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A Night At The Garden With Sean Avery And Friends
Last night, I went to Madison Square Garden for the first time since I caught the circus there at age four, and one thing was immediately clear—Ranger fans love Sean Avery....

Tigers Don't Need Gary Sheffield After All
Detroit has dumped their $14 million DH with 499 career home runs. Oh, don't worry ... he gets to keep the money! [MLB; But The Game Is On]...

Shawn Johnson Is Having A Rough Couple Of Weeks
After Shawn Johnson spent last week worried about a deranged stalker, she returns to "Dancing With The Stars" only to be greeted by what appears to be a deranged boner in her partner's pants. (NSFW?)...

A Talent For The 21st Century
• Jose Lima would never hurt you like that: The Long Beach Armada has won a $250,000 lawsuit against Jose Canseco. Yeah, good luck collecting on that. [Ballpark Digest]...

Woman Somehow Resists Kurt Angle Love Sonnet
You're forgiven if you've forgotten that Kurt Angle was once a serious athlete. In addition to being a championship college grappler, he won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics....

Jason Campbell, Ryan Zimmerman Star In "Chillin' N' Mackin'"
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...

Jeff George Insists He Could Still Play For The Vikings; Vike's Writer Shows Him Reality
"My suggestion is he disconnect his phone... [h]e won't answer the next time a reporter calls to ask if he thinks he should still be playing. It's time for everyone to move on." [ESPN]...

This Poor Woman Always Wonders Why Strangers Try To Talk To Her Late At Night
One member of the Los Angeles Sol (of the lady pro soccer league) was so inspired by the late night conversation on Deadspin, she named herself after it. Okay not true — she's just Chinese....

Yes, Robert Powell Is Very Proud To Be A Policeman
The Dallas cop who made national news thanks to his heartless treatment of Texans' running back Ryan Moats' grieving family has a MySpace page that's not at all surprising. [SBB]...

Brady's New Wife Reveals Many Things About Their Relationship (And Her Body) In Vanity Fair Interview
Gisele Bundchen gives Vanity Fair a candid glimpse into her new domesticated life as Mrs. Tom Brady. Nude, of course....

Well Why Even Bother Playing The Season Now?
Yankees installed as 9/2 favorites to win World Series, followed by Red Sox (11/2), Cubs (8/1) and, wait for it ... New York Mets (8/1). And your MVP is Mark Teixeira. [Bodog Life.com]...

John Calipari Is Walking Through That Door (Maybe)
A local Memphis TV station has set up a live web feed of a camera trained on the door to the Memphis Athletic Department offices. It is riveting....

The Slow Descent Into Madness Of Mel Kiper Jr.
• ON THE CLOCK!: Photographic evidence of Todd McShay's mind control over his mock draft rival. [The Sports Hernia Blog]...

Will James Donaldson Become America's Tallest Mayor?
Next to the Space Needle he's the city's tallest landmark, so why not James Donaldson for mayor of Seattle? And he says that his first order of business will be ... bringing back the SuperSonics....

Paul Pierce Now Inviting Strangers To Harass Him On The Street
At what point will the NBA Twitter obsession be fully out of control? Or did that ship sail long ago? Paul Pierce is now the latest victim of this social media dork madness....

Alyssa Milano Admits To Prematurely Hopping On/In Bed With the Carl Pavano Bandwagon
"This was right after he won the World Series. So he was kind of baseball royalty. It was before he came to the Yankees...and became the Carl Pavano you know." [HHR]...

D Train Goes Slightly Off The Tracks
The Tigers got clearance from the commissioner's office to put Dontrelle Willis on the DL with an anxiety disorder on Sunday. I thought only Tigers fans got those....

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Bemidji?
No. 4-seed (that's as low as they get) Bemidji State is headed to its first Frozen Four, along with Boston U., Vermont and Miami. (Yes, of Ohio.) I just enjoy saying "Bemidji." [Star-Tribune; NYT]...

Opening Day At Citi Field, The House That You And I Built
The first player ever to hit a home run at Citi Field? Sean Lamont of Georgetown, which beat St. John's 6-4 on Sunday as Mets fans got to give their new, controversial ballpark a test drive....