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Vince Young Is Back, But Shhhh, Please Don't Boo Him
Talking publicly for the first time since Jeff Fisher sent guys with white coats after him with butterfly nets, Vince Young says that he's fine, he wants to play, and that he was never depressed. The problem was that he had never been booed before, and didn't know how to handle it. Um, good thing he...
Jeff Monson Would Like To Engage You In Thoughtful Political Debate
Jeff "The Snowman" Monson is the only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt I know who also holds a Masters Degree in psychology. He's also an MMA fighter who has fought for Ultimate Fighting Championship titles on two occasions, and is really into politics. In fact, he took a little trip to Minneapolis-St...
8 Most Interesting College Football Games of the Weekend
Sometimes choosing which college football games to watch is tough. Particularly since, unlike the NFL, the games kick off at odd hours, on odd stations, with odd match-ups. And there are so damn many of them. As college football has become more commoditized the top 2 or 3 games soak up 99% of the a...
Red Bull and Vodka Fueled High Jumper To Be Suspended for a Year?
Last week, we brought you the story of Ivan Ukhov, the high jumper whose drunken jump has exploded on the internets. More than a million people have watched the you tube video which we've handily relinked for you below. Now comes news that mother Russia is not pleased with him. In fact, they're ang...
Afternoon Blogdome: Maria Sharapova And Tiny Gnome Woman Enjoy The Catwalk
• Or gymnast Nastia Liukin: Both of the women were attending Fashion Week in NYC, sitting around, watching tall people prance around in weird, expensive outfits.They're just fortunate they, unlike Julianne Margulies (Beware: NIGHTMARE FUEL), kept their legs crossed. [With Leather] • Rob Dibble goes ...
Cheering For Injuries Is Good For America! Jamboroo, Week 2
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs, well, every Thursday afternoon during the NFL season. Drew's new book, "Men With Balls," released October 27th and featuring 100% new material, is available for pre-order here. You can email Drew here. Read him during the week at KSK. As...
Randy Moss Tells Jets That Patriots Are 'Still The Team To Beat.' That Seems Wise
If there's one thing that Matt Cassel wishes for his starting debut with the Patriots on Sunday, it's that a prominent teammate talk some smack to the opposing team, which already has a contract out on him to begin with. Oh, and a very painful cold sore; that would be good. Randy Moss just couldn't ...
Jason Whitlock Continues To Be Part-Time Publicist For Jeff George's Lonely Right Arm
Love him or loathe him, Jason Whitlock is one of the most fascinating sports writers working today. His columns are always infused with a stridency and subversion that make his words compelling, regardless of how batshitty the context or opinion. Like Jason Whitlock. Like him a lot. And today's colu...
Beanie Wells Now Doubtful for USC Game
As the biggest game in the history of mankind inches closer still, Wells practiced for the first time since his injury against Youngstown State on Wednesday. Unfortunately that practice left him so sore he was unable to practice on Thursday morning. Just a few minutes ago, Jim Tressel pronounced hi...
Al Davis Finds Your Lack Of Faith Disturbing
This man does not want your pity. Yes, the Oakland Raiders are 0-1, having created such a large vortex of suck on Sunday night against the visiting Broncos that pedestrians, buses, small businesses and I'm pretty sure my cat were inhaled into the blackness, never to be seen again. So bad was the thr...
Lakers Guard Shoots Down "Chinese Magic Johnson" Nickname Prefers "Monkey King"
Sun Yue is 6'8 and was signed by the Lakers this summer after being drafted in 2007. He's announcing his nickname preference now so there's no confusion once the season starts. The season won't start until his visa is approved, but don't call him the Chinese Magic Johnson. Instead, per Yahoo, he wa...
Tony Romo: Cowboy, Hero To The OnStar-Averse
Ugh. As painful as it is to type these words, especially during this week, it seems appropriate given the circumstances: TONY ROMO IS A GOOD GUY. Fine. Whatever. Great. A story in today's Fort Worth Star Telegram tells the tale of two Cowboys fans named Bill and Sharon White, who were returning from...
The Average NFL Team Now Worth Over $1 Billion
Just as a refresher, the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise fee was $2,500 back in 1933. Art Rooney had the money to pay the franchise fee thanks to winnings at Saratoga Racetrack. Yeah, pretty good investment. As always it makes you want to kick your grandfather. The NFL becomes the first sports league...
Mets 3 1/2 Up With 17 To Play. I See No Way This Ends Badly
So things seem to be lining up nicely for the Mets in the stretch run, as evidenced on Wednesday with a 13-10 win over the Nationals. David Wright had himself a nice little 4-for-4 outing, New York took a 3 1/2-game lead over the Phillies, and the schedule looks promising, with 10 of their remaining...
Inevitable Trojan Blowout In LA Saturday Night Will Be A Star-Studded Affair
This weekend, I'm actually flying out to see Ohio State attempt to not get completely white-washed out of the Coliseum this Saturday night. (Current line, OSU getting 10.5. Not gonna be enough, methinks.) Even if this is a colossal ass-kicking, this will be my first big-time college football game I'...
The Papelbon Dirty Dancing Videos Are Here. Oh, Man
If the Red Sox fail to win the East this season — and let's face it, it's looking more and more doubtful — we can probably blame this. One is never really prepared for a video of Jonathan Papelbon at a high school talent show performing Dirty Dancing routines in drag; it's just a shock to the system...
Morning Blogdome: Canucks Terrified By Scary Costumes, Binge-Drinking During Silver And Black Tailgate
• 8 Canadians infiltrate the black heart of Raider Nation: "Given the fact we were eight docile Canadians in a place Wikipedia calls “one of the most dangerous of large cities in the United States,” we decided it prudent to load up on a little liquid courage before we ventured into the heart of Raid...
Just What The NFL Needs; More Nazi-Related Controversy
Should a new stadium for the Giants and Jets — shown here with the Jets going for it on fourth-and-long from their own 35 — be named after a German corporation with ties to the Holocaust? The controversy continues to swirl over New York, as Allianz Insurance would reportedly pay $20 million to $30 m...
Jessica Is Running Her Fat Yap Again, The Angels Clinch And The Rays Win Another In Fenway
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
A Slanted And Semi-Enchanted Evening With Linda Cohn
This photo was taken by Gawker photog Roger West who was assigned to photograph my big date in New York City with ESPN's Linda Cohn, who's doing press for her book, "Cohn Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' Club". She's a classy lady and one who appreciated my attempts at woo...