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Better Know An Umpire: Tom Hallion
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.)...
The Charlotte Bobcats Can't Even Beat The Spread
The Bobcats' losing streak has reached 18 games, and they're flirting with the all-time worst single-season winning percentage in NBA history. You would expect an experienced gambler to see them as a good bet because the entire world thinks so little of them. Er, no....
Report: Billy Hunter Moves To Push Derek Fisher Out As Union President
Can't say this one comes as much of a surprise, but NBA Players Association honcho Billy Hunter has finally started his move to force out union president Derek Fisher, a guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, after five years on the job. Theoretically, Fisher has two years remaining in his role as uni...
Don't Dare Mention J.P. Arencibia's Insanely Low Batting Average
Master Tim Kurkjian impressionist J.P. Arencibia got himself into a little tiff this morning when he started making fat jokes aimed at a Long Island radio personality who dared bring up his atrocious season-starting stats. ESPN's Keith Law brought the tweet to the masses, and when Baseball Prospectu...
Sports-Loving President Forces Ice Hockey On His Poor Desert Nation
This man is Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, and he is the president of Turkmenistan. He is wearing this ridiculous ice hockey jersey because he demanded that his country's sports-minded officials build an ice hockey arena in the capital city of Ashgabat, and when you win reelection with 97 percent of th...
Better Know An Umpire: Wally Bell
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.)...
Memphis Coach's Explanation For NCAA Violation: "My Wife Was Yelling At Me"
Josh Pastner committed a no-no the other night: He tweeted the name of a recruit from the University of Memphis's official men's basketball Twitter account. NCAA rules prohibit coaches from discussing recruits until they sign, and even though the tweet was deleted quickly, the damage had been done. ...
Oh Look, Robert Griffin III Has "Character Issues"
The NFL draft is a week away, so it's just about time to start flinging around unfounded speculation and backstabbing and deliberate misinformation, and that's all before Mel Kiper takes to the airwaves. Which young man shall we tear down today? Curiously, it's Robert Griffin III, the second overall...
Wayne Gretzky's Dad Thinks Fighting In Hockey Is "Stupid"
Joe O'Connor of the National Post has written a wonderful story on Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne and "King of Hockey Dads." The 73-year-old Gretzky has battled hearing and memory loss for years and was just recently diagnosed with Parkinson's. Despite all that, he maintains a good spirit and had d...
Blazers Owner Composes Rage Comic Equating Local Columnist With Big-Eared Octopus
Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is the 48th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $14.2 billion. Evidently, all that dough (and being the cofounder of Microsoft) doesn't get you a thick skin when local columnists target your team's less-than-stellar season (or an advanced grasp of...
Reports: Ivan Rodriguez To Retire
According to reports, Ivan Rodriguez will retire as a member of the Texas Rangers before Texas plays the Yankees on Monday....
Jabar Gaffney Thinks The Redskins Want To Trade Him Because Of His Twitter Rant
Gaffney said as much to a radio station this morning, though it's "likely, but not absolutely certain" he could be even be released, a league source also told ESPN 980. Yes, Gaffney was referring to the same Twitter rant he says he wasn't responsible for because he got hacked....
Better Know An Umpire: Larry Vanover
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.)...
Jamie Moyer Becomes Oldest Pitcher In Baseball History To Win A Game
Good for Jamie Moyer, who pitched seven effective innings against the Padres Tuesday night to earn the 268th win of his never-ending and perpetual baseball career. At the age of 49 years, 150 days, he also became the oldest geezer to win a MLB game....
Clemens Lawyers, Prosecutors Caught Discussing Trial Strategy Over Hot Mic
Jury selection began this week in the second perjury trial of Roger Clemens, and journalists were given an unexpected glimpse into what they might expect once jury selection is over....
Better Know An Umpire: Jerry Layne
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative stats are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.)...
Was Bob Huggins Drunk At A Coaching Clinic The Other Day?
A number of current and former college basketball coaches—Billy Donovan, Roy Williams, Bob Knight, Jamie Dixon, among others—gave presentations at a Nike clinic over the weekend at Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh. But according to an eyewitness, West Virginia's Bob Huggins is the onl...
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Todd Bertuzzi, Ping Pong Enforcer [UPDATE]
The feud between the Red Wings and Predators that began when Shea Weber smacked Henrik Zetterberg's head off the turnbuckle glass at the end of Game 1 has extended all the way to table tennis. At Joe Louis Arena, there's a ping pong table in the hallway between the home and visitors locker rooms. An...
Baseball's Unwritten Rules, Uncovered After 26 Years
A few weeks ago, I found myself in Austin and happened upon one of these flea market-type warehouses. It's like a ginormous, impersonal yard sale: People come with their stuff, set it up in their little station, put a price tag on everything, and hope it eventually sells. As it turns out, one of the...
Better Know An Umpire: Marty Foster
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year....