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Afternoon Blogdome: When All Else Fails, Go To Chris Cooley's Mom's House
• Dan Steinberg will not go down without a fight. Or Chris Cooley: : Washington Post sports bogger Dan Steinberg conducts an interview at Chris Cooley's mother's house due to ridiculous video restrictions put on him by the Washington Redskins. "Watching these won't change your life. But it's trainin...

We'll Camp In The Wilderness And In The Morning We'll Breakfast On Its Haunches!
Georgie: Does everything you touch turn to shit? Does this happen to you every time? FH: [weeping] No wonder everybody calls me "Fuck-Head." Georgie: It's a name that's going to stick. FH: I realize that. Georgie: "Fuck-Head" is gonna ride you to your grave. FH: I already said so, I agreed with you ...

Mnookin refutes Manny story: "This doesn’t mean that the Sox will pick up Manny’s $20 million option for 2009.* I could make arguments that would support either position, but at the end of the day, neither I, nor Andrew Zimbalist, nor Franz Lidz, nor anyone else who isn’t actually in the room has an...

Favre Might Ruin The Rest Of His Legacy As A New York Jet
Surprise. The latest rumor percolating in the the Brett Favre douchepot has the New York Jets front-runners to land the malcontent quarterback's services. According to Chris Mortensen, the Jets have asked for permission to talk to Favre once Favre's reinstatement is complete. The Bucs, the front-run...

Amnesty International Is Trying To Haunt Your Olympic Dreams
Courtesy of the fantastic Copyranter comes the latest anti-China propaganda from Amnesty International. AI (not Iverson) has been pumping out the disturbing Olympic-themed-China=bad, bad people ad campaign for more than a year and will not stop until Citizens Of The Free World are so guilt-ridden th...


That's Just Manny Being Fanny
As Brett Favre retirement stories were to the NFL prior to his bizarre un-retirement saga, the Red Sox trading/losing/cutting Manny Ramirez has been a similar annual storyline in Major League Baseball. For the last few years, the Red Sox have answered the pressing "What about Manny?" question, but j...

Morning Blodgome: Doesn't Everybody Want The Alamo Bowl Trophy For Their 21st Birthday?
• Joe Paterno would not approve of this behavior: "After drinking with friends to celebrate his 21st birthday, a Penn State University student from Salisbury Township was arrested this morning after he allegedly held a one-man football practice at the Nittany Lions facilities then tried to walk away...


Just Because Justin Gimelstob Doesn't Like Her, It Doesn't Mean He Can't Stare Intently
Here's a photo from Down The Line that shows Washington Kastles hard-on Justin Gimbelstob admiring Anna Kournikova's newly-inflated kaploogas at a recent World Team Tennis match in Washington D.C. Gimbelstob, as you may remember, not-so-famously said that Kournikova was a "bitch" and that he "despis...

Rick Mahorn Gets Suspended For "Peacemaking"
The fallout from the most exciting thing to happen in the WNBA's longer-than-expected history is complete. Players suspended for one game included Detroit's Kara Braxton, Tasha Humphrey, Elaine Powell and Sheri Samalong with Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones. Two game...


Afternoon Blogdome: His Parents Named Him That Because They Hoped He'd Be Tall
• It helps him get leverage when he wrestles: How many times do you think UNC wrestler Long Wang has had to explain himself at parties? 40? 50 times? Was his name the reason he got into wrestling in the first place? So many questions. [Chicago Bull] • Devin Hester does his best Latrell Sprewell impe...

The True Life Of Reilly
Rick Reilly is a very successful man who's made a career out of being a co-mingling hanger-on well before it was a standard media practice. As a columnist, he's always come off as the zany features reporter over at your local television newscast. Even when he puts on his serious face, like when he w...



Fred Wilpon Learns From His Mistakes. Kind Of.
Mets owner Fred Wilpon finally realizes that the early morning firing of Willie Randolph could have been handled better. The long-time Mets' executive told SNY that he "screwed up" and, should a situation like that arise again, the next managerial shit-canning will be done before press deadline. ...

Morning Blogdome: And On This Day In History, We All Learned A Valuable Lesson About Sticky Brown Substances
• It's the 25th anniversary of the pine tar incident:"An enraged Brett instantly charged McClelland, screaming wildly while being restrained by teammates and Royals manager Dick Howser. But the call stood, the game history." [Stiles Points] • Alright, mustaches have officially become overexposed: “W...