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Aaron Rodgers Feels He Got Screwed By <i>60 Minutes</i>
Aaron Rodgers is not short. But he used to be short (for a quarterback), and it still rankles him immensely, and just about the worst thing you can say to him is that he looks smaller in person. 60 Minutes's Sunday profile of Rodgers caught him at a fan meet-and-greet, and when one unlucky contest...

Aaron Rodgers Is Very Sensitive About His Height
60 Minutes ran a profile of Aaron Rodgers last night, and it was, as is customary for most of their non-tennis sports segments, not really designed for sports fans. (Did you know the Packers play in a small town, but have won a lot of championships, and their fans really love the team? I hope you ...

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Lance Armstrong Wants TV Show To Say It's Sorry
"In a letter sent Wednesday to CBS News chairman and '60 Minutes' executive producer Jeff Fager, lawyer Elliot Peters said the May 22 segment about Armstrong was built on a series of falsehoods, and he accused the reputable CBS show of sloppy journalism." [ESPN, PDF of letter here]...

If Drew Brees' Wife Brittany Goes Into Game-Day Labor, She's On Her Own
So, 60 Minutes will feature Drew Brees tomorrow night. The segment includes an interview with Jeremy Shockey, thus totally screwing anybody who said "I'll tattoo 'Berzerker' on my forehead if Jeremy Shockey ever gets on 60 Minutes."...

Cruel, Inhumane Sport Continues To Demand Penance From Cruel, Inhumane Dogfighter
Michael Vick spoke with the creases of James Brown's forehead yesterday. Again we were treated to the spectacle of a man who has profited off a brutal, inhumane sport nonetheless claiming the moral high ground. I refer to James Brown....

If Mike Vick Is Repentant, He'll Never Tell
Michael Vick made an appearance at a Humane Society event yesterday, but don't expect to hear an inspiring message of redemption. Don't expect to hear it at all. Vick's talk wasn't for the community: it was for his own gain....

Alex Rodriguez Revealed His Simple-Minded Idiocy To Katie Couric Long Before This Mess
CBS News' Katie Couric revealed a surprising fact about Alex Rodriguez to David Letterman last night. Prior to their infamous 60 Minutes interview, it turns out A-Rod solicited career advice from her....

Michael Phelps Doesn't Need Your $5,000,000
We still have no conclusive evidence that explains the Michael Phelps Phenomenon—after all, he is just a swimmer—but perhaps our esteemed colleague Señor Tuffy Pants, M.D., does need to reconsider his conclusion that Aqua Boy is not "exceptionally rich." The guy turns down more multi-million endorse...

Roger Clemens Begs You To Sue Him
So here's a fun twist: There's a possibility, after Roger Clemens' HARD HITTING interview with Mike Wallace this Sunday on "60 Minutes," that Brian McNamee could sue him....