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So Is Manny Ramirez A Dodger Or Not? (Update: Yes)
Depending on who you believe, a contract between Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers is "close", "imminent", "very close", "on the same page" or "a done deal." So why can't we just get this over with?...
Congratulations, You Are No Longer On This Team
Did someone in the comments really call the NHL Trading Deadline "Hockey Christmas"? Well, someone—not me—feels this day needs to be live blogged, but let's try to keep it non-denominational. Enjoy. [Down Goes Brown]...
Soccer Fans Understand Priorities
• It's science: A totally reliable scientific survey reveals that European soccer fans prefer to see their lady wear their favorite team's kit instead of lingerie in the sack....
Smack To The Chief
• Rendition this: Meet the man who had the guts to heckle the president. He'll be out of Leavenworth in 12-14 months. [D.C. Sports Blog]...
The PapaJohns.com Bowl Doesn't Deliver To New Jersey
Rutgers University lost $184,000 by traveling to—and winning—the PapaJohns.com Bowl. But I'm sure the marching band had a lovely time in Birmingham. [Star-Ledger, via Bob's Blitz]...
Terrorists Ambush Sri Lankan Cricket Team
Need more depressing sports news today? How about terrorists taking their stupid fight to defenseless cricket players?...
Rangers Claim Stars' Slop— Oh Forget It
I guess coach John Tortorella is over his Sean Avery allergy, as the New York Rangers have picked up the walking controversy on re-entry waivers. He could play as soon as Thursday. New York Post]...
Time Running Out For Missing Boaters (Update)
The search continues today for three football players who were still lost at sea, even as family members realize there is not much hope of finding them alive....
Crazy Baseball Memoir Probably Didn't Happen
Yet another supposedly non-fiction "memoir" writer is accused of filling his book with exaggerations, half-truths and lies—but this time it's about baseball, so it was much easier to prove the story wrong....
Carmelo Anthony Suspended For Poor Listening Skills
Denver suspended Anthony for one game after he refused to come out when substituted for. Wait, you can just stay on the floor? I should have tried that in eighth grade. [Denver Stiffs]...
Things Aren't Really Working Out Between Redskins And Jason Taylor
Washington cut Taylor yesterday after the team asked him to take a pay cut and renounce his family, a plan he was strangely not on board with. [Washington Post]...
LeBron James Saved From Dwyane Wade's Band-Aid Menace
Dwyane Wade was having a lot of fun putting those decorative Band-Aids on his face and NBA fans were starting to take notice. So naturally the league had to put a stop to that....
Remember To Wear Sun Screen On The Golf Course
• Two words. Fitted Hats: When playing golf in the desert for an entire week, try to protect your whole head from the sun. It's tough out there for the bald guys. [SimonOnSports]...
What Exactly Is Being Measured Here?
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
The Barry Bonds Saga Will Never End
Jury selection in the Barry Bonds perjury trial was supposed to start yesterday. Yeah, that's not going to happen. Ever....
Larry Johnson Is A Fashion Icon
• What's under that hat?: You know what's amazing about this? Larry Johnson actually looked at himself in a mirror before he left the house and thought, "Yeah, that looks right." [Pacman Jonesin']...
The Dodgers Will Save Our Slumping Economy
The ball club held a two-day job fair to fill 500 part-time gigs at Dodger Stadium—and 7,000 people showed up. No word on if any of them can play left field. [CNN]...
Rock ... Chalk ... Down In Front, Please!
Some Kansas fans really, really wanted to get on TV with this sign. Some others just wanted to watch the game, but we all have to make sacrifices. [KU Sports]...
Coast Guard Finds Missing Boat, One Survivor (Update)
The Coast Guard has found the overturned fishing boat missing in the Gulf of Mexico and have rescued one survivor. Keep checking below for updates....
Usain Bolt To Asafa Powell: "Fix My Car"
Asafa Powell lost the "World's Fastest Man" title to Usain Bolt, then spent the winter fixing up Bolt's Honda Accord. Is that sadder than the fact that the "World's Fastest Man" drives an Accord? [Australian]...