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Jeff George Insists He Could Still Play For The Vikings; Vike's Writer Shows Him Reality
"My suggestion is he disconnect his phone... [h]e won't answer the next time a reporter calls to ask if he thinks he should still be playing. It's time for everyone to move on." [ESPN]...
Will Raiders Go Truly Retro On NFL's Opening Throwback Weekend?
How quickly we forget that before Al Davis took over the team in 1963, the AFL franchise was scheduled to be named the Oakland Senòres. [San Francisco Chronicle]...
Josh McDaniels Wonders Why Jay Cutler Is Ignoring His Facebook Friend Request
Refusing a face-to-face meeting is one thing, but you know the relationship is damaged when Broncos' quarterback Jay Cutler ignores your text messages. Poor Josh McDaniels....
Requiem For The Crackback?
The crackback block, which caused Warren Sapp to demand that Mike Sherman "put on a jersey!" and other fun confrontations, may be on its way to extinction....
Big Night For The Kid From Humble, Texas (With Update)
Who is Mike Singletary, and why are Texas A&M fans cursing his name this morning? High NCAA Tournament seed not yours, Aggie fans....
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....
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....
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]...
Plaxico Burress Can Come Back As Long As He Stops Shooting Himself In The Leg
Giants GM, Jerry Reese: "Right now he is still a Giant and if things work out and he's on board with what we want coming back, we'd love to have him back." [SI]...
Arkansas QB Drunk, Arrested, Internet-Slandered
Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett was arrested last night for the always popular "public intoxication" and, naturally, his Wikipedia page has already been defaced. It's the circle of life. [Friends of the Program + ArkansasSports360]...
Some Spring Training News That Really Isn't News
In a development absolutely no one could have predicted, the Indians' Kerry Wood may miss some time with a sore back. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]...
Tiger Woods Is Playing Golf RIGHT NOW
The whole state of Arizona is having a Tigergasm right now and the lives of golf fans once again have meaning. This was the glorious moment of his fabled return....
Oil Can Boyd Says He Can Still Bring The Nasty Stuff At The Age Of 236
Interesting story from Big League Stew about former Red Sox pitcher Oil Can Boyd's desire to return to baseball. Yes, he's 49 (hey, he looks 236), but he says his fastball has been rejuvenated....
The Rangers Attempt To Reacquire Stars' Sloppy Seconds
Sean Avery could be a Ranger again soon, according to the New York Post. The exiled Stars' defenseman, who pisses off everyone in the NHL, is currently reconditioning his head for a comeback....
The God Save The Fan (Paperback Edition) FAQ
Today, the paperback version of God Save The Fan is released to bookstores. There's some stuff that's different than the last version....
Arizona Dismisses Confused, Drunk Mascot
The Diamondbacks fired their mascot because of a DUI arrest and not, as suspected, because bobcats are not snakes. [AZ Republic]...
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J.C. Romero Rises Up For [Dumb] Puerto Ricans Everywhere
This proves that J.C. Romero's hyper-excitement on the mound is not something manufactured just for his relief appearances....
The Creative Impasse Between Bill Simmons and ESPN Appears To Be Over
The rumor about Bill Simmons "quitting" his B.S. Report podcast on ESPN due to restrictive over-editing policies were apparently overblown, for today the B.S. Report has miraculously reappeared. The one noticeable change to it is the new pre-show disclaimer from the Sports Fella himself that states ...
Gator Quarterback Not Named Tebow Charged With Burglary
Florida Gators backup quarterback, Cameron Newton, was arrested, charged with felony burglary, and suspended from the team after stealing a classmate's laptop. Newton got caught when, in a stroke of genius, he used the stolen laptop to access the school's network. Oh, but that's not all. When he rea...
Charissa Thompson Wisely Returns to Hair Color Prefered by Boner-Popping NFL Viewership
It was only a few short weeks ago that stunning-looking FOX NFL sideline reporter Charissa Thompson de-blonded herself for a more Lisa Loebian-type camera presence. It's not that she looked horrible with the cat glasses and the brunette locks, but it was an extreme transformation that seemed to have...