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Todd Marinovich's Half-Brother Would Like to Show You His Pistols
In his debut for Syracuse this afternoon, QB Greg Paulus threw a fatal interception in OT that cost his team the game. Luckily for the Orange, they've got a couple of spare guns on their defensive line....
Sweet Vindication for Stephen A. Smith
An arbitrator has ruled that his demotion/dismissal from the Philadelphia Inquirer way back in January 2008 was "unjust", and has ordered the negotiation of an "appropriate remedy". I'm sure we could come up with a few suggestions....
Update 2: Not All Technological Advancements Benefit Mankind
Now we're cookin'! Paulus choked (which should please you), Kenny Chesney sucks, and Lee Corso is frighteningly detailed....
Ex-OSU Tight End May Have a Problem With Raping People
Earlier this week, sophomore Jamal Mosley up and left the Oklahoma State football team for what head coach Mike Gundy called "personal reasons". Turns out by "personal reasons", he meant "multiple rape allegations". To-may-to, to-mah-to, I guess....
This Week in Love
Alright, time to commence my weekly scan of the interwebs to see who got engaged recently. Let's see, there's Ricky Williams and Kristen Barnes. There's also Jim from The Office and Emily Blunt (slow down, you two!). And......
Update 1: All Systems Go
In the words of jeremycham, "it has begun". Some good stuff to start, but we could have used a few more Greg Paulus references....
Rampage Jackson Ditches Upcoming Bout to Star in A-Team Movie
I wonder which character he'll play?...
Guess Hugh's Back?
The Hugh Johnson Project, that is the one who is back!...
Cash From Clunkers: Brett Favre Fined $10K for That Dirty Hit
Say what you will about the morality issues tied in with Mike Vick's return to the NFL, but perhaps it is another QB who's return was much-discussed about whom we should be worrying the most....
Mariners Skipper Takes Job Title Seriously
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Steve McNair 1973-2009
Not much more to talk about, as details are still pretty scarce. Sucks to end on this note, but thankfully it's not every day you lose one of the classier and tougher quarterbacks of all time in such horrible fashion....
Rinku and Dinesh Debut
Okay, this isn't exactly crucial stuff in light of recent developments, but in a bit of good news, the hard-throwing brothers pitchers from India/Pittsburgh Pirates prospects both made an appearance for the team's Gulf Coast League affiliate today....
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Steve McNair Found Shot to Death [UPDATE]
No joke. A Nashville news channel is reporting he was shot to death in downtown Nashville. A female has also been found dead. More obviously as soon as we know anything. Terrible, terrible news....
Tiger Woods Calls Yankee Stadium Tickets "Overpriced"
This just might be the boldest political stance he's ever taken. He's also "no fan of the h1n1 virus" and thought The Hangover was "funny". Oh, and he's +1 today and tied for the lead at the AT&T National....
College Football's Career Passing Yards Leader Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Video Camera On Roof
There has to be more to the story than that. And there is!...
The Tour De France is, How You Say, "Underway"
Lance Armstrong began his quest for eight with a solid start in the first-stage time trial. And that's the only mention of France we'll have on this July 4th, I can promise you that! East Coast Bias has you covered....
WNBA Star Busted Driving Under The Influence
The Mercury's Diana Taurasi was cited Thursday night in Phoenix, a few hours after her team's win over the Seattle Lone Professional Basketball Franchises....
Hedo Turkoglu Spurns Trail Blazers for Raptors
ESPN is reporting that Toronto is giving him five years and $53 million. In addition, he won't have those pesky playoffs ruining his summers....
F1 Boss Ecclestone: Hitler "Got Things Done"
He also managed to compliment Saddam Hussein and offend black people all in the same interview. And he thinks Hitler was efficient?...
Haunted Floating Bat Stalks Manny In Return
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