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Mike Greenberg Is Not The First Man To Accidentally Say "Martin Luther Koon"
It turns out the former mayor of Selma, Ala., Joseph Smitherman, also accidentally slurred his words but he probably didn't get half the grief poor Greeny received yesterday....
Old Woman Sticks It To Nazis
Germany has finally recognized the national high jump record that was taken away from Margaret Bergmann Lambert in 1936 because she was Jewish. Oh, and sorry about the whole "trying to wipe out your entire race" thing, too. [NYPost]...
Anniversary Of Curt Schilling's "Bloody Sock" Game Solemnly Observed By Curt Schilling
Schilling, five years later: "I am proud of what we did that night, but I am far more excited about what I was able to experience in my relationship with Christ that night." He says some other stuff. [38 Pitches]...
The Drunken Jellyfish Bandit Begins His Reign Of Terror
An intoxicated Florida beachgoer was arrested after pretending to drown in order to lure in would-be rescuers, only to hurl jellyfish at them when they approached. That's the greatest sentence I've ever written. [St. Pete Times]...
Off The Wall, Indeed: Ron Artest Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson
"Michael, Michael, Michael, you my nigga. I know a thug would cry for you, my dude. Aint no R&B singer really ever makes me cry. Makes me wanna meet you, touch your hand. Ya know?" [YouTube]...
Hey There, Manny, Nice To Hear From You
Oh, Manny. Hiding in the Green Monster, cutting off cutoffs, popping women's fertility drugs and, on Tuesday, surprising everyone by showing up in the Dodgers clubhouse. Well that's not exactly allowed, ESPN's Buster Olney reports....
Your Profanity-Laced Tirades Will Now Be Taken Under Advisement
So: For those of you concerned, upset, distraught, FURIOUS, over the new commenting policy there's an email box for you to send those fiery missives:[email protected]...
Who Wants To Watch Jose Canseco Get Beat Up?
What a shocker: Jose Canseco was TKO'd 1:17 into the first round of his MMA "fight" against Korean giant Hong Man Choi. Canseco is officially bad at everything except identifying steroid users. [Full fight @ DailyMotion; CageWriter; But The Game Is On]...
Bow Down Before Your New Mayor, Detroiters
Piston legend Dave Bing has been elected to serve the remainder of Kwame "Sex Text" Kilpatrick's term as Lord of The D. I hear he plans to move the city to Ontario. [Detroit News; photo]...
Jose Canseco Finds His Calling On The Japanese MMA Circuit
I have seen some crazy things come out of the Japanese entertainment industry—trust me, you don't even know—but the country can make up for all that by having Jose Canseco fight a 7'2" Korean....
Jonathan Papelbon Won't Shy Away From His Feelings About Manny Ramirez
Once word of the Esquire interview leaked, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon knew he'd have to elaborate on some of his comments about his ex-teammate....
Manny Wasn't A Fan Of Red Sox Nation
From the "Becoming Manny" book we find out that Man Ram didn't like the "intensity" of Boston's fanbase: "I've got people waiting for me at 3:00 a.m. in my hallway." [LA Times]...
Would Any Names Shock You At This Point?
Now that A-Rod's been outed as a 2003 steroid user, many are wondering when the other 103 names on that not-so-mysterious list will be revealed. Would any player's name surprise you?...
Rock You Like A Golden Hurricane
Tulsa shuts down Nate Davis, tramples Ball State 45-13 in GMAC Bowl. Oh, you didn't watch? [Indy Star]...
Greg Maddux Is Taking His 355 Wins And Going Home
Greg Maddux, 42, will be officially retiring from baseball at the winter meetings on Monday. Maddux, who finished last season coming out of the bullpen for the Dodgers, was essentially a mop-up man as LA lost to the Phillies in the NLDS. It's a shame, really, because those Flomax and Depends endorse...
Now More Unsettling Than Ever
This here is Texas Tech offensive lineman Brandon Carter. I dare you to try and go back to sleep after seeing that morningmare inducing shit. Since you're already up you may as well check out some video of Carter mooning a national television audience....
Ron Artest Speaks the Awful, Unvarnished Truth
It's pretty rare to have an interview with Ron Artest that isn't entertaining, but the one he did in the latest issue of "King" magazine is unbelievably candid. Writer Thomas Golianopoulos was a former elementary school classmate of Artest's back at P.S. 122 in Astoria Queens, which evidently gave h...
Brian Cuban Would Like You To Know That His Brother Is Not Martha Stewart
Thanks for attempting to clear that up Brian, but I always thought it was obvious by the way Mark dresses. Black pullovers in the spring? Sheesh. Anyway, Brian Cuban, Dallas attorney and brother of the mercurial Mark Cuban, is firing back on his own blog at meanies who have been emailing him with va...
MLB Closer: Brett Myers Is Your New Bicycle, Dice-K Baffles
• Phillies 8, Dodgers 5 Taking the advice of his marriage counseler, Brett Myers decided to get rid of his aggression on the field by making the Doyers his bitch. Myers pitched well enough to win, but did the real damage with his bat, to the tune of a 3-for-3 night with 3 RBIs. The wife can rest ea...
Oh please, don't let me go to L.A! I'll do anything you ask: "For the Sox, the source said, Ramírez's pledge of good behavior only served as a tacit admission that his disruptive conduct of the last couple of weeks had been calculated, and they had had good cause to suspect more was in the offing if...