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Dan Leone Will Not Stop Yapping Until The Eagles Give Him His Usher Job Back
Yesterday we showed you the story of Dan Leone, the former Eagles' game-day worker canned for illegal use of the Facebook. The Eagles have not relented, and Dan is still part-time jobless....

And Now Some Deleted Scenes From 'Talladega Nights'
Dude, it's not a foul ball … if a tire rolls onto the infield during a NASCAR race, you don't run over there and retrieve it....

Binghamton Player Blackballed By America East?
That's the speculation from the NY Times scribe Pete Thamel, who says that Binghamton's less-than-law-abiding team under coach Kevin Broadus may be the reason they're empty-handed during awards season. [The Dagger]...

Wake Up, Matt Jones
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Stephen Jackson Is The Last Dragon
If the Warriors' Stephen Jackson is Bruce Leroy, the mystical martial artist who possesses "the glow," then who is the evil Sho'nuff, the Shogun of Harlem?...

Pacman Jones Throws Punches On Pros Vs. Joes; More Unscripted Violence Possible
After his first week as a "Pro" taping the "Pros Vs. Joes" show, Adam "Pacman" Jones showed one contestant he's not there to be nice....

Yikes, How Did All Of This Hype Get Into My UFC?
I thought the whole point of a staredown was that you weren't supposed to talk? This lively debate brought you courtesy of Quinton Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans (somewhere, Vince McMahon Jr. is smiling)....

The Philadelphia Eagles' Gestapo Breaks An Employee's Heart — Twice
This downtrodden-looking Eagles' fan is Dan Leone who, up until last week, was a game-day stadium employee at Lincoln Financial Field. Leone was fired after he Facebook-slammed the organization for trading Brian Dawkins....

Anthony Brock Makes His Grandma Proud
Alabama point guard Anthony Brock almost didn't play against Tennessee on Sunday, because on Saturday he was at his grandmother's funeral. Naturally, he had to be the hero and win it at the buzzer....

Bob Ryan's Face Refuses To Grow Old Gracefully
Legendary columnist and occasional ESPN talking head Bob Ryan was, at 63, as pruney as most people his age. But he appears to be going through an alarming transformation....

Clay Bennett's Son Reveals Insight Into Father's Dislike Of Ugly Cheerleaders?
The brilliant "Bend It Like Bennett" has discovered what appears to be the OKC Supersonics owner's son's Facebook page. Graham Bennett loves his father unconditionally — even when Dad rips apart some high school cheerleaders....

The Ballad Of Glass Joe
Sports On a Stick begins a where-are-they-now? series on the Nintendo Mike Tyson Punchout characters. Today: Glass Joe. [Sports On A Stick]...

Montana Does Not Appreciate Your Dunking Shenanigans
A warmup dunk that shattered the backboard — such a recurring problem with me when I played high school basketball — may have cost a Montana team a shot at the state championship....

Pretty Young Actress Spends Free Time Stopping Pucks With Her Face
Hockey parents and stage parents probably have a lot in common, what with the driving their kids all over the country in pursuit of the fleeting hope of money and stardom....

Mike Piazza's Bacne Was Legendary And Suspicious
Mike Piazza's volcanic back acne has been discussed on this site before and now, cranky old writer Murray Chass is enlightening us with his own (deleted) tales of Piazza's zit-covered past....

God Lights The Way For Kurt Warner, Demands 15 Percent
Kurt Warner officially announced his new deal with the Cardinals on Wednesday, saying that it was God who told him to eschew the 49ers and return to Arizona....

Pat Burrell's Vaunted Bat May Actually Be Made Of Maple, Porn Star Says
No idea who Sophia Rossi is, but she's apparently slept with a lot of people. Like Tommy Lee, for instance. Oh, and ex-Phillie (sniffle) Pat Burrell, who she wasn't too impressed with....

Hello, This Is President Obama Calling On Behalf Of Oregon State
Oregon State basketball coach Craig Robinson said he wouldn't be above using President Obama for recruiting purposes. Presumably he was kidding. Or considering how competitive Div. I basketball recruiting is, maybe not....

Warner Loves And Leaves 49ers, Agrees To Makeup Sex With Cardinals
Two days after he was romanced by the 49ers via limo and private jet, Kurt Warner agreed to a two-year deal with the Cardinals, ESPN is reporting. What a slut....

Maurice Jones-Drew Might Be High Right Now
The lilliputian running back tells Dan Patrick that he's better than most of the running backs in the league. Oh, and he's also training in Egypt, you know, running the pyramids. What a rapscallion. [DP]...