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Aubrey Coleman Steps on Chase Budinger's Face, Gets Ejected, Laughs
Houston was leading Arizona at the McKale Center by a score of 63-51 when Aubrey Coleman decided to stomp on Chase Budinger's face. As it turns out, that's just the wakeup call the Wildcats needed. ...

Pedroia's Brother Charged With Molestation
Dustin Pedroia's older brother has been charged with child molestation leading to disbelief within the Woodland, California community where the Pedroia's are like royalty (according to fellow resident Tom Ziller). [The Sporting Blog]...

Michael Redd's Knee Is Shredded
"Redd was injured in the third quarter of Milwaukee's victory over Sacramento on Saturday night. Bucks general manager John Hammond said Sunday that an MRI exam on Redd's knee revealed a torn ACL and MCL." [AP]...

Their Youth Sustains Him
How does Jerry Jones unwind after a stressful season? By hanging out with the young people at John Legend's after party, of course. The unbuttoned shirt just screams youthful and hip....

Afternoon Blogdome: The Crying Giants Fan
• This video of a distraught Giants fan contains language that is both NSFW and hilarious. [KSK]...

Torre's New Tell-All Book Sounds Delightful
The New York Post managed to obtain an early copy of Joe Torre's soon to be released tell-all. The book, co-written by Tom Verducci, includes some fantastic characterizations of A-Rod....

WaPo's Mike Wise Delivers Another Revealing Profile
"DeShawn Stevenson moved closer, toward the image of Darryl C. Stevenson. He looked for a resemblance, but the mug shot disappeared too quickly." [Washington Post]...

Mighty Fedor Fells Arlovski With One Punch
Here's video of the fight comes via Ballhype, so watch it while you can. Those crappy t-shirt printing fight promoters like to get all sensitive about their video showing up online....

Mother of Eddy Curry's Son Found Murdered
"Police are searching for a "known acquaintance" of the woman in connection with the homicides. Curry, who now plays for the New York Knicks, was in Philadelphia Saturday for a game. He was back in New York later that evening, distraught and contemplating a trip to Chicago, the source said." [Chica...

Morning Blogdome: Another Feather In Jose's Cap
Jose Canseco fought Danny Bonaduce to a draw in what some observers are calling a boxing match. Maybe next time they shouldn't schedule against Mosley-Margarito and Emelianenko-Arlovski. Or better yet, no next time. [Wax Heaven]...

Sugar Shane Shocks the World, KO's Margarito In 9
The air of invincibility surrounding Antonio Margarito following his super human performance against Miguel Cotto was brought down 37 year old Sugar Shane Mosley before the largest crowd in Staples Center's history....

Baton Rouge Is Still a Football Town
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

That's One Hell of a Right Jab
This picture comes from earlier today when umpire Garth DiFelice defended himself from a charging Kenneth Darby with a textbook right cross jab to the chin. Or at least that's the way it looks to me....

The Raiders Still Have Some Fight In Them
The Raiders, the Redskins, and some teams that actually still matter at this point in the season....

She Just Wanted It to Snow
Perhaps this young Sooner is just feeling a little extra emotion in the weeks leading up to the national championship. All we know is that she's sorry, and she'll totally sweep the floor....

Holyfield Loses Narrow Decision, Survives
A Russian giant gets an early Christmas present in Switzerland....

Ron English Takes Over At Eastern Michigan
"What would you rather be, the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan or the head coach at nearby Eastern Michigan University? Ron English had those two offers thrown into his lap and decided it is best to be the head guy at a smaller program. On Monday EMU is expected to announce Engl...

Liverpool and Arsenal Take Center Stage
Rafa Benitez's Scousers of Liverpool are in London this morning for a clash at Emirates Stadium against Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal side that is always up for a big match. The Gunners have wins this season over Manchester United and Chelsea, however they still remain 8 points back of Liverpool who...

Why Yes, That Is Thad Matta and a Storm Trooper
You might be asking yourself why there is a storm trooper guarding over Thad Matta's sparsely attended press conference. What you don't know is that Darth Vader is lurking ominously in the opposite corner....

This Is Not Going to End Well
Tonight Evander Holyfield steps back in the ring. The 46 year-old claims to fight on because it is the will of God, but everyone paying attention knows that it's primarily the will of his creditors....