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Warren Sapp Questioned Over Some Domestic Violence Something Or Other
Tough couple days for former members of The U and former Dancing With The Stars contestants. Oh, and NFL Network employees, actually. [TMZ]...
The First Super Bowl XLIV Wardrobe Malfunction Belongs To...ESPN's Merril Hoge?
Yes. There he is in all this thong-wearing glory at one of those ubiquitous pseudo-celebrity beach football games you'll find throughout SB week. This one just happened to be televised and showed us that, disturbingly, Hoge digs kinky Under Armour®....
Terry Out As England Captain
Fabio Capello today stripped John Terry of his captaincy, and will name a replacement as soon as he can find one who hasn't slept with Vanessa Perroncel. [The FA]...
Louis Farrakhan's Grandson Picks Himself Up By His Bootstraps And Self-Reliantly Dunks On Guy's Head
Here's Virginia guard Mustapha Farrakhan, grandspawn of the leader of the Nation of Islam, hereby dubbed the Mutha Plane, stuffing some poor N.C. State fellow through the hoop. [YouTube, via Steinberg]...
Last Night's Winner: Edukation
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like school children in Indianapolis who get to sleep in one entire hour on Monday morning, win or lose. Then they will totally learn stuff....
John Terry Shouldn't Feel So Special
Vanessa Perroncel didn't just have a fling with John Terry, new reports say. Try three other Chelsea teammates. I don't know if this makes Wayne Bridge feel better or worse....
Colts Practicing Reverse Discrimination, Says Column That Makes Sense For About Two Seconds
Here's an argument that when the Colts hired Jim Caldwell, they violated the spirit of Rooney Rule by not interviewing any majority candidates. Also, the Saints should give Aaron Brooks some snaps on Sunday before Brees takes over. [NYDN]...
Super Bowl Subplot #6: The Aints Go Marching In
You know how fans of bad teams come to games with paper bags over their heads, because they're ashamed to admit they root for a terrible franchise? New Orleans invented that, because they root for the most terrible franchise ever....
Super Bowl Subplot #5: Haiti's Pierre Garçon
A dilemma has struck the publishing world this week. How do you make that little tail thingy on the C in Pierre Garçon's name? More importantly, if we can't figure it out does that make us worse than Paul Shirley?...
Last Night's Winner: Minnesotans
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Twins fans who locked up their franchise catcher for the next decade. It's not official, but what could possibly go wrong in the final seconds?...
Super Bowl Subplot #4: Dwight Freeney's Ankle
Is it sprained or is it broken? Torn or rent asunder? Will he or won't he? Will it matter if he won't? Wait ... Someone is planning to play defense in this game? FREEEEENEEEEEEEEEEEEY!...
January: <em>Fin.</em>
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from January, ranked low to high...
Lance Broadway and Gerald Laird Would Make An Excellent Battery
Major league journeymen sure are punchy this offseason. Former White Sox/Met and current Blue Jay minor leaguer Lance Broadway is being sued for rearranging a man's face at a New Year's Eve party in Dallas. While shirtless, of course....
Nutty Protesters Going After Hockey Now, Apparently
Westboro Baptist Church, best known for disrupting soldiers' funerals and being generally batshit insane, are currently — at this very moment! — picketing outside the Stars/Coyotes game in Dallas. Because nothing saith "abomination unto the Lord" like Marty Turco's goaltending....
Yup, Terry's Secret Lover's Abortion Is Pretty Much Biggest Story Since First Stamford Bridge
When a court overturned an injunction on publishing some John Terry gossip, we thought it was a standard "affair with teammate's girlfriend." But, holy shit. We had no idea....
Hedo Turkoglu: "Ball"
Maybe it's the noise, maybe it's the language barrier, but Hedo stymies TSN's Jack Armstrong with a nonsensical one-word answer. The answer to life, the universe and everything: "ball."...
This North Jersey-Indianapolis Turf War Is Getting Out Of Hand
No Taser this time, just a Jets fan getting his skull broken in a fight after Sunday's game. No suspects yet, as Midwesterners don't snitch, out of politeness. [Staten Island Advance]...
Super Bowl Subplot #3: A Pro Bowl Like No Other
There are several key storylines that all media outlets are required to discuss in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. We will do our part by beating them into the ground as far as we can....
Last Night's Winner: Clappers
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like those who enjoy giving standing ovations every time they hear something they like. Try this in your regular life today and see how it goes....
Super Bowl Subplot #2: Trash-Talking Art Nerds
There are several key storylines that all media outlets are required to discuss in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. We will do our part by beating them into the ground as far as we can....