leftovers Page 27 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Leftovers: My Kingdom For A Kicker
• Eagles' kicker David Akers likely to miss Chiefs game. He'll spend his rehab hiding from Larry Allen. [Sports Network] • Terror near the regular unleaded: Two Vikings arrested after gas station scuffle. Um, we mean Minnesota Vikings. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] • Bonds says he'd quit if his knee ne...
Leftovers: Weekend Approaches
• Game on: Tennessee had been ready to forfeit LSU football game. [MSN Sports Filter] • Break up the Yankees: GM Cashman may bail. [Capitol Punishment] • Roddick wins, which means you're sitting pretty in your U.S. Davis Cup office pool. [AP] • Michael Silver either reads Deadspin or Outsports, or h...
Leftovers: Roll Out the Barrel
• Soccer news: The two greatest words in any language — free beer. [Reuters] • Yard Work presents its list of media members they'd most want to give the business. Whew, Neyer's on there. [Yard Work] • Panthers' Dr. Feelgood indicted. [Dave's Football Blog] • Just as we suspected: Atlanta Braves fans...
Leftovers: Foot In Mouth Edition
• Julian Peterson guarantees 49ers win over Cowboys. Of course, that's with the spread. [49ers News] • The China Syndrome: Serena Williams blames knee injury for loss. [Pro Tennis Fan] • It's official: Soccer fans are freaking insane. [CNN] • Somewhere, the Indian from The Village People is crying: ...
Leftovers: Gumball Rally
• NASCAR hands out road rage fines, with option to go to traffic school. [Diecast Dude] • Patriots' Belichick goes completely nuts and demands video cameras everywhere. [AP] • Turns out soccer is boring — who knew? (Sorry.) Chelsea dragging down Premier League ticket sales. [Scotsman] • He waited an...
Leftovers: Don't Mess With Texas
• Texans fire offensive coordinator Chris Palmer. Yeah, that'll turn the tide.* [KSPN • K State RB Thomas Clayton knocks over a couple of guys and speeds to daylight — in a car. [Tony's Kansas City] • Ronaldinho selected world player of the year. There'll be dancing in the streets of Rio tonight! Um...
Leftovers: Take This Job And Shove It
• There is nothing more dangerous than an angry man in compression shorts: Lance Armstrong re-retires. [Instant Punditry] • Kim Clijsters' coach quits, perhaps in a huff, we're not sure. [tennisace] • Fantasy Prison Camp: Former Braves pitcher sent to the Gray Bar Hotel. [Atlanta Journal-Constitutio...
Leftovers: But Is It Art?
• Sculptor makes shrine to Ted Williams' head. [MSN Sports Filter] • ChiSox manager Ozzie Guillen tactfully implies that one of his pitchers may be a lousy goldbricking faker. [ChiSox Rants] • Thanks for almost playing: Falcons' Kevin Mathis now out for the season. [Our Turn Next] • Help out a Patri...
Leftovers: P.S., I Love You
• OSU tight end Ryan Hamby receives hate mail, drops it. [Around the Oval] • Rams exec leaves threatening phone message on columnist's voice mail. We love stories like that. [STL Today • Bill Simmons finally acknowledges that he works for the same company as Mario Lopez. [Sports Guy's World] • The D...
Leftovers: Road Rage Edition
• NASCAR's Truex fined for flipping off other drivers. Well, sure, those cars don't have horns. [The Diecast Dude] • God's fantasy football team now complete: Former kicker Toni Fritsch dies. [SF Gate] • Eleven words you never thought you'd see today in this order: Six women plead guilty to boozy co...
Leftovers: Kansas City People Are Weird
• Hunkalicious Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer author hangs out with some seriously weird Chiefs fans. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] • The different species of asshole Little League coaches. [Flak] • Even the Bering Sea can't knock down Larry Csonka. [USA Today] • Getting their Irish up: Notre Dame ri...
Leftovers: Peddle Your Rumors Elsewhere
• Cycling Union: Lance is no dope. [Tour of Texas Cycling] • Assist leader: Magic Johnson shows the love to Katrina victims by offering jobs that aren't on television talk shows. [LA Daily News] • San Antonio to host four Saints games, but the music won't be nearly as good. [Big Easy Blog] • Salon c...
Leftovers: Bud Selig's European Vacation
• Ducks across the pond: MLB to play games in Europe in '07? [MSNBC] • Westbrook serves Eagles with divorce papers. Wonder where he learned that from. [For The Birds] • Say it ain't so: Red Auerbach sent to hospital. [CelticsBlog.com] • Pickup game: LeBron, Kobe, KG in for Katrina relief. [Minneapol...
Leftovers: Finding The Right Retirement Home
• Rice to 49ers, for one day, maybe, if someone breaks an ankle. [SI.com] • We are the world: McNair, Shaq, Yankees team up for hurricane relief. [The Ledger] • Los Angeles to bid for 2016 Olympic Games, because expending energy to get an NFL franchise would be silly. [Los Angeles Times]...
Leftovers: Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You?
• Ah, that pesky morals clause: Orioles release Ponson. [Camden Chat] • Beef: it's what's for dinner. Colts sign DT Simon. [Indianapolis Star] • Kevin Brown, we hardly knew ye. • Finley lands in San Antonio — David Stern decides to save time and award Spurs the NBA Championship trophy now....
Leftovers: Much Ado About Cycling
• Call the CSI guys: Cycling Tour to probe Armstrong doping reports. [SF Gate] • Ronaldo denies link to drug ring, says all those baggies are for very tiny sandwiches. [Reuters] • T.O. misses charity event, but no one seems too worked up about it. [MSNBC]...
Leftovers: Gates Back, Not Back, We're Confused
· Chargers tight end Antonio Gates signs contract but suspended for first game. Fantasy owners tiptoe toward ledge. [San Diego Union-Tribune] · Felix Potvin will not play in Russia. Neither will Antonio Gates, actually. [Eklund's Hockey Rumors] · Browns trade receiver to Patriots, guaranteeing immed...
Leftovers: Fighting Your Sister For Air Time
· Reggie Miller joins Cheryl on TNT. [Hollywood Reporter] · Apparently, they play tennis in Cincinnati. [Reuters] · LeBron James testifies in suit against documentarian. [CBS Sportsline] · Soon, the Yankees will just start setting themselves on fire and eliminating the middle man. [NY Post]...
Leftovers: Those Dead Twins
· Twins pretty much toast this year. Fans of vanilla baseball cry, everyone else does the wave. [ESPN] · Dorky Northwestern grad handicaps the Big Ten. [Si.com] · Eagles write T.O. a "very strongly worded letter." Take that. [Philly.com]...
Leftovers: Hey, Where's My Wallet?
· Tiger flat, Mickelson all that. [Bloomberg] · Oh, no you di'n't ... McNabb blasts T.O. [Philly.com] · I suppose you're all wondering why I called you here today. Someone in this room ... is a thief!: UConn guard arrested. [SI.com] · U.S. finally passes Ethiopia in World Track medal count: Gatlin l...