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Chester Pitts Hesitated Before Calling Roger Goodell A Douche
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: the lineman and player rep's reservations about crank-calling the commish....

The Bizarre Cult Of Pro-Owner NFL Fanboys
Here's a tidy summation of how we've managed to get to where we are with the NFL lockout. A few years ago, the players and owners agreed to a new CBA, with only Ralph Wilson and Mike Brown voting against the agreement, in Wilson's case because he's old and easily confused by things....

The Constitution Gives You The Right To Flip Off Rival Fans
A huge court ruling has gone completely under the radar. It's not a steroids witch hunt, or a BCS antitrust suit, but something far more important to the day-to-day lives of sports fans: protecting your First Amendment right to bear middle fingers at a football game....

Today In Stories You Don't Have To Read Past The Headline
"Knife Wielding Robber Takes Bobble Head." [NBC Bay Area]...

Watch The "JetMan" Fly Across The Grand Canyon
Yves "JetMan" Rossy, a Swiss "pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast," has a custom-made human jet suit, and today he flew 200 feet over the Hualapai Reservation on the Grand Canyon. How's your Tuesday going?...

You Can Usually Spot The Season Ticket Holders
[via StripClubWithStanton, h/t Smoot]...

Drew Brees Is Leading Players-Only Workouts Now
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: since there's still a lockout, and no one seems sure what's up with that, Brees is going to ...

Is This The Ultimate Insult To A Rival Team?
Your hated geographic rivals are suffering one of the worst humiliations in their 130-year history. What's a devoted fan who takes pleasure from the misery of others to do? Fly a goddamn airplane banner over their stadium....

So, This Is What A College Station Glee Episode Would Look Like
Tipster Glenn T. just sent in this link to what's described as "nearly 150 students burst(ing) into seemingly spontaneous song and dance" during Texas A&M Foundation's annual Legacy Society Gala at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium....

By The Looks Of Things, The Texas Rangers Mascot Is Hung Like The Palomino Horse It Purports To Be
Your morning roundup for May 7, the first Saturday after the gays seized control of Atlantic City....

Concussions Will Be Rare In <em>Madden NFL 12</em>, And No One Gets Suspended
Madden NFL 12 will present concussions realistically - as realistically as removing a player from the game, forbidding his return, and delivering commentary that highlights the seriousness of the injury. The game will not include suspensions for players who dole them out. [Kotaku] ...

Jared Allen Becomes The Latest To Complain About Those Kids And Their Bling
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: Allen says the lockout is all for the young players, but they're ungrateful little bastards....

Tyler Hansbrough Tackles "Chicken Little," And Other Great Moments In NBA Literature
Reading is fundamental! As part of a partnership with the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, kids (or, say, you) can dial up the Call-A-Pacer hotline at (317) 275-4444 to hear your favorite 8-seeds read from their favorite children's books. This week: Tyler Hansbrough reading "Chicken Litt...

Running Back For Popular NFL Team Apologizes For Bin Laden-Related Tweets
So much ado about nothing. Tashard Choice bowed to public pressure and apologized for tweeting that he was upset with CNBC for not airing To Catch a Predator on Sunday night at 10 p.m., as promised....

Everybody Loves Rex Ryan
The fans, the media, his players, everybody. 2010 was the year of Rex Ryan; or perhaps just a year of King Rex, long may he reign....

Here's A Boston Bruin Doing A Swan Dive Into The Boards
Adam McQuaid with the Bobby Orr into the boards, on a strange play where he might have been trying to go high on Mike Richards but got his stick caught. Down for a while, McQuaid left on skates with an assist from teammates. He won't return to the game....

In Which The Patriots President Blames The Lockout On The Players With A Straight Face
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: seriously, if you buy this, you should be dragged out into the street and shot....

Mark Sanchez's Childhood Best Friend, Now A Jet, Was Once A Horrible, Malevolent Teenager
On Saturday, the Jets drafted Scotty McKnight, a wide receiver from Colorado, in the seventh round, in large part because Mark Sanchez spoke highly of McKnight. The two have been friends since age 9....

Bin Laden's Death Means Something Or Other For The NFL Lockout, According To Some Shit Mike Florio Threw At The Wall
Osama Bin Laden is dead, and people are happy, but if we don't have professional football on 9/11, people will be super-sad. This is Mike Florio's argument today. I am not joking, and neither, that I can tell, is Florio....

UFL To Conduct Player Draft On Twitter Tonight
You know one entity that was thrilled with the NFL lockout, nonplussed when a judge canceled it, and is probably glad that it's been reinstated? The UFL!...