A Whole New Ballgame", which has since been removed and replaced with this apology letter from the paper's executive editor. The portions Sleeper ganked from Reilly were (I think) ...
And now for a civilized discussion about misogynist piggery: "That said, there’s one place where the sports assholes come out in droves and it drives me batshit insane every freaking time I see it. It’s a land where you’ll see Asshole Stupidus in its natural environment, taking a gigantic dump on wo...
Morning Blogdome: Hey, Little Lady, You Want To Take A Ride On My Rascal?
• You know I wrote "McMahon!", right?: "The only thing I can tell you about this photo is that it is, indeed, Ex-Bear (and Charger, Eagle, Viking, Packer, Cardinal and Brown) Jim McMahon and it was taken by a friend of TSB last week at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. I have no idea who the lucky ...
Mike Nadel Got Your E-mail And Is Actually Quite A Reasonable Fellow
Yesterday's column by Mike Nadel caused a major stir in the sports blogatorium and sports media in general when he crucified America's favorite sideline princess, Erin Andrews, for her wardrobe and flirtatious reporting style while she was covering the last game in the Cubs/Brewers series Wednesday ...
The Day Where The Dodgers Ruined Everyone's Deadline
During yesterday's MLB Trade Deadline coverage, ESPN, powerhouse muti-tiered sports entertainment company had seemingly all the bases covered. They had their trade deadline blog with terminally plugged-in reports from Jayson Stark and Buster Olney pumping out information all day, plus their addition...
The Potential For More Men Falling Four Stories And Almost Dying Begins Tonight
Tonight, the X Games begin their 14th season and what better way to promote that event than to look back at one of the most horrifying (if he died) but awesome (that he lived) moments ever witnessed in any sporting event. It was a year ago that skateboarder Jake Brown flailed and fell 46 feet after ...
John Daly: Corrupting America's Youth Since 1985
We all have those stories about the first time we got drunk. Most of the time they're amusing and revelatory, told with a big fish-style exaggeration that gets exponentially larger throughout the years. Or, if you're an alcoholic, probably less. The first time I got smashed it was the night before t...
Afternoon Blogdome: Well, That Happened
• A breakdown of all the MLB trading action/inaction/etc.: "In the end, it makes total sense for the Pirates, who are planning for next year and beyond, and the Sox, who make, at worst, a lateral move today, and take a huge leap forward for the future. But the Dodgers are now in the weird position o...
Update: MANNY TO DODGERS
There's still hope for everybody — but Peter Gammons seems completely exasperated by the Manny talk — that the blockbuster involving Manny Ramirez, Jason Bay, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, some bat boys from the Devil Rays, the Marlins athletic trainer, and about 14 other permutations will come to fruiti...
The Erin Andrews Backlash Has Officially Begun
It's amazing it took this long for one stodgy journalist to write a column about Erin Andrews' presence in the locker room which, as we all know, becomes its own story among the sports blogging masses anytime she pops up on the screen. But this is a first. Mike Nadel, a Chicago news service columnis...
Morning Blogdome: MLB Trade Deadline Threadjack Central
• Please Manny don't hurt 'em: "Look, chowds. I know your world is coming to an end, because your world is always coming to an end, but the whole Manny Experience... really isn't all that important to the rest of us, and probably not even to you. He's just not that great anymore, and he's not going ...
Kyle Farnsworth Wears Camo Spanx, Apparently
Much like his reliever brethren Todd Jones, former Yankee Kyle Farnsworth took the news that he was traded to Detroit for Pudge Rodriguez yesterday with the stoicism of a Navy Seal. He realizes the business of professional baseball doesn't allow for emotional attachments and that success in this gam...