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Plaxico Burress And The Hidden Arms Cache
In a daring midnight raid on the home of New York militia leader Plaxico Burress, police officers uncovered a secret "cache" of weapons and ammunition that he was undoubtedly saving for the revolution....

What Else Could She Possibly Grow Up To Be?
"Hooker Named Volleyball Honda Award Nominee" is the headline. Destinee Hooker is the name. Don't mess with Texas. [Smackcaster]...

Everyone Hates The Yankees ... Except For Stephen A.
So the Yankees back up a dump truck and cover Mark Teixeira with money, causing former Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to start whirling dirvishly in his grave. Here's some further reaction:...

Happy Birthday, Kige Ramsey
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...

Nike And LeBron To Cover All Of Cleveland In A Fine White Powder
I have seen some questionable game day promotions in my time, but the one that Cleveland has cooked up for their big Christmas game against Washington may just take the cake....

Everybody Hates Shaun Smith
“He never shuts the f–k up,” a source told us last month, “and he acts like he has been to 25 Pro Bowls.” [PFT]...

It Takes A Village To Organize A Bowl Game
It's never been more obvious that the college bowl system as we know it is in trouble; now they're marketing the games like minor league baseball. And so, enter: The Village People....

Chad Pennington Is Mr. December
• The Favre page is double-sided: The Jets might need to wait a few months before finalizing their 2009 calendars. Especially the page that has their quarterback on it. [Simon On Sports]...

See Yankee Stadium At Roaring '20s Prices
Bleacher seats for the first exhibition games at the new Yankee Stadium will be sold for 25 cents. In addition, fans will only be allowed to throw batteries that were made before 1923. [Star-Ledger]...

Littlest Peoria Hockey Fan Pushes Back Against "Cha Cha Slide"
Last Friday during a minor league hockey game in Peoria, Illinois, a ray of light emerged amongst a raging cyclone of evil, wicked line dances....

In The End, You Knew It Had To Be The Yankees
"The New York Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement with first baseman Mark Teixeira for $180 million over eight years. A person familiar with the negotiations disclosed the agreement, which is subject to a physical."[Boston.com]...

Roger Goodell Fiercely Guards His Snow Domain
First was the Wes Welker snow angel incident and now this; Jets' Shaun Ellis fined $10,000 for throwing snowballs. [NBCSports]...

How To Make An 0-15 Season Suddenly More Meaningful
This whole Robert Parker/Rod Marinelli press conference situation has suddenly turned a beleaguered, not-so-good coach into a sympathetic character for the last game of a uniquely pathetic Lions season. It's kind of awesome isn't it?...

Which NFL Coaches Will Be Unemployed Next Week?
There was a time, not that long ago, when the Jets were on top of the world and area fans were seriously considering an all-Jersey Super Bowl. Boy, those were the days....

Teixeira Announcement May Be Just Minutes, Or Seconds, Away
Well it was fun pretending that Mark Teixeira had chosen the Mets. But the Washington Times is reporting that a real announcement is close — like today close — and that the choice is ......

The Year In...Exhibitionism
So, the next nine days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: NSFW...

Sam Bradford Receives Pointless, Redundant Accolade
Sam Bradford wins AP Player of the Year, the most poorly timed college football honor of the season. [AP]...

Team Griffey Is Gonna Run You Down
It looks like Ken Giffrey has found his next career—pit crew supervisor for pre-teen go-kart racers. He's a natural. [Tallahassee Democrat]...

And The Lieutenant Governor Could Be Mini Ditka
I'd like to think that the current Mike Ditka for Governor of Illinois movement isn't just a scheme to sell T-shirts and coffee mugs, but I'm not so sure. Just look at their site....

The 49ers, Wacky Mustaches, David Letterman And You
The 49ers and Raiders have had pretty horrific seasons, but the Bay Area franchises couldn't be handling their lack of success more differently....