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Alex Rodriguez Flips The Bat After He "Crushed" His Appeal Hearing
Alex Rodriguez is a free man. No, not baseball-wise—he still faces the prospect of a 211-game suspension. But after angrily storming out of his hearing on Wednesday then opening up to Mike Francesa, it's as if some huge weight has been lifted from his shoulders. Now's he sounds almost like a real hu...
Shirtless, Slurring Lamar Odom Freestyle Raps In Sad Video
Here's some shit that will bum you out. According to TMZ, this video of a shirtless and fucked-up-on-something Lamar Odom freestyle rapping with some other dude was shot sometime in the last month. If that's true, it doesn't look like Odom's recovery from substance abuse issues is going too well....
Peter Gammons On A-Rod: "He's Like The Marathon Bombers"
Today, famed baseball writer Peter Gammons appeared on Mike Lupica's show on ESPN Radio to talk about Alex Rodriguez's current steroid saga. ...
This Wire Story Gives Not A Single Shit About North Koreans
The Associated Press just published a story about Dennis Rodman's latest endorsement venture and his untethered blather about what good buds he is with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Read the whole thing here, if you have two minutes for an extra-large helping of starry-eyed banality. Here are ...
Alex Rodriguez Blasts MLB In Surprise Interview With Mike Francesa
After angrily storming out of his arbitration hearing this morning, Alex Rodriguez took his case to a sympathetic ear: Mike Francesa. In an intense and resolute interview on WFAN this afternoon, Rodriguez assailed Major League Baseball's investigation, bemoaned a system set up against the players, a...
A-Rod Storms Out Of Hearing, Says MLB Is "Full Of Shit"
The Alex Rodriguez Show rolls on! And gets better with every episode. Today, according to reports, Rodriguez swore, walked out of his arbitration hearing, and said he won't participate any more after it was ruled that Bud Selig would not have to testify....
Chi Chi Rodriguez's New Trick Shot: Bouncing A Golf Ball Off His Nuts
Understandably, Chi Chi would need a do-over before swinging sword after this one. ...
Tough-Guy Boxing Referee Stops Bout To Threaten Fighters With Fines
Tonight's super middleweight bout between Andre Ward and Edwin Rodriguez got weird when referee Jack Reiss called a lengthy time-out to lecture the boxers about how to behave themselves and "knock that shit off."...
Report: MLB's A-Rod Witch Hunt Hamstrung A State Investigation
There are already plenty of reasons to call bullshit on Major League Baseball's crusade against Alex Rodriguez, but here's another one....
Dennis Rodman On Kobe Bryant, For Some Reason: "Fuck Him"
There's a lot to unpack from the video below. First, Dennis Rodman is either part of, or interrupting, a "jazz band" performing at the W hotel in Hollywood. Second, Dennis Rodman antagonizes the crowd about Kobe Bryant, repeatedly saying "fuck him" for unspecified reasons....
Report: Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Stimulants In 2006
The New York Times has a massive story on the ugliness of Alex Rodriguez's arbitration hearing, and as you might expect, everyone comes out looking bad. Sex! Bribes! Leaks-a plenty! But your headline-ready revelation is that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for a banned stimulant in 2006, according to...
Meanwhile, Outside MLB Headquarters...
Selig's official position on killing children was unclear at press time. ...
Book We Want To Believe: A-Rod Got His Hookers "Two At A Time"
Do you like pure, shameless, unverifiable A-Rod gossip? Good, so do we. An upcoming book, about his luxury condo tower of all things, reports that Rodriguez had a thing for hiring prostitutes in pairs....
Report: A-Rod's Lawyer Tried To Fight Anthony Bosch's Lawyer
You know what this Alex Rodriguez appeal case has been missing all this time? A lawyer fight! Thanks to Rodriguez's attorney, Joe Tacopina, we finally got one. Someone hold Tacopina's cuff links, because he's ready to swing....
Rodney Stuckey Out Indefinitely After Breaking Thumb In Car Door
Rodney Stuckey is out for an undetermined amount of time after breaking his right thumb in a car door....
Hot Rods In HDR
From the cool design site, Abduzeedo, dig this post on Hot Rods in HDR. ...
Alex Rodriguez's Suit Against MLB Is The Year's Best Baseball Reading
Late last night, Alex Rodriguez filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court, accusing MLB and Bud Selig (specifically named as a defendant) of, and I'm quoting, "improperly marshal[ing] evidence that they hope to use to destroy the reputation and career of Alex Rodriguez, one of the most accompl...