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Adam "Pacman" Jones: "I Like-A The Strip Clubs"
If you missed the CBS pregame—and I wouldn't blame you—you missed an enlightening interview with Adam Jones about his current legal troubles and the all-important question: What's up with all the strip clubs?...
It's Always The Clarinet Section That Suffers Most
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Oklahoma vs. Florida Decide To Go Ahead With BCS Championship Game Anyway
So it's finally here. The game almost no one wanted to see, but everyone can't stop talking about, for all the disputed, computer generated marbles....
ESPN Snitches On Pacman, Costs Him His Job
It turns out that the release of Adam Jones last night was not just another ho-hum personnel move involving a nuisance player. There's a brand new legal situation that Dallas wants no part of....
Game Over: Cowboys Cut Pacman Jones
Kind of ironic that a fight with a member of his own security detail may have signaled the end for Pacman Jones, who was cut today by the Cowboys. Well, there's always Oakland. [NFL Fanhouse]...
New Jersey Senator Demands You T Up Those Cheerleaders
Governing a large state like New Jersey takes a special kind of politician, one with an iron will and mighty intelligence. Nothing can derail his mission ... except 11-year-old cheerleaders!...
Peyton Manning Won't Be Twittering Anytime Soon
"It's not the right fit for Peyton, he's not that spontaneous. If Peyton did it he would plan it all out and make sure he did the best - he wouldn't have any typos." [NYT]...
Who's Afraid Of Gallopin' Tim Tebow?
Not Oklahoma cornerback, Domique Franks: "I'd say he'd probably be about the fourth-best quarterback in our conference ... [behind] Sam [Bradford], Graham [Harrell] and Colt [McCoy]." [FanNation]...
Mike Patrick Has A Plaxidental Brain Fart On Air
ESPN play-by-play man Mike Patrick made a groan-inducing little comment during last night's Georgia/Michigan State Capital One Bowl, but does not appear to be in jeopardy of publicly apologizing for it....
Worst Columnist Predictions Of 2008 ... With Gratuitous Jay Mariotti
Sure it made for good copy when Terence Moore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote back in April that "The Falcons just blew it" by drafting Matt Ryan. Did he think that wouldn't come back on him?...
Get Fired Up, Mets Fans
Andruw Jones could be coming to underwhelm and frustrate you in 2009. [ESPN]...
The Year In ... Parents Gone Wild
So, the next few days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Parents gone wild....
It Only Takes One
Kevin Laue, the one-armed basketball player inspires armless everywhere. [NYT]...
How Texas And Oklahoma Fight For Football Recruits
Everyone knows recruiting for big time college football programs is a shady business, but it's instructive to occasionally be reminded what schools and players go through on the road to a letter of intent....
Iowa State And Auburn Trade Coaches. Again.
So let me get this straight: Gene Chizik used to be the defensive coordinator at Auburn, left to become the head coach at Iowa State, then left that job to go back to Auburn to be the head coach, and is now being replaced at Iowa State by Paul Rhoads ... who was the defensive coordinator at Auburn. ...
Kim Jones and Her Lovely 'Hooker Boots' Grace the ESPN Set
Of late, it sure has been interesting to observe how the "Worldwide Leader" dresses its on-air female talent....
She Just Wanted It to Snow
Perhaps this young Sooner is just feeling a little extra emotion in the weeks leading up to the national championship. All we know is that she's sorry, and she'll totally sweep the floor....
Ron English Takes Over At Eastern Michigan
"What would you rather be, the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan or the head coach at nearby Eastern Michigan University? Ron English had those two offers thrown into his lap and decided it is best to be the head guy at a smaller program. On Monday EMU is expected to announce Engl...
Braylon Edwards Has Irreconcilable Differences With Cleveland Fans
In case it wasn't clear from his comments on Tuesday, Braylon Edwards would like to make it perfectly understood that he is not feeling the love from Browns fans—and he's just about had enough....
Billy Sims Is Sorry For Loving Oklahoma So Darn Much
Billy Sims caused pain and distress to everyone in the nation during Sam Bradford's Heisman Trophy presentation, with the possible exception of two people—Sam Bradford and Billy Sims....