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It's Not Official Until Stephen A. Tweets It
Yes, The Big Lead's report was accurate and, yes, Stephen A. does have a Twitter. May 1st, he's gone. Goodbyes all around....

The Man's A Menace!
Bill Murray hits spectator with tee shot at Outback ProAm, uses incident as opportunity to test new comedy material. [St. Petersburg Times]...

Finally, Something Good Happens To The Eagles This Off-Season
Jason Peters, Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl tackle, is headed to Philadelphia. [Philly.com]...

Deadspin Special Guest Editor Days Are Here And Waiting For Your Approval
Tomorrow we'll try a risky experiment just for the sake of risky experiments — yes, a strange different voice, will be infiltrating Deadspin tomorrow....

Penguins Fans Are Not At All Desperate, Hard Up For Dates
For some of you ladies, your dream may be to marry a handsome millionaire in the Bahamas. For others, it may be a magical date with a Penguins fan on Dollar Night at Mellon Arena....

ESPN Is Coming To You Live From Your Parents' Basement
Josh Elliot is one of the nicest people on the planet and I applaud him (and ESPN) for giving blogs some well-deserved national recognition. And, as you can tell from the video, ESPN won't ignore the stories criticizing them (or former LOUD TALKING employees) if that's what the sports blogosphere is...

Rod Blagojevich Will Tweak Your Lineup
Did former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich really once give Lou Piniella lineup advice? And more importantly, why didn't Piniella take it?...

Jake Plummer, High School Football Coach
He wouldn't play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Jake Plummer will coach at Sandpoint High School in Idaho this coming fall. [Idaho Statesman]...

Never Before Has Chico's Bail Bonds Been A More Practical Sponsor
Come on, who hasn't had a Little League coach who's been caught with over a kilo of cocaine and an unregistered weapon? It's part of growing up. At least in Alabama....

Jim Rome Is Burning... For A Typing Slave
Unemployed sports grinders: The Jim Rome Show is looking for someone who "knows sports thoroughly, and is hungry, competitive and driven. Must be willing to grind." [CraigsList] (HT Sean Fitzgerald)...

Bulls Game-Plan For One-Legged Garnett
"I'm not buying that," Bulls forward John Salmons said. "I'll believe that when I see it." [SI/ChicagoTribune]...

The Dislike For Carl Pavano Was Closed-Captioned For The Hearing Impaired
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap More...

Roger Millions Is Hard On Himself
The Blackhawks won. That's all that matters, Roger. Nobody will ever remember you said "cocksucker" on live TV during the pregame. [Total Pro Sports]...

Danny Ainge Suffers Heart Attack, Is Expected To Recover
Former Celtics star and current director of basketball operations Danny Ainge was taken to a Boston hospital today after suffering a "minor heart attack." [WBZ-TV]...

Welcome To Chandler Stadium (Please Wipe Feet Before Entering)
The Rochester Rhinos of the United Soccer League will name their stadium after you or your organization for a thousand bucks. Although like with CitiField, you may be bankrupt within the year. [Democrat And Chronicle]...

Well That Didn't Take Long
A tipster writes: "I'm following the Cubs/Cards game on ESPN and the play ticker said that Milton Bradley just got ejected. Haha. I have no idea what happened but I hope it's hilarious."...

ESPN's "Blog Buzz" Fails To Impress Bloggers
It is kind of odd that one of the blogs featured was an ESPN blogger. But this will become the new Extra Mustard in no time. [Sporting News]...

Aaron Curry Will Destroy Your Image Of The Pampered, Self-Centered Athlete
Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry decided to begin his NFL career with a heaping dose of good karma, inviting a 12-year-old leukemia survivor to the draft festivities with him in New York....

And Now Some Leftover St. Patrick's Day Rugby Coverage
We can learn a great deal from Britain's strict females-only streaking policy. We've covered the naughty bits in the photo, but the video below is slightly more revealing. Let's play some rugby!...

'God Bless America' Guy Decides To Sue Yankees
Patriotism taken to horrifying extremes, or a rogue fan intent on mocking decent society? Yankees fan Bradford Campeau-Laurion has his side of the story, the cops have theirs. Now, a court will decide....