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Tom And Gisele's Shotgun Wedding
"Two freelance photographers who snapped pics of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's weekend wedding in Costa Rica say they were shot at by the supermodel's security personnel." And they didn't even get cake! [Boston Globe]...
Space Cadet In The Outfield?
Ryan Braun swears he saw Manny Ramirez hanging out with fans in the left field bleachers during the Brewers-Dodgers exhibition game last night. Maybe they just told him to play really deep? [Brew Beat]...
Brian Dawkins To Make His Biggest Fan Whole
Brian Dawkins indirectly cost Eagles superfan Dan Leone his job and Dawkins is going to make up for that in big way. A pair of tickets should cover it, right?...
Destinee Hooker Finds A New Name
The Texas volleyball/high jump star is getting married. Her future husband's name: Clifton Gay. Yeah, those kids will be fine. [AP]...
It's Like Jezebel's "Snap Judgment", Only With Sports
There's something magical and wondrous located just out of the frame. What do you suppose it is? [KansasCity.com]...
Ty Lawson Shot Some Craps In Reno, Just To Watch Them ...Fly?
The NCAA seems to prohibit its "student-athletes" from doing, well, anything, but prominent North Carolina baller Ty Lawson shooting craps in a Reno casino over New Year's is apparently cool with them....
Michael Vick Is Still An Idiot
Yesterday, a Virginia bankruptcy court rejected Michael Vick's, um, completely idiotic bankruptcy plan. Why? Perhaps it was a bad idea for a broke, unemployed athlete to claim he needs two houses and four cars....
ESPN Continues To Piss Off The Local Radio Little Guys
An email came in from a frustrated ESPN radio employee who's angry at the WWL's latest ad campaign, ones that are presumably making fun of local sports radio hosts....
The Hoff Can't Get Enough Dwyane Wade
Prime 112 in Miami closed for Alonzo Mourning's private retirement party on Monday, but that doesn't stop David Hasselhoff from showing up, asking to hug Alonzo and Dwyane Wade. [Miami Herald]...
The One With Hearsay About Manny Ramirez's Days In Boston
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another....
Paul Davis Needs Some Millionaire Matchmaking
"Paul" is just your average pro basketball player looking to find true love in this cold cynical world, but where do you find that in a superficial town like L.A.? On a reality show, silly!...
Michael Silver To Josh McDaniels: “You Haven’t Done Dick”
For this week's Deadcast, we brought on Michael Silver from Yahoo Sports (who sounds remarkably like Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) to talk about the Jay Cutler situation. And retractable third arms....
The Len Bias Documentary Nobody Wants To See Is Coming Soon
The Len Bias documentary, which has been shelved for a couple of years, trapped in distribution hell, will be released June 19. If anybody sees it, will his legacy be ruined?...
Brave Woman Gives Eyewitness Testimony Of The Salisbury Cell Phone Incident
The Sean Salisbury cell phone saga has always seemed to me to be a lot like the legend of Bigfoot; shrouded in mystery, leaving large tracks but not much in the way of tangible proof....
Goodbye Rick Ankiel, Hello Dick
"Ankiel has been preoccupied recently about when it is age appropriate for him to shorten his given name, Richard, to "Dick" instead of "Rick.""[StLToday]...
Kentucky State Baseball Had A Rough Afternoon
I know this seems like an April Fool's prank, but I'm reasonably certain that this actually happened today—Eastern Kentucky beat Kentucky State in baseball by a score of 49-1. In five innings....
Is This The End Of The Line For Matt Bush?
Troubled former Padres' No. 1 overall draft pick Matt Bush released by Blue Jays, for not complying with the "zero tolerance terms of his agreement." Uh oh. [Toronto Globe And Mail]...
The Kendra Wilkinson-Carmen Electra Stripper Pole War IS ON
If you've already purchased one of those inferior Carmen Electra stripper poles, throw it out. Kendra Wilkinson, who is engaged to the Eagles' Hank Baskett, is introducing her own line of stripper poles....
Donte' Stallworth To Be Charged With DUI Manslaughter
The sad tale of Browns' wide receiver Donte Stallworth has reached an unsurprising end, as Miami police are set to charge him with DUI manslaughter for mowing down 59-year-old Mario Reyes....
Jim Leyland Really Struggled With This Gary Sheffield Decision
"It's not good when you light up two Marlboro's at the same time at 3 a.m., washing it down with a glass of chocolate milk." Amen.[DetNews]...