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Man Who Walked On To Court During Providence Game Jailed Without Bail
Upset brother, Jonathan Xavier, violated his probation from a 2005 drug conviction when he walked on court to yell at ref. [ESPN]...

If Only He'd Had The Camouflage Net Pads
College goalie stops 95 shots, his team still loses 4-0. Oh what a bummer, dude. [Adrian Bulldogs]...

Why Won't The Knicks Let Stephon Marbury Be A Champion?
Stephon Marbury says he has a "verbal agreement" with the Celtics, who promise to sign him if he ever gets out of his current contract. Too bad the Knicks will never let that happen....

The Pop Rocks Are Somewhat Awesome; Up Past Their Bedtime
Is a Steelers rally at the Diesel Club Lounge any place for impressionable youngsters? Well, yes, when they're the headlining music act. Meet the Pop Rocks....

Rocker Says Steak Shapiro Deserved It, Denies Very Little
John Rocker was kind enough to call back and respond to Atlanta sports radio host Steak Shapiro's claims that he verbally assaulted him last night. Rocker says he was provoked....

Did John Rocker Go Crazy On An Atlanta Radio Host Last Night?
An Atlanta sports radio host is saying that our old pal John Rocker kind of went bonkers at a nightclub opening both were attending last night, and had to be restrained....

For Sturdy, Reliable Transportation To The Music City Bowl
So you roll up to a mall parking space in your brand new Rich Brooks Edition F150 pickup. In the space next to you is Howie Long, sadly shaking his head. Let's listen in....

Bring Out The Animal In You
Nike makes limited edition Teen Wolf shoe ... sweet. But didn't he actually wear Adidas? [The Slanch Report]...

Arizona Dismisses Confused, Drunk Mascot
The Diamondbacks fired their mascot because of a DUI arrest and not, as suspected, because bobcats are not snakes. [AZ Republic]...

Claude Lemieux Comes Out Of His Shell
Claude Lemieux—who is 43 and hasn't played an NHL game is six years—will suit up for the San Jose Sharks tonight. Ahh, the memories....

Bill Self Explains Him...self
Kansas is "looking into" Bill Self's possibly illegal contact with star recruit John Wall, who probably won't go to Kansas anyway, because who wants to play for cheaters? [AP/Google]...

Bill Self Talks To Who He Wants To, When He Wants To
Every college basketball program cheats the NCAA regulations—that's been well established, right?—but some are a little more brazen about, if this alleged tale about Kansas coach Bill Self has any truth to it....

Pete Carroll Just Doesn't Think Sanchez Going Pro Is A Good Idea Whatsoever
USC Coach Pete Carroll seems downright despondent over his starting quarterback heading to the NFL....

Mark Sanchez Going Pro (Unless He Doesn't)
Chris Mortensen says the USC quarterback is going to the NFL, but Mark's dad tells Shelley Smith his son is undecided. The Raiders were unavailable for comment. [ESPN]...

You've Got To Keep The Biscuit In The Basket
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Not A Racist, A Genuinely Nice Human Being, And, Uh, That's It, I Guess
At first, Eddy Curry, the hobbled Knicks' center, wouldn't comment on the ridiculous sexual harassment lawsuit brought upon him by his ex-chauffeur, but now he can't stop talking about it....

Boston College Has A Spaz Attack
Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani will become the head coach at Boston College later today. Jeff Jagodzinski will become hungry for a sandwich later, as well. [ESPN + Eagle in ATL, who told us first.]...

Eddy Curry And The Disturbing, Big Gay Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
So, Knicks center Eddy Curry may have some bigger problems facing him than finding playing time. In a lengthy lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court by his former chauffeur, David Kuchinsky, we find out that Curry may be a super-aggressive anti-Semitic closet homosexual with a penchant for gun pla...

Princess The Camel, NFL Soothsayer, Picks The Giants
Unlike Nazi Shark, she's picked 14 of the last 17 games correctly, according to her weirdo handler. Fuck you, Camel. [Philly.com]...

All I Wanna Do Is Zoom-A-Zoom-Zoom And a Poom-Poom
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....