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I Agree Completely, He Really Shouldn't Have Made It Rain
I hope that one more post doesn't overdo it on the Pacman Jones story, but I did particularly enjoy this report from WSMV in Nashville. One line in particular really does tell you all you need to know. "He shouldn't have made it rain, then." Yes....
LeftoverDome...
• Devil Rays infielder Ty Wigginton delivered his wife's baby in their bedroom closet. Hey, why was she in the closet? [The Feed] • Major League Baseball tried to sneak a few rule changes by you. [Stan Musial's Stance] • Joey Porter demands that Billy Bob Thornton tell him about Halle Berry's tits. ...
Shaq On Taint
After the Heat lost to Dallas on Thursday, a reporter engaged Shaq in conversation about Dirk Nowitzki's MVP candidacy. Shaq, sensing the opportunity to get some things off his chest, went off about how the award selection process and said that Steve Nash's last two MVP awards were "tainted."...
At Least He Doesn't Have AIDS
Lennox Lewis wants to make a comeback to the boxing ring. Who's he going to fight? Someone else who's coming out of retirement, of course, because that's all that's really left in boxing. An old-timers day in boxing would be rather redundant....
Today In The Premiership...
• Fulham 1-2 Manchester United. They exchanged first half goals, Ryan Giggs in 29th minute for United, and Brian McBride in the 17th for Fulham (America, fuck yeah), and played the next 58 minutes at a 1-1 tie. But in the 88th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo felt very pretty and scored her 15th goal of th...
Vladimir Radmanovic: Good At Telling The Truth, Lousy At Snowboarding
This is so cute. Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic going to miss about eight weeks of action because of a separated shoulder, an injury he attributed to slipping on some ice. That wasn't the truth, though. And the nagging pangs of guilt brought on by his dishonesty finally got to be too much for hi...
It's Too Bad Ricky Williams Wasn't Around For This
It seems like the sort of thing Ricky would have loved. These are Texas football fans and they are, according to the tipster, celebrating a win over Oklahoma....
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: St. Peter's 54, Iona 52. ESPNU doesn't have nearly enough games between teams that have records of 5-23 and 2-26. • NBA: Nets 109, Kings 96. 22 points, 13 board, and 10 assists isn't bad for a guy with a cracked rib. Of course, Jason Kidd's been in worse pain this year. • WGC A...
Week In Review: Gobble...Gobble...Make It Rain
• The week just kept getting worse and worse for Pacman Jones. • Peeing in the backseat of a cop car? Bad idea. • Michael Irvin, ESPN hardly knew ye. • Taking way too long to destroy a mascot. • This is what it has come to: Rocky Balboa is on steroids. • One bad-ass hockey fight. • Tom Brady, procre...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your dog is in the next room downloading Lassie porn ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Kelvin Davis vs. Darnell Wilson, at Scranton, Pa. Hey, why does the Rocky statue have a needle in it's ass? [ESPN2] • Cycling: Amgen Tour of California, stage 5, at Solvang. What the hell, let's all pul...
Farney Apparently Has An Email Account
Because there's nothing more ethically sound than quoting a freaking Craig's List ad and extrapolating it out to connote normal human activity — and little more fun! — The Big Lead thinks Ryan Freel might be having a little Craig's List morning fun....
Leftovers: Those Trademarking NFLers
• Now the NFL not only has "Super Bowl" copyrighted, they're going after "The Big Game." [The Trademark Blog] • Here's each major league team's Opening Day promotions. [The Jaunt] • Cleveland has the No. 3 pick! What could possibly go wrong? [Kid Cleveland] • Kellen Winslow is not going to be playin...
Randy Johnson Would Rather You Didn't Watch 'Music And Lyrics'
Here's an Arizona Diamondbacks newspaper ad, as scanned by Diamondhacks, in which we see an interesting marketing strategy. OK, we're guys, right? Guys like baseball. So if we guys don't stick together and, like, buy Diamondbacks season tickets, our girlfriends might make us go see Because I Said So...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who'll Be Next On Dancing With The Stars?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
110. Get A Job, Punk.
We saw your last fight, Shawrelle. Spent so much time face down, we thought the canvas had titties....
Why Do They Mic Up Golfers, Anyway?
For all the talk of Tim Hardaway over the last week, we mustn't forget this grand moment from last year's Masters, when Vijay Singh, upset with a slicing drive, croaked "Fucking Faggot Motherfucker!" in his special Vijah Singh accent....
Blogdome: Stupid Lotteries!
• Why ticket lotteries never work. [Get Untracked] • So what nickname should the Illini use now? [Atomic Sports Media] • Women at Wimbledon are now making as much as the men. How sweet. [Signal To Noise] • Looking at history's great Wunderlic scores. [Rumors And Rants] • Hey, cut Pat Burrell some sl...
Baseball Season Preview: Seattle Mariners
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Dominic Rhodes Has A Secret That's Running Down His Leg
Earlier this week, when would-be Super Bowl MVP Dominic Rhodes was arrested for a DUI, we kind of let it pass. DUIs happen all the time, are more tragic than funny and there didn't seem to be any extenuating circumstances about the arrest. He was pulled over, he was over the legal limit, he got bust...