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Mike Francesa Says Ike Davis Is Slumping Because Of "Jungle Fever"
Mets first baseman Ike Davis has looked terrible all year. He missed some time in spring training with a mysterious ailment—doctors identified Valley Fever, a lung infection—and, after a torrid stretch at the end of spring, OPSed .550 in April and .439 in May. There's plenty of talk of sending him t...
Attention Twitter: Bills Receiver David Clowney Does Not Have HIV
OK, it's a little weird. But a quick scan of Clowney's timeline indicates a noble purpose behind his action: He was making a public-service announcement about the importance of getting tested and subtly declaring himself clean and ready for some humping. I can support this. "Tweeting your HIV test" ...
Union Files Collusion Lawsuit Against NFL, Alleging Secret $123 Million Salary Cap In Uncapped Year
I've never been happier to admit I was wrong. Yesterday, the Redskins and Cowboys dropped their appeals of the NFL's salary cap penalties after being ruled against by rubber-stamp arbitrator Stephen Burbank, and I thought that was the end of it. The bad guys won. But the NFLPA had been saving its se...
What Did Joe Paterno Know About Jerry Sandusky In 1998? <em>Esquire</em> Unearths Curious New Details From Paterno's Papers
In the final interview of his life, the infamous "rape and a man" interview, Joe Paterno told Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post that he knew nothing about a 1998 police investigation into Jerry Sandusky, who, at the time, was still Penn State's defensive coordinator. (That investigation was launc...
The Best Shooters In The NBA, And Why Field Goal Percentage Can't Identify Them
What does field goal percentage actually tell us?...
The Rays' Luke Scott And Carlos Peña Ask: Are You Not Entertained?
The bizarre gladiator helmet trend that has taken over the Tampa Bay Rays' dugout continued after yesterday's 8-5 win over the Blue Jays, when sluggers Luke Scott and Carlos Peña donned the headgear for a postgame chat with Sun Sports' Todd Kalas. Afterward the aging population of St. Petersburg ro...
Donald Driver Wins <em>Dancing With The Stars</em>, Earns 15-Yard Penalty For Excessive Celebration
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver became the third football player to win ABC's Dancing With The Stars, cutting a rug with the Cha-Cha-Cha to take the dance show's 14th-season prize....
A Philly Cop Watches A Mother's Day Street Brawl For Us: "This Can Turn Into A Murder In 2.2 Seconds"
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Females free for all fight in north philly on mothers day!" Tonight's commentator: An active-duty Philadelphia police officer we'll just call Frankie....
Poor Ump Gets Hit In The Nuts, And All The Men At Chase Field Cross Their Legs
Willie Bloomquist tried to get down a bunt in the eighth inning last night, but it didn't go the way he wanted. It was much worse for home-plate umpire Dale Scott, though. And then there's the look on the face of third-base ump Vic Carapazza. At the 13-second mark, Carapazza can be seen stifling a...
The NFL Wins, Because The NFL Always Wins
There's no way that any sensible, thinking person who's not an NFL owner can honestly feel that the league acted justly in penalizing the Cowboys and the Redskins for spending their money and structuring their contracts the way they did during the uncapped 2010 season. But it doesn't matter, because...
Yankee Fans Think The Team's Play Of Late Has Been For The Birds
The Yankees fell to .500 after being shut out by the Kansas City Royals in the Bronx last night, but that hasn't stopped some fans from insisting the Yanks are #1....
LaDainian Tomlinson No Longer 95 Percent Retired, Is Now 96 Percent Retired
A lot can happen in a few days. On Thursday, the free agent running back told San Diego sports radio that he was 95 percent retired from football. On Saturday at a hospital fundraiser, LaDainian Tomlinson gave an updated figure....
How A Career Ends: Ron Darling Celebrated His 35th Birthday By Getting Cut And Being Left Alone At Home
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Pitcher Ron Darling, one of 37 major leaguers in history born in Hawaii and the record holder, by far, for most major league seasons by a Yale University alum...
Guy With Weird Dating Survey Defends His Data Collection Methods
Ladies, Mike Stolar is on the market. He's the (formerly anonymous) guy who asks some dates to fill out a survey. (An unsatisfied date passed the survey along to us last week, and we shared it, with a little backstory.)...
"Douche McGee" Got His (Or Her) Day In The Sun On SPEED
SPEED call-in show WindTunnel with Dave Despain is known for giving strongly-opinionated NASCAR fans a voice, and like many programs it's now featuring tweets from viewers. One such viewer, "Douche McGee," has an issue with the off-the-track drama that's emerged as one of stock car racing's hallm...
Listen To The Real Jim Everett Berate Fake Jim Rome
Jim Everett, the former Rams, Saints, and Chargers QB (and current investment manager) is probably best known for charging at tiny loudmouth Jim Rome on ESPN2 in 1994, despite his long and fairly successful NFL career. Everett, the good sport, embraces it. He talked to us back in January when Rome's...
Sam Fuld Is A Dapper Gent
Rays outfielder Sam Fuld is out for the season with a wrist injury, but he isn't letting his time off go to waste. The Stanford grad who majored in economics (and, while working on his Master's, interned at STATS Inc.) spent yesterday's Rays-Braves game in the Sun Sports booth as part of a "Saberme...
Idiot Runs On Field In San Francisco, Tries To Scale Outfield Wall, Fails Miserably
It's time once again to feature the mentally challenged and/or substance-abuse-impaired knuckleheads who jump over the fence and run around on the field of play at sporting events. Today we find ourselves in lovely San Francisco as fans take in the Athletics-Giants game....
LaDainian Tomlinson Is "95 Percent Retired"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: And five percent willing to come back for a ring....
Better Know An Umpire: Dana DeMuth
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.)...