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David and Victoria Show Off Their New Uniforms
Get Bent: No wonder the Beckham's careers are suffering. It's a lot of hard work to be this damn sexy. [Sports Crackle Pop]...

Rinku And Dinesh Tap Barry Bonds For Insight Into Mysterious "Pirates city"
"Rinku and I going Barry Bonds house. We talking Barry Bonds sir about Pirates city. [W]e learning Willie Stargell, Dave Parker, Roberto Clemente. We learning coaches. We liking Barry Bonds best." [The Million Dollar Arm]...

Claude Lemieux Comes Out Of His Shell
Claude Lemieux—who is 43 and hasn't played an NHL game is six years—will suit up for the San Jose Sharks tonight. Ahh, the memories....

Chicago Wants A Second Terrible Football Franchise
This is what happens when you have two weeks of down time to fill, but it's somehow still football season. Crazy mayors get crazy ideas and people (like me) pretend to take them seriously....

St. Louis High-Sticks Their Way Into America's Heart
After missing two chances at an empty net in the final minute, the Bruins allowed the Blues to skate back down into their zone and put the puck in the net to miraculously tie the game with under a second to go. Ok, maybe David Backes' stick was a wee bit high when he batted the puck out of the air, ...

Humble Minnesota Figure Skater Wants To Remind People How Pretty She Is
"My eyes are large, my lips full, my legs long. Many have told me that I should be a model. Some have even told me that I have an exotic, European look." [RandBall]...

The Buzzsaw That Is The Super Bowl
It seems my beloved teams are making a habit out of this Ridiculous Postseason Run business. In retrospect, it was the only way it could have gone down....

Bill Self Explains Him...self
Kansas is "looking into" Bill Self's possibly illegal contact with star recruit John Wall, who probably won't go to Kansas anyway, because who wants to play for cheaters? [AP/Google]...

Kirk Radomski Has No Doubt That Roger Clemens Is Lying Through His Pustules
Kirk Radomski's new book "Bases Loaded" is about his life as a high-end dope dealer for major league players. A large chunk of his promotional tour appears to be knee-capping Roger Clemens....

Lance Armstrong Pushes Legs Down, Then Back Up, Repeats
Hero velocipeddler Lance Armstrong self-powers his bi-wheeled cycle for several hours, wins accolades beyond the realm of most men's dreams. [The Australian]...

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "Blood In The Cage"
In his new book, "Blood in the Cage, SI writer L. Jon Wertheim examines the furious rise of the UFC and mixed martial arts fighting....

What The Heck... Let's Have A Lacrosse Fight
Yes, I'm making fun of lacrosse players, because it's easy and blindsiding unsuspecting opponents with your shoulder doesn't make you a football player. Dropping the gloves and slugging it out doesn't make you a hockey player either, but it is still entertaining....

Dennis Green Was First Step In Cardinals' Rejuvenation Process
He drafted Larry Fitzgerald. He took on Kurt Warner. He went bonkers during a press conference. But according to the East Valley Tribune (and Dan Patrick) it started with Denny. [East Valley Tribune]...

Dana Jacobson Plays Scrappy, Handsy Defense on Braylon Edwards
This past weekend was Detroit Tiger Curtis Granderson's celebrity basketball shootout, featuring various Michigan-based celebrities running around the hardwood to raise money for inner city schools....

Change We Can Link To
Barack Hussein Obama will become the 44th President of the United States at noon today. How are bloggers and journalists desperately trying to turn this into a sports story?...

Nine-Fingered Kobe Enough To Stop LeBron James
How confident is Kobe Bryant that he deserves the MVP Award? He intentionally dislocated his right ring finger before their game last night and still dispatched the Cavaliers with relative ease....

Something Is With You And It Ain't The Force
• Yes, that's a Colts' stormtrooper: Star Wars nerds and sports nerds. Together forever, amen. [Galactic Binder]...

'08 Cowboys Built Foundation Of Ineptitude Early On
Missed meetings. Late for games. Undisciplined practices. Lackadaisical coaching. These are just some of the problems that caused the Cowboys to implode in 2008, the Dallas Morning News reports. [Dallas Morning News via Fan Nation]...

No, It's Not Real Pee, Officer -- It's My Artistic Interpretation Of The Eagles' Performance In NFC Championship Games
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...

Willis McGahee Says He's Fine, Ready For Next Concussion
"I'm all right. Everything is OK. The MRI and the CAT scan checked out good. I was scared, but I didn't know how serious it was. It was pretty intense." [Baltimore Sun]...