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Nothing's More Fun Than A Boxing Controversy!
There's nothing quite like a good ol' fashioned boxing fix, especially when it's extremely obvious. There's something almost pure about how it simultaneously deceives and yet has the balls to not even care if anyone notices. Last night's fight in Montreal between Canadian Lucian Bute and Mexican-Am...
NFL Voids Jim Haslett's Contract
Well, this is certainly some unexpected news. Jim Haslett, the hot-headed interim coach of the Rams who signed a contract with the team guaranteeing they remove the "interim" label next year if he wins 6 games, was just informed by the league that the contract no longer exists! Because they tore th...
Afternoon Blogdome: How To Prove One's Devotion
No Sex Rods for you!: Red Sox win case against man trying to use phrase "Sex Rod" on a variety of paraphernalia. [Sports Biz] "To spend time with her family", sure: Michelle Tafoya no longer gracing the NBA sidelines with her presence. [Watchdog] Mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery: The Battin...
Fog Slowly Lifting On NFL Steroid Scandal
Remember how yesterday it was reported that a whole bunch of Saints, including Deuce McAllister, tested positive for steroids, or steroid masking agents, or something else equally illegal? Well, the man on the scene Chris(t) Mortensen has learned himself a few names to go along with those allegatio...
Cavs Dancer Lands On Face During Stunt Gone Wrong
Every now and then, you need a horrific accident just to remind you how physically demanding of a sport cheerleading/dancing/tumbling actually is; if no one ever got hurt, would we still be amazed by the somersaults? Which is why it's necessary to highlight this story from last night regarding an i...
Ashley Todd Is Your New Mike Cooper
This is Ashley Todd. Ashley recently made some news when she was was mugged near at ATM by "a dark-skinned black man" who, after finding out she supported John McCain, carved a "B" on her face for some kind of pro-Obama viral ad campaign. However, the cops got kind of suspicious when they saw the B...
Tony Zendejas Will Knock You Out, Take That Booty
If you're like me and start your morning off by going through court proceedings of sexual abuse cases - don't you dare judge me! - you tend to become desensitized by most of the testimonies regarding these brutal escapades. But when you read something like "the largest anal tear the medical examiner...
Morning Blogdome: We Are Kickers, We Kick Ball
We Play With Ball, We Kick The Ball: Notre Dame's kicking woes force them to land a kicker who's never, uh, kicked before. [Sports by Brooks] Goodbye, Sally's College Fund: You can now place bets at the Maloof Brothers' Casino for all NBA teams not named the Sacramento Kings. [USA Today Blog] Yee-h...
Hockey Mom Begins Conquest To Kill All Goalies
Now sure, the McCain/Palin campaign have had their hardships over the past few weeks with some bad PR issue - who doesn't spend $150,000 on their wardrobe? - but until last night we didn't have indisputable proof that they are completely incapable of leading our country! At the most recent Palin pu...
The Sunday Evening NFL Roundup: Orlovsky!!!
When Dan Orlovsky was a young lad, he dreamed about this day: Finally making his first NFL start, carrying a woeful team on his back to victory, following up the post-game celebration by calling his parents to let them know that, see, he did make the right decision by turning down a full-ride schol...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you begin training for next year's Wife Carrying Championships ... • Drag Racing: Torco Racing Fuels Virginia Nationals [ESPN2] • Bull Riding: Rocky Boots Invitational [Versus] • NFL: Sunday Night Football, New England at San Diego [NBC] • MLB: NLCS Game 3, Philadelphia at LA [F...
Sometimes You Eat The Ghost, And Sometimes The Ghost Eats You
You Pacman Jones fans might want to savor today's game against the Cardinals: it might be awhile before you see him suited up for awhile. According to super-secret Yahoo(!) sources, Commissioner Roger Goodell is going to sit down with Pacman either Monday or Tuesday and deliver his swift, yet always...
Afternoon Blogdome: Doing The Pony(?) Dance, Feeling The Flow
• Get down with yo' bad self: Marcus Washington takes the lead for best celebratory dance of the year. [Mister Irrelevant] • End the media blackout! No one has the guts to mention Kelvin Winslow's enormous testicles. [Fanhouse] • The Buckner of soccer: Thank goodness soccer fans aren't that passi...
NFL Update 1: Schaub Picks Up Where Rosenfels Leaves Off
Miami 14, Houston 3 Matt Schaub started off with game with 2 interceptions, showing Sage Rosenfels that if anyone is going to be turning over the ball in a Houston uniform, it's going to be him. Meanwhile, Chad Pennington went bomb crazy to Patrick Cobbs, connecting for 53-yard and 80-yard TDs. St. ...
For Your Viewing Pleasure
• 1:00 - College women's volleyball: Nebraska at Missouri [FSN] • 2:00 - Racing: Hantz Group 200 [Speed] • 3:30 - College women's volleyball: Oregon State vs. Oregen [FSN] • 4:00 - Golf: Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship [NBC] • 4:00 - Golf: Valero Texas Open [Golf Channel] • 7:30 - ...
Morning Blogdome: Chokefight!
• Chokefight!: Carl Edwards shows Kevin Harvick just how much he loves him by momentarily cutting off his oxygen supply. [SbB] • Editors phone it in: "Holy Toledo" graces nearly every headline about yesterday's upset of Michigan by Toledo. [The Zone Blitz] • This does not bode well for Brian Cashman...
Two Aces Prove Their Worth
• Rays 9, Red Sox 8 With the two teams' respective aces taking the mound, you just knew it was going to be a swift affair - barely enough time to finish a six-pack - that would be decided by whichever team blinked first and allowed the one and only run to cross the plate. Just kidding. The game las...
ChiCity Deserves Your Vote
Tonight marks the beginning of the final 100 days of the presidency of George W. Bush. Now, there's no reason to turn this DUAN into a political debate - if you're in the 25% that still approve of the job Bush is doing, good for you; you're no flip-flopper - but we should take this as an opportunity...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch when you're taking a break from ducking dildos ... • Soccer: USA vs. Cuba, World Cup qualifier [ESPN Classic] • MLB: ALCS Game 2, Red Sox at Tampa Bay. See if the cowbells haunt your dreams. [TBS] • College football: UCLA at Oregon [FSN] • Formula One: Fuji Television Japanese Grand Pr...
Zen Driving Taken To The Extreme
When you see a headline like "Belgium Man Breaks Blind Speed World Record" you can't just simply ignore it and go about your business like nothing happened. The Belgium in question, a Mr. Luc Costermans, topped out at 308.78 km/h - or 192 mph in American - while driving his Lamborghini Gallardo at ...