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Shaq Politely Requests Stan Van Gundy To Taste His Buttocks
"[ H]e's a master of panic, and when it gets time for his team to go in the postseason and do certain things, he will let them down because of his panic." [ESPN]...
Muhsin Muhammad's House For Sale On eBay
For $1.9 million, you can own Muhammad's 6-bedroom house in south Charlotte. Panther. Swipe. [Charlotte Observer]...
Maurice Jones-Drew Might Be High Right Now
The lilliputian running back tells Dan Patrick that he's better than most of the running backs in the league. Oh, and he's also training in Egypt, you know, running the pyramids. What a rapscallion. [DP]...
It's All Fun And Games Until Your Cheerleader Stripper Pole Photos Show Up On Facebook (With Update)
So if you're an adult and you host a party that includes high school cheerleaders, a stripper pole and a camera, you should pretty much just find the nearest jail and turn yourself in....
Pacman Jones Making Most Of His Current Unemployment
So, here's some interesting news. Ex-Cowboys' defensive back/special teamer/trouble-magnet Adam "Pacman" Jones has now signed up for the upcoming season of "Pros Vs. Joes." What could possibly go wrong?...
The Babe Always Used Protection
It was moving day for the Yankee Stadium monuments on Tuesday. Sadly, during the short drive to the new stadium, the Mickey Mantle monument was arrested for DUI. [New York Daily News]...
This Just In: Notre Dame Still On Bubble Despite Several Losses
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Shaquille O'Neal Should Probably Have His Twitter Taken Away From Him
Shaq's Twittering accomplishments are more noteworthy than anything he or the Phoenix Suns have done so far this year. But with his latest Twitter stunt, The Big Aristo-Diesel is just asking for trouble....
Carl Joseph Elected To Florida High School Athletic Association Hall Of Fame
Which we probably wouldn't mention, except that the guy played football on one leg, with no prosthetic. [Pittsburgh Sports And Mini Ponies]...
Tonight's Oklahoma-Kansas Tussle Loses Some Luster
Oklahoma's Blake Griffin, still suffering from a dinged noggin, will not unleash his 22 points and 13.8 rebounds per game average tonight. No! He'll be back eventually! [KUSports]...
Revenue Sharing Still Bringing Parity To Paul Tagliabue's Wallet
The NFL paid Paul Tagliabue $3.6 million last year to not be the commissioner of the NFL. (He's a "consultant.") Good work, if you can still get paid for it after you retire. [SBJ]...
Griffin's Status Remains Unclear
Blake Griffin's MRI may have been clean, but he's still feeling the effects of the concussion he suffered last night. His status for tomorrow's clash with Kansas remains undetermined, and that probably won't change until tomorrow evening. [NewsOK]...
Jerry Wishes Everyone Would Just Shut the Hell Up
Dallas owner, and noted crazy person, Jerry Jones has issued an organizational gag order to prevent leaks, even the ones that aren't real....
Oklahoma Goes Down With Griffin On Queer Street, UNC Falls to Maryland
Last night the Oklahoma Sooners traveled to Texas to renew the Red River Rivalry with a number one ranking on the line, only to be rebuffed once again by the Longhorns....
So Is Shane Battier Any Good Or Not?
As expected, there's been a lot of talk generated by that Shane Battier piece—talk that will continue until Michael Lewis writes a 10,000-word story about how centers are the smartest guys in football. (They are.)...
Michael Lewis Gives The NBA Its "Moneyball"
It took me the entire weekend and most of Monday, but I finally got through Michael Lewis' epic deconstruction of Shane Battier, also known as "Moneyball: NBA Edition."...
Jillian McCarney Says You'll All Be Sorry, Every Last One of You
Proving once again that being the daughter of a former Big 12 football coach will not get you out of being arrested, here's the combative and always hilarious Jillian McCarney....
Meet the Man Who Will Stop You from Plaxico Burress-ing Yourself
His name is Julian Jones, a 27-year old babysitter to pro athletes: "Using a combination of street smarts, tips from veteran superstars like Shaquille O'Neal and ancient Chinese military tactics gleaned from reading Sun Tzu's 'Art of War,' Mr. Jones has become so adept at protecting his charges from...
Shawn Marion Traded For Jermaine O'Neal
ESPN reports that the Raptors and Heat will exchange big men in a four-player deal. Poor Marion is being sent from Miami to Toronto, which is really going to cut into his beach time. [ESPN]...
Drunk Dad Lets 8-Year-Old Son Drive; Hilarity Ensues
Two Major League Soccer coaches, an eight-year-old driving a van, an Albertson's parking lot, a bottle of Canadian whiskey ... that's a recipe for adventure right there....