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Patriots' Lineman Is Oxy Fiend, Snitches On Dealer
Well, here's a bizarre story from the land of the Chowdah heads: Nick Kaczur, the New England Patriots offensive lineman, has according to the Boston Globe been secretly helped the DEA nab a major illegal prescription drug supplier. Kaczur was arrested last April for illegal possession of oxy and t...
Packers Running Back Puts Burglar On IR
Confronted with a gang of burglars in his home, Green Bay Packers' running back Noah Herron did the obvious thing: He unscrewed a bedpost and knocked one of the them the hell out, and chased the others off the premises. That's exactly what I would have done, if you substitute "unscrewed a bedpost" ...
The Joy And Despair Of Two New York Pitching Debuts
So as we check in this morning on the great city and state of New York, we see much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the daring Joba-Chamberlain-as-a-starter experiment (he flew too close to the sun on mashed potato wings), and great rejoicing over the return of Pedro Martinez. Joba lasted just 2...
"Inside The NFL" Returns ... To Showtime
Good news, everybody: Those lamenting the loss of "Inside The NFL" take heed, because it's returning to television! Yay! Wait, it's only on Showtime. Boo!...
Obama, McCain Finally Ready To Duke It Out Over Sports Metaphors
For perspective of just how long this Democratic primary process has gone one, the day Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President in Springfield, Illinois (just 80 miles from Mattoon!), the Indianapolis Colts had just won the Super Bowl and all the buzz was whether or not Barry Bonds wo...
About Last Night
What you missed when the police took the plasma TV from your prison cell ... • MLB: The Radhames Liz Era has begun. Orioles 5, Twins 3. • NHL: Red Wings' explanation for Game 5 loss to Penguins: It was the refs' fault, of course. • Womens softball: How could you pitch to Kaitlin Cochran? Fools! Ariz...
Killing Yourself To Live
Brit Jon Andrews is 58 and dying of rare form of lung cancer that was supposed to end his life two years ago. As you can see, he's happy enough and financially liquid enough to make it rain at some sleepy English watering hole to the delight of its patrons and — he'd have a helluva story that woul...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after meeting a black guy ... • College Softball: Women's College World Series, at Oklahoma City, Championship Series, Game 2, Texas A&M vs. Arizona State (8 p.m., ET). The only game in town, at least until the Sonics arrive. [ESPN2] • WNBA: Washington Mystics at Phoenix Mercury (10:30...
Erick Strickland Still Catering To The Big, Rich
Lenny Dykstra, who — despite what Jim Cramer and Bernard Goldberg try to tell you — is not a financial genius, might have failed with his catering-to-rich-people venture, but former NBAer Erick Strickland, seen here in the great Mavericks jersey of old, is doing better for himself....
New England Sports Media Loses Some Of Its Venerable Bodaciousness
Hazel Mae, the sultry NESN lead anchor temptress, will have to find a new sports desk to prop her stair-mastered caboose on top of next year....
Lakers Versus Celtics: A Not-So-Brief History
The Celtics and Lakers have met 10 times in the NBA Finals. That's more times than any other team has even made the finals. So here's everything I think you need to know about the history of this rivalry, most of which isn't made up. I think....
Motivational Stories From Kentucky Little League
This one-legged wonder featured in the photo above is 8-year-old Adam Bender, who has one leg (obviously) and, apparently, may still have a higher OPS than Richie Sexson will this year....
Peter Warrick Is Still Bitter About The Heisman Trophy
So, what has Peter Warrick been up to? Well, as you might suspect, he's floating around the Canadian Football League, training with the Montreal Alouettes. And he's still grouchy about how his American football career went down....
David Dong Han To Become A Bright Shining Star
The man in this photo who is not Chargers linebacker/performance enhancer Shawne Merriman is a happy young man named David Dong Han. According to DC Sports Bog, Han attended Santana Moss' birthday party and then, unexpectedly, got his Goose on with what appears to be half the league....
China Is Several Varieties Of Crazy
Sorry, but your idea of sticking 2008 needles into your head and upper body in honor of the Beijing Olympics has already been done. My question for this guy: How do you sleep? Do you take 'em all out, and then re-stick yourself in the morning? (Not shown: The 2009 needles he applied to his crotch an...
Dancing Men Scare Busch Stadium Bleacher Crowd
If we know your typical Busch Stadium-weekday-night-game crowd well enough ... there were some very confused fans in those bleachers. And lots of angry letters to the Cardinals front office....
Ron Artest Is Taking This Journalism Business Quite Seriously
There are many adjectives you can use to describe Ron Artest, but a couple more you want to add to that list are "fair and balanced."...
Easy On Those "Smash Hit" MMA Ratings Calls
• Was the MMA event on CBS really that much of a ratings hit? [The W] • Big Brown kicks Shawn Kemp's ass. [The Sports Point] • Syracuse is going to somehow get worse at football. [Troy Nunes ...] • Tiger Woods is not so into hockey. [You Been Blinded] • Why does anyone listen to Al Davis anymore? [T...
Kansas City Gripped By Quincy Carter Fever
He's not exactly back in the NFL, but the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League is a start. And believe it or not, that's a step up for the former Dallas Cowboys quartertback Quincy Carter, who was last seen playing for the Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings of the af2. After joining the Brig...