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Big Ben's Lawyer Would Like To Talk About Sex
Ben Roethlisberger's attorney sent a letter to Roger Goodell last month, now made public. In it, he lays out the Roethlisberger side of the story — and gives an immature mind a few turns of phrase to giggle about....
Jets Fans Are Rational People And The Team In No Way Has Unrealistic Expectations
Jets fans predict 15-1 season. Rex Ryan asks, "who'd we lose to?" I think Hard Knocks should move from HBO to late-night Cinemax, because I'm getting hard just thinking about it. [ESPN]...
Derby Day Video Recap: A Mad Dash Across Porta-Potty Rooftops, Mudwrestling, And Bad Techno (NSFW)
This year, the drizzly weather made the usual activities along the Churchill Downs infield (portalet runs, women sunning themselves in bikinis) that much more dangerous (slippery portalet runs) and sleazy (women mudwrestling in bikinis). Here's everything you missed....
LP Field Will Soon Be Suitable Only For Water Polo (Photo Update)
The Titans' stadium is already being threatened by rising floodwaters, and a possible dam release could put the whole thing underwater within hours....
Jaguars Mouthpiece Thinks One Christian Is As Good As The Next
Don't worry, Jags fans: while Tyson Alualu may not be Tim Tebow, the Florida Times-Union would like you to know that he's just as religious! Will you buy our season tickets now?...
The (Potentially Scandalous, Potentially Frivolous) Saints Vicodin Lawsuit
So Sean Payton and another coach are accused of raiding and abusing the team's medicine cabinet. And the security director making the allegations is accused of blackmailing the team. Tricky stuff. This calls for a breakdown....
Last Night's Winner: Off-Track Betting
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like horse racing tracks, which, thanks to some lucky schlub publicly turning nothing into $900,000, should be seeing an influx of fools and their money, soon parted....
Brett Favre's Selfishness Has No Offseason
So now Favre says that if he plays again, he'll have to get ankle surgery first. A simple prognosis, yet he manages to shit on both Vikings and Packers fans with it....
Santonio Holmes, Not Pittsburgh's Problem Anymore
Holmes was removed from an airplane in Pittsburgh last night for refusing to turn off his iPod upon landing. It doesn't bode well when your new acquisition doesn't wait until his suspension begins to get in trouble again. [WPXI]...
The NFL's Worst Human Being Works For The Dolphins
It comes out that the exec who asked Dez Bryant if his mother was a prostitute was Miami GM Jeff Ireland. Hey, Parcells wasn't hung up on character as a coach, why should he change in the front office? [Yahoo!]...
Listen In As Chris Cooley Gets Pulled Over While On The Phone With Radio Show
Cooley, while talking with DC's Sports Junkies on WJFK-FM, was pulled over by a cop this morning for going too wide around a corner. Pro athletes: They're just like us! (Only they manage to wriggle out of their moving violations.) [WashPost; audio]...
Tim Tebow Leads The League In Something, For The First And Last Time
The top selling NFL rookie jerseys are Tebow, Ndamukong Suh, Sam Bradford, Eric Berry and Dez Bryant. One of these five will also be the top selling CFL jersey in 10 years. Try to guess which! [Rovell]...
Marginally Talented Yet Newsworthy Players Find A Home In Tennessee
The Titans spent a late draft pick on Myron Rolle, then signed LeGarrette Blount and Stafon Johnson. Forget Hard Knocks; have they done a Real World: Nashville yet? [Titans Online]...
Aural Secs: Usain Bolt's 8.79 Explained With Music
Usain Bolt once again did something ridiculous, this time running an 8.79 anchor leg in the 4x100 at the Penn Relays. And once again, we illustrate how fast this is with a snippet of music. [Yahoo!, music via The Ramones]...
Tim Tebow And The Broncos: A Match Made In Metaphorical Heaven
Tebow, describing either the orgy scene in Caligula or his first meeting with Josh McDaniels: "There was passion. It was just intense, and it was ball, and it was juice. The juice level in that room was high, and it was awesome."...
Big Ben Might Not Be The Most Popular Steeler
ESPN Outside the Lines did a story about Ben Roethlisberger, and it turns out even before the Milledgeville incident, Big Ben was not a popular locker room guy....
So You Will Be Able To See The Giants And Jets After All
"What a bunch of blockheads!" You said it New York Post....
Matt Millen Apologizes For Calling Ron Jaworski A "Polack"
In cased you missed it, yesterday Millen was on-air discussing fried bologna sandwiches with Buffalo native Ron Jaworski and said "ask any Polack from Buffalo how they like them, right Jaws?"...
Lawrence Taylor Doesn't Recall Much From His Draft Day
Which he blames on the 41 beers he says he drank (in fairness, they were Coors Lights). I wonder what he's drunk on in this video?:...
Jason Campbell Traded to the Raiders, LenDale White and Leon Washington Go to the Seahawks
Said Campbell to ESPN: "I talked to [Al] Davis, and he... wants me to help their team to a new level." Presumably Davis meant the 9th level, so he can take over for Lucifer in a frozen lake of ice....