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The Great American Beckham Experiment Appears to Be Over
Due to return to Los Angeles Galaxy on March 8, Beckham now says he wants to stay in Italy. Tom Cruise and I are just devastated. [The Sun]...

Kobe Scores Madison Square Garden-Record 61 Against, Um, Wait A Minute ...
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That's Just Scott Boras Being Scott Boras
Manny Ramirez turns down Dodgers' offer of $25 million over one season, leaving the door open for ... the Washington Nationals? [The Nationals Enquirer]...

Andrew Bynum Downgraded To "Unnecessary"
Kobe Bryant is so confident in his ability to lead L.A. to a title, he knocked Andrew Bynum out for 8-12 weeks. LeBron James later seen ordering a "Gillooly" on Sasha Pavlovic. [LA Times]...

Sabres Beat Oilers By Like ... A Lot Of Goals
Buffalo scored 10 seconds into the game, got another score 1:01 later and chased Edmonton's goalie after just eight shots. Final tally: 10-2. Ouch. [NHL.tv]...

David Beckham; Always Glad To Cooperate With Photographers
And so the debate rages: Beating up the paparazzi ... crime, or public service? David Beckham seems to believe it's the latter....

Jeff Kent Will Fight No More Forever
Irascible shooter of critters Jeff Kent, the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen and super arch-enemy of Barry Bonds and Milton Bradley, is calling it quits....

Nine-Fingered Kobe Enough To Stop LeBron James
How confident is Kobe Bryant that he deserves the MVP Award? He intentionally dislocated his right ring finger before their game last night and still dispatched the Cavaliers with relative ease....

Another NBA Player Defects To The NFL ... In His Dreams
Kobe Bryant: "I could play wide receiver for the Eagles." NOW He Tells Us [San Francisco Sports Examiner]...

Kobe vs. LeBron: ¿Quien Es Mas Macho?
The 31-7 Cavaliers will play the 31-8 Lakers tonight in the greatest regular season game in history until they play again next month....

Mr. Referee, May I Have A Quick Word With You?
He's actually Jonathan Xavier, the brother of Friar guard Jeff Xavier and all he wants to know is why there was not a foul called on Marquette after his whole family (symbolically) got poked in the eye driving to the hoop. Yes, the game was still in progress, but doesn't he deserve an answer? Don't ...

LeBron Plays The 5-Spot
The Cleveland Cavaliers have played 20 games at home this season; they've won them all. Lebron James headed a makeshift lineup — one that saw him playing 12 minutes at center. James finished the game with 29 points in 43 minutes as the Cavs beat the New Orleans Hornets, 92-78....

It's Official; Lowe And His Mullet Now Play For The Braves
Derek Lowe has agreed to terms with the Braves, pending a physical, for four years, $60 million, according to sources. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]...

Horrible Celtics Lose Again
Paul Pierce crab dribbled his way out of bounds in overtime and Charlotte handed the putrid Boston Celtics their fifth loss in seven games. Why did anyone ever think this team was good?...

Jeff Jagodzinski Reportedly Signs His Own Death Certificate
According to the New York Post, Boston College will follow through with its promise to fire coach Jeff Jagodzinski if he interviewed with the Jets. He did...so "He's done," said a BC source....

Hockey World Is Filled With Finger-Biting, Child-Mugging Thugs
The two tough guys got tangled up near the bench early in the first period, when Peters' hand got a little too close to Ruutu's mouth, so Ruutu bit down—through the glove—drawing blood. Naturally, Peters got a game misconduct, while Ruutu got nothing except a stick to the groin from Peters' teammate...

Sorry Boys ... Alyssa Milano Is Engaged
Yes, our little Sam is getting married, and strangely, it's NOT to an athlete. Ms. Milano is engaged to (non-sports) agent David Bugliari, so watch your Blackberry Curve for that wedding invite....

You Get Your Money for Nothing and Extra Yao for Free
Two double-overtime games, one overtime game, and one game apiece where either offense or defense was played in the L last night....

Also a Huge Upset This Season: "The Mentalist" Not About Marbury
Can the Celtics' loss to the Warriors really be called "one of the season's biggest upsets" on a night when the Bobcats, Timberwolves, and Grizzlies won?...

Lebron Gets His Back Scratched, And So Do We
Lebron James said the only thing he wanted for Christmas was a back scratcher. "I wanted a back scratcher bad as hell. My girlfriend got me pajamas and a back scratcher."...