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Kornheiser <em>Just</em> Missed MNF Spot
Buried deep within another "Why Joe Theismann?" story in The Baltimore Sun is this tidbit: ESPN was considering hiring "Pardon the Interruption" host Tony Kornheiser to be the Monday Night Football color man. Kornheiser admitted being interviewed for the job five years ago, when they hired Dennis ...

Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gamber ... · Only in gambling can you get excited about Cleveland Browns. · Attention, fantasy football owners! Mike Harmon is totally freaking nuts! · Chopping lines: Atlanta is very hot this time of...

Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Three little words that are our reason for living: ChiSox and under. · The majesty that is the Gawker vs. The Onion softball game. · Bengals fans (all 14 of them) are really riled up thi...

Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... The Nationals expose their true colors, which look remarkably like the Expos. Never bet on a quarterback named Chad: Jets plan to suck this season. We were wagering on the Orioles before i...

Here Come The Fat Dudes!
The old fat men are returning to the sports world. One would think fat men would be comfortable in their post-sporting life; they could, you know, just sit around and eat. But former Red Sox whale Rich Garces and former Supersonics DNA machine Shawn Kemp are making their way back. Garces, "El Gua...

Cuban Gets His Nerd On
In case you forgot that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, despite being known by most merely as a loud-mouthed dolt, is, deep down, a complete and total computer tech dork. To remind you, Cuban talks about his new Icerocket search engine on his Blog Maverick blog (and that sentence isn't half the nerd ...

Today In Oddjack
What you're mising over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler... Jonesing to lay some dough on the Devil Rays? Um, OK. Here's an excuse ... Odds that Lance Armstrong will now get a paper route: 15-1. Barry Zito, make my dreams come true....

Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Fantasyland: It's that time of year again, when guys like Lamont Jordan make your heart go pitter-pat. · If you can't belly up to the paramutual window with a wad of bills and a dream, w...

Today In Oddjack
What you're missing on Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler. NCAA to make sure that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Three baseball lines to make your mouth drool, your eyes water and your propeller hat to spin like crazy. Soccer: Queen Elizabeth to f...

Mickelson's Wife Openly Mocks Him (Again)
We've always kind of assumed golfer Phil Mickelson's wife is always laughing at him. Her attractiveness level vastly exceeds his — like, vastly — he's more famous for losing at golf than for winning and, all told, he's kind of doof (and a notoriously bad gambler — but we won't get into that here)....

Cuban Plays Dress Like A Pirate Day
Apparently, Dallas Mavericks whack-job owner blogger Mark Cuban has interest in buying the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cuban is from the Pittsburgh area, which we'll confess we didn't know; we imagined him sprung forth, fully grown, from the Internet, like The Lawnmower Man or something. Anyway, Cuban — w...

Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerage gambler Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap: Raiding ESPN Insider's story on the Cubs' Corey Patterson. Playing the odds on that final, inevitable, glorious eruption by Lou Piniella. All-Star Game prop bets:...

The Bitch-Slapping Of Skip Bayless
Considering that Charles Barkley has openly said that ESPN talking head doofus Skip Bayless is "evil" and "one of the two people [he'd] like to kill," it's not that surprising that Bayless would have plenty of enemies in the world of sport. (A number that pales, of course, to the number of enemies h...

Yankees Promote The Bong
The Yankees have promoted former Mets pitcher Grant Roberts to their double A Trenton squad, which gives us the opportunity to gleefully run the above picture of Roberts, which ran in Newsday three years ago next month. Thank you, Yankees....

Gambling: It's A Vicious (And Beautiful) Cycle
What you're missing at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler. · You laughed when we put all that money on Ivan Basso to win the Tour de France. Well, who's laughing now? · Curt Schilling moves to the bullpen: Stat nerds, start your calculators. · We guess we...

Hockey: It's BAAAAAACK!
NHL.com might not be acknowledging it — in fact, its "CBA News" page hasn't updated in two weeks, because the staff is so busy — and league reps are denying it, but the weird anonymous guy at Eklund's Hockey Rumors and a story in the Los Angeles Times confirm: The NHL and the players unions have ...

So You've Decided To Wager On The John Deere Classic ...
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Your Tampa Bay Devil Rays betting primer. · Michelle Wie is a terrific golfer, but our motto is: If your mom has to drive you to the tournament, we're not putting money on you. · Thoroug...

We Are Shocked To Find Gambling In This Establishment
What you're missing on Oddjack, the site for the both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · The midway point of the fantasy baseball season, when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of Zach Duke. · Hit me! Heavyweight wagering concerns on middleweight title fight. · Tour de La...

Dorks At NHL.com Look For An End To Their Torture
We figured it was time to check in and see what the nerds at NHL.com were up to. When we last checked in on those guys, in the wake of any actual hockey news, the young turks at NHL.com who have somehow held onto their job for the last 16 months have been playing an imaginary hockey tournament usi...

There Is No Slumming For Rickey!
From the always amazing (and always anonymous) satirical site Yard Work, a diary entry from Rickey Henderson's tour with the San Diego Surf Dawgs....