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Bunning Apologizes To Ginsburg, Kind Of
Well, that didn't take long. Kentucky senator and former Phillie Jim Bunning apologized for practically wishing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg into the cornfield recently. But on closer inspection, what's wrong with his apology?...
Jim Calhoun's Annoying Interrogator Is Not Happy With That Annoying Answer
Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun got into a little spat with a member of the Green Party this weekend over how much he makes. Is there some way they could both lose this argument?...
Jim Bunning, Still Several Kinds Of Nuts
Jim Bunning, part of one of the most dramatic collapses in baseball history, seems to be watching his political career crumble around him as well. Let's get right to the highlights....
Jim Calhoun Is Not Amused By Your Questions
Ken Kreyeske, a freelance journalist in Connecticut, got on Jim Calhoun's bad side by questioning the coach's $1.6 million salary at the press conference following UConn's win over South Florida....
Jim Leyritz Drinks Again, Goes Directly To Jail
Jim Leyritz must have forgotten that he was out on bail for a DUI manslaughter case, because he just had that bail revoked for drinking again. At least the breathalyzer issue is solved. [FoxNews]...
Jim Leyland Has a Lovely Singing Voice
The Tigers skipper belts out a couple bars of "Betcha By Golly Wow" during the team's recent visit to the Motown Museum. And people say smoking is bad for you....
Jim Schwartz To Become Detroit's Greatest Hero
It seems fitting that the Tennessee Titans' defensive coordinator is the man who has been chosen to resurrect the pitiful Detroit Lions....
Everyone Can Finally Shut Up About Jim Rice Now
The long, strange Cooperstown journey of James Edward Rice came to a conclusion today, as the former Red Sox slugger/malcontent finally made the HOF in his final year of eligibility....
Hey, $%&*@!? Hands Off The Sweater Vest, Mack
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Buzzer-Beaters Of The Gods ... Plus, Post-Game Microphone Carnage
Who hasn't dreamed at one time or another of doing this? The long 3 to win it ... ohhhhh! They're going crazy at the Carrier Dome! (Your fantasy may or may not include topless cheerleaders)....
Red Sox Prefer Their Pitchers Fat
We received a tip about Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima's plan to run the Hawaii Marathon tomorrow. Sounded like a fun little innocent tidbit, right? That depends on who you ask....
Ex-Tiger Jim Bunning No Longer Welcome In The Motor City After Voting Against Auto Bailout
Jim Bunning is a six-term Congressman and now two-term Senator from the State of Kentucky, but he is also a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. What's not to love about him?...
Florida Lineman Has Some Interesting Facebook Friends
I get five or six Facebook friend requests a day, and all of you can just $#&% off! Kidding. But I do require a series of grueling background checks....
The Moonstruck, Rather Wacky Email From Jimmy Patsos To Kornheiser And Wilbon
Being a major college basketball coach is like taking a daily bath in crock pot set at 450; you live in your basketball world 24/7, eating and breathing the insanity until stuff like what you're about to read below slowly starts making sense. Following the jump is a rather remarkable letter from Loy...
Jimmy Connors Takes a Handsome, Distinguished-Looking Mugshot
So there was this weird story about Jimmy Connors getting arrested last weekend after some sort of fan altercation outside the UCSB/North Carolina basketball game. The police report said Connors refused to "comply with an order", so basically he was most likely just being an arrogant prick to polic...
Jim Leyritz Will Soldier On Somehow
You no doubt recall the legal trouble facing Jim Leyritz, the former Yankee who is free on bail pending his DUI manslaughter trial. Leyritz is accused of being involved in an accident while driving drunk, in which a young mother was killed. Well, last week Leyritz asked a judge to remove a Breathaly...
Is Jimmie Johnson's Third Straight Cup THAT Big A Deal?
ESPN is really trumpeting the impending NASCAR Sprint Cup championship of Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie has racked up so many points before this final race that all he has to do is keep his blood-alcohol level below a .15 and he'll win his third straight Cup. But, and I'm asking sincerely, how big a deal i...
Thursday Night Preview: #23 South Florida at Cincinnati
In keeping with the theme of the day, once the ESPN Thursday night programmer took a shit and put it into his ESPN issued lunchbox (the graphic on the lunchbox was Stuart Scott's lazy eye and the eye followed you when it moved.)Anyway, then the ESPN programmer collected Lou Holtz's spit and mixed i...
NFL Voids Jim Haslett's Contract
Well, this is certainly some unexpected news. Jim Haslett, the hot-headed interim coach of the Rams who signed a contract with the team guaranteeing they remove the "interim" label next year if he wins 6 games, was just informed by the league that the contract no longer exists! Because they tore th...
Thursday Night Preview: Clemson at (21) Wake Forest
Tommy Bowden and Clemson roll into lovely Winston-Salem to try and stave off yet another mediocre season. Clemson is 3-2 and coming off a 17-14 loss to Maryland. Now they're 2.5 point underdogs to Wake Forest. Watch this game to see if this is finally, at long last, the game that ends Tommy Bowden'...