mike Page 148 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
I Wonder What Kind Of Clever Anti-Kobe Shirts Orlando Has In Store?
Probably nothing as incendiary as the "Our Turn To Rape Kobe" t-shirt worn by this female Nuggets fan, but I hope for the best. Although it's probably highly unlikely if any Magic fans share the diminutive right brain size of Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi....
Francesa Takes Another Look At The Joba Rules
Confession: I'm a Yankees fan, which gives me, like any other Yankees fan, the right to opine about the best interest of Joba Chamberlain's arm. Mike Francesa's also a Yankees fan, and he hosts a radio show, which, apparently, makes him doubly passionate about the precocious righty....
That's C-O-A-C-H-K
Laodicean? No problem for Kavya Shivashankar, but I almost feel bad for this girl. For the rest of her life, people are going to ask her to spell things like Krzyzewski, and she's going to have to feign interest. It's not S-H-I-S-H-E-T-S-K-Y; just say N-O and move on. [ESPN]...
Todd Tichenor Got His Money's Worth Last Night
Umpire Todd Tichenor made history (maybe? probably not) when he ejected four people in one inning of the Red Sox-Twins game last night. Hey, when you're a temporarily fill-in just called up from the minors, you've got to take your shots when you can get them....
Mike Tyson's Daughter On Life Support After Accident
This is awful. Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, was in "extremely critical" condition last night after she was found with her neck caught in a cord of a treadmill machine. Her 7-year-old brother found her. [AP via Yahoo]...
Mike Tirico Being Groomed For Bigger, Boomer Things
"In an apparent attempt to make Mike Tirico a younger Chris Berman, ESPN has juggled its lineup, giving its "Monday Night Football" play-by-play voice "a variety of high-profile TV and radio assignments." [Times-Union]...
Skip Bayless Gets A Formal Philadelphia Evisceration
This is probably one instance where the "Media Meltdown" tag has never been more apt: ESPN's Skip Bayless gets destroyed on-air by Philadelphia sports radio host Mike Missanelli. Enjoy the carnage....
Getting To Know Kim Singletary
Yeah, this is an interesting comment: "But Kim had never envisioned herself in an interracial relationship. She kept thinking, 'I'd sure like to meet someone like him who is white.' [SBB]...
Roger Clemens Interview Captivates A Deeply Engaged ESPN Sports Nation
Actually....not so much. [Sean B. Fitzgerald]...
The Best Gif You Will See Today
Via SKEETS comes this animated gif of Mike Tyson taking on his greatest foe. It is nothing short of sublime. [YTMND]...
Jiri Hudler Is A Bleeder
Wyshynski breaks down the case for and against suspension over at Puck Daddy....
Learning English The Kornheiser And Wilbon Way
I'm not sure how often "Stick a fork in them, the run is over, Wilbon," comes up in normal conversation, but if it does, these Chinese students learning English have that situation covered....
Bikini-Clad USC Song Girls Splash Around In Giant Pool For Worthy Cause
Of course it's for the 29th Annual "Swim With Mike" event. Keep that in mind while you ogle. [Busted Coverage]...
The Rocket That Fell To Earth And Landed On Top Of Mike Piazza
Jeff Pearlman's "The Rocket That Fell To Earth" extinguishes the leftover burning embers of Roger Clemens' baseball dignity in one big 320-page stomp. But Mike Piazza won't be pleased with this book either....
Mike Krzyzewski Not Thrilled With Barack-etology
For someone who has a former Duke player as his personal aide, President Obama is getting very little love from the Blue Devils today. Especially annoyed is coach Mike Krzyzewski....
The Ballad Of Glass Joe
Sports On a Stick begins a where-are-they-now? series on the Nintendo Mike Tyson Punchout characters. Today: Glass Joe. [Sports On A Stick]...
Mike Piazza's Bacne Was Legendary And Suspicious
Mike Piazza's volcanic back acne has been discussed on this site before and now, cranky old writer Murray Chass is enlightening us with his own (deleted) tales of Piazza's zit-covered past....
Dead Boater Jokes Are Not A Big Hit In Detroit
I know the story of three football players drowning in the Gulf of Mexico seems like a comedic goldmine, but as Detroit radio host Mike Valenti learned, there is such a thing as too soon....