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A-Rod's Alleged Madonna Affair Destined For Front Page Infamy
The New York tabloids have awakened from their Alex Rodriguez/Madonna hook-up snooze and are now in full-on attack mode against the Yankees' third baseman and the singer. The tabs are running the photos of Madonna sitting in A-Rod's seats during the June 22 game, which she attended with one of he...

A-Rod's Late Night Creep Sessions With Madonna Reach Day Two Of Gossip News Cycle
Yesterday, OK! magazine reported the wobbly speculation about the odd, possibly steamy friendship brewing between Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez and divorce-bound old lady singer, Madonna. The two were apparently seen "working out together" on numerous occasions and Rodriguez is apparently no...

Celeb Rag Says A-Rod And Madonna Are Possibly, You Know, Doing It
Oh, if this is true, this would just be one of the most fantastically mind-blowing developments on the planet. One can only hope that the gossip-mongering scoundrels at OK! magazine aren't confusing Alex Rodriguez with one of Madonna's other orange-skinned boy toys. But according to Radar, the magaz...

To Watch Tonight
Irony, thy name is Pittsburgh ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Julio Diaz vs. David Torres, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (11 p.m., ET). No better place for this than the mean streets of The BH. [ESPN2] • College World Series: Championship series, Game 3, Georgia vs. Fresno State, in Omaha (7 p.m., ET). There...

Media Approval Ratings: Jeremy Schaap
Right now, we desperately wish we had video handy of Jeremy Schapp in one of the "meetings" on "E-60"'s conference room segments. He is ... saying something ... very serious....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while hiding your baby from John McCain ... • Boxing: Light middleweights, Roger Gonzalez vs. Cornelius Lock, in New York City (10 p.m., ET). That's Cornelius "Master" Lock. And that's your nickname of the month. [ESPN2] • College World Series: Stanford vs. Miami (Fla.), in Omaha (7 p....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while giving into sloth, greed, lust, wrath, envy, pride and especially gluttony....


The Law Finally Catches Up With The Cruzin Cooler
You may think that this is a free nation; where a man can enjoy a full day of holiday drinking and then drive home peacefully on his motorized cooler without being harrassed by the authorities. But you'd be wrong. A Whitehall, N.Y. man found that out on Memorial Day when he was pulled over while dri...

About Last Night
What you missed when the police took the plasma TV from your prison cell ... • MLB: The Radhames Liz Era has begun. Orioles 5, Twins 3. • NHL: Red Wings' explanation for Game 5 loss to Penguins: It was the refs' fault, of course. • Womens softball: How could you pitch to Kaitlin Cochran? Fools! Ariz...

Killing Yourself To Live
Brit Jon Andrews is 58 and dying of rare form of lung cancer that was supposed to end his life two years ago. As you can see, he's happy enough and financially liquid enough to make it rain at some sleepy English watering hole to the delight of its patrons and — he'd have a helluva story that woul...

Media Approval Ratings: Chris Myers
Chris Myers is the guy who came with the "Did You Know?" segment on "SportsCenter." We always liked that segment, particularly when Kenny Mayne did a "Did you know ... about ... sports."...

About Last Night
What you missed while selling your camel ... • NHL: Penguin fans rejoice ... triple overtime win sends Stanley Cup Finals to Game 6. • NFL: T.O.'s three-year extension with Cowboys is worth $27 million (Super Bowl ring sold separately). • MLB: Cubs' Zambrano puts on a show, postpones June Swoon at l...

MLB.tv Ignores The Existence Of Barry Bonds And Sammy Sosa
Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't able to hit his 600th homer yesterday, depriving the Great American Ballpark fans from the opportunity to see the milestone. (And then see Griffey get traded.) The Reds now take off on an eight-game road trip, and you'd have to think Griffey's gonna hit at least one over those...

The Patriots High School Cheerleader Baffles Those Wanting To Accurately Leer
From the booby-centric miscreants over at Busted Coverage comes another time-wasting exercise that guarantees you will spend an unhealthy amount of time anaylzing teenage girls on the internet. The New England Patriots announced their 2008 cheerleading squad and one of the newest members is curren...

Jimmy Rollins Is Recognizable
The Gray Lady has an amusing piece today limning a day in the life of the slavering subhuman horde that is the habitual autograph hound. The column tags them as "Sharpie-wielding stalkers," which might be a terrible slight to stalkers everywhere. I mean, at least most stalkers know who they're purs...

About Last Night
What you missed while visiting the no-longer-leaning Tower of Pisa ... • NBA: Due to some sort of mixup, Celtics and Pistons combine for more than 200 points. Boston 106, Detroit 102. • NHL: Penguin Lust ... they're going cracy for Crosby! Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2. • MLB: Chase Utley commands the ele...

About Last Night
What you missed while watching the topless news ... • NBA: The crowd down at Cheers are still celebrating this one ... except for Norm, who's in the crapper. Celtics 97, Cavaliers 92. • NHL: Bow before our flightless, herring-breathed overlords. Penguins 6, Flyers 0. • Auto racing: I misunderstood ....

About Last Night
What you missed while leaping onto the Bob Barr Presidential bandwagon ... • NBA: Why Don't We Do It On The Road ... Celtics lose again in Cleveland, evening series 2-all. • MLB: Nick Adenhart gets his first major league victory, then is promptly sent to the minors. Angels 10, White Sox 7. • NHL: Oh...

Excavating Joe Montana For Fun And Profit
The professional snoopers at The Smoking Gun have uncovered their latest oddball lawsuit between Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his ex-wife, Kim Moses, pertaining to the auction sale of some personal items from his college days including a photo I.D. and sappy love letters (one on a Ziggy ...