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Brian Urlacher's Kooky Baby Mama Heads To Prison
Tyna Robertson, the lovely mother of Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher's son, was arrested by Cook County sheriff's police after she missed a court date. [Chicago Breaking News]...

Brady Quinn's Beautiful Face May Have Been Damaged
Rumors are flying around Cleveland about a possible altercation between Browns defensive lineman Shaun Smith and quarterback Brady Quinn....

The Curious Case Of Britt Barefoot
Do you think Britt Barefoot really wanted to be a kicker or was he simply forced into it because of his all-too appropriate last name?...

LeBron: Don't Start Printing Those #23 Knicks Jerseys Just Yet
Not sure if you've heard, but the summer of 2010 is a rather important one in the NBA....

Brandon Roy Plays A Game Of 52 Pickup
Portland coach Nate McMillan on Brandon Roy's career night in the Blazers' 124-119 win over the Suns: “It really felt like a quiet 52 points. He was just knocking down shots." [NBCSports]...

Teixeira Holding Up Entire Free Agent Market, Quest For World Peace
Our economy is in shambles, global warming threatens the planet and they're throwing loafers at us in Iraq. But if someone could just sign Mark Teixeira, the rest would fall neatly into place....

Braylon Edwards Has Irreconcilable Differences With Cleveland Fans
In case it wasn't clear from his comments on Tuesday, Braylon Edwards would like to make it perfectly understood that he is not feeling the love from Browns fans—and he's just about had enough....

The Burning Of Atlanta
Rafael Furcal eschews Braves and Athletics, signs with Dodgers for three years, $30 million. Wizard Cat awards this deal, three wands. [Fox Sports]...

Somewhere In This Grainy Footage, Brian Giles Is Roughing Up His Girlfriend
Earlier today, Padres outfielder Brian Giles was sued by a former girlfriend, over alleged constant physical abuse throughout their long relationship. One of those incidents was apparently captured on surveillance footage from an Arizona bar in 2006....

Lebron's Crazy High School Life Gets Ice Cube
From the gang called...wait: "It's a grounded character study of teenage life in small town America, but it's also an exploration of the American Dream and the wish-fulfillment aspect of what his life has become." Oh. [ESPN The Mag]...

Billy Sims Is Sorry For Loving Oklahoma So Darn Much
Billy Sims caused pain and distress to everyone in the nation during Sam Bradford's Heisman Trophy presentation, with the possible exception of two people—Sam Bradford and Billy Sims....

Maybe He Should Change His Name To Phil Dawsome
When asked how it felt to eclipse the franchise record for most field goals in a season, Phil Dawson, kicker of the 4-10 Cleveland Browns, said: "There's an old saying back in Texas that says, 'You know that white speck on top of chicken poop? It's still chicken poop.' " [Philly.com](bottom graph)...

Braylon Edwards May Have Worn Out His Welcome In Cleveland
Cleveland is awful and their offense hasn't scored in 16 quarters, but everyone just stay calm. You don't hear Braylon Edwards crying about it....

My Other Car Is A Recliner
Browns fan ticketed for driving unregistered couch. [Breitbart.com]...

Lemme Know It's Christmas Time At All
Tonight the Philadelphia Eagles attempt to dismantle the hapless Cleveland Browns in front of a raucous crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. Stu Scott and Santa will be there to witness the carnage....

What Is Wrong With Billy Sims?
There's a fine line between showing school spirit and hijacking the greatest moment of some kid's life just to draw attention to yourself and I think Billy Sims may have crossed it....

Oh, So He's Insane
"We understand that Sean has problems, and we understand that people are human," Hull said. "We don't want to ruin Sean or his career. We want him to get better, but we needed to obviously part ways with Sean. It's amicable." [Dallas Morning News]...

Someone In The Braves Dugout Is Quite The Artist
So a reader happened to be looking over some photos he took at a Nationals-Braves game this summer, and noticed something scrawled on the knob of Brian McCann's bat. Hmmm, is that ...?...

FOX Botches Heisman Story, Announces Tebow As Winner
While most people predicted a close Heisman race, FOX apparently thought Tebow had it in the bag. So much so that they published a Tebow victory story on their site. Screen grab after the jump....

High School Sports Apocalypse Closer Than You Think
It didn't take long for one California school district to figure an easy way to balance their budget during our economic tsunami; eliminate all high school sports. Don't laugh, yours may be next....